Tag: e-commerce

June 12, 2020

It’s safe to say that the retail industry is going through a revolution. In the world of e-Commerce, Amazon is continually seen as the industry leader, but recently Google has been flexing its retail muscles by opening its shopping platform […]

June 8, 2020

China has all but eliminated the coronavirus threat and day-to-day life in its metropolitan cities has more or less returned to its normal pace. But the coronavirus crisis may have irrevocably changed the retail industry and the way brands and […]

May 22, 2020

When Instagram debuted its in-app checkout feature in March 2019, it enlisted more than 20 brands, including Adidas, Nike, Zara and Warby Parker. The feature went on to be a pivotal channel for brands to directly capitalize on their followership. […]

May 20, 2020

The retail industry has been one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with overall sales falling a record 8.7% in March. Physical locations across the country have been forced to shutter without much advance warning, making e-Commerce the […]

May 19, 2020

Big shifts are already in motion as society evolves from a care-free world to one under lockdown. Even as economies reopen, social distancing may become a way of life until there is a vaccine for COVID-19. New consumer behaviors formed […]

May 15, 2020

The explosion of e-commerce demand during the pandemic has caught brick-and-mortar grocers by surprise. As they labor to add workers, open up fulfillment slots and, in some cases, come online for the first time, many of their shoppers are drifting […]

May 14, 2020

Thanks to growing consumer preference for e-Commerce, some estimates put online sales as growing 23.6%, processing 14.8 million sales and encompassing $146.8 billion. Last November’s success of Singles Day in China, with $35.8 billion in a single day sale, is […]

May 11, 2020

In a world of social distancing amid COVID-19 concerns, retail has been turned upside down. Most physical stores have been temporarily shuttered as they strive to protect their employees as well as their customers. When things finally go back to […]

May 11, 2020

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, department stores everywhere are struggling to survive. Since most of them were already losing ground to new digital rivals, they are expected to come out of the crisis on even weaker positions in […]

April 28, 2020

Amazon Inc.’s safety measures and labour practices during the coronavirus pandemic are being investigated by New York’s top law enforcement officer after the company fired the leader of a Staten Island warehouse walkout. New York Attorney General Letitia James told […]