What the Rise of Live Video Means for the Future of Retail

| Reggie Yativ

For years, live video and retail were two separate entities, but thanks to the growth of live streaming and other live content trends in the U.S., both consumers and businesses are looking to the technology as a new means of communication and interaction with the world around them.

Senators Calling Out Amazon on Product Recommendations

| Daniela Forte

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, and Bob Menendez, D-NJ, wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos questioning how Amazon chooses which products to put on its “Amazon’s Choice” recommendation list.

MCM Week in Review (8/16/19)

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 8/16/2019 Pilot Program for Automated Lockers Seeing Success in Seattle The use of automated lockers for … Continue Reading →

O+F Advisor 8/14/19

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 8/14/2019 FedEx Cutting Out Amazon on Ground Deliveries Two months after deciding not to renew its contract with Amazon for … Continue Reading →

MCM Ecommerce & Marketing 8/13/19

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 8/13/2019 All Successful Ecommerce Companies Have This One Thing In Common Data, data everywhere, and not a … Continue Reading →

Ecommerce Operations Summit Call for Speakers Closing Soon

| Mike O'Brien

It’s coming down to the wire for our Ecommerce Operations Summit 2020 call for speakers, which closes next Friday, Aug. 16. Our 9th annual event will be held April 14-16, 2020 at the Marriott Orlando World Center in Orlando, FL – a nice change of venue, don’t you think? Get your submission in now and elevate the conversation!

MCM Week in Review (8/9/19)

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 8/9/2019 Barneys Files for Bankruptcy, Closes 15 Stores Luxury retailer Barneys is filing for bankruptcy and … Continue Reading →

O+F Advisor 8/7/19

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 8/7/2019 Leveraging Blockchain for Omnichannel Success Retailers are struggling to create the kind of seamless omnichannel experience consumers crave. The … Continue Reading →

MCM Ecommerce & Marketing 8/6/19

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 8/6/2019 The Ever-Changing Global Payments Landscape Global payments are getting much easier for customers to transact with … Continue Reading →