Marketplaces
November 12, 2020 at 4:48 pm
In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Melissa Campanelli and Kristina Stidham discuss Singles Day, the annual shopping holiday in China that rakes in billions of dollars for online brands and retailers. This year, the shopping event is an even larger opportunity for cross-border e-commerce growth as online shopping is already heightened amidst…
November 11, 2020 at 6:58 pm
In this episode of Total Retail Tech Insights, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interview Sanjeev Sularia, CEO and founder of Intelligence Node, a real-time retail intelligence platform that empowers businesses to drive product-level profitability and grow margins using data-driven competitive insights. Listen in as Sularia shares his advice for retailers looking to thrive in this new era of…
October 26, 2020 at 8:53 pm
In episode 270 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Jeanne Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of Saatchi Art, the world’s leading online art marketplace, connecting people with art and artists they love. Listen in as Anderson discusses the company's history and mission, how Saatchi Art has evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
October 22, 2020 at 5:59 pm
In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Joe Keenan and Kristina Stidham discuss last week’s Amazon Prime Day event, and what it could potentially mean for this year’s holiday shopping season. Some of the key highlights to come out of Prime Day include a sales increase of 36 percent compared to Prime Day…
October 13, 2020 at 4:00 pm
The coronavirus pandemic has created a battleground for the likes of Amazon.com, Facebook, and Walmart, each looking to grab or defend e-commerce opportunities as more consumers shift to online shopping. Each knows the power of trying to create the most engaging and frictionless experience because this is key to winning consumers, building demand and, ultimately,…
October 6, 2020 at 8:33 pm
The RealReal announced yesterday that it has partnered with Gucci for an online consignment shop through the end of 2020. Gucci is the most in-demand men’s brand on The RealReal for a third consecutive year, and is the No. 2 brand on the luxury consignment marketplace behind Louis Vuitton. In addition, The RealReal reported that Gucci has seen…
September 29, 2020 at 6:07 pm
Amazon Prime Day won't be the only big sales event in October. Walmart and Target have both announced plans to host their own online sales events that just happen to coincide with Amazon's annual shopping fest. On Monday, Walmart said it will be holding a "Big Save" online event that runs Oct. 11 through Oct. 15. Walmart will offer Black…
September 22, 2020 at 11:28 am
Small to midsize businesses (SMBs) were among the hardest hit during COVID-19. Since mid-March, one-third of U.S. small businesses have stopped operating, and an additional 11 percent don't believe they’ll survive if conditions persist for three more months. Small businesses that primarily sell on Amazon.com suffered when the online giant prioritized essential goods in response…
September 16, 2020 at 4:52 pm
Amazon.com is launching Luxury Stores, a shopping experience focused on high-end fashion and beauty brands, MarketWatch reported. Luxury Stores will be available in the Amazon app by invitation-only to U.S. Prime members, and will kick off with Oscar De La Renta, featuring the brand's pre-fall and fall/winter collections. In the upcoming weeks, other brands will also…
August 18, 2020 at 1:18 pm
Gone (for now) are the days of sweeping store floors, perfecting window displays, and chalk-drawing clever street signs. While the virus continues to demotivate in-store shopping, the competition for consumer attention is taking place online, and roughly 20 percent of men and women say they’ve been making more internet purchases. In the era of the…
