Marketplaces
October 12, 2016 at 8:47 am
This webinar examines consumers’ buying behaviors across global markets to help retailers better serve their payment wants and needs.
October 10, 2016 at 10:43 am
For any business, the ultimate goal is to intertwine profit, growth and customer satisfaction. However, growth and customer satisfaction often come at the expense of profit. For many years, this tradeoff was the norm at Amazon.com — the company achieved amazing growth, but spent what would be profits on business experiments (e.g., fulfillment centers). Recently though, Amazon has strung…
October 6, 2016 at 9:09 am
The sporting goods retail market in the U.S. is huge, totaling almost $65 billion in sales last year. Of that, almost $10 billion comes online. As e-commerce continues to grow, one company aims to create a simpler way to shop for sporting goods online. AmpleFind, the largest shopping platform for sporting goods on the planet,…
October 4, 2016 at 10:18 am
Facebook debuted Marketplace within its mobile app, a tool that lets users browse a relevancy-sorted feed of things to buy from people who live nearby. Users can also list items they have for sale. Marketplace is integrated with Facebook Messenger, so prices and meet-up spots can easily be determined. Marketplace launched on Monday in the…
October 3, 2016 at 3:06 pm
Episode 55 of Total Retail Talks features a conversation with Nick Rellas, co-founder and CEO of Drizly, the alcohol home delivery application. Rellas discusses, among other things, how today's on-demand e-commerce marketplace is helping Drizly compete with Amazon.com.
September 28, 2016 at 9:49 am
Amazon.com just took the lead in the holiday 2016 race. A report by BloomReach Inc., an internet marketing firm, found that 55 percent of shoppers check Amazon first when searching for a product online. Search engines take second place at 28 percent — a 6 percent decrease from 2015. Only 16 percent of online shoppers…
September 22, 2016 at 10:56 am
An investigation by ProPublica has found that Amazon.com's algorithms encourage customers to pay more than they need to for products. The report found that Amazon places its own products in the prominent “Buy Box” almost three-quarters of the time, even if it isn't the cheapest. If a customer bought everything recommended by Amazon’s "Buy Box,"…
September 12, 2016 at 10:15 am
Learn the benefits of selling on multiple marketplaces, the value each marketplace brings to the table and much more.
September 9, 2016 at 10:10 am
Amazon.com is speeding up delivery times for small items such as USB cables and smartphone protectors. Merchants were notified earlier this week that these smaller, flat items would now be delivered to Amazon Prime members within five business days — down from eight previously. Other marketplaces, including Alibaba and eBay, can take anywhere from two weeks to…
September 7, 2016 at 1:21 pm
The growth of online marketplaces is one of the hottest trends in the retail industry. Listen in as Neel Grover, chairman of the board at Bluefly, shares why he thinks marketplaces are the next big thing for retailers. To listen to the full session, "More Than Just Amazon: Why Marketplaces Are an Increasingly Popular Option for Retailers…
