Category: E-commerce

July 11, 2023

Though many consumers surveyed by FTI said they are open to personalization, the survey findings also suggest that consumers’ interest in doing so varies from generation to generation. While less than half (46%) of Baby Boomers want to receive tailored […]

June 27, 2023

There’s a lot of talk about artificial intelligence these days, with countless posts about how it’s changing consumer expectations, influencing operations and transforming entire industries. But is there anything your retail business can do to profit from AI? When it […]

June 27, 2023

“The debate is over — retail media is now almost universally recognized as one of the most effective methods of commerce marketing,” declared The Mars Agency in its third annual Retail Media Report Card. If retail media is indeed past […]

June 13, 2023

In our post-pandemic world, online shopping behavior is rapidly changing — and modern ecommerce businesses need to adapt to keep up. Today, we’re sharing five major emerging conversion optimization trends that your online business should incorporate to meet those changing […]

June 8, 2023

With the pandemic waning, sneaker lovers are once again stepping out to show off their coveted kicks, and sneaker reselling is on the rise. In fact, the sneaker resale market in the U.S. is estimated to be around $2 billion […]

June 7, 2023

In the wake of OpenAI’s explosion in popularity, every other ecommerce and marketing technology company appears to be hitting the market claiming to have an artificial intelligence solution. But the Federal Trade Commission has put opportunists on notice, writing in […]

June 5, 2023

Value grocery retailer Aldi is building out its convenience offering, launching Aldi Express – a virtual store delivering products in as little as 30 minutes. Aldi is deepening its partnership with Instacart to spearhead this latest project. Available in more […]

May 24, 2023

Tapestry (parent company to such brands as Kate Spade and Coach) is bolstering its marketing efforts by leveraging generative AI tech to automate online personalization, and Marks & Spencer is following close behind. Tapestry is implementing technology that automatically generates […]

May 24, 2023

E-commerce is dealing with a bad hangover. We just left a two-year period where practically every category of retail saw unprecedented growth and the bar was raised for everyday e-commerce experiences. Now, merchants across industries are struggling to adjust to […]

May 12, 2023

The connection between cardboard boxes piling up on doorsteps and booming corrugated packaging volumes during the pandemic was obvious. Following dampened results from e-commerce giants during the first quarter of 2023, some concerns arose about the effect e-commerce’s recent downtrend […]

May 9, 2023

A new survey finds consumers increasingly using their mobile devices and retail apps to support the in-store shopping experience. The bad news for retail margins is that shoppers mainly use their phones to find lower prices. The Airship survey of […]

May 8, 2023

Why are so many retailers moving to a headless model for e-commerce? Changes to the way we shop are not slowing but accelerating. And it’s not just COVID that caused these changes. Factors like emerging generations with far different expectations, […]

May 8, 2023

Most retailers are well aware of the value that omnichannel fulfillment brings: greater customer reach, higher sales volumes, better customer satisfaction and higher customer retention levels. Yet, even though they understand what this approach can do for business — and […]

May 5, 2023

Farfetch and Reebok have commercially launched their European partnership, which follows a deal announced by Reebok parent company Authentic Brands Group in 2022. Following its acquisition of Reebok from Adidas in 2022, Authentic tapped Farfetch subsidiary New Guards Group (NGG) […]

May 4, 2023

The fact that online retail stocks have slumped globally since the highs of the pandemic is no secret. Whilst lockdowns and store closures brought an ecommerce gold rush, contrary to many predictions, as restrictions eased and normality resumed, growth started […]

April 27, 2023

As rival TikTok ramps up its shopping initiatives, Meta is streamlining its own commerce strategy to drive more in-platform shopping on Instagram and Facebook. A shift toward a new dynamic for Instagram and Facebook Shops will require companies to enable […]

April 13, 2023

Walmart, which recently told investors that it would be relying more on robots in both stores and its fulfillment network, is laying off 953 workers at its distribution center in Chino, California, according to a WARN notice filed with the […]

April 4, 2023

Amazon will close Gloucester-based online shop Book Depository at the end of April following staff reduction announcement. Book Depository was founded by Stuart Felton and a former Amazon employee Andrew Crawford and originally rivaled the tech giant. It focused on […]

March 23, 2023

For 20-odd years, third-party cookies have reigned supreme in the advertising world as digital ads rocketed to a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Retailers and brands wholeheartedly subscribed to conversion measures they didn’t control, but it’s always been […]

March 22, 2023

Nike performed strongly in its third quarter ending February 28, 2023, with a 14% increase in revenue and 20% spike in digital sales. On a currency-neutral basis, online sales were up 24%, while direct sales increased by 22%. In total, […]