Ecommerce

The battle between these two retail giants is heating up with Walmart countering the e-commerce giant with its own new promotion the day before Amazon's Prime Day: free shipping with no minimum purchase on all online orders.

This study examines the e-commerce market in the United States (US) on a macro and micro level from the perspective of 55 key decision makers, 50% of whom are end-user manufacturers, 20% are retailers, 20% subject matter experts on packaging, and 10% from the logistics industry.

As retailers continue to find themselves in direct competition with Amazon and other retail behemoths, they will continue to be pressed to provide a similar - if not better - shopping experience to their customers.

If your business depends on commercial shipping, you’re aware of one undeniable fact: carrier rates are going up.

Higher costs, growing complexity and increasing volume of sending prompt businesses to optimize shipping operations.

In this white paper, we establish the overall dynamics, the rapid evolution, and finally the impact of e-commerce on the industrial sector and emergence of 'logistics' and 'distribution' properties.

With the age of online e-commerce, a drop in international tourism, and declining traffic in many malls, Macy's cut its full-year forecast raising wide concerns about the retail sector's financial health.

The Demandware Shopping Index measures digital commerce growth and is based on an analysis of the shopping activity of over 200 million shoppers worldwide, and considers shopper frequency, conversion, average order values and net change in shoppers.

Demandware, an industry-leading provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, and who has used its experience in advising some of the world’s largest retailers help grow their business, predicts where retail is headed in 2016.

United Parcel Service Inc. is investing in tech startup Ally Commerce which that allows brand manufacturers to set up websites and sell directly to consumers, bypassing the middlemen.

An in-depth look at holiday fulfillment with ideas for optimizing operations, improving service levels and controlling costs.

This paper outlines the most significant challenges distribution centers are facing and conveys creative solutions to meet the growing demand for information technology and value-added services.

How do Wal-Mart and Amazon really stack up next to one another? Here's a brief breakdown (infographic) of the two companies and how they compare.

In case it wasn’t already perfectly obvious that Walmart is gunning for Amazon, the Bentonville, Ark. giant just kicked up its e-tailing competition.

Today, June 30th 2015, at precisely 23:59:59, the world’s atomic clocks will pause for a single second, or, to be more precise, they’ll change to the uncharted time of 23:59:60 - before ticking over to the more worldly hour of 00:00:00 on the morning of July 1st, 2015.

The next generation of commerce will be more than the sum of its parts, and marketers need to keep a holistic strategy in mind that takes into account the full consumer experience and how consumers want to see branded content, engage with and even purchase and receive products from brands.

Based on a survey of more than 2,000 U.S. consumers, the 2015 Next Generation of Commerce Study from Acquity Group, part of Accenture Interactive, examines expectations for brand engagement in a changing commerce landscape, including preferences for branded content, the purchasing process and delivery.

A leaked internal link on Walmart.com accidentally unveiled more details regarding the retailer’s forthcoming three-day shipping service which aims to challenge Amazon Prime.

Google will add ‘buy buttons' to its search results for mobile users, establishing it as a retailer rather than simply a provider of link information driving users to retail sites.

DC management clearly requires the best and brightest of management personnel, this job demands innovation, technical acumen and human resource skills. DC managers must manage upward to respond to very tough management goals and customer expectations.