E-Commerce
September 17, 2015 at 12:33 pm
Wal-Mart’s head of mobile and digital has joined PepsiCo to lead a big e-commerce push for the maker of Doritos potato chips and Pepsi-Cola. Gibu Thomas, who helped to drag Wal-Mart into the digital age and spearheaded the launch of its Silicon Valley tech shop @WalmartLabs, quietly left the mega-retailer and started at PepsiCo this…
September 15, 2015 at 11:54 am
Learn: Why having a pricing strategy is key to success on Amazon, the best tools and programs to use and how to calculate your costs.
September 15, 2015 at 11:50 am
How B2B companies can optimize e-commerce sales through B2C tactics like: cross- and up-selling, subscription commerce, and more.
September 4, 2015 at 1:44 pm
Did you know that by the end of 2018, e-commerce sales are set to reach nearly $2.5 trillion, accounting for 8.8 percent of all retail sales? But with more marketplaces, more delivery options and more payment methods, how are you supposed to keep up? Trillions of dollars is a whole lot of money, but it’s…
September 4, 2015 at 11:26 am
Gilt this week announced they will be opening “Gilt by Appointment,” an opportunity for New York-based customers to experience an in-person appointment with a personal stylist to try on and select items from Gilt’s current assortment. This is an interesting move for an online pureplay retailer, putting Gilt in the company of online peers like…
September 2, 2015 at 12:19 pm
Luxury online shopping site Gilt.com is bringing its business to the real world. Starting Sept. 8, the company will offer a new service, called Gilt by Appointment, that allows loyal members the chance to shop its selection of shoes, apparel and accessories in a showroom space within the firm’s New York headquarters.
September 1, 2015 at 3:34 pm
Hear from two expert speakers on best practices for implementing site search into the online shopping experience.
August 31, 2015 at 12:48 pm
Earlier this month, Tractor Supply Company announced that it had partnered with IBM to revamp and migrate its website to a new cloud-based platform. The rural lifestyle retailer wanted a website that offered visitors optimal viewing across all devices, better integration with the brand's social pages, and a simplified checkout process. In short, Tractor Supply…
August 28, 2015 at 11:34 am
PayPal is raising fees by up to 32 percent with the elimination of volume discounts. Sellers on eBay are particularly hit hard as the marketplace limits which payment methods they can offer for eBay transactions — and eBay just revealed yesterday it will no longer accept ProPay or Skrill, leaving many sellers in a tight…
August 28, 2015 at 9:15 am
Episode 5 of Total Retail Talks features a conversation with Rob Mills, senior vice president and chief information officer at Tractor Supply Co. In the interview, Mills discusses why Tractor Supply Co. needed a website redesign, why a cloud-based platform made sense, and how the redesigned site has been integrated with the company's brick-and-mortar stores. The…
