by Mike Duff | Jan 21, 2025 | Retail Articles
In its fourth annual State of E-commerce Fulfillment report, ShipBob, a supply chain and fulfillment platform for small- and mid-market e-commerce merchants, noted that 80% of brands selling online saw revenue growth in 2024. More than half of all e-commerce orders in...
by Mike Duff | Jan 21, 2025 | Retail Articles
Symbotic has agreed to acquire Walmart’s Advanced Systems and Robotics business as part of a deal that will see the tech company develop pickup and fulfillment automation for the retailer, including at the store level. Symbotic announced the acquisition, contending...
by Mike Duff | Jan 17, 2025 | Retail Articles
Gen Z is redefining retailing, declared Adyen, a global financial technology platform, citing a survey it conducted where 73% of 18-27-year-olds said they shop in-store at least once a week compared to 65% of Baby Boomers. When asked whether they considered shopping...
by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2025 | Retail Articles
For the fiscal month of December, Costco Wholesale Corp. posted net sales of $27.52 billion, up 9.9% from the year-earlier period. Comparable sales, with the effect of changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange excluded, were up 9.9% versus the fiscal month a...
by Mike Duff | Dec 4, 2024 | Retail Articles
The five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday saw an estimated 197 million active shoppers, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The total is second highest in the poll’s...
