Digital Store news and trends

GoDaddy On Going Big And Connecting SMBs With Marketplaces
eCommerce // June 03, 2019

Sell on a marketplace or sell in one’s own digital shop? It is a discussion — and, more recently, a robust debate — with those on each side, convinced that their models are the right ones for a digital world. In one corner are advocates...

It’s Always 5 O’Clock Somewhere: Distilleries Get Into Subscription Retail
Subscription Commerce // April 19, 2019

There’s nothing inherently wrong with such whiskeys as Jim Beam and Jack Daniels — they are a staple of blues, country and rock-and-roll songwriting, after all, and still have the power to soften the edges of a rough work week by the time Friday evening...

Travelers Expands Amazon Smart Home Program
Amazon // November 20, 2018

The Travelers Companies announced 11 new states where eligible customers can receive a smart home kit discount via the insurance firm’s first digital Amazon storefront. The discounts — along with a free Amazon Echo Dot — were first available to Travelers home insurance customers in California, as well as...

Zara Experiments With Digitally Focused Pop-Up
Retail // January 30, 2018

As Spanish fast-fashion retailer Zara renovates its flagship store in a London mall, it has come up with an innovative solution to sell to customers: opening a digitally enhanced pop-up store in the same building, industry news source Chain Store Age reported. The 2,150-square-foot location...

Interviews & Exclusives
The Great Marketplace, Branded Storefront Debate

June 11, 2019
In the world of physical retail, finding a product to buy is rather straightforward: People go to stores, find something that suits their needs, pay for it and take it home. In an online retail world, the search and discovery process is vastly different, and merchants are competing for eyeballs — and conversions — in […]

GoDaddy On Going Big And Connecting SMBs With Marketplaces

June 03, 2019
Sell on a marketplace or sell in one’s own digital shop? It is a discussion — and, more recently, a robust debate — with those on each side, convinced that...

It’s Always 5 O’Clock Somewhere: Distilleries Get Into Subscription Retail

April 19, 2019
There’s nothing inherently wrong with such whiskeys as Jim Beam and Jack Daniels — they are a staple of blues, country and rock-and-roll songwriting, after all, and still have the...

Quick Reads
Travelers Expands Amazon Smart Home Program

November 20, 2018
The Travelers Companies announced 11 new states where eligible customers can receive a smart home kit discount via the insurance firm’s first digital Amazon storefront. The discounts — along with a free Amazon Echo Dot — were first available to Travelers home insurance customers in California, as well as its Quantum Home 2.0 customers in Colorado, Missouri and Wisconsin. […]

Zara Experiments With Digitally Focused Pop-Up

January 30, 2018
As Spanish fast-fashion retailer Zara renovates its flagship store in a London mall, it has come up with an innovative solution to sell to customers: opening a digitally enhanced pop-up...