Walmart reported 37% growth in ecommerce sales in the first quarter, with online grocery, home and fashion categories as the primary drivers. Total revenue for the quarter was $123.9 billion, an increase of $1.2 billion or 1%.
Steven Temares, CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond since 2003, is stepping in the midst of pressure from three activist investors with a 5% stake as the company struggles against larger competitors offering cheaper private label brands.
Where do your customers spend their precious free time – and, more importantly, their money? The answer is increasingly on digital channels, especially websites and apps on mobile devices. Here is how to use this channel effectively for your retail business.
Summer is a busy season for many retailers. With winter in the rear view, shoppers want to be out of the house. Here are ways retailers can benefit from the summer shopping season.
Are unauthorized third-party sellers a big deal? If you want to protect the integrity of your brand – not to mention your margins – the answer is yes. In the era of online reviews and SEO, the impact of unauthorized ecommerce sellers ranges from lost revenue to damaged relationships with authorized sellers to questionable brand integrity.
Edgewell Personal Care, the parent company of Schick and Wilkinson razor brands, announced it would buy shaving startup Harry’s Inc., for $1.37 billion in stock and cash. Here is why direct-to-consumer brands are an integral part of the CPG industry.
Americans are used to hearing the refrain “we pay the sales tax” in today’s advertising campaigns, but in the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair (June 2018), the phrase “you pay the sales tax,” may be what many small business sellers will hear instead in future audits of their business operations. Here is what ecommerce businesses need to know moving forward.
The Multichannel Merchant team held its 8th Annual Ecommerce Operations Summit April 9 through 11 in Columbus, Ohio. The event included several highly attended sessions, engaging roundtables, warehouse tours and exciting keynote discussions. The exhibit hall was buzzing with sponsors and exhibitors, and attendees had the chance to network with their peers throughout the conference. Here is a look back at Ecommerce Operations Summit in photos. Enjoy!
Today’s customers having high expectations from retailers to deliver an optimal experience. And while retailers are doing what they can to jump through the right hoops to deliver on their brand promises, they do so in the face of government oversight. Join Multichannel Merchant and Vertex for a free live webinar on Tuesday, April 23 at 1 p.m. (EST) to learn more about recent legislative changes such as global tax on the digital economy, real-time reporting, and the Supreme Court ruling on S. Dakota v. Wayfair and their effects on organizations. If you can’t make it to the live webinar, you can still register and access the on-demand version, available immediately afterwards to view at your convenience.
As ecommerce continues to grow rapidly for bicycle company, Dynacraft it became evident that it needed to enhance visibility to its customers, particularly in its children’s bicycle category, particularly ahead of the 2018 holiday season.