The rise of e-commerce is often cited as the key contributor to the struggles of venerable brick-and-mortar retailers that once ruled their sectors — Sears, Payless and Toys ‘R’ Us, to name a few. Digital disruption is also accelerating in traditionally more insulated sectors such as retail pharmacy. At the same time, Amazon is continuing
PHILADELPHIA — With digital marketing and e-commerce creating a tsunami of change across the retail industry, accentuated by Amazon’s seemingly unstoppable growth and the emergence of Alibaba, China’s giant e-commerce company, it was fitting that “Adaptability” was the theme of Emerson Group’s annual Industry Day event, held here Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton. Or, as Ed
SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES, Calif.– RangeMe, an ECRM company, has teamed with Thrive Market, the online retailer that is disrupting the organic and non-GMO market, and becoming the destination for consumers seeking out these brands. The meteoric rise of e-commerce, and the drastic shift in consumer shopping behavior has pushed retailers to rethink and revise how they
TORONTO — Shoppers Drug Mart today unveiled a new e-commerce platform uniting a wide selection of the company’s mass market cosmetics with an already broad range of luxury beauty products. The new site — shoppersdrugmart.ca/beauty — is Canada’s largest online beauty shopping destination, providing shoppers with hundreds of mass and luxury private label and international
CINCINNATI — Answering Amazon.com’s encroachment on the retail food business, Kroger Co. has inked a deal with online British supermarket Ocado to accelerate the American grocer’s e-commerce offering. The alliance will mark the U.S. debut of the technology underpinnings of the Ocado Smart Platform, which includes online ordering, automated fulfillment and home delivery capabilities. As
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. is launching a new digital marketplace for food and wellness products, and the retailer is inviting suppliers of new and niche brands to be a part of it. “At Albertsons Cos., we have always prided ourselves on our wide assortment,” said Narayan Iyengar, who joined the company last year as
NEW YORK — Walmart plans to streamline its buying process so that the same merchants can purchase products for the retailer’s stores and its web site, according to published reports. The move should help Walmart leverage its considerable buying power to make its online offering more compelling to consumers. The new approach will mean that
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has finalized its $3.3 billion acquisition of e-tailer Jet.com. The discount store giant said late Monday that with the closing of the deal, which was announced in early August, Jet.com founder and chief executive officer Marc Lore becomes executive vice president at Walmart and president and CEO of Walmart e-commerce in
When we at Clavis Insight talk to over-the-counter medicine manufacturers about managing their presence and performance in online stores, there are often still team members who consider the online channel irrelevant for their category. Their perception is that O-T-C products fill an immediate need that can be met by walking or driving a few minutes
Walmart is in talks to buy online retailer Jet.com, according to a report on Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. Jet.com, which launched its e-commerce web site in July 2015, was co-founded by Marc Lore, who serves as its chairman and CEO. Lore is an e-commerce veteran, having sold his previous online retailing venture, Quidsi
For something that didn’t even exist a decade ago, digital strategy is surely one of the hottest business conversations today. Theories and best practices abound, and the multiple paths that run simultaneously along subtopics such as platforms and digital devices, content and customer experience play a role similar to that of each voice in a
Digital technologies are reshaping both consumer demand and competitive undercurrents in the U.S. consumer packaged goods marketplace. Digital innovations and the explosion of digital, mobile and social media are restructuring how consumers shop for and purchase CPG products. This framework has resulted in new shopping behaviors and purchase pathways, which are disrupting traditional business models
LAS VEGAS — Rite Aid Corp. was recognized for e-commerce growth at the 2016 Imagine Excellence Awards, held by digital commerce provider Magento Inc. Magento said Rite Aid received the Growth Award for “extraordinary year-over-year growth across all channels,” powered by the Magento Commerce open-source, omnichannel e-commerce platform. During the 2015 holiday season, Rite Aid
How many times have you seen an image of a product and had your interest piqued, only to view the item firsthand and have the thought, “That’s not what I was expecting.” It’s common, especially among home buyers. The staged images on a realtor’s website look perfect, then you actually tour the house and what
