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After Good Eggs scaled back to just one city, how many other food-delivery startups might be overextended as they try to "land and expand"? 
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Even for a $260 billion commerce giant like Walmart, Amazon is a foe best not approached head-on. Instead, Walmart has crafted an e-commerce strategy that’s decidedly un-Amazon: Walmart isn’t hung up on people buying things online.
Farid Mheir's insight:
Interesting stat: "every 100 milliseconds in delay costs Amazon them 1 percent in sales". Read the rest of the article for more.
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‘Dark stores’ are the massive facilities behind online commerce – but members of the public aren’t allowed in. How do they work? Chris Baraniuk finds out on a behind-the-scenes tour.
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A behind the scene description of what it takes to fulfill grocery orders.
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Retail ecommerce sales in Canada will reach C$29.63 billion ($26.83 billion) this year, eMarketer estimates, an increase of 16.8% over 2014 spending levels. Double-digit sales increases are expected through at least 2019. That year, ecommerce sales in the country will near C$50 billion ($45.28 billion).
Farid Mheir's insight:
Useful data on eCommerce WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT? eCommerce will account for 8.8% of all sales in 2020: that leaves a *lot* of room for late adopters to get started and take their place in the virtual world.
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Google is adding a feature that lets you purchase items through search results.
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Facebook also is adding "buy" button. Social commerce is finally here.
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In this age of hyperadoption, we’ll have a pretty early read on whether any of these buy buttons are successful for merchants. Given that more and more eCommerce traffic is organic (i.e. shoppers typing a company’s URL directly), I don’t think we’ll see a major shift in how shoppers buy anytime soon, at least not with the executions that have been announced to date. Merchants that are intrigued by these offerings are wise to test and learn but to have low expectations. In fact, I’d argue the biggest opportunity from social networks isn’t sales but the data around what keywords and images are trending. These are crucial demand signals that merchants don’t always get on their own.
Farid Mheir's insight:
A review of social media "buy" buttons in pinterest, facebook and others. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Forrester believes the "buy buttons" in social media site will not work but will remain as they provide information about buyer intent and taste. Good to know when preparing an eCommerce strategy.
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Nothing is universal. But there are certain things that work more often than not in a/b testing.
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11 tips to improve conversion in eCommerce websites. Based on actual research and data. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT We build eCommerce sites to sell stuff and we are still learning what works and what does not, the equivalent of "aisle end caps" or placing products at eye level in a traditional store. This is useful for anyone building an eCommerce website.
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It all started with a challenge – build an ecommerce business from scratch and see how many sales we could generate in three days.
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Brilliant idea form shopify: build a new eCommerce business from scratch and show everyone what you did and how you did it. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Everyone in large corporation must look at this to understand how easy it is to start an eCommerce business. If you don't others will because the investment is so limited. Also notice that the issue is not with technology anymore but rather it is with what every traditional business must deal with on a daily basis: building a brand name and promoting the product and service.
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From
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For the most part, our conversion rates are in the low single digits … but that doesn’t mean that the experience for the other 96 percent wasn’t hugely important in terms of driving that sale in the store. No question, dot-com has been a successful sales vehicle — it grew over 50 percent in 2013 and it’s been growing at roughly a 40 percent clip in 2014. Still, the value extends beyond the sales numbers because it enables a lot of other activity that ultimately takes place in the stores.
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Home Depot has been doing eCommerce for a while and realizes it has become essential to drive traffic to stores. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Companies that stay away from eCommerce because sales are not yet meaningful in their industry (grocery, furniture, etc.) may be missing out on bringing more people to their stores and improving their experience, branding, etc. In short: you've got to to do eCommerce, whatever industry you are in.
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A blog about ecommerce marketing, running an online business and updates to Shopify's ecommerce community.
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I don't report on news items, as they tend not to age gracefully. However I report on news announcements that can have a profound impact and this is one: shopify allows you to sell your products on pinterest. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Pinterest becomes your own crowdsourced catalogue where millions of people assemble products into meaningful visual browsable curated categories. Your catalog then becomes a repository of products: pinterest becomes your marketing social network. HUGE.
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Domino's, which has had a history of smart tech innovation, has launched ordering through many different platforms, from smartphones to smartwatches to smart TVs. More than a third of its employees now work in tech and IT, the biggest department at the company's world HQ in Ann Arbor, Michigan. And just like a tech company, Domino's isn't afraid to fail. “We’re starting to think of ourselves as an e-commerce company that sells pizza. So we can take a few more risks and lean forward a little more
Farid Mheir's insight:
Not sure where I stand on whether this is for real or just fancy marketing. But reading that they have over 200 people focussed on technology innovation makes me think this is for real. So what does it mean for other fast food chains and retailers?...
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From
time
I’ve paid $79 per year for an Amazon Prime membership for the past five years or so, and I’ve always wondered how much (if any) it’s saved me. Now that the price is going up to $99 a year, I thought I’d run through all my purchases from 2013 to see what the difference would have been if I hadn’t shelled out for Prime last year.
Farid Mheir's insight:
A good benchmark to see if you should spring for an amazon prime membership.
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Auto replenishment sounds like a great idea. This data provides some isights on how people are actually using the service and its popularity - although it dates back to 2011. Grocers and CPC should take notice... Also see - Amazon subscribe & save auto replenishment solution http://sco.lt/7hBku1 - Amazon Dash button announcement
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Amazon's Dash Button is the first step in automating how, when and where you shop online.
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Not sure this is the right thing - I can't imagine having 1500 of these buttons around the house - but would make sense say in a business environment for seldom ordered products that you are not sure needs to order them. I am thinking about printer ink cartridges or some lubricant in a machine shop. Fits perfectly with Amazon subscribe & save auto replenishment solution http://sco.lt/7hBku1
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amazon has been offering this service since 2011 with little fanfare. Why is this service not standard in every eCommerce website?
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A blog about ecommerce marketing, running an online business and updates to Shopify's ecommerce community.
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Simple recommendations on how to improve your eCommerce site and sell more. Applies to big retailers and smaller one as well.
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Grocery may be B2C but it couldn’t be more different than retail, especially for online shopping. Grocers wanting their piece of the pie in this era of connected consumers need solutions. Unique solutions for very complex backend logistics.
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Do you have a mobile or responsive site? If not, on April 21 you may find it harder to rank in Google’s mobile search results. Via Vincent Trépanier
Vincent Trépanier's curator insight,
March 21, 2015 1:57 PM
If you do not have a Responsive or mobile friendly site yet, you need to get on it! In the meantime, pay close attention to your search ranking changes when this update comes around on April 21st.
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The article has little to offer in terms of "how" they did it other than state their use of OneCommerce which is a Hybris partner solution for in-store commerce and mobile. Interesting case study nevertheless. Worth mentioning that Canadian Tire also has acquired One Commerce.
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PMCtire est une entreprise fleurissante de vente en ligne de pneus depuis 5 ans. Pierre-Claude Roy, VP aux affaires électroniques nous parlera, le 12 mars pr...
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Very good case study of 5 year experience on eCommerce for PMCtire.com, a web pure play that sells tires (!) online. In french.
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Around 25% of millennials said they would pay a premium for same-day delivery.
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Grocery eCommerce is small but may be in line to disrupt a huge industry?
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The new year kicked off with over $525 million pouring into the food tech and media sector through four acquisitions and twelve capital raises
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Innovation landscape in the "traditional, slow paced" food industry may be about to change... no?
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From
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Cambridge Consultants, a product development group based in the U.K., is showing off a connected shopping cart that can tell a retailer where you are in a store within three feet. The smart carts are equipped with Bluetooth radios and sensors to track the cart’s location so store owners can offer promotions and eliminate checkout…
Farid Mheir's insight:
Not everyone has a mobile phone when they shop groceries but everyone pushes a cart. So having a connected cart - especially if it costs only 7.60$ to retrofit - makes perfect sense, no?
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A blog about ecommerce marketing, running an online business and updates to Shopify's ecommerce community.
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The field of grocery delivery in New York City has become increasingly crowded with novel options. Metro Money’s Anne Kadet examines which service is best.
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Once you get over the initial novelty, online grocery shopping is all about low prices and quality of services it seems.
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Same day delivery and especially food delivery have become very popular in past year. This post provides data on their growth and geo footprint.
In a similar note, Amazon is starting 1-hour booze delivery offer in Seattle: http://recode.net/2015/08/25/amazon-will-bring-you-booze-in-one-hour-starting-in-seattle/
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT
It appears to me like a money loosing business but it startup growth and financing in this field shows that we may be in "land grab" mode.
For me, I am in a wait and see mode to evaluate if they ever are going to make money.