What was years in the making has finally happened, with Amazon passing Walmart to become the largest apparel retailer in the US.
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Best Buy Debuts $200 Yearly Membership Program
Best Buy has announced a yearly membership program, for $199.99, that provides special pricing, free installation and unlimited tech support.
Ecommerce Nearing $1 Trillion
“We’re forecasting that ecommerce spending this year will be somewhere between $850 billion and $930 billion,” says John Copeland, Vice President of Marketing Science and Customer Insights at Adobe. This would be a 14 percent increase over last year.
Shopify: We Are Arming The Rebels
Shopify President Harley Finkelstein says the rebels―the entrepreneurs and the small business owners―are the heroes of the Shopify story… and the rebels are winning.
Retailers Should Focus On The Last Mile, Says Justuno CEO
Brand growth expert Austin Brawner of Ecommerce Influence interviewed Justuno CEO Erik Christiansen about conversion optimization
Best Buy Lays Off 5,000 Employees, Will Shutter More Stores
Best Buy has laid off some 5,000 employees and plans to close additional stores as customers turn to online shopping.
Video: Amazon’s New Electric Vans Quietly Delivering
Amazon has just launched their first electric Rivian delivery vans on the road in Los Angeles. They plan to have a 10,000 electric delivery fleet operating on the road by 2022.
GM Launches BrightDrop Business to Build Electric Delivery Solutions
GM has launched a new business, BrightDrop, to build electric solutions to cover the entire delivery process.
Staples Wants to Buy Office Depot For $2.1 Billion
Staples is once again offering to buy Office Depot, this time for $2.1 billion.
CES 2021: Verizon’s Skyward and UPS Collaborating On Drone Deliveries
Verizon used CES 2021 to announce its Skyward drone company will be collaborating with UPS Flight Forward for retail deliveries.