Well, the busiest shopping season of the year is finally in the books. Goodbye holiday shoppers. We hardly knew ye. Of course, as retailers know, the holiday frenzy doesn’t end with the unwrapping of gifts. Stores and delivery trucks remain crowded in the days immediately following Christmas, when scores of gift-recipients across the country return […]
In “Ecommerce Briefs,” I address news and developments that impact online merchants. In this installment, I’ll report on Amazon’s expansion into shipping and logistics; the success of the returns partnership between Amazon and Kohl’s; and where teenagers like to shop. Amazon Shipping According to TJI Research, Amazon is expanding its shipping and logistics services. With
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Over the holiday shopping period a surprisingly small number of retailers dominated store visits. According to Reveal Mobile, roughly one out of three U.S. shoppers visited Walmart or Target between November 12 and December 31, 2018. Walmart saw almost 25 percent of all store visits. According to the company’s mobile-location data, nearly 90 percent (86 percent)
“Ecommerce Briefs” is my occasional series on news and developments from online merchants. In this installment, I’ll address: Amazon’s new partnership with Kohl’s; activity in the U.S. online food delivery market; and the implications of the recent bankruptcy filing by Toys”R”Us. Amazon and Kohl’s Form a Partnership Amazon is reaching further into the brick-and mortar
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Kevin Mansell, Kohl’s CEO, used the marketing buzzwords “omnichannel experience” during the company’s second-quarter 2017 earnings call last week. “Online demand sales grew 19%, an accelerated growth rate from the first quarter,” he said, pointing to the 31% store fulfillment rate of online orders — up significantly from the prior quarter. A better customer experience
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