E-Commerce

Victoria Beckham Line Helps Target Break Online Records
April 13, 2017 at 10:04 am

An apparel line from Victoria Beckham has spiced up sales for big-box retailer Target. Joshua Thomas, a Target spokesman, told the StarTribune online sales for the VBxTarget collection have already broken company records for sales of a design partnership — and that was just over the weekend. The success of the Target-Victoria Beckham partnership is…

Wal-Mart Cutting Hundreds of Corporate Jobs
April 12, 2017 at 10:14 am

Wal-Mart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs this month in an effort to cut costs as it spends billions to improve its e-commerce operations. The cuts fell broadly over the past few days on the international side of Wal-Mart’s business, as well as its technology group and at its warehouse chain Sam’s Club, according to…

Samsonite to Acquire eBags
April 10, 2017 at 11:36 am

eBags has agreed to be acquired by Samsonite International, the travel luggage maker that once employed most of eBags’ co-founders. Samsonite, which started in Denver and is now based in Hong Kong and Luxembourg, said it would pay $105 million for the Denver-based e-tailer of purses, suitcases and nearly any bag imaginable. The deal is…

How Consumer Brands Can Capitalize on the Online Grocery Trend
April 7, 2017 at 11:56 am

The grocery market is just too massive for innovators and entrepreneurs to ignore. Based on research from Nielsen TDLinx and Progressive Grocer, the U.S. accounted for nearly $650 billion in grocery sales in 2015. Keep in mind that there are no more valuable e-commerce carts than those devoted to grocery. Unlike every other category, this…

SLI Systems’ E-Commerce Performance Indicators and Confidence Report
April 6, 2017 at 5:03 pm

The grocery market is just too massive for innovators and entrepreneurs to ignore. Based on research from Nielsen TDLinx and Progressive Grocer, the U.S. accounted for nearly $650 billion in grocery sales in 2015. Keep in mind that there are no more valuable e-commerce carts than those devoted to grocery. Unlike every other category, this […]

Abandoned Carts Shouldn't Mean Abandoned Hope
April 5, 2017 at 4:05 pm

Nuk USA, which develops, manufactures and sells medically-based infant care products, uses email to ask customers for reviews of its products. Mailer Name: Nuk USA Date Emailed: April 4, 2017 This multinational company designs and manufactures products to enhance child development from birth to toddler. In addition to its website, Nuk’s pacifiers, bottles, tableware and […]

2016 Peak Season Learnings for Retailers
April 5, 2017 at 10:03 am

The 2016 peak season saw record-breaking e-commerce growth — reaching over $91.7 billion in online sales, an 11 percent year-over-year increase. The biggest three days for online shopping were Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday (no surprises there), but a grand total of 57 days during the holiday season exceeded $1 billion in sales (up…

Manufacturers Reap Benefits From Selling Direct
April 4, 2017 at 5:07 pm

The 2016 peak season saw record-breaking e-commerce growth — reaching over $91.7 billion in online sales, an 11 percent year-over-year increase. The biggest three days for online shopping were Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday (no surprises there), but a grand total of 57 days during the holiday season exceeded $1 billion in sales (up […]