Report: Consumer price transparency threatens localized retail prices

April 14, 2011

According to Benzinga.com, RSR Research, an analyst firm providing market intelligence on retail technology trends, released its latest report, "Optimizing…

Best Buy announces plans to double web sales

April 14, 2011

Best Buy Co. Inc. has announced plans to double its annual web sales to $4 billion within five years. Those plans include opening more stores selling mobile…

Retail industry lobbyists in Indiana push for online sales tax

April 11, 2011

According to The Chicago Tribune, retail industry lobbyists in Indiana are trying to get state lawmakers to pass an online sales tax provision that they claim…

GameStop launches Facebook storefront

April 7, 2011

Video game retailer GameStop Corp. today announced, in partnership with Adgregate Markets, a social commerce solutions company, the launch of its Facebook…

Opinion: Forget about selling on Facebook for now

One expert suggests that the market for retailers on the social network is actually miniscule.

Domino's UK teams up with eBay Advertising

April 4, 2011

Domino's Pizza U.K. has partnered up with eBay Advertising to target consumers within specific delivery zones via geo-targeting.

Report: Four out of five mobile shoppers frustrated with the experience

Whether the platform is a mobile device, tablet or computer, online customer experience is still fraught with issues.

Online coupon sites offer increasing opportunities for retailers

Two out of three consumers have reported downloading and printing coupons from the Internet.

Could Amazon's Cloud Drive be an iTunes killer?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

I've been an avid customer of Amazon's MP3 download service ever since it launched a few short years ago, but there's always been one major shortcoming that…

Home Depot announces barcode program for smartphones

March 23, 2011

According to TechNewsDaily.com, Home Depot announced its first mobile barcode program, which allows customers to take a picture of a 2-D barcode, known as a QR…

Miva Merchant offers mobile commerce option to online store owners

March 23, 2011

Miva Merchant, an e-commerce software company, has released a new mobile e-commerce framework designed to give online store owners the ability to develop…

Payvment paves the way for shopping on social networks

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Facebook Shopping Mall sets the stage for the next major shopping portal.

Aggregator site launches commitment-free coupons program

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Services like Xferral offer an easy way to browse deal-a-day sites like Groupon and others.

Apple sues Amazon for use of term 'App store'

March 22, 2011

According to Bloomberg.com, Apple Inc. is suing Amazon.com Inc., claiming the retailer’s use of the term “App Store” is trademark infringement.

Retail websites reach 75 percent of European audience, according to study

March 21, 2011

ComScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, has released results from a study of online shopping in Europe. In January, 270.6 million unique…

Report: Healthy growth for e-commerce as retail continues shift to web

Growth rates to taper off as online retail matures, according to a new study.

Mobile Monday: Home Depot app

The app makes shopping easy, and makes customers better shoppers with tools that help avoid extra trips to the store.

Jones Lang LaSalle launches social media tool in retail sector

March 20, 2011

Jones Lang LaSalle Retail, a leading retail service provider, has added live retailer social streams on the websites of the centers it manages. The new…

Report says retailers need to focus on multi-channel experience

March 16, 2011

The most recent report from RSR Research, a research company run by retailers for the retail industry, is titled,“Omni-Channel Fulfillment and the Future of…

Walmart launching ‘Pick Up Today’ service this month

March 10, 2011

Walmart has announced plans to expand its U.S. multichannel platform by launching "Pick Up Today" later this month. The service allows customers to purchase…