In late January, Amazon reduced its minimum purchase requirement for free two-day shipping to $35 ($25 for books) from $50 previously. In an interview with Recode, Marc Lore—who is Walmart’s e-commerce chief and the former CEO of Jet.com, which Walmart… Continue Reading
Social Selling This week, we found ourselves once again discussing the prospects for social commerce, which simply refers to buying and selling through social media websites. In this note, we distill our thoughts on why social commerce—which has gone through… Continue Reading
Two events from the past week have led us to reflect on the future of the retail landscape. First, our US team attended the National Retail Federation (NRF) Retail’s Big Show 2017, where there was much discussion of the reshaping… Continue Reading
This week, we attended the Goldman Sachs 22nd Annual Global Retailing Conference. Below are six major themes that emerged as key topics of conversation over the two-day conference. 1) More retailers see omnichannel as the solution. The rapid adoption… Continue Reading
I’m excited to be speaking at Urban Land Institute Asia Pacific’s Retail Real Estate Technology event in Hong Kong Wednesday, April 15, discussing the latest trends in retail tech and their effects on retail real estate. The retail landscape is… Continue Reading
The National Retail Federation’s (NRF’s) Valentine’s Day Consumer Spending Survey, conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics, tells us that love is indeed not a dying art. If buying gifts is any indication, there will be more love shown this year… Continue Reading
We see smart clothing breaking out of their niche status this year, ultimately eclipsing the markets for all other types of wearable tech. From intelligent T-shirts to solar-paneled jackets that can recharge our cellphones, technology will increasingly be molding itself around… Continue Reading
Hot Toys, here we come! We¹ve taken a look at the top toy lists of five major retailers Toys “R” Us, Amazon, Target, Kmart and Walmart‹and looked at recent events with major toy companies including Mattel and Legos, to give… Continue Reading
We are excited about the reports on Singles Day, the Chinese holiday coming up on November 11. On this day last year, Alibaba handled $5.8 billion of transactions in 24 hours. That was 80% higher than what it did the… Continue Reading
Alibaba has been dominant in China’s merchandise e-commerce space, but the competition is heating up. In March, Tencent and JD.com formed a partnership with the intent of maximizing their respective strengths to become a legitimate competition to Alibaba’s e-commerce business.… Continue Reading