Stein Mart’s Ecommerce Launch Faces Fulfillment Hurdles
After launching an ecommerce site with hopes of expanding its customer base, Stein Mart may face some fulfillment challenges with the launch.
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Why Same-day Delivery is a Customer Experience Game-changer
Is faster necessarily better? In the race for faster delivery, it’s imperative to stop and consider what the customer actually wants. Here are the questions every multichannel merchant needs to consider before they implement a same-day delivery strategy.
5 Ways to Attract the Mobile Shopper
There are different ways merchants can attract the mobile shopper, but it may take a little work. In a recent interview at IRCE 2013, Ken Burke, founder and executive chairman of Marketlive, offered 5 ways merchants can begin attracting consumers via mobile devices.
Why Bare Necessities Breaks Down Shoppers by Device
When thinking of ways to attract the mobile shopper, Bare Necessities’ chief marketing officer Jay Dunn is looking at it from a different perspective. In this video, Dunn explains why the user behavior on a smartphone differs from consumers using a tablet and consumers using a desktop or laptop.
Staples Reports 3% Increase In Online Sales For Second Quarter
Staples saw a decrease of 2% reaching $2.4 million in overall sales for North American stores, while online sales grew 3%, according to a press release.
Nordstrom’s Reports 37% Increase in Direct Sales for Q2
Nordstrom reported a 37% increase in direct sales during the second quarter, on top of last year’s increase of 40%, according to a press release.
Walmart Grows Ecommerce 30% in Q2
Ecommerce sales grew more than 30% globally for big-box chain Walmart in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, according to a recent earnings call transcript.
Give The Consumers What They Want: Video
What merchants are offering with product videos and what shoppers are expecting may be two different things.
Rakuten to Add PopShops to Its Portfolio
Rakuten has entered into an agreement to acquire PopShops, a Seattle-based data and analytics company, for an undisclosed amount of money.
6 Ways to Customize the Pinterest and Instagram Experience
What could be better for a brand than consumers buzzing about how badly they want their products — and bragging about how awesome it is as soon as they have it in their hands? Luckily for merchants, Pinterest and Instagram pack that one-two product punch.