The Ever Given container ship that has spent the last week wedged across the Suez Canal is under way again after being successfully refloated yesterday, ending the blockage of traffic in the strategic waterway that disrupted global trade and impacted international markets. Source link
By John K. Higgins Mar 31, 2021 5:00 AM PT Major information technology providers opposed to the broadening of class action litigation related to consumer protections have taken their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The companies are hoping the court will strike down a lower court ruling which makes it easier for consumers to […]
By Jack M. Germain Mar 30, 2021 5:00 AM PT One of the most successful direct-to-consumer shopping outlets for China-based vendors outside of China’s own Alibaba e-commerce platform is Amazon. This trend has been accelerating for years. China-based sellers represented 75 percent of new sellers on Amazon in January, according to a report by Marketplace […]
Domopalooza 2021 – the analytics takeaway from Yum! Brands, the fast food firm that’s also a digital company Stuart Lauchlan Tue, 03/30/2021 – 02:50 Summary: Yum! Brands owns some of the world’s most famous fast food businesses; it also owns “one of everything” from a tech perspective, with analytics high on the menu. How can […]
Collaboration between employees, teams, and clients is more important than ever before, and there are a variety of new technologies and platforms available to facilitate communication and group work. The E-Commerce Times spoke with several experts in the field of collaboration software and technologies to get their take on the many ways that people are […]
A growing number of ships are currently trapped in the Suez Canal after the 20,000 TEU Evergreen container vessel Ever Given ran aground Tuesday at 7:40 am local time. Source link
How Pandora uses digital transformation to create sparkling customer experiences Mark Samuels Thu, 03/25/2021 – 15:51 Summary: The jewellery firm’s long-standing focus on digitization provided the foundation for some creative solutions to challenging COVID business conditions. Jewellery retailer Pandora has placed digital capability and transformation at the core of its business in an attempt to serve […]
FourKites secures $100M series D funding from Thomas H. Lee Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital, and Zebra Technologies to infuse global supply chains with real-time visibility. Source link
By Jack M. Germain Mar 25, 2021 5:00 AM PT Consumer shopping patterns continue to settle into new options after holiday digital and e-gift card sales soared at the close of last year. A Blackhawk Network BrandedPay Post-Holiday Report on consumer spending showed a more than 80 percent increase in digital gift card sales. That […]
The most vulnerable cybercrime victims are young adults and adults over 75, according to the latest research revealed in the LexisNexis Risk Solutions biannual Cybercrime Report. Released Feb. 23, the report tracks global cybercrime activity from July 2020 through December 2020. The report reveals how unprecedented global change in 2020 created new opportunities for cybercriminals […]
