E-Commerce
October 12, 2018 at 5:02 pm
In the CPC Strategy 2018 U.S. Holiday Shopping Forecast, we asked 1,500 U.S. shoppers how they plan to shop, browse and buy holiday gifts this season. What are the biggest takeaways for retailers and brands? Eighty-one percent of our survey respondents who plan to shop for gifts online will start on Amazon.com. That’s not surprising, really. If you’ve been paying attention over the last five years, you’ve seen Amazon eclipse many major shopping channels.
October 12, 2018 at 10:18 am
In what areas are e-commerce professionals making investments, and what are their top initiatives and priorities? To learn more about where retailers stand with their e-commerce efforts and what’s to come, SLI conducted a survey of 276 retail industry professionals from across the U.S., Europe, Australia and New Zealand to see how they feel about…
October 11, 2018 at 4:38 pm
On this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Caitlin Sullivan and Joe Keenan discuss the recent enactment of online sales tax laws by 10 more states (Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin), as well as what retailers should be thinking about and doing as online sales tax becomes…
October 8, 2018 at 9:51 am
In episode 166 of Total Retail Talks, Sapna Parikh, executive director of digital and e-commerce at beauty and skincare brand Clarins, discusses the changing digital landscape in luxury beauty. Parikh shares how she built two startups, why interactive in-store technology is changing the way we purchase beauty products, and offers advice to other retailers on how…
October 5, 2018 at 9:10 am
In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Caitlin Sullivan and Joe Keenan discuss Total Retail's 2018 Game Changers list, which highlights the entrepreneurs and startup businesses that are disrupting the retail industry. Six digital-native brands have been named this year's Game Changers, and this resource provides exclusive insights into the company founders’ business acumen…
October 3, 2018 at 10:34 am
Chrissy Ginieczki, vice president of marketing and e-commerce at Title Nine Sports, spoke to Total Retail at last month's Total Retail Tech summit about the women's athletic wear brand's current content marketing campaign, The B-Word, and how it's using content to connect with customers. In addition, Ginieczki offered her thoughts on which retail technologies she believes will have…
October 1, 2018 at 2:02 pm
Ten states will start collecting sales tax from out-of-state online retailers starting today, thanks to a series of new laws created in response to the South Dakota v. Wayfair case the U.S. Supreme Court decided in June. In deciding the case, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling (Quill Corporation v. North Dakota) that said the Constitution bars states from requiring…
September 28, 2018 at 10:35 am
Online grocery sales are predicted to capture 20 percent of total grocery retail by 2025 to reach $100 billion in consumer sales, according to a study by the Food Marketing Institute and conducted by Nielsen. E-commerce grocery options are certainly expanding as major players like Amazon.com, Walmart, Kroger and more introduce new initiatives that move the needle towards…
September 26, 2018 at 11:00 am
Walmart's success doesn't depend on earnings, but rather the story it tells. Amazon.com's revenue climbed since 1998, while net income stayed flat (per FactSet and Recode — see chart below), and Amazon stock rose 1500 percent in that time period. Walmart … welcome to the technology ball. The biggest earnings quarter to watch for Walmart…
September 25, 2018 at 9:28 am
The world may be shrinking, but e-commerce opportunities are booming as global markets become increasingly interconnected. Just as the internet broke down global information silos, technological advances have ushered in a new era in which the sale of goods and services is no longer constrained by the barriers that stood just five years ago. Consider…
