
Amazon made 10x more money than any other e-commerce site during 2016 holidays [Slice data]
Amazon already told the world that the 2016 holidays were its “best-ever season,” and new data from retail analytics company Slice...

Report: Amazon led big retailers in digital ad spend increases during early holiday season
“Most retailers are reducing print spend while focusing on other channels, like linear TV and digital,” said Todd Krizelman, CEO and...

Amazon launches Digital Day, a new sales holiday for digital products
Over the past two years we’ve seen Amazon excel at creating demand for Prime Day, a Amazon-generated sales holiday. This week Amazon is...

Amazon’s happy holidays: 9x growth in Echo family device sales
Amazon’s Echo Dot, the best-selling item on Amazon.com this holiday season Amazon had itself a merry little huge Christmas this year,...

US District Court judge orders Amazon to release customer data in connection to WEN Haircare lawsuit
Amazon has been ordered by US District Court Judge James Robart to disclose customer information for people who purchased WEN hair...

Satisfi and IBM Watson port their intelligent shopping assistants to two shopping malls
From the E.L.F. website Good thing that IBM’s Watson isn’t human, because his many jobs would mean he’d never sleep. The hard-working...

51% of US adults have bought something online via their cellphones [Pew data]
It’s no secret that the cellphone has had a huge impact on commerce — whether online or in-store. More than three years ago, we were...

Shaping the shopping experience: Our top retail columns for 2016
during the holidays and throughout the year to deliver expert advice on retail tech, marketing tactics and more. It goes without saying...

5 steps to making ‘SENSE’ of early lifecycle marketing
holidays in full swing, and shoppers searching for those last few hard-to-find gifts, brands are looking for a way to stand out to...

How a 2010 Colorado law suddenly stands to change internet sales tax collection for good
The decades-long effort to give states the power to collect sales tax on purchases made online from out-of-state retailers took another...

It’s time to replace mobile-friendly with mobile-first
holiday shopping data pours in, 2016 looks poised to be the year of the small-screen sofa shopaholic. While brick-and-mortar traffic...

Amazon delivered its first order via drone
“The Jetsons,” here we come. Amazon announced Wednesday that its first customer delivery using a drone was a success. Amazon is calling...

How to get started on your web content personalization strategy
But in recent years, users are demanding a more tailored user experience and more organizations are seeing the benefit of a personalized...

How to drive mobile purchases this holiday season
Online sales account for less than 10 percent of the total global retail market. But trends may be shifting, and that spells opportunity...

For online retailers, second time’s the charm
Q4 is the equivalent of childbirth for online retailers. It’s a painful, stressful experience with a nine-month gestation that, in most...

When to launch holiday-themed email campaigns: A playbook for marketers
Holidays can be a cash cow for retailers. But converting holiday enthusiasm into traffic and revenue isn’t a slam dunk. Timing is...

[Podcast] Marketing Land Live #37: Inside holiday e-commerce trends with Joleen Wroten of 360pi
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are still terms the retail industry uses regularly, but they’re less of an event this year. Amazon and...

Amazon launches its Amazon Go grocery, where you just take things from the shelves and walk out
The evolving merger of physical retailing and online commerce took another step forward today, with Amazon’s announcement of the launch...

Nielsen-backed OurCart startup launches Snapstar app to incentivize brand loyalty for grocery shoppe
For shoppers, grocery receipts are ribbons of paper they sometimes check, but often throw out. For brands, grocery receipts are data...
























