Seeing an opportunity to save up to 30% on its purchases of office and classroom supplies and receive faster delivery, Spring Branch Independent School District scrapped its old procurement methods in favor of buying through Amazon Business.
Plus, Urban Outfitters hits 40% penetration in Q4, Abercrombie tops $1 billion in digital sales for the year, Costco improves ecommerce margins, and Barnes & Noble generates ecommerce growth with BOPIS.
Niche musical instrument and equipment retailers led the way with category e-commerce sales growth, while two of the bottom three were book sellers that had negative growth in 2017, according to Internet Retailer estimates.
Amazon.com’s “Back to Business” campaign lures buyers with product deals ranging from paper shredders to business tax software. The landing page for deals features a prominent ad for registering an account on Amazon Business.
