Fulfilling a recent promise from its U.S. ecommerce head Marc Lore, Walmart has acquired courier service Parcel to provide same-day delivery of fresh and frozen groceries and online merchandise orders to Walmart and Jet.com customers in New York.
Marc Lore, Walmart’s head of ecommerce for the U.S., talked about the company’s testing of in-home grocery delivery during a keynote presentation at Shop.org, the latest in a string of disruptive moves by the big-box giant as it battles head-to-head with Amazon. See what Lore had to say about the new offering and how he views its potential for expansion.
21st September 2017 – Pointy, the tech startup that brings the contents of local retailers online through their unique “Pointy box” hardware, has today announced a $6 million Series A … Continue Reading →
Retail omnichannel processes have been put to the test in recent years. Convenience options such as buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) and ship from store put additional pressure on overburdened store processes and personnel, resulting in missed orders and unhappy shoppers. Here are some factors to consider when evaluating an RFID solution.
Pitney Bowes announced it is acquiring Newgistics Inc. for $475 million in a move to accelerate Pitney Bowes’ expansion into the U.S. domestic parcels market. Here is what the acquisition means for both companies.
Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 9/8/2017 Pitney Bowes Acquires Newgistics Inc. for $475 Million Pitney Bowes announced it is acquiring Newgistics … Continue Reading →
Just three months after shutting the company down, online men’s apparel company JackThreads is back in the saddle with a revamped site as it slowly expands its offerings.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — “Leadership is not about managing tasks – it’s about developing people,” says SalesFuel CEO C. Lee Smith Yet developing people can’t be a “one size fits all” … Continue Reading →
Multichannel Merchant STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE B2B & B2C MERCHANT week of 8/22/2017 JamesAllen.com Seeing Success with Video Marketing Online diamond bridal jewelry retailer JamesAllen.com, which has been seeing … Continue Reading →
Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 8/18/2017 BJ's Wholesale Club Ups Game on Omnichannel, Website BJ’s Wholesale Club announced the launch of … Continue Reading →