Marketplaces
July 18, 2017 at 2:23 pm
Wal-Mart is receiving major backlash for publishing an ad on its website that included a racial slur. Monday’s ad featured a wig cap for sale in which the color was described as "n----r brown." Wal-Mart has since removed the ad and told the Huffington Post that…
July 5, 2017 at 4:23 pm
As noted in last week's issue of Total Retail Executive, Total Retail recently released its latest research report, The Amazon Effect: How Retailers Are Adapting Their Businesses to Better Compete With the Industry Leader. The report analyzes the impact Amazon's growing influence is having on the retail industry, and what retailers are doing as a result,…
June 30, 2017 at 11:34 am
In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Senior Editor Caitlin Sullivan reviews the top retail news of the week, including why 35 million members quit Amazon Prime, Nike's marketplace strategy, and Bed Bath & Beyond's possible store closures.
June 23, 2017 at 9:46 am
Nike Inc. is starting to sell its shoes directly though a brand-registered program on Amazon.com. The program is designed to keep counterfeit Nike goods off the online marketplace. This move could help Nike clean up and better control the inventory that shows up on Amazon through third-party sellers, Goldman Sachs’ Lindsay Drucker Mann told Bloomberg.…
June 22, 2017 at 12:40 pm
Etsy announced that it's suspending brand marketing following another round of layoffs. Reports say the e-commerce marketplace has laid off 22 percent of its workforce since December 2016. John Silverman, Etsy's new CEO, commented, "My conviction that Etsy has a unique opportunity within the e-commerce space has intensified during my initial weeks as CEO. Our vibrant community,…
June 9, 2017 at 10:43 am
This week, Ikea announced it's going to test selling products on websites other than its own. Reports say the move means Ikea's customer may soon be able to buy its flat-pack furniture and other home furnishings through the likes of Amazon.com or Alibaba. Torbjorn Loof, group chief executive for Ikea, said the plan is to…
June 8, 2017 at 10:53 am
Amazon.com has doled out more than $1 billion in small loans in the past year to help third-party sellers grow their businesses. Sellers have used the money to expand their inventory or discount items on Amazon, Peeyush Nahar, vice president for Amazon Marketplace, told CNBC. More than 20,000 small businesses have received a loan from Amazon,…
June 5, 2017 at 11:52 am
In episode 97 of Total Retail Talks, Ethelbert Williams, chief marketing officer of InstaNatural, a natural and organic beauty products brand, talks about leveraging third-party marketplaces, including Amazon.com, Jet.com, iHerb and others, for growing the business. Williams also offered his insights into how InstaNatural is using content to engage and sell to a very discerning…
May 10, 2017 at 9:00 am
As the retail industry continues to transform, it's no secret that all sectors are looking for ways to minimize friction and improve the customer experience. While B-to-C retailers have been working on this for the past several years, B-to-B brands and manufacturers are just now beginning to realize the importance of connecting directly with customers…
May 9, 2017 at 11:26 am
From Amazon.com to eBay, U.S. e-commerce platforms haven’t been shy about expanding internationally. As it turns out, however, they’re not the only ones interested in conducting business abroad. E-commerce platforms from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are unveiling expansion plans of their own and don’t show any signs of slowing down. Shortly after Coupang, the largest e-commerce…
