Amazon.com
May 13, 2016 at 11:35 am
In his newest attack on Jeff Bezos, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says the Amazon.com chief executive and Washington Post owner has "a huge antitrust problem." Trump has taken on Bezos before, but on Fox News’ "Hannity" show on Thursday he accused Bezos of anticompetitive business practices. The attack on one of the technology industry's…
May 13, 2016 at 11:25 am
Not all product pages are created equal, but after examining thousands of them in hundreds of industries, and creating, testing and perfecting thousands more for clients, I’ve learned that successful product pages all have something in common. I call them the five habits of highly successful product pages:
May 12, 2016 at 10:54 am
Wal-Mart sure is trying to be more like rival Amazon.com in an effort to to improve its weak sales trends. The world's largest retailer is testing a two-day shipping subscription service called ShoppingPass that mirrors Amazon's successful Prime service, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Members to ShoppingPass reportedly will get free, two-day…
May 6, 2016 at 9:57 am
Amazon.com will lease 20 cargo planes from Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a deal that will double the size of the tech and retail giant’s emerging air force and could give it a sizable stake in a second air-freight company. The move comes just a few months after Amazon struck a similar deal with Air Cargo Transport…
May 2, 2016 at 11:43 am
Consumers rely on ratings and reviews to provide them with the information they need to make purchase decisions. In fact, more than 86 percent of shoppers deem reviews an essential part of their purchase process. And while ratings and reviews influence purchases made across a variety of categories, their importance is growing in the apparel…
April 28, 2016 at 10:17 am
In today’s rapidly evolving digital world, often referred to as the “Age of Amazon,” it's become increasingly important for companies to envision and implement comprehensive commerce strategies to better connect with consumers in a meaningful way. However, only a quarter of executives at major enterprises believe their organizations are on the right track in this…
April 25, 2016 at 10:05 am
There's no arguing that the convenience of click-and-collect has become one of the retail industry’s biggest trends of the last few years. In 2015, 32 percent of holiday shoppers used a click-and-collect service, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. That percentage will almost certainly increase this year. Delivery and collection are core to…
April 22, 2016 at 11:07 am
Another unhappy ending for a flash-sale shopping site. Three months after Gilt Groupe sold for a fraction of its valuation, Amazon.com has decided to shut down its fashion discount competitor MyHabit, according to a person familiar with the move. Amazon launched the website five years ago near the height of the flash-sale craze, but MyHabit…
April 21, 2016 at 11:47 am
Online retailer Wayfair is partnering with Seattle startup Porch.com to offer home installation and assembly services to customers who shop online. Shoppers will be able to buy furniture or home décor from Wayfair and add Porch Home Services to their order. Porch will then contact the shopper directly and schedule a time to meet a local…
April 21, 2016 at 11:38 am
When San Francisco resident Catherine Lelong recently received a delivery from Sam’s Club, she was confused: She didn’t remember having placed an order with the membership club. She was right. Lelong hadn’t placed an order from Sam’s Club, but she eventually realized that the bottle of detergent inside the box was something she had recently ordered…
