Posts Tagged ‘digital commerce’

B2BecNews recently published survey results indicating that for more than half of B2B sellers, eCommerce efforts are bringing in 10 percent or less of their total sales. Senior commerce consultant Karie Daudt, who recently joined Perficient Digital after serving as VP of Marketing & Customer Experience for Insite Software, weighed in on the causes of […]

The “Amazon effect” and other convenient online shopping experiences have skyrocketed consumer expectations. You can buy just about anything via the web, mobile apps, and more recently, with devices like Amazon Echo or Google Home. For brands to keep up with these expectations, commerce platform solutions are evolving just as quickly. In the last few […]

The digital commerce industry has been abuzz since last month’s announcement that HCL Technologies will acquire several technologies from IBM, including the entire Commerce portfolio IBM developed over the last two decades.  We asked our Commerce Chief Strategist, Mike Rabbior, to share his insights on what this news means for the commerce technology industry, our […]

Thrilling our clients with innovation and impact – it’s not just rhetoric. This belief is instrumental for our clients’ success. Earlier this year, we announced the first class of Chief Strategists, who provide vision and leadership to help our clients remain competitive. Get to know each of our strategists as they share their unique insights […]

Digital innovation continues to disrupt industries at lightning speed. Today’s organizations are transforming their entire business – from strategy to operations, technology to culture – to better deliver value to their customers. In 2017, we compiled the top 10 trends leaders needed to know when it came to their digital transformation journey. In this 10-week […]

As the volume of digital commerce increases, it becomes more and more critical to create and deliver excellent digital customer experiences. Consumers are changing the way they shop, which forces businesses to evaluate their digital storefronts. Cyber Monday recently brought record-breaking online sales totaling $6.59 billion, highlighting consumers’ shifting habits. Gone are the days when […]

Recent events indicate a digital disruption is afoot – and ecommerce cannot ignore it. Commerce business models must change to satisfy increasing customer expectations across the B2C and B2B spectrum. In this series, explore the three major areas where you can start innovating to transform your existing commerce business model. We previously looked at re-vamping […]

I recently wrote “What Retailers Can Learn From Walmart’s Incredible E-Commerce Growth In 2017” for Forbes.com. Why? This year, Walmart posted an impressive 60% year-over-year e-commerce growth, and then Walmart announced it will sharply scale back store openings to focus more acutely on E-Commerce. So I wanted to take a look at what tactics have helped to drive this […]

Among the major headlines of 2017, many have involved the shifting landscape of retail and eCommerce. Most notably was Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods. These events indicate a digital disruption is afoot – and eCommerce is not immune to its effects. The disruption can’t be ignored. Commerce business models must change to satisfy increasing customer […]

Recent events across the retail and eCommerce landscape indicate that a digital disruption is afoot. And to succeed, commerce business models have to change to satisfy increasing customer expectations. In this blog series, explore the three major areas where you can start innovating to transform your existing commerce business model – starting with customer experience. […]

If you work in the retail or eCommerce space, then there’s no doubt that recent headlines have caught your attention. Here are just a few recent examples: “PetSmart will acquire high-flying rival e-tailer Chewy” (Internet Retailer) “Watch out Amazon. Walmart is coming for you” (CNN) “Amazon buys Whole Foods in a $13.7 billion deal” (Internet […]

There’s much talk in the world of digital commerce about the great need for “convergence” between the online and offline buying experience. How does online shopping from the comfort of my living room translate into my in-store shopping experience, and vice-versa? Being in the eCommerce profession, I tend to find the buying journey (no matter […]