Costco Taps UK Model To Drive eCommerce

Costco reportedly has solicited the help of design and development firm Reply and SAP’s e-commerce data management subsidiary hybris to optimize its Mexico wholesale website.

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    According to Computer World UK, Costco.com.mx is part of a group that generates of $102.5 billion in sales annually.

    The publication reports that, after deploying Costco’s first e-commerce offering in the UK in 2012, Reply built the Mexico e-commerce solution with hybris software, “using the blueprint developed for the UK site and tailoring it for the Mexican market.”

    The improved platform reportedly has enabled Costco Mexico to expand its product range online and customer base, with a faster time to market.

    In November, San Francisco Bay Area residents became able to place Costco orders via Google Shopping Express and receive same-day shipment.

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