
How brick-and-mortar retailers can succeed on Amazon
The popularity of Amazon Marketplace over the years has made Amazon a more attractive destination for brick-and-mortar retailers. In a...

Shopify introduces native chat tool for e-commerce sites on the platform
Shopify launched its new Shopify Chat tool on Wednesday. The consumer-facing native chat function can be implemented on Shopify...

Winners with back-to-school shoppers are likely to see higher returns during holidays
Before I get to the subject matter at hand, allow me to conduct a brief sociological survey: How many times during the summer have you...

Microsoft acquires e-commerce advertising vendor PromoteIQ
PromoteIQ, a leading vendor marketing technology, providing targeted ad capabilities to its customers, has been acquired by Microsoft....

The third-party browser tracking cookie is dead. What’s next?
Marketers have relied on third-party tracking cookies for the last 25 years to track consumer behavior online. Nearly all ad tech and...

Just how black was ‘Black Friday in July’ for retailers not named Amazon?
Amazon said this Prime Day (July 15-16) was “the largest shopping event in Amazon history,” with sales exceeding Black Friday and Cyber...

Prime Day sales topped Amazon’s Black Friday, Cyber Monday — combined
This year’s two-day Prime Day event has come to a close, and Amazon reported it was the biggest shopping event in its history. Prime Day...

Report: Amazon Prime Day isn’t just for Prime members any more
Amazon’s days of owning the biggest shopping day(s) of the summer may be numbered. Large retailers, companies with more than $1 billion...

The top retailer marketing strategies to compete with Amazon Prime Day
Since launching in 2015, Amazon’s Prime Day sale has claimed its place as an industry-wide shopping holiday, generating record-breaking...

Martech vendors, retail marketers share martech predictions for Amazon Prime Day
With Amazon Prime Day just around the corner, retailers and e-commerce platforms are revving up their martech stacks to support digital...

Chrome lets users pay with credit cards saved in their Google accounts
Signed-in Chrome users can now use payment methods that are saved to their Google accounts during the checkout process, Google announced...

Moving from vendor to seller on Amazon? Here’s what you need to know
Amazon always takes the long view. Though it’s hard to imagine Amazon’s domination of e-commerce changing any time soon, the retailer has...

Amazon’s new “Counter” service lets customers pick up packages in staffed retail locations
Amazon announced on Thursday the launch of Counter, a new network of staffed pickup points at which customers can retrieve their Amazon...

Shopify introduces Apple Business Chat integration for its mobile messaging app
Shopify is integrating the Apple Business Chat platform into its Shopify Ping mobile app, making it possible for merchants to manage...

Amazon Prime Day, summer’s ‘Black Friday’, becomes 2-day sale
Amazon Prime Day, which began four years ago as a tool to drive Prime memberships, has become as hotly anticipated as “Black Friday.” For...

5 factors of direct-to-consumer brand success
If I had to summarize the direct brand experience in a single sentence, I’d have to borrow AYR’s tagline: “Simplify everything.” Gone are...

Consumer study finds ‘personalization’ lowest on long list of retailer considerations
A widely accepted idea among retail technology providers is: consumers crave personalization. However, in a new study, Deloitte finds...

Learn how to target adjacent markets with smart risk-taking
Two running enthusiasts founded Nike in 1971 and created the first pair of Nike shoes using a waffle iron. Nike has come a long way since...

Gen Z shoppers offer new hope for the mall
Thousands of traditional retail stores have closed since 2010, with many more closings anticipated in 2019. These often-cited statistics...
























