While many companies are using chatbots and other forms of automation to manage their communication with customers, Boston-based Tone is betting that humans will remain a key part of the equation.
Amour and his co-founders Vlad Pick and Kyle Weidman previously created a bicycle startup called Fortified Bicycle, and he said they "figured out that the best way to close our customers on these $750 to $1,000 orders was to actually engage them in text message conversations."
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How AI Can Curb eCommerce Money Laundering | PYMNTS.com
Online retail has exploded in popularity over the past 20 years, with online giants like Amazon, eBay and big-box retailers' marketplaces becoming consumers' go-to alternatives to brick-and-mortar merchants. The eCommerce industry is expected to generate $4.5 trillion annually by 2021, though the vast majority of eTailers are not the industry-defining giants that have driven many mom-and-pop retailers out of business.
All eCommerce sites and payment providers have one thing in common no matter their size: the constant and pervasive threat of money launderers using their businesses to process ill-gotten gains, conceal the funds' sources and convert them into clean, taxable income that government authorities cannot track.
Abris invests in Polish e-commerce delivery solutions provider
WARSAW , Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mavason Limited, subsidiary of the Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund, managed by Abris Capital Partners Ltd., has signed an agreement with the fund 21 Concordia and its founders to purchase the majority of shares in R2G Polska Sp. z o. o., operating under the Apaczka brand – the largest e-commerce delivery solutions provider in Poland .
Headquartered in Warsaw , Apaczka functions as a technology platform and an integrator, offering comprehensive shipment services for e-commerce stores, SMEs and SOHO (small office / home office) clients. Apaczka supports companies in the development of their business, providing professional tools to facilitate daily logistics, and over the past decade has made close to 30 million shipments for more than 160,000 customers.
Henri Lloyd goes DTC with new eCommerce platform - Essential Retail
Sailing apparel and fashion brand Henri Lloyd has partnered with eCommerce platform, Centra , to support its new digital and direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategy.
The brand is now only selling through its own channels, including six UK stores, and it is no longer using wholesale relationships. The new website is part of a wider reinvention of the business after it went into administration in 2018 and was taken over by Aligro UK.
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Shogun Raises $35M to Scale Rapidly Growing E-Commerce Experience Platform | State | thepress.net
Several prominent individual investors also participated in the round, including Bryant Chou (CTO at Webflow), Mark Lavelle and Mark Lenhard (former CEO and SVP of Strategy at Magento, respectively), Alex O'Byrne (CEO of We Make Websites, a leading Shopify agency), Brian Grady (CEO of Gorilla Group, a leading Magento agency), and Romain Lapeyre (CEO of Gorgias).
Shogun is trusted by over 15,000 e-commerce brands, including local mom-and-pop upstarts, to leading DTC brands like Leesa, MVMT, Timbuk2 and Chubbies, to household Fortune 500 brands. Shogun's customers have used Shogun's Page Builder to create more than a million web pages and generate billions in sales. The company has achieved a 4.8 rating across more than 2,100 reviews on the Shopify App Store and is featured in the exclusive Shopify Plus Certified App Program for large merchants.
Carriers Prepare for Surge in E-Commerce Push | Transport Topics
Online shopping was already on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and it accelerated dramatically once many consumers began staying home. E-commerce is expected to continue to grow throughout the holiday season, placing added strain on the supply chain and increasing demand for final-mile deliveries.
"We're anticipating an unprecedented peak season. It will be an industrywide 'shipathon' that we've never seen before," said Ryan Kelly, vice president of global e-commerce marketing at FedEx Corp.
Motorola : Avigilon, a Motorola Solutions Company, Introduces New eCommerce Platform and Partner
CHICAGO -- Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced the introduction of the new Avigilon eCommerce platform and partner community. These systems enable Avigilon partners to streamline their ordering processes and gain greater visibility into the status of their purchasing transactions.
"By empowering them with insights on their transaction status and providing them with a streamlined buying process, the new platforms will provide our partners with a superior purchasing experience," said John Kedzierski , senior vice president, Video Security & Analytics at Motorola Solutions . "For example, ordering through the eCommerce site confirms that all information and credit limits required to fulfil an order are captured before an order is submitted.
Tyson Foods (TSN): Increased need for protein and growth in ecommerce are tailwinds for long-term
Shares of Tyson Foods Inc. ( NYSE: TSN ) have dropped 35% since the beginning of this year and 27% over the last 52 weeks. The stock is currently trading 5% below its 50-day moving average of $61.93. Despite facing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has managed to remain fairly resilient in the current environment.
Looking ahead, Tyson is optimistic that factors like high demand for protein and momentum in its retail and ecommerce channels could fuel growth in the coming months for the company.
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