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The Top 5 E-Commerce Fulfillment Predictions For 2018

By Andrew Atkinson, GrandCanals There’s something about the start of the year that brings out the crystal-ball-gazer in all of us, even though, as Nobel-prize winning physicist Niels Bohr once…

Executive Viewpoints January 29

Key Trends From The 2017 Holiday Shopping Season

The 2017 holiday shopping season was record-breaking. Black Friday sales alone totaled $5 billion — with customers spending more than $1 million per minute online, according to e-commerce platform Shopify.…

Executive Viewpoints January 29

The Evolution (And Challenges) Of Omnichannel

Andrew Gaffney of Retail TouchPoints sits down with Madeleine Doucet and Michael Wexler of Multidev Technologies to discuss the evolution of omnichannel, the challenges retailers face when it comes to…

News January 29

Does The 5.5% Holiday Sales Increase Signal A 2018 Retail Rebound?

While 2017 was arguably a year of turmoil for retailers, the industry managed to end on a high note: $691.6 billion in holiday sales for November and December, a 5.5%…

Features January 28

Staples CEO Departs Less Than Five Months After Private Buyout

Staples CEO Shira Goodman is leaving the company just five months after private equity firm Sycamore Partners bought the retailer for $6.9 billion. Alexander “Sandy” Douglas, most recently the President…

News January 26
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Ralph Lauren Appoints New Executives To Lead E-Commerce, Digital

Ralph Lauren Corporation has appointed Alice Delahunt as Chief Digital Officer, a newly created role in which she will be responsible for elevating the company’s global digital platforms. Delahunt also…

News January 26

Luxury Fashion Brand Makes E-Commerce Debut

Although e-Commerce sales of personal luxury goods have been growing steadily, the category still has low online penetration: only 8% of luxury goods sales came through online channels in 2016.…

News January 26

Target Will Expand Same-Day Delivery To 900 Stores By April 2018

Only one month after acquiring Shipt for $550 million, Target is rapidly expanding same-day delivery. While 57 stores in Alabama and South Florida will be the first to offer these…

News January 26

Millennial Focus Boosts Wine Access Email Click-Through Rate 35%

Wine Access has been dedicated to bringing “wine, wine lover and winemaker together,” since it was founded in 1999, according to Mark Alexander, VP of Marketing and Product Management. But…

Features January 26
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