McFadyen Digital attended MIT Platform Strategy Summit that took place on 15th July 2021. The Summit in its 9th edition is now an industry-leading go-to event that explores the management and economics of platforms and their implications globally. The focus...
It was another record-setting year for Amazon Prime Day, which was held on the 21st and 22nd of June. Pulling in an estimated $11.19 Billion according to Digital Commerce 360, total sales were up from $10.4 Billion in 2020. ...
Amazon’s Prime Day is almost upon us and it is shaping up to be another record-setting event with close to one million deals available June 21 through June 22. The customary two-day event period will see several Prime Day deals...
A New Marketplace is Born UNFI, the largest publicly traded wholesale distributor of health and specialty food in the United States and Canada, has launched the UNFI Community Marketplace, the first-of-its-kind wholesale food industry marketplace in North America. Coming off of...
With online marketplaces now accounting for over 50% of global ecommerce purchases, the power of the marketplace model has become apparent. Platforming your business with a marketplace is a powerful way to evolve beyond traditional ecommerce, creating a scalable and...
Tom McFadyen’s second book covers the what, who, and how of platforming a business with the marketplace model VIENNA, VA. — January 26, 2021 — As online marketplaces continue to grow, business executives are seeking guidance on how to succeed in...
Another Cyber Week is behind us now and the two largest online selling days – Black Friday and Cyber Monday are officially over. As we look at some of the trends and statistics for this year’s cyber week it’s hard...
Alibaba’s Singles Day beat its own record of sales by surpassing $74 billion in the recently concluded online shopping mega-fest. [vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Singles Day, held each Nov 11 and originally intended to celebrate single people, is now mostly known as a major shopping...
Prime Day 2020 - A blockbuster sales event despite the COVID slowdown Amazon concluded its sixth edition of the Prime Day last month. In the first part of our blog, we looked at the initial numbers that provided a view on...
The B2B Next conference has quickly become one of the premiere B2B digital ecommerce events in North America since it's founding a few years ago by industry analyst/B2B guru Andy Hoar. This is an event known for eschewing fluff for...