Inventory Visibility: The Real Omnichannel Challenge

| Mike O'Brien

Omnichannel has become a standard practice in retail, but how well are companies achieving inventory visibility across channels that is so critical to its success?
In this infographic from Stitch Labs, see where the gaps are between omnichannel vision and reality, and what steps can be taken to see improvements.

Redefining Mobile Engagement in 3 Steps

| Carla Fitzgerald

With 75% of shoppers using their smartphones while in the store, shoppers are expecting the retailer to engage them by phone. Here are three easy steps to make mobile part of the overall shopping experience and not a siloed channel.

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Nordstrom Appoints President of Nordstrom.com

| Daniela Forte

Nordstrom appointed Ken Worzel as president for Nordstrom.com. This move is to further accelerate the brand’s ecommerce, digital and mobile efforts. See what plans Nordstrom has in place and what other strategic shifts were made in leadership.

Feelunique More Than Doubles Its Online Sales in China

| MCM Staff

Feelunique, a European online beauty retailer, has doubled its quarterly web sales after it launched a Chinese language ecommerce site. See how the company was able to overcome obstacles and realize such success in a difficult cross-border market.

PayPal and Mastercard Expand Partnership

| Daniela Forte

PayPal and MasterCard announced an expansion on their existing partnership that will enhance the consumer experience making MasterCard a payment option within PayPal. See what options consumers and small businesses will have available to them with this new expansion.

Is Virtual Reality Part of Retail’s Future?

| Daniela Forte

Is virtual reality part of retail’s future? And even more importantly, is it necessary? One retailer is getting ahead of the curve, find out who and whether or not virtual reality could build a bridge between ecommerce and bricks-and-mortar.

SnapDeal Launches SnapDeal Gold Service

| Daniela Forte

In an effort to keep up with recent moves by competitors FlipKart and Amazon, Indian ecommerce marketplace SnapDeal has launched SnapDeal Gold. The Indian marketplace boasts that the service will provide no shipping charges, free next day delivery and an extended 14-day return policy. See what else this new service will offer SnapDeal customers.