Multichannel Merchant Publishes Top 3PL List for 2018

| Mike O'Brien

The Multichannel Merchant Top 3PL listing for 2018, a directory of leading third-party logistics (3PL) providers in ecommerce and direct-to-customer operations, is now available. For the third year in a row, the editorial team at MCM has put together this valuable service for our readers.

Two Years In, Retailers Struggle to Fight Fraud Post EMV

| Tom Byrnes

It’s been two years since the EMV liability shift put merchants on the hook for any losses to online fraud. New data from Javelin Strategy & Research and Vesta Corp. suggests ecommerce fraud headaches for American retailers will be far worse than anything their foreign counterparts could have imagined.

Porch Piracy: A Year-Long Struggle for Customers

| Mike O'Brien

While many people associate porch piracy with the holiday season, new data shows that it’s an issue all year long.
To better understand how package theft is impacting ecommerce shoppers, Shorr Packaging developed this infographic, based on a survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers.

How Your Fulfillment Operation Can Win at Subscription Commerce

| Kirk Anderson

With some pre-planning and the right software, subscription commerce can be a profitable venture, filling the needs of the approximately 5.7 million U.S. subscription box subscribers. Succeeding at subscription commerce requires a keen focus on inventory management, labor management and technology support.

Black Friday Sees $5.03 Billion in Ecommerce Sales, Up 16.9%

| Mike O'Brien

A record $5.03 billion was spent online this Black Friday, up 16.9% from $4.3 billion in 2016, according to data from Adobe. It’s also been a very mobile holiday thus far, with more than half of ecommerce traffic coming through smartphones or tablets for the first time, Adobe reported.

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Overcoming 5 Key Cross-Border Fraud Issues

| Tom Donlea

Serving customers in new global regions is an exciting venture for any ecommerce business, but it can be a large undertaking for the fraud team. Here are five major identity and fraud issues businesses face when going international, and how you can overcome them.