eCommerce Today — August 9, 2017: Top things you should know about

Sabir Semerkant
Aug 9, 2017 · 2 min read

By Sabir Semerkant

Top eCommerce things you should know today — August 9, 2017.

  1. CMO Today: Netflix Acquires Millarworld; CBS Embraces Digital; FX Launches Ad-Free Upgrade [WSJ]
  2. When a Scented Candle Just Won’t Do. [NY Times]
  3. Chart: Where Amazon’s US fulfillment centers are located. Amazon has dramatically increased its fulfillment network in recent years, with 140 fulfillment centers now open in the U.S. alone. Here’s a map of where these centers are located. [Digital Commerce 360, Internet Retailer]
  4. A redesigned packaging website features virtual negotiating on price. Freund Container & Supply also adds customized labels and customer account functions to its revamped e-commerce site. [Digital Commerce 360, B2B eCommerce World]
  5. How Two Brothers Turned Seven Lines of Code Into a $9.2 Billion Startup. Now, Stripe’s Patrick and John Collison are teaming with Amazon to grab even more control over the global flow of commerce. [Bloomberg]

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About the Author

Sabir Semerkant is a data-obsessed, Transformative and entrepreneurial Senior Marketing Executive in E-commerce and Digital Marketing offers progressive global experience at growth oriented companies in the consumer goods and e-commerce sector. He is currently the SVP of eCommerce at VaynerMedia working alongside Gary Vaynerchuk and team. He can be found via LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. His articles are posted on Medium.

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