Amazon Lowers Free Shipping Threshold to $35, and Toys "R" Us Lays Off Nearly 15% Of Corporate Staff—Plus, Etsy Evolves. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Evolving Face Of Etsy | | | | The eCommerce world in which Etsy finds itself competing today is very different from the one it entered 12 years ago, in ways good and bad. Good because there is an ever-growing appetite among consumers for handmade; bad because that appetite has attracted some scary competitors, like Amazon. We talked with some Etsy sellers about the triumphs and trials of selling on Etsy — and why they like having as many venues as possible to get their goods out there. | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Convenience Vs. Risk In A Connected Devices World | | | | In just three years, everything from running shoes to baby monitors could become a point of sale device as 30+billion connected devices are payment enabled. In this week’s Topic TBD, Melissa Townsley, CEO of GIACT, joined Karen Webster to discuss why keeping those transactions safe must accelerate as quickly as those devices get connected to commerce. Read More... | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | SmarterHQ Provides Consumer Insight | | | | SmarterHQ dives into retail and other B2C data to provide consumer life cycle and marketing insight. The company recently announced a strategic partnership with Tulip Retail to put their online customer data to work in physical stores. Read More... | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Chatbot Growth in The Workplace | | | | In this week's Chatbot Tracker, we see how the growth of chatbots in the workplace is impacting today's workforce. As more tech-savvy employees enter the workforce, the likelihood of increased chatbot use is high. Read More... | | |
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