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Alibaba Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

Retail TouchPoints

As the Head of Supply Chain for Alibaba ‘s North America B2B business, Yikun Shao is right in the thick of it. For 15 years he worked as a business and trade consultant for PwC , helping multinational corporations navigate the intricacies of customs, international trade and the global supply chain.

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17 B2B Ecommerce Companies Taking Advantage of a $6.7 Trillion Opportunity (+ How Your Brand Can, Too)

BigCommerce

Their team works with category-leading brands looking to launch B2B as well as Direct-to-Consumer including Cargill, Citizens of Humanity and Dollar Tree. By all the most recent reports, analysts have forecasted that global B2B ecommerce revenue will top $6.7 B2B ecommerce alone had already surpassed $5 trillion in revenue.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Globally, ecommerce growth projections are also on an upward trajectory: They show that retail sales may exceed $4.058 trillion by as soon as 2020. of total retail sales. Generally, there are six main models of ecommerce that businesses can be categorized into: B2C. Business-to-Consumer (B2C). Business-to-Business (B2B).

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30 B2B ecommerce experts to follow

GetElastic

After extensive research and interviews, the team at Get Elastic is presenting a list of 30 industry movers and shakers in B2B ecommerce. These hardworking and thought-provoking individuals are known among their peers and commerce community as experts in digital strategy and building digital-first B2B enterprises. Twitter LinkedIn.

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Remaining Agile in a New Age of Retail: Three Things that Enterprise Brands can Learn from Smaller Players 

Retail TouchPoints

From leisure and sportswear to gifts and jewelry, the chances are you’ve bought a product from a small business over the last couple of years — whether it be a digitally native startup, a one-person band working from their kitchen table or a small independent store selling online around the world.

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New Partnership Establishes Faire as Shopify’s Recommended Wholesale Marketplace

365 Retail

Faire , the B2B retail marketplace, has today announced a new global partnership with Shopify that establishes Faire as the recommended wholesale marketplace for Shopify, which powers millions of merchants around the world. We’re thrilled to join forces to make commerce better for independent businesses.”

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The Secret Recipe For A Successful Retail Operations System

RTP blog

By Praveen Kanyadi, SpotCues Retail operations are the backbone of every store, regardless of whether it’s a small business or a large big box retailer. While consumer-facing advances are essential, many retailers have yet to make critical investments in back-end operations.