Fierce RetailMore from Fierce RetailBusiness Strategy AlignmentAmazon, the Big E-tailer, to Open 400 Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores?Amazon is diving into brick and mortar in a big way, with plans to open up to 400 physical store fronts, according to reports.February 5, 2016Business Strategy AlignmentDefunct Chain Plans to Make Retail Circuit AgainCircuit City was liquidated in 2008, but there are new owners and a new plan to bring the defunct electronics chain back.January 29, 2016All LogisticsLatest Hike in USPS Shipping Rates Burdens Smaller RetailersLast week, the U.S. Postal Service announced an increase on several shipping products used by online retailers, including Flat-Rate Priority boxes. On average, rates increased 9.5 percent in the first price hike on commercial Priority Mail in three years.January 28, 2016Global Supply Chain ManagementMost Shoppers Have Made Impulse Buys of $100 or More, Report FindsMore than half of U.S. shoppers - 54 percent - have admitted to spending $100 or more on an impulse buy, including 20 percent who have spent at least $1,000. In total, 84 percent of all shoppers have made impulse purchases, according to a report from CreditCards.com.January 27, 2016All LogisticsMacy's Credits RFID With Reducing $1Bn of Inventory in Omnichannel InitiativeMacy's is turning to RFID to support omnichannel initiatives, specifically its "Pick to the Last Unit" (P2LU) program. The retailer will use Tyco Retail Solutions' inventory visibility platform to access its full inventory throughout its entire store base.January 26, 2016Business Strategy AlignmentKroger's Weekly Circular Goes DigitalDigital disruption is affecting retailers of all stripes, but the grocery sector has been slow to adopt new technological tools. But that doesn't mean the nation's largest grocery chain isn't innovating around the digital path to purchase.January 22, 2016Logistics OutsourcingMost Shoppers Put a Premium on In-Store Mobile Technology, Poll FindsSixty-six percent of shoppers are more likely to purchase at retailers that offer in-store mobile technology, an increase of 52 percent year over year, according to a SOTI poll of consumers. As many as 73 percent of respondents view the availability of in-store mobile technology as a signal of better customer service and loyalty, up 26 percent from the previous year.January 21, 2016Business Strategy AlignmentDespite Record E-Commerce Sales, 69 Percent of Online Shopping Carts AbandonedAlthough e-commerce sales accounted for more than $340bn in 2015, a recent Baymard Institute study revealed that about 69 percent of online shopping carts were still left abandoned. Why so many unfulfilled digital sales?January 12, 2016Consumer Packaged GoodsMobile Sales Account for 30 Percent of Holiday Season's Growing E-CommerceE-commerce revenue jumped 21 percent this holiday season over last year as mobile sales continue to climb - 30.4 percent of online sales were placed on mobile devices, according to Custora.January 7, 2016Consumer Packaged GoodsAmazon Reportedly Accounts for Half of Online Sales Growth in U.S.Amazon now accounts for roughly 50 percent of all online retail sales growth in the United States and 24 percent of total retail sales growth, according to Macquarie Research.January 6, 2016Previous PagePage 3 of 4Next Page
