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Back-to-school shopping: Parents asked to buy 29 percent more than last year
July 9, 2014
Approximately 52 million parents are heading to the stores this back-to-school season and retailers and marketers are trying earlier than ever to earn their…
read nowAmazon merchants get a new loyalty option
July 9, 2014
Software firm Clutch has announced a new loyalty solution for Amazon Webstore merchants. Through the solution, Amazon Webstore merchants can use the Clutch…
read nowSurvey says only one-third of retailers using loyalty programs to promote back-to-school spending
July 9, 2014
Back-to-school shopping is the second largest retail event of the year, second only to holiday shopping. However, businesses are failing to use loyalty…
read nowSears, Kmart announce cross-store pickup
July 8, 2014
Sears and Kmart have announced an online/in-store collaboration to allow pickup of sears.com or kmart.com orders at any of each other's stores.
read nowStudy: Card fraud victimizes one in four consumers worldwide
July 8, 2014
According to a fraud study of more than 6,100 consumers across 20 countries, one in four consumers has been the victim of card fraud within the last five…
read nowC-store traffic gets a lift from foodservice offerings
July 7, 2014
Adding even more pressure to the increasingly competitive restaurant industry, convenience stores are getting a bump from consumers seeking out foodservice…
read nowMobile site redirects add 8 seconds to page loads for online retailers
July 7, 2014
Severe inefficiencies in how some of the top e-retailers' sites load on a mobile device add more than 8 seconds to the page load process, according to new data…
read nowFor the first time, Amazon is in the Top 10 largest retailers
July 3, 2014
For the first time since STORES Media began reporting on the Top 100 largest retailers in America, Amazon.com has joined the ranks of the 10 largest companies…
read nowKroger buying healthy living e-tailer Vitacost.com
July 2, 2014
The Kroger Co. and Vitacost.com, an online retailer of healthy living products, have announced a definitive merger agreement under which Kroger will purchase…
read nowOverstock.com offering free Club O memberships to first responders
July 2, 2014
Overstock.com, Inc. announced that it now offers free Club O loyalty program memberships to active police officers, full-time firefighters, paramedics and…
read nowTarget says it will 'respectfully request' shoppers not bring guns into stores [UPDATED]
July 2, 2014
For the past month, Target has had something of a PR nightmare on its hands in Texas, where the group Open Carry Texas has been meeting up and strolling the…
read nowRetailers still far from 'omni-channel maturity'
July 2, 2014
Retailers have barely reached the halfway mark in their journey to omni-channel maturity, according to the results of a new report from Starmount and Retail…
read nowMagento partners with Bigcommerce as it closes ProStores, Magento Go
July 1, 2014
E-commerce platform Bigcommerce has announced that Magento, an eBay Enterprise company, has named Bigcommerce as the SaaS e-commerce migration provider for…
read nowSurvey says 45 percent of shoppers don't trust retailers to keep their data safe
July 1, 2014
Retail marketing firm Interactions has released its third Retail Perceptions trend report, "Retail's Reality: Shopping Behavior After Security Breaches."
read nowSwirl, Motorola partner on beacon marketing solution
July 1, 2014
Swirl Networks, Inc., a provider of an enterprise-class beacon marketing platform, announced that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Motorola…
read nowGoodwill stores automate POS, cash handling with NCR
July 1, 2014
Retail Control Systems (RCS), a point-of-sale solutions provider for retailers, announced that Goodwill Industries of Chattanooga has successfully automated 1…
read nowReport says most millennials are using mobile retail apps
July 1, 2014
CFI Group has published its Retail Satisfaction Barometer, which reveals consumer expectations during the shopping process, specifically noting the popularity…
read nowReturn Saver launches, offers unlimited e-commerce returns for flat annual fee
July 1, 2014
Clarus Marketing Group has announced the launch of Return Saver, a subscription program that it says helps alleviate costs and simplify the returns process.
read nowSocial media 'gender scorecard': Men tweet, women pin, everyone uses Facebook
June 30, 2014
According to new research from ACCENT Marketing, the key to a successful customer engagement strategy on social media is to understand how Facebook, Twitter…
read nowNine West implements LivePerson engagement software
June 30, 2014
LivePerson Inc., a provider of live digital engagement solutions, has announced Nine West Group's successful integration of LiveEngage into the Demandware…
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