During a recent trip to Quebec City, I spotted a red Canadian mail truck. On the side, in white letters, below the French version, I read “Delivering the Online World.” What a great sentiment! Since I haven’t mailed or received anything in Quebec, I’m not sure how well they are keeping up with the claim,…
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Last-Mile Delivery: New Challenges Ahead
What percentage of your total shopping is online? This past holiday season, almost 40% of seasonal shopping was through online channels. Late order cutoffs, and the ensuing last minute rush resulted in logistical nightmares for online retailers and logistics providers, who were overwhelmed with demand and paralyzed when bad weather struck. Expedient delivery is growing…
Clash of the Titans: Alibaba v. Amazon
Think Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer? Think again. Alibaba, the leading online wholesale marketplace for domestic China trade among small businesses, has officially claimed the #1 spot with its IPO filing. Last year, the giant did $248 billion of Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) in its China retail marketplace, more than Amazon and eBay…
Pantry, Dash, Flow…What’s Next for Amazon?
UPDATE: We know what’s next- for now anyways. Check out #AmazonCart, another way Amazon is making it easier for consumers to purchase items with ease. A new partnership with Twitter lets consumers reply to tweets that feature an Amazon product link, using the hashtag #AmazonCart. The new partnership will use the hashtag reply as a signal to…