E-commerce technology has made global selling easy, leading many small and midsized e-commerce companies to focus on expanding their cross-border sales to consumers. Unfortunately, most of these companies don’t understand how the realities of cross-border duty and tax compliance could result in shipment delays and canceled orders. This has created an opportunity for e-commerce platforms…
Amazon.com exposed some of its customers’ names and email addresses on Wednesday because of a "technical error," according to emails the company sent to affected customers. BetaNews, which first reported the incident, said affected customers received an email that said Amazon had " … inadvertently disclosed your name and email address due to a technical error." The email…
Sticking solely to familiar customer experiences doesn’t cut it anymore. Retailers need to invest in creative differentiation.
Attendees will leave this webinar with a better understanding of how global e-commerce opportunity will impact future success.
In episode 172 of Total Retail Talks, recorded at this year's Shop.org conference in Las Vegas, Kevin Hourican, president of CVS Pharmacy, discusses how the drug store chain is investing in technology solutions that improve its customers’ experiences across all channels. Hourican offers insights into the ways that CVS is integrating its online and offline…
First Insight surveyed consumers and senior retail executives on consumer shopping habits, purchase behavior and influences driving decisions. The surveys revealed that while quality of products is most important to consumers, pricing plays a significantly more important role in how consumers make purchase decisions than senior retail executives realize.
The holidays are nearly upon us, and brands have begun gearing up to knock down prices and pull as many people into their stores during the biggest shopping season of the year. Drawing the biggest crowds could be as simple as offering the lowest prices, but are there better ways to draw everyone in? Marketers…
According to the Voxpro CX Index: At the Corner of Technology and Human Experience, though, consumers still want human-to-human interaction. This means businesses need to deploy a balanced approach for CX. Voxpro, powered by TELUS International, surveyed 1,000 U.S. consumers to determine how they feel about interacting with AI and automation, such as chatbots, and how well they trust businesses with their personal data.
Total global retail sales in 2020 are projected to reach $27.73 trillion, up from $24.86 trillion in 2018. It's clear consumer spending is on the rise, but retailers now need to compete against not only other retailers, but the large e-commerce giants like Amazon.com that are also looking to capture their share of consumers’ wallets.…
Nordstrom is notifying employees of an information-security breach that exposed their names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more. Employees across the company received an email notification and apology from co-President Blake Nordstrom on Wednesday informing them of the breach, a company spokesperson confirmed Friday. Some employees, who may not…
