E-Commerce
November 2, 2017 at 6:04 pm
In August, after its deal to purchase Whole Foods had been finalized, Amazon.com announced widespread price cuts at the upscale grocery chain focused on organic and healthy food and beverages. Retail brands everywhere watched closely to see what impact those price cuts would have on both Whole Foods’ business as well as the industry. What…
November 2, 2017 at 12:43 pm
Wal-Mart is throwing 20,000 parties in its stores across the country in an attempt to attract more holiday shoppers. According to a company press release, the parties will take place on Nov. 4, Dec. 2 and Dec. 16, and will include 165,000 in-store toy demos, visits from Santa and other activities. The Nov. 4 party will…
November 2, 2017 at 12:26 pm
Best Buy said in blog post on Monday that it's offering free shipping on all online orders during the holiday season. For the third straight year, the electronics retailer said it would waive the $35 minimum order for free shipping it maintains the rest of the year from Oct. 30 to Dec. 25. Best Buy…
November 1, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Melissa Campanelli, co-founder of Women in Retail Leadership Circle, sister brand of Total Retail, interviews Victoria Tsai, founder and CEO of Tatcha Beauty, a luxury skincare brand.
November 1, 2017 at 2:31 pm
It’s not often that you get to hear from retail legends like Jim Sinegal, co-founder and director of Costco Wholesale Corp. That’s why I was so excited to attend his talk at SAP’s Retail Executive Forum, which was held in New York City earlier this month. And he didn't disappoint. Sinegal served as the CEO…
November 1, 2017 at 11:54 am
Target is making moves to become more omnichannel before the 2017 holiday season. Yesterday, the big-box retailer announced a new app called "myCheckout" for its in-store staff that will allow them to process online transactions on the customer's behalf, including taking payments from the store floor when merchandise is unavailable. TechCrunch reports the myCheckout app…
October 31, 2017 at 3:00 pm
In order to help marketers make the most of the 2017 holiday season, Zaius surveyed some of the top e-commerce leaders and practitioners to find out how they’re approaching marketing to such a saturated audience. E-commerce is gaining a larger and larger share of traditional retail each year, and this could be its year to shine.
October 30, 2017 at 10:19 am
In order to help marketers make the most of the 2017 holiday season, Zaius surveyed some of the top e-commerce leaders and practitioners to find out how they’re approaching marketing to such a saturated audience. E-commerce is gaining a larger and larger share of traditional retail each year, and this could be its year to shine.
October 27, 2017 at 11:52 am
Nike CEO Mark Parker said at the annual Investor's Day summit that the company will be favoring a small number of retailers in which its products will be sold. The company currently has 30,000 retail partners, but plans to favor a select few "differentiated retailers" like Nordstrom and Foot Locker — about 40 in all. These…
October 26, 2017 at 12:10 pm
Despite predictions that the end of brick-and-mortar is near, we’re seeing more and more brands that are continuing to invest in it. Alibaba is just the latest e-commerce company to expand its presence into brick-and-mortar, with Square recently announcing its first physical shop location. These announcements come in the wake of Amazon.com's industry-changing purchase of…
