KHD Buzz – Amazon is Bigger Than You Thought, Target Aims for Same Day Delivery, Consumers Don’t Want to Get Personal and More
Morgan Stanley Break Down: Just How Big Amazon is in Online Retail We all know that Amazon is a huge player in online retail in the US, but do we ever really realize just how big they are? A recent Morgan Stanley report broke the numbers down and actually, big does not even really begin…
KHD Buzz – Deadly Retail Sins, Amazon Instant Pickup, AR Comes to QVC and More
Credit Suisse on the “Seven Deadly Sins of Retailing” There is no doubt that while some retailers are enjoying a great year so far there are others who are truly struggling and some who have lost the ‘battle’ to stay in business altogether in 2017. Now, having analyzed a slew of earnings reports for a…
KHD Buzz – Instagram Story Ads for All, Facebook Reactions’ Success, Grim News for Some Retailers and More
Instagram Story Ads Opening Up to All Instagram Story Ads have been available to a limited number of businesses since Septemeber 2016. But now the platform, which is particularly popular and effective among retailers, is opening the program up to everyone. Read More More Love than Like – Facebook Reactions ARE Working It’s been a little over a…
KHD Buzz – Online Retailers Seeking New eCommerce Solutions, How Big is Amazon, The History of Content Marketing and More
Report: Nearly Half of Online Retailers are Looking for a New eCommerce Platform For any online retailer choosing the right software platform to conduct their business on is of the utmost importance. And according to a new report from Internet Retailer, more than half of them are actively looking for a new solution. Read More…
KHD Buzz – Macy’s Bad Christmas, Wendy’s Gets Sassy, the Rise of the Chatbot and More
Wendy’s New Twitter ‘Voice’ is Making Waves The common wisdom is that a company’s social media ‘voice’ should represent their brand as accurately as possible. So is Wendy’s sassy new Twitter persona an example of following that wisdom or just a grab for extra media attention? Read More Macy’s Making Big Cuts After Dismal Holiday…
KHD Buzz – Holiday Sales Figures Recap, Online Retail Firsts, 2016 in Search and More
Amazon Purchases Accounted for 30% of Cyber Weekend Sales As the figures from the holiday shopping season start rolling in and the ‘autopsies’ on retailer’s performances begin according to Adobe Amazon once again ruled on ‘Cyber Weekend’ in 2016, accounting for 30% of the online retail sales made between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Read…
KHD Buzz – Year End Retail Stats, Amazon Drones Take Flight, Last Minute Holiday Shopping Innovation and More
Adobe Release Huge 2016 Mobile Retail Report The end of year reports and predictions are flooding in, including the full version of the expansive 2016 Adobe Mobile Retail Report, a study in statistics and trends that makes for eye-opening bedtime reading for any online retailer. Read More and Download Here. Adobe Also Tracking 2016 Holiday…
KHD Buzz – Cyber Monday’s Record Breaking Sales Figures, How People are Shopping Online, The Big Holiday Ad Winner and More
Cyber Monday 2016: Biggest Day in Online Retail History According to a report from Adobe, Cyber Monday madness reached new proportion this year as sales soared past $3.45 billion and into the record books. Read More Online Credit Card Fraud Up 20% on Holiday Shopping Weekend Sales may have soared in the online space this past…
KHD Buzz – The Rise of Gen Z, the Impact of Trump’s Win on Retail, Late Night Shopping Stories and More
Prepare for the Rising Purchase Power of Gen Z Are you chasing the Gen X dollar and working out the best way to court Millennial purchasers? Most retailers are. But now there’s a new, rising power in retail spending, Gen Z, those born between 1999 and 2006 and they may turn out to be the…
KHD Buzz – Visions of the Future of Online Retail, The Rise of AI, Pinterest Woos Guys and More
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Outlines His Vision of the Future of Retailing Alibaba CEO Jack Ma recently wrote to his shareholders about what he foresees as the future on global marketing, and the integrated online/offline vision statement makes for interesting reading indeed. Read More New Male Users Boost Pinterest to 150M Active Monthly Users Pinterest…