Pamela N. Danziger Forbes Contributor This will be the year that consumers seek to find balance in a world that is rapidly tilting out of control, according to a new study by global ethnographical market research firm Canvas8. “ People are seeking equilibrium in all aspects of their lives – between humans and technology, brand … Read more
January 2019 Contact Author Eden Stuart U.S. prestige beauty products saw sales of $4.1 billion for Q3 2018 according to The NPD Group, up 7% over Q3 2017. Makeup sales increased 1% to $1.9 billion Total face, the category’s largest segment, grew by 2%, driven by concealer, powder and tinted moisturizer Lip color sales declined 10%, but gloss … Read more
Jason Roberson Published 4/23/18 Dallas Business Journal By Jason Roberson – Managing Editor, Dallas Business Journal a day ago Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, and one of the nation’s most eligible relocation seekers, visited Dallas Friday evening to shed light on his business success, but not where he plans to build his coveted second headquarters. The … Read more
Erica E. PhillipsMarch 15, 2018 5:01 p.m. ET Express service aimed at e-commerce shipments will start in major cities, will offer new competition for growing online commerce delivery to homes. “Faster, cost-effective delivery is going to be a future requirement to play in this space.” DHL said Thursday it is launching a new same-day and … Read more
The technology company will go private as its retail customer base grapples with turmoil and heavy e-commerce competition By Jennifer SmithMarch 6, 2018 8:41 a.m. ET1 COMMENTS CommerceHub Inc., a technology company that helps retailers manage e-commerce inventory, is being acquired by private-equity firms GTCR LLC and Sycamore Partners for $1.1 billion. The company’s platform … Read more
Makers of biggest household staples have little control over where Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa sends consumers “A great but scary article on the future of retailing and Voice activated shopping.” -OAD Click to play Wall Street Journal’s Video Online voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa are threatening the decades-old high-exposure marketing model for consumer goods. WSJ’s … Read more
In the fourth quarter and in 2017 as a whole, U.S. online retail grew faster than it has since 2011. E-commerce represented 13% of total retail sales in 2017 and 49% of the growth. Amazon is responsible for much of the gains. Fareeha Ali contributed reporting for Digital Commerce 360. A blockbuster fourth quarter contributed … Read more
“An interesting article that puts things in proper perspective. Just because Amazon decides to enter a space does not mean they will dominate over established players but that’s how they get the headlines while adding efficiency to their system. “ The shipping titans have a large head start over the online retail giant Paul Ziobro … Read more
