Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon 2020 is the year when the eCommerce narrative shifted in a major way. Before everyone was focused solely on Amazon but as retailers were forced to shift sales online during the COVID-19 pandemic a number of retailers came to the forefront with their eCommerce savvy and Walmart is one of those retailers.

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 4, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon If you are thinking about who rules eCommerce then the name that first comes to mind likely differs based on where you live. The truth is both of these companies have had an outsized impact on the retail industry around the world. Do you like this content? Domestic vs. international. Alibaba didn’t stop there.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 31, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon Nordstrom has been in business for over 100 years, since 1901. That’s a long time, almost an eternity in the fickle retail sector. Nordstrom on the other hand has weathered many tests of time and is thought to be one of strongest department stores. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 31, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Another one bites the dust. It joins a slew of American retailers that came to Canada but decided not to stay. The most famous exit of all time is when Target abandoned 133 stores in 2015 after failing to make the model work after only two years in Canada. More brands are selling direct to consumer.

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon Keeping up with the times is difficult especially when you have been in business for over a century like Marks & Spencer has. We are committed to stores and believe they can be a true source of competitive advantage." "But Do you like this content? Improving Digital.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 12, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Did you know that at one time Sears was the largest retailer in the world? He foresaw that America’s growing railway infrastructure could be used as a way to send goods to consumers in rural communities that lived far away from stores. Retail stores. That was back in 1969.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 30, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon Alibaba is a Chinese eCommerce giant generating a higher gross merchandise volume (GMV) than any company in the world including Amazon. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. billion in its 2014 IPO.

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 27, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon Target is one of several retailers experiencing unprecedented growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. For such a large retailer that is a remarkable growth rate but is that success all due to the pandemic or is it several years in the making? Its eCommerce sales were up 20.8% last year on top of 144.7%

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Is it great marketing or is it worth the hype? With the average dress size in the United States falling between a size 16 and size 18 , not catering to consumers that wear larger sizes leaves money on the table. Since Skims launched in September of 2019 customers can’t seem to get enough of it.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 16, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon , Emily McCullough and Ben Rudolph Brick and mortar retail is still the way most consumers like to shop. But with the growth of eCommerce consumers need a better reason to make a trip to your store. Make your store Instagram friendly. Do you like this content? Offer free-Wi-Fi.

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