London's Hero connects online shoppers with in-store associates | Hero
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Solly Garber: ‘How is it that in 2018, e-commerce STILL only accounts for just nine percent of all US retail?’

Believe it or not, e-commerce represents a tiny sliver of total sales in the US. In the last two years, it’s increased from just seven percent to nine percent — and half of that is Amazon. In order for e-commerce to grow, brands must start solving shoppers’ problems by thinking laterally.

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Alfred CEO Marcela Sapone | Mercedes-Benz
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Marcela Sapone: The modern luxury supply chain is log jammed at the front door of your apartment building.

It doesn’t matter how sophisticated direct-to-consumer brands make their products or supply chains today — if shipments get stacked at the front door of your apartment, that’s a failure. Fortunately, a more thoughtful, seamless future is on the way.

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Not Marc Lore | Bonobos
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The Bonobos-Walmart saga: Marc Lore is quickly proving to be Walmart’s man of 2017.

There’s been plenty of analysis on the pending deal since last week. Yet one thing is becoming abundantly clear in this narrative: In former Jet.com CEO Marc Lore, Walmart has a snarling e-commerce pitbull. (562 words)

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