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Supply chain, livestreaming and the metaverse: have our ecommerce predictions for the year held up?

Ecommerce Check-In: Has 2022 Shaped Up the Way We Predicted? 

The ecommerce boom of 2020 brought millions of new shoppers to digital platforms, and that growth trajectory continued into 2021. At the end of 2021, the editors of Retail TouchPoints…

Features July 22

Amazon Begins Rollout of Electric Delivery Vehicles, Expects to Reach 100 Cities by End of 2022

Amazon has begun rolling out Rivian electric delivery vehicles in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Mo., Nashville, Tenn., Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle and St. Louis as well as other cities.…

News July 21
Nordstrom Names New Marketing Chief and Product Group President

Nordstrom Names New Marketing Chief and Product Group President

Nordstrom, Inc. has promoted Deniz Anders to SVP and Chief Marketing Officer, and appointed DICK’s Sporting Goods senior executive Nina Barjesteh to the role of President of Nordstrom Product Group. Anders’ promotion…

News July 21
Etsy Moves Executive Following Depop CEO Resignation

Etsy Moves Executive Following Depop CEO Resignation

Etsy has appointed its Chief Product Officer Kruti Patel Goyal as Depop CEO following the resignation of Maria Raga from the leadership role at the fashion resale marketplace. The appointment…

News July 21

Delivering Good Names New CEO

Delivering Good, which provides retail and manufacturing companies with charitable ways to manage their surplus goods, has named Matthew Fasciano as its new President and CEO. He replaces Lisa Gurwitch,…

News July 21
Amazon has acquired healthcare company One Medical advancing its push into healthcare.

The ‘Medtail’ Movement: Amazon Pushes Further into Healthcare with Acquisition of One Medical

Amazon has agreed to acquire healthcare tech company One Medical for $3.9 billion as the race to lead the “medtail” movement continues to heat up among retail’s biggest players. One…

News July 21

CNBC: Chipotle Closes Location Seeking to Unionize, Citing Staffing Challenges

A union organizing workers at Chipotle Mexican Grill has reportedly filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after the restaurant chain said it would permanently shutter a…

News July 21
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How Data Security Shifts are Driving New Marketing Mandates

Data privacy has come into sharper focus over the past year thanks to new state legislation and federal privacy laws like the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). In…

News July 21

Unify Drop Ship and Marketplace for a Highly Flexible Go-to-Market Model — Don’t Get Stuck in ‘Either-Or’

In today’s Now Economy, customers are gravitating increasingly toward the “I see it, I want it, I’ve got it” retail model — while at the same time they’re more intent…

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