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World Cup has led to a 280 percent increase in soccer-related online shopping in the US
July 11, 2014
The 2014 World Cup appears to have kicked up more than a sea of Tim Howard fans in the United States.
read nowWarehouse clubs becoming more popular with wealthy shoppers
July 11, 2014
While warehouse clubs might be perceived to be the domain of those looking to stretch a tight budget, new research from Mintel reveals that it is not just…
read nowSears Shop Your Way program expands to include other brands
July 10, 2014
Shop Your Way, a free membership program and social shopping community with tens of millions of members, has announced a major expansion of its rewards program…
read nowMobile traffic to e-commerce sites rose from 3 percent to 37 percent in the last 4 years
July 10, 2014
According to the new Custora E-Commerce Pulse Mobile Report, in the past four years the percentage of traffic to e-commerce sites from mobile devices (phones…
read nowDigital signage shelf tag firm announces $21M in funding
July 10, 2014
Wireless in-store digital signage shelf tag provider Altierre Corp. today announced that it has secured more than $21 million in financing that will be used to…
read nowShopper visits drop 10 percent, but sales are up
July 9, 2014
In-store retail analytics firm Euclid has released its monthly retail benchmarks report to analyze shopper activity and behavior during the month of June. This…
read nowWoot founder launches new daily deal site Meh
July 9, 2014
In 2004, Matt Rutledge and his colleagues launched the pioneering retail site Woot.com, the first "daily deal" site — only one product was available every day…
read nowReport says most retailers lag Amazon in strategic use of analytics
July 9, 2014
The retail industry is rich in data, yet retailers struggle to derive significant value from their analytics investments, according to a new research report…
read nowPayment security data breach trends to receive scrutiny at September summit
July 9, 2014
Massive data breaches have raised questions about how to better protect consumers' personal and payment data. This will be the focus of a general session at…
read nowBack-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…
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