E-commerce guide for Black Friday 2020 – are your sites and apps ready? Sumedh Jigjinni Fri, 10/30/2020 – 04:41 Summary: With record online sales predicted for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, New Relic’s Sumedh Jigjinni has ten tips to help maximize e-commerce and keep systems running smoothly (© Proxima Studio – shutterstock) It’s not an […]
Due to evolving shopping habits, Covid-19, a delayed Amazon Prime Day, and general supply chain disruptions, consumers will start shopping for the 2020 holidays earlier than usual this year - complete supply chain visibility will play a major factor. Source link
The world of fitness and exercise has been fundamentally changed by the pandemic. People are doing more workouts at home, purchasing home gym equipment, and relying more than ever on remote fitness coaching. The E-Commerce Times caught up with insiders from the health and wellness industry for perspective on how the population is staying active […]
IKEA’s Chief Digital Officer discusses COVID-19 opportunities and diversity in digital Derek du Preez Tue, 10/27/2020 – 06:55 Summary: Barbara Martin Coppola outlines how IKEA is working with Google Cloud to create new customer experiences in a COVID-19 world. (Pixabay ) IKEA is famous for many things – from the unique layout of its stores, […]
Enterprise hits and misses – retailers get autonomous, blockchain gets real, and Google gets an anti-trust action from the U.S. Jon Reed Sun, 10/25/2020 – 05:23 Summary: This week – retailers buckle up for the holidays, and lay ambitious plans for 2021. Blockchain gets some real world use cases – and critiques. The U.S. files […]
For all the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our online shopping behavior in 2020, add to the list: holiday gift giving. This year, far fewer gifts will be exchanged in person as many of us cancel our normal family travel during the holiday season. Airlines are predicting less than 50 percent of normal holiday […]
Sainsbury’s CIO restocks retailer’s data abilities Mark Chillingworth Fri, 10/23/2020 – 02:33 Summary: Group CIO Phil Jordan explains how a data-centric approach enabled the UK supermarket chain to respond to the global pandemic (Image sourced via Sainsbury’s website) The change in the business in the last six months has unblocked everything, a new culture has […]
By John K. Higgins Oct 22, 2020 5:00 AM PT The U.S. government’s policy to restrict federal agency exposure to products and services associated with Huawei Technologies and other China-based companies has gained the support of the U.S. information technology industry. However, a wide swath of U.S. companies, including those in the IT sector, registered […]
By Jack M. Germain Oct 21, 2020 12:17 PM PT Amazon reported recently that online grocery sales tripled during the pandemic. The company also saw a 160 percent increase in delivery capacity and tripled the number of Whole Foods pickup spots. This is all great news if you live in a city with Whole Foods […]
“Grab-and-go’ – why autonomous retail is ready for a breakout year Kurt Marko Wed, 10/21/2020 – 02:09 Summary: A look at the technology, benefits, linkage to 5G and prospects for the proliferation of ‘grab-and-go’ retail outlets in the coming year. (Pixabay) Whether it’s vehicles, drones or manufacturing systems, the path to fully autonomous systems is […]
