E-Commerce
March 14, 2019 at 10:06 am
In part one of this two-part series, I shared the two main options for selling to or on Amazon.com, as well as walked readers through the benefits of Seller Fulfilled Prime and the steps to make it happen. Critical to all of these decisions and paths is an understanding of Amazon’s dominance. As a reminder,…
March 13, 2019 at 12:40 pm
Amazon.com, it’s the force keeping brand manufacturers up at night. The online retail giant now accounts for over 49 percent of all U.S. e-commerce sales — a number that shows no signs of plateauing. Amazon’s e-commerce sales in the United States alone are expected to reach $258 billion this year, up nearly 30 percent from…
March 12, 2019 at 11:34 am
Last week, the 2019 Shoptalk conference featured one of its best speaker lineups and attendance to date. Over 8,000 e-commerce professionals gathered to hear presentations from 185 retail and e-commerce experts about trends and technologies impacting the industry. In particular, four great sessions stood out that demonstrated two main themes of the conference. One theme…
March 11, 2019 at 1:09 pm
In episode 186 of Total Retail Talks, Total Retail Executive Editor Joe Keenan interviews Carolyn Littlefield, senior director of e-commerce at Anheuser-Busch InBev. Listen in as they discuss the steps AB InBev is taking to grow its digital business, including the role content plays in that initiative. This episode was recorded live at Groceryshop in…
March 8, 2019 at 1:14 pm
In this episode of Retail Right Now, Joe Keenan reports live from the Exhibit Hall floor of Shoptalk 2019 in Las Vegas. He discusses the variety of Total Retail's coverage of the event, including a Q&A with Erik Nordstrom, a video interview with Forrester's Brendan Witcher, podcast episodes with retailers Vineyard Vines and GREATS, insights from sessions…
March 7, 2019 at 2:55 pm
Amazon.com is shutting down all 87 of its U.S. pop-up stores in April, ending the retailer’s years-long experiment with these small shops as it tinkers with an evolving brick-and-mortar strategy, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Amazon has pop-ups inside Whole Foods locations, Kohl's stores and malls around the U.S. The shops let customers try…
March 7, 2019 at 1:55 pm
Quality content is what drives consumer engagement, ultimately pushing them down the purchase funnel.
March 7, 2019 at 1:03 pm
The success of a retailer has always hinged on its relationship with consumers, driving brand loyalty, repeat store visits and ultimately sales. So retailers have always set strategies that aim to provide optimal service for customers. In today’s increasingly e-commerce-driven and multichannel environment, retailers are shifting their strategies — with the same goal of providing…
March 4, 2019 at 10:51 am
Amazon.com is planning to open a new grocery store chain in an effort to broaden its reach in the retail category, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Sources familiar with the project told WSJ that the online behemoth is planning to open dozens of grocery stores in several major U.S. cities, and the first…
March 1, 2019 at 11:14 am
In this episode of Retail Right Now, Joe Keenan reviews four themes that emerged during the recent eTail West conference. Speakers and attendees at the event continually discussed digital transformation and what it means for the future of physical retail, artificial intelligence as a tool to better leverage data, personalization, and subscription commerce. For more…
