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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…

Foot Locker has announced a $100 million strategic investment in GOAT Group, which operates secondary sneaker market brands GOAT and Flight Club. It is the retailer's largest investment in its history. GOAT, the sports acronym for Greatest of All Time, was founded in 2015 by college friends Eddy Lu and Daishin Sugano. Sneaker listings on the GOAT platform…

Here are four key strategies sellers can use to stay competitive and profitable as Amazon’s private-label strategy continues to evolve.

Compliance just got even more difficult for retailers that sell online, including marketplaces and traditional e-commerce sites.

Amazon.com has become synonymous with online shopping. Just as “google it” or “I need a Band-Aid” have become colloquialisms, so has “order it on Amazon.” I work with dozens of millennials and have a 5- and 7-year-old at home, and whenever they need something, their first response is “get it on Amazon.” The “culture of…

Amazon.com reportedly fired workers in the U.S. and India for allegedly giving internal data to independent sellers linked to scams. Following an investigation into suspected bribes, the e-commerce giant took action against disreputable sellers by limiting access to data and deleting thousands of suspicious reviews, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Part of the probe is centered…

Attendees will leave this webinar with a better understanding of how global e-commerce opportunity will impact future success.

Continuing our coverage of Total Retail's recently released Top 100 Fastest-Growing Retailers report, which ranks publicly traded retailers on year-over-year net sales growth, we will be highlighting select companies on this year's list. We want to provide you with some reasons why these retailers were able to grow sales (and in many cases net earnings) in…

Alibaba's 10th annual Singles Day generated $30.8 billion in sales, a 27 percent increase over last year and a record for the day. During Singles Day, which is also called the Double 11 shopping festival because it falls on Nov. 11, Alibaba offered discounts across its e-commerce sites such as Tmall. According to Alibaba, sales hit $1 billion after…

To win and thrive in an era of Amazon, retailers need to master three core areas: zero-based budgeting; customer care; and advertising.