Companies that can figure out how to take advantage of new technologies for digital retail will outsmart and outpace competitors.

Any company of any size -- whether it is one employee working out of her basement or a multi-national company balancing millions in revenue -- must consider how digitization is affecting business as we know it.

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Significant work in service domain has focused on customer journey within e-service delivery system process (e-SDSP). Few studies have focused on process-centric approach to customer journey during delivery of e-services. This study aims to investigate the performance assessment of three online retailers (alternatives) using perceived service process during different stages of e-SDSP as a criterion for decision-making. TOPSIS is used in this paper to rate and evaluate multiple online retailers. Based on perceived service process as the criterion, results show that online retailer-2 outperforms other two online retailers. This study is one of the first to rate online retailers by utilising customer-perceived service process (latent variables) as a decision-making criterion throughout e-SDSP. The finding suggests that perceived searching process is the most essential criterion for decision-making, followed by the perceived after-sales service process, the perceived agreement process, and the perceived fulfilment process. Implications, limitations, and future scope are also discussed.

Vladislav Bakalchuk, co-founder of one of Russia's largest marketplace platform Wildberries, announced an attempted gangster-style takeover of the company. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov posted a video of his conversation with Bakalchuk on his Telegram channel. Bakalchuk said that in early July, Russ Outdoor company, headed by Levon and Robert Mirzoyan, tried to take over the assets of Wildberries by means of legal schemes. According to the co-founder, they deceived his wife, Tatyana Bakalchuk, after which she left home without an opportunity to see her husband to discuss what was happening. The marketplace merged with Russ Outdoor Company in June; the shares of both companies in the business were approximately equal.

Amazon is doing well, though a volatile political climate threatens small businesses’ growth.

The combination of discount pricing and consumer-initiated brand discovery is a powerful tool for millions of people to save money while providing product manufacturers and service providers with a unique channel to engage new customers.

The authors of Spirit Pass and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls, a Native American series about MMIWG, have published their latest YA/teen book of poetry and prose.

The authors of the "Madness & Mayhem: Deadly Darkness in the Dry Tortugas" and "Dancing Without Music", a YA coming-of-age novel about mental illness, have released their latest mystery set in the north country.

The authors of the Echoes in the North Country Series and "Dancing Without Music", a YA coming-of-age novel about mental illness, have released their latest mystery set in the Dry Tortugas, off Key West.

The childcare market is led by apparels and consumables, with toys being the smallest contributor

Kaidee offers over 30 categories of both new and second-hand goods and services.

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Retailers restrict the ability of consumers to purchase armored products to protect themselves and those that they love. Many retailers believe that consumers do not want or need ballistic protection and therefore do not offer armored products.

This year, the standout sweetheart can choose a different route to his honey's heart with a brand new type of bouquet.

Selling sportswear online will open up an additional revenue stream for Curefit, which currently offers four products such as gyms under Cultfit, yoga and meditation centres under Mindfit, health food under Eatfit and primary care with Carefit.

The new website provides a 360-degree solution catering to the entire purchasing procedure which includes finance, insurance, exchange as well as accessories so that customers don't have to step out...

According to RedSeer Consulting, the grocery market in the country is valued at over $500 billion, out of which online grocery currently has only 0.2% share, amounting to $1.2 billion.

Businesses that want to stay competitive are adopting a phygital model to address these demands through the holistic integration of offline and online retail.

Strategies for staying ahead amid a dizzying e-commerce landscape.

The company's newest wireless earbuds, the AirPod Pro, which were released this past October, have now sold out from nearly every major online retailer, including Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Amazon.