E-Commerce
June 15, 2016 at 12:08 pm
Find out what major retailers took the pledge to close the gender wage gap; which e-tailer Bed Bath & Beyond just acquired; how Office Depot and Staples are stepping up their back-to-school fight; and how Facebook is entering the brick-and-mortar space.
June 13, 2016 at 4:26 pm
Check out this session to learn why online marketplaces present an opportunity for both enterprise and SMB retailers alike.
June 9, 2016 at 12:05 pm
Online shopping makes up more than half of surveyed shoppers’ purchases, according to a new report from shipper UPS and researcher ComScore. The companies’ fifth annual survey of e-commerce shoppers — individuals who made at least two online purchases in a typical three-month period — found 51 percent of their purchases were made online (excluding grocery…
June 3, 2016 at 10:26 am
Wal-Mart has lined up two key new partners in combatting Amazon.com’s challenge in the grocery delivery wars: ride-sharing giants Uber and Lyft. In a test, the largest U.S. retailer will use either Uber or Lyft for the so-called “last mile” of grocery delivery in small areas of Denver and Phoenix when a customer requests home delivery.…
June 3, 2016 at 10:22 am
In the age of Amazon.com, and its Prime membership perk of free two-day shipping, three days to five days appears to be stretching into a long wait for consumers. With the online powerhouse recently giving shoppers the ability to join Prime on a monthly basis — making the expense a little more palatable for those…
June 3, 2016 at 10:15 am
Remember eBay? It's no longer just the auction site or a destination for other people's used stuff. It's a commerce destination with more than 100 million users that, according to eBay CEO Devin Wenig, moves $90 billion worth of products per year. It's also not necessarily the Amazon.com competitor people make it out to be. "Used goods…
May 23, 2016 at 10:36 am
Earlier this month, ATGStores.com, an online retailer of home goods such as lighting and furniture, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lowe's, announced it had partnered with Porch.com, a home services platform that connects homeowners to home improvement professionals. In episode 37 of Total Retail Talks, Michelle Newbery, president of ATGStores.com, discusses what the partnership…
May 20, 2016 at 9:57 am
When milliseconds are the difference between success and failure, retailers cannot afford to ignore their digital performance. Retail is at the forefront of a massively disruptive digital transformation. We have entered the era of “retail everywhere” with hyper-connected, 24/7, omnichannel digital consumers who have high expectations for their online experiences. They want retailers to know them, serve them, delight them and not waste their time.
May 18, 2016 at 10:22 am
Gap Inc. CEO Art Peck said the retailer would consider relying on third-party sellers such as Amazon.com to reach customers. “To not be considering Amazon and others would be — in my view — delusional,” Peck said at the company’s annual investor meeting Tuesday in San Francisco. “We are always considering all of the opportunities beyond…
May 16, 2016 at 10:35 am
Postmaster General Megan Brennan called on Congress to enact legislation to help the Postal Service after releasing the agency's second-quarter financial report last week. She called the agency's challenges "serious but solvable." Brennan testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday, saying the USPS has worked with stakeholders on several provisions that can…
