M Ryan is an ecommerce consultant with twenty years experience working with retailers, consumer brand manufacturers and other consumer-facing businesses helping them to develop their ecommerce strategy, implement ecommerce technology and improve their ecommerce operations. He works extensively throughout US and Europe, with clients including global brands, large retailers and household names in consumer goods.
In February 2021, I conducted a study into the performance of US retailer websites, measuring their response times, page load speeds and web vitals. The list of retailers surveyed in this study is: 2019 Worldwide Revenue, $bn Source: NRF Data captured in the study included:…
Continue reading...February 5th, 2021. Sitecore has announced the appointment of Nick Malone as Chief Operating Officer. Malone was previously with SAP in the role of SVP Sales Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa and brings experience of building a software business in emerging markets. His new…
Continue reading...February 2nd, 2021. Instacart has announced the appointment of Asha Sharma as its new Chief Operating Officer. Sharma will be responsible for the operation and growth of Instacart's key services including: Sharma was previously with Facebook, since 2017, most recently as its VP Product &…
Continue reading...January 28th, 2021. Mirakl CEO Philippe Corrot has announced that its marketplace software was used to transact $3.1bn of B2C and B2B sales (GMV) through 2020, up from $1.5bn in 2019. Mirakl also announced that it: Mirakl is a member of our ecommerce platform shortlist…
Continue reading...January 27th, 2021. Following its acquisition of Optimizely in October 2020, Episerver has decided to rebrand under the name of its acquisition. Explaining the change, Alex Atzberger, CEO of Episerver, said "the future of digital is all about the seamless combination of creation and optimization…
Continue reading...January 26th, 2021. VTEX and commercetools have both announced senior appointments in the US in response to growing customer demand here. VTEX and commercetools are ecommerce platform vendors we position in the "Growing eCommerce Platforms" category in our platform shortlist. VTEX announced on January 11,…
Continue reading...BROWN GIRL Jane is a wellness and beauty brand founded by three African American women, describing itself as "a luxury wellness and beauty company specializing in plant-based CBD products for women of color". Malaika Jones, Founder and CEO since Feb 2019. Jones has a background…
Continue reading...January 23rd, 2021. Instacart, the grocery-focused ecommerce operations business, is laying off 1,877 employees who pick online orders from some of its partner grocery stores. The move is planned for March 2021. In a letter from Joseph Stantucci Jr. partner at lawyers Stinson LLP, Instacart…
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