IBM and Signet Jewelers Ltd. recently announced a collaboration on an e-commerce strategy and digital marketing redesign for Signet's national U.S. store chains, Kay Jewelers and Jared the Galleria …
Luxury shoppers are more likely to use mobile channels when shopping but are slightly less satisfied with e-commerce overall, according to the Luxury E-Retail Satisfaction Index released today by …
The rise of the connected shopper is causing a change in strategic focus for retailers. According to the 2013 Shop.org/Forrester Research State of Retailing survey, retailers now seek to improve the …
Amazon's ever-expanding breadth of services now includes digital music conversion, as the company today announced the launch of Amazon AutoRip, a service that gives customers free MP3 versions of CDs …
With traditional forms of advertising losing effectiveness, improving customer engagement has become the target strategy for many retailers. According to an article on bostinno.com, game play is …
With flat December sales dampening its holiday shopping season, Target today announced a policy change that could bolster the retailer's value-driven reputation — year-round online price …
Time.com compiled a list of the top 10 retail trends from the 2012 holiday shopping season, giving a glimpse at the current state of shoppers. Here is a sample of Time's retail roundup: The Expansion …
2012 marked another strong season for e-commerce retail, according to the Chase Holiday Pulse, which aggregates payment processing data from 50 of Chase Paymentech's largest U.S. e-commerce merchants …
Online gift registry tool SimpleRegistry has added the ability to crowd-source gift ideas, according to the website BetaKit. Users can add items to their registry account by scanning a barcode or …
Polyvore, the largest fashion retail community on the web, is cracking the code of commerce 3.0, according to a Forbes article. The five-year-old company is part style and part social commerce, with …
Online shopping has not only allowed for retail convenience, but also retail personalization. More and more retailers are allowing for item customization with online purchases, from candy and …
The rise of e-commerce and the hunt for the lowest prices is causing once-loyal shoppers to abandon allegiance to certain stores, according to an article on cnbc.com. "There will be a lot less …
Same-day delivery via Ebay Now is a growing effort on the part of brick-and-mortars to compete with Internet rivals like Amazon. According to an article on latimes.com, the EBay Now pilot project was …
Amazon has lured in adults with its Amazon Prime subscription service and is now setting its sights on children. FreeTime Unlimited is "part streaming media generator, part content-vetting babysitter …
The days between Thanksgiving and Christmas mean big money for retailers, and with the increase in online shopping revenue, glitches in a retailer's website could be incredibly costly. Not only will …
Microsoft said Tuesday it would make its Surface tablet computer available to outside sellers as soon as mid-December, citing interest from retailers and consumers, reported news.yahoo.com. In a …
While consumer spending reports indicate that mobile commerce is gaining speed, a new study finds that most top 20 retail brands fall short of consumer expectations for well-functioning websites and …
One-in-five consumers are now showrooming, according to new research by Aprimo/Teradata and Forrester Research, which revealed that 96 percent of those surveyed said they plan to use their smartphone …
It started with Black Friday. Then came Cyber Monday, which was later preceded by Small Business Saturday and Sofa Sunday, and followed by Giving Tuesday. Oh and, don't forget Camo Thursday or this …
The Internet boom changed the way people shop, and today it is rare to find a retailer that does not have an online presence of some sort. But online sales are very different from real-world sales — and making sure the experience is consistent with in-store is crucial.
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