November 6, 2023 by MMR
Circana, e-commerce, holiday shopping, Marshal Cohen, online
Leading Headlines, Retail News
CHICAGO – The number of consumers planning to do at least some of their holiday shopping online rose to 82% this year, according to a recent holiday purchase intentions consumer survey from Circana, formerly IRI and The NPD Group. While this is still below the 85% who planned on making holiday purchases online in 2021,
February 27, 2023 by Jason Reiser
e-commerce, Jason Reiser, omnichannel
2023, Issue 02-27-2023, Issues, Opinion
Who doesn’t like a good sports story, especially with the Super Bowl in our rearview mirror but our hearts still on the gridiron? There’s one that’s especially on point these days, given where we’re at with digital commerce. It’s summer, 1961. The Green Bay Packers, just off a crushing defeat costing them the NFL Championship,
August 15, 2022 by Julie Bonnell
e-commerce, Julie Bonnell, online
2022, Issue 08-15-2022, Issues
As the focus on e-commerce has been heightened the past few years, manufacturers and retailers have, in many cases, invested in their websites. In some cases, functionality needed streamlining, in others, content needed updating and/or improvement, and in others still, e-commerce had to be added. Protecting brand integrity online is an ongoing effort for both
November 15, 2021 by MMR
Boost by Kroger Plus, e-commerce, Kroger
2021, Issue 11-15-2021, Issues
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. is the latest major retailer to introduce a subscription membership program to accelerate its e-commerce growth. The nation’s largest supermarket operator has joined a growing number of mass market retailers in adopting the model pioneered by Amazon with its Amazon Prime premium loyalty program. The Kroger effort, appropriately dubbed Boost by
July 12, 2021 by Scot Meyer
e-commerce, Scot Meyer
2021, Issue 07-12-2021, Issues
The ways that people can shop for products and get them home are multiplying so fast that hardly anyone involved in the process can keep up. That was one of the takeaways from a virtual panel discussion on the future of same-day delivery at the National Retail Federation’s recent Retail Converge conference. Kelly Caruso, the
May 24, 2021 by MMR
delivery, e-commerce, NielsenIQ, Omnibus Survey
2021, Issue 05-24-2021, Issues
NEW YORK — As many retail executives have predicted, the massively accelerated consumer shift to e-commerce triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of reversing itself. On the contrary, the convenience of home delivery and curbside pickup is fueling shoppers’ desire for ever-faster fulfillment, and major retailers across trade classes are responding with enhanced
May 10, 2021 by MMR
Alibaba, Alice Wang, Chain Drug Review/MMR Video Forum, e-commerce, Ed Rowland, JD.com, Video Forum
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Videos
In the second of two episodes about the drug store market in China, Video Forum examines the impact of e-commerce. Ed Rowland, principal of Rowland Global LLC, and Alice Wang, a Shanghai-based consultant and instructor at Alibaba’s Taobao University, share insights about younger consumers’ embrace of online-to-offline services, the growing presence of Alibaba and JD.com
January 25, 2021 by MMR
e-commerce, Marc Lore, Walmart
2021, Issue 01-25-2021, Issues
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Marc Lore, who helped spearhead Walmart’s transformation into an omnichannel retailer, is leaving the company on January 31. He will continue to serve Walmart as a strategic advisor until September, the company said. In a company email, Walmart president and chief executive officer Doug McMillon credited Lore with helping accelerate Walmart’s e-commerce
December 27, 2020 by MMR
Black Friday, e-commerce, holiday retail sales, MasterCard SpendingPulse, retail sales
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
PURCHASE, N.Y. — Retail sales grew 3% this holiday season, according to preliminary data from Mastercard SpendingPulse, which attributes the size of the increase to an expanded holiday season and strong online sales. Year-over-year sales growth was up 2.4% for the traditional holiday shopping period of November 1 through December 24, according to the study,
October 15, 2020 by MMR
Aldi, e-commerce, Kroger, Target, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — Demand for contactless commerce is surging during the coronavirus pandemic, and so is the intensity of competition among retailers promoting their delivery services and pickup options to meet the demand. But which grocery brands are rising to the challenge? Survey results out this month from Ipsos measure and rank major U.S. food
June 17, 2019 by MMR
Adobe, Adobe’s Experience Cloud, e-commerce, John Standley, Justin Mennen, Rite Aid
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Rite Aid Corp. has entered into a strategic partnership with Adobe to deliver seamless, personalized and connected health and wellness experiences for Rite Aid customers via Adobe Experience Cloud, the industry’s leading end-to-end solution for experience creation, marketing, advertising, analytics and commerce. Adobe Experience Cloud will enhance Rite Aid’s ability to
March 25, 2019 by Jeffrey Woldt
digital media, e-commerce, Jeffrey Woldt, National Retail Federation, NRF
2019, Issue 3-25-2019, Issues, Opinion
The transformation of the retail business continues apace, but the outright revolution promised by the adherents of e-commerce and digital media still appears to be a ways away. That’s one of the insights gleaned from new research conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Forrester. Based on responses from 69 retailers — a mix