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It’s Official – Amazon is an Ecommerce Enabler First and a Retailer Second

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Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon , is celebrating his 10th anniversary with the company this year, and so he kicked off the fourth annual Amazon Accelerate conference for sellers by comparing the differences between the ecommerce platform today and 10 years ago.

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Amazon’s Counterintuitive Next Big Move — Helping Brands Sell Off Amazon

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“For much of the history of retail, there have been significant barriers that put high hurdles in front of entrepreneurs who wanted to launch a new brand,” said Dharmesh Mehta, VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services at Amazon during the third annual Accelerate conference for Amazon sellers. And it doesn’t stop at the transaction.

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Ulta Beauty, American Eagle Share How Supply Chain Investments Can Drive the Entire Company

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Supply chain and last mile challenges have been grabbing headlines for months, and executives from Ulta Beauty , American Eagle and others shared their advice on how retailers can turn these troubles into opportunities at the Home Delivery World logistics conference.

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6 Valuable Lessons from Etail East 2018

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Whether you couldn’t attend the conference yourself, or you couldn’t see every session you wanted while you were there, we’ve got you covered. For brands that decide to really focus on growing digital channels, they’ve realized they can compete with even the buzziest digital-native brands. Traffic is down and the costs are untenable.”

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‘Fast Delivery is Table Stakes’: Foxtrot CEO on Standing Out in the Crowded Digital C-Store Space

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Foxtrot will be among the innovative thought leaders presenting at the 2022 Retail Innovation Conference and Expo on May 10-12, 2022, in Chicago. We’ve found that 30-minute delivery is fast enough to meet the needs of our customers while also maintaining our level of quality, service and sustaining reasonable price points.

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ChannelAdvisor to Host Webinar Conference: E-Commerce Unleashed

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It means even greater marketplace influence from Amazon, eBay and other channel leaders. And it means the war for fast, free shipping will continue to separate winners from losers. EST. Cost: FREE. Taking control of your shipping, while saving money, increasing speed and performance. Better Results Tomorrow. The Agenda.

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Top 10 Sessions at eTail West 2018

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If you’re anything like me when attending these types of conferences, you might feel a bit overwhelmed by all the different sessions (and end up choosing them at random on the morning the event starts). Brian Hovis, VP, Marketing of Full Price Business, Nordstrom. Keynote: Today’s Omni-Advertising Age. February 26th at 8:40 AM.