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.
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…
Continue reading...There are hundreds of ecommerce platforms available so it can be a daunting task to select one to meet your business needs, your expectations and your budget. Given you will spend time and money setting up your ecommerce platform, making it perform, integrating it with…
Continue reading...January 21st, 2021. Sitecore has announced the appointment of Lee Miles as its new Chief Customer Success Officer who was formerly based in Dubai as Vice President for CEMENA for Red Hat, the company acquired for $34bn by IBM in 2019. Previously Miles held roles…
Continue reading...January 17th, 2021. Investcorp has announced it has acquired a majority shareholding in India-based Unilog and injected capital into the B2B ecommerce software business in order to fund its growth. Unilog listed three strategic priorities for the investment: Unilog CEO, Suchit Bachalli, is quoted as saying…
Continue reading...January 14th, 2021. Commercetools has announced it has been selected by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Car.SW Org to provide cloud-based ecommerce services for the entire Volkswagen Group, including Audi, Bentley, Porsche, Seat and Volkswagen. This will evolve into ecommerce capabilities for complete vehicles, spares, accessories and…
Continue reading...January 12th, 2021. Salesforce has announced a new Loyalty Management product which has been built on the company's Salesforce Customer 360 Platform for release in February 2021. Note this is distinct from both its B2C Commerce and B2B Commerce platforms. All three are separate products.
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