Partnership enables real-time retail ad campaign manipulation

April 18, 2010

Online targeting platform provider [x+1] announced in a press release that it has partnered with KN Dimestore, provider of online ad effectiveness measurement…

Wet Seal’s Arden B. selects Digby for mobile commerce

April 14, 2010

Digby has announced that Arden B., the women's contemporary division of The Wet Seal, Inc., has launched its mobile Web storefront built on the Digby Mobile…

1-800-FLOWERS.COM wins Mobile App of the Year award

April 13, 2010

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., a leading florist and gift shop, announced that its Mobile Flower & Gift Shop has been named winner of the Retail Info Systems…

OpinionLab upgrades its voice-of-customer suite

April 12, 2010

OpinionLab, provider of voice-of-customer (VOC) listening technologies, has announced the expansion of its mobile customer-feedback tools to better address the…

Two-thirds of Facebook users say it influences purchase decisions

A new report details how users of the social networking site use it to interact with brands and retailers.

Nook coming to Best Buy, Kindle possibly coming to Target

April 11, 2010

It looks as if Apple's hugely successful iPad launch is spurring competitors into action: The Street reports that Amazon is considering bringing its Kindle…

Ritz Camera developing online video gallery

April 11, 2010

DigitalPost Interactive has announced a contract with privately held Ritz Camera & Image Inc., America's premier imaging retail destination, to develop an…

Four areas for improvement in retail online marketing

From social networking to grass-roots PR, here are simple ways to get more results from your online efforts.

NRF launches mobile retail initiative

April 6, 2010

With consumers relying on handheld devices for everything from phone calls to Web surfing, retailers are looking to mobile as the next frontier of the shopping…

Study: Women buying more online in response to poor customer service

April 4, 2010

A recent survey by VibrantNation.com, an online community for women over 50, reveals that Baby Boomer women are shifting their clothing purchases online…

Webinar: Online Retail and the ROI of Live Help - Why Global Online Shoppers Demand Live Customer Service

A growing number of retailers are turning to live chat and click-to to-call solutions to provide live online customer service instead of forcing shoppers to…

Borders: e-bookstore coming this spring, will support iPad

April 1, 2010

Motivated by the attrition caused by the Amazon Kindle, not to mention the impending cultural tidal wave that is the iPad, Borders announced in a conference…

Online retail spending regains double-digit growth

E-commerce sales will grow by 12.7 percent in 2010 after two years of subpar growth.

MarketLive e-commerce platform adds iPad support

March 31, 2010

MarketLive Inc., a provider of e-commerce software and services for specialty retailers, today launched MarketLive Mobile v2, its next-generation mobile…

Consumer survey on live help to be unveiled during webinar

March 28, 2010

The results of a survey of 3,000 consumers and their feelings about live help on retail Web sites will be released this Thursday during the webinar, "Online…

Treepodia tool tracks the effectiveness of product videos

March 25, 2010

Treepodia has announced the launch of its Control Group Measurement Tool, a new enhancement to the Treepodia Smart Video Platform that accurately measures the…

HSN launches mobile shopping app for Android devices

March 18, 2010

HSN, an interactive multichannel retailer, announced in a press release the launch of its dynamic new application for mobile devices featuring Google’s Android…

Report: Most successful e-tailers use formal analytics

March 17, 2010

As online commerce sales grow and take additional market share away from traditional brick-and-mortar channels, retailers are under pressure to increase sales…

Webloyalty releases summit findings

March 16, 2010

Webloyalty, a provider of incremental revenue for online businesses and facilitator of the event, has announced the findings of its recent Webloyalty etail…

Report: Catalogs increasingly drive online sales

More than ever, people shop the catalog but buy on the Web site.