E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Monday -- December 28, 2015

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Major Challenge to FTC's Cybersecurity Authority Evaporates
Move Over, FedEx - Here Comes Amazon
Retailers Will Keep the Lights Burning on Christmas Eve
Forecasting 2016

Today's Story Highlights

Major Challenge to FTC's Cybersecurity Authority Evaporates
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Wyndham Worldwide earlier this
month reached a settlement over allegations that the company violated
federal law regarding the protection of customer records. The settlement
could have a significant impact on e-commerce in that it ended a major
legal challenge to the FTC's extension of its authority into the realm
of cybersecurity.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82914.html

Move Over, FedEx - Here Comes Amazon
Amazon has been negotiating a lease for 20 Boeing 767 jets as it
executes on plans to start its own air cargo business, according to
recent reports. It launched a pilot of the service in Wilmington, Ohio,
where Air Transport Services Group, or ATSG, has been managing
airfreight on Amazon's behalf. ATSG reportedly moved into the Wilmington
Air Park under contract with an unnamed company.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82913.html

Retailers Will Keep the Lights Burning on Christmas Eve
Target, Walmart and other large U.S. retailers have extended their hours
on Christmas Eve in an effort to snag last-minute holiday shoppers. It's
a wider net for consumers during a season in which about 17 percent of
shoppers last week said they hadn't starting buying gifts, in a
Reuters/Ipsos poll. Walmart will stay open until 8 p.m., and Target's
staff will await gift givers until 11 p.m.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82910.html

Forecasting 2016
My favorite Boston FM radio DJ was Charles Laquidara, who would end his
show with the words, "If the creek don't rise, if the good Lord's
willing, if there ain't no meltdown, we'll do it all over again tomorrow
right here on The Biiiiig Mattress!" It impressed me that even one day
out, he'd caveat his prediction of being there tomorrow. Unlike my hero,
I will attempt to forecast the year ahead.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82911.html

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