Week in Review: Star Wars! Nothing But Star Wars!

| MCM Staff

A little Star Wars’d out lately? With “Star Wars: Episode VII” (AKA “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) having its much hyped and anticipated opening today, everybody is trying to get in on the action. And this also means Multichannel Merchant’s inbox has been flooded this week with all sorts of Star Wars stats and pitches.

ChannelAdvisor’s Scot Wingo Recaps Cyber Weekend 2015, and Talks Star Wars

| Tim Parry

ChannelAdvisor Executive Chairman and Founder Scot Wingo was gracious enough to do a Google Hangout video interview with Multichannel Merchant on Tuesday to talk about Cyber Weekend 2015. Not only did Scot and Multichannel Merchant Managing Editor Tim Parry discuss Amazon’s strong showing, eBay’s weak strategy, and great surges by omnichannel marketplaces, but they discussed China’s Singles Day, and why Star Wars merchandise didn’t fare well over the Cyber 5.