What Amazon’s 2021 tells us about the state of e-commerce

What can Amazon's year tell us about the state of e-commerce?

Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ trip into space, whether you were a fan of it or not, perfectly summed up his ex-company’s year. Buoyed by incredible e-commerce growth, the massive marketplace is strapped to a rocket and headed for the stratosphere, on pace once again to set record revenue figures.

Though that’s nothing new for Amazon, it’s undeniably impressive.

“In 2019, Amazon’s revenue was [almost] $300 billion. And then in 2020, basically, it grew to almost $400 billion,” said Yoni Mazor,...

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FedEx, Salesforce announce end-to-end e-commerce solution

FedEx and Salesforce are joining forces to provide an end-to-end e-commerce and supply chain solution

FedEx is shaking up the e-commerce space. The nationwide carrier on Tuesday announced a partnership with e-commerce software titan Salesforce to provide an end-to-end e-commerce and supply chain management solution. Shares of both companies are down following the news.

The new offering, which the companies expect will become available to consumers in the spring of 2022, integrates Salesforce (​​NYSE: CRM) Commerce Cloud and Salesforce Order Management with supply chain capabilities from FedEx (NY...

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GSCW chat recap: Lessons from moving parts in a pandemic

This fireside chat recap is from Day 4 of FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week. Day 4 focuses on automotive.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Keeping parts moving online, in stores and through dealerships 

DETAILS:  Daimler Trucks North America relies on e-commerce, its dealerships, parts distribution centers and analytics to get truck parts to the right place as quickly as possible. Richard Simons oversees all of it.

SPEAKER: Richard Simons, general manager of parts sales and marketing for Daimler Trucks 

BIO...

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Shopping malls going digital in e-commerce era

Shopping malls going digital in e-commerce era (Photo: SFlickr/GPA Photo Archive)

The rise of e-commerce has led the segment to carve out a sizable share of the global retail market. The increasing penetration of smartphones and access to data services across emerging markets has helped sustain e-commerce growth, introducing an ever-growing consumer base to online retail.

Traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, which have witnessed a slide in revenue, are now experimenting with different sales channels — including dipping into e-commerce for improving their customer reach. 

The...

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