E-commerce News & Media
MTA pilots digital signage shopping on Amazon in NYC subways
November 26, 2014
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, New York City MTA's "On the Go" digital signage information kiosks will showcase transactional Amazon.com ads to…
read nowTwitter set to test card-linked offers
November 26, 2014
Social network also is still testing a Buy button as it enhances position as an e-commerce portal.
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Survey names 'naughty,' 'nice' online retailers when it comes to security
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Criteria for judgment included password requirements, personal information requested and how much effort they put into helping their customers follow good…
read nowSurvey: Online shoppers have become deal-hungry
November 25, 2014
Eighty-one percent of survey respondents said the accessibility of discount, deal and coupon sites have affected their willingness to pay full price. In fact…
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Webinar spells out five big mistakes retailers are making with mobile this year
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
As the holiday shopping season really gets underway, retailers need to make their online shopping experiences as frictionless as possible. This presentation…
read nowRewardsPay allows its online shoppers to pay using bitcoin
November 20, 2014
Partners with Coinbase to provide customers with additional payment option.
read nowThe best time for online Black Friday shopping? Wednesday night
November 18, 2014
The online versions of these sales typically start many hours earlier and in some cases days before.
read nowAmazon increases product listings 43 percent heading into holidays
November 18, 2014
Amazon added four times as many SKUs to its website between July and September as it did in the entire first half of 2014.
read nowWhile others discount, Amazon raises prices on Cyber Monday
November 17, 2014
In the 2013 holiday season, while Amazon discounted the most on Black Friday, it then raised prices the most for Cyber Monday.
read nowResearch suggests online retailers lose sales through irrelevant promotions, poor follow-up
November 13, 2014
Survey underscores retail's disconnects: Three quarters of online retailers promote irrelevant products, while others fail to build customer relationships that…
read nowThree-quarters of consumers plan to use their mobile for holiday shopping this year
November 5, 2014
According to a new survey, 82 percent plan to spend the same amount or more on holiday spending as compared to last year, while just 18 percent plan on scaling…
read nowAmazon adding unlimited photo storage for Prime members
November 4, 2014
Online retail giant Amazon has just added another perk for members of its Prime program: Free unlimited photo storage.
read nowKohl's overhauls merchandising, inventory and pricing operations
November 3, 2014
Value-oriented specialty department store Kohl's is transforming many of its core retail operations to accommodate recent growth and ensure that both its store…
read nowNeiman Marcus launches one-click visual shopping experience
November 3, 2014
Neiman Marcus app users can now snap an image of fashion items and instantly be provided with all close matching products currently available.
read nowRetailers preparing for surge in online shopping with re-focused shipping calendar
November 3, 2014
Nearly eight in 10 (78.8 percent) retailers surveyed will set their standard shipping deadlines for guaranteed Christmas delivery to expire at least a week…
read nowOnline shopping site Gilt adds Alipay ePass support
October 31, 2014
The partnership is meant to provide Chinese Gilt members a better shopping experience, enabling them to pay through their existing Alipay accounts directly on…
read nowApptive intros features to help online merchants tap burgeoning m-commerce trends
October 29, 2014
Mobile-commerce merchants can leverage features for the holiday shopping season.
read nowWebinar will take marketers beyond mobile payment
October 28, 2014
For restaurants and retailers, the possibilities opened by the mobile wallet revolution extend far beyond payments.
read nowElavon expands services into Ireland
October 27, 2014
The company's online payments gateway is now available in the country for small and-medium-size businesses.
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Retail in 2015: The age of uncertainty
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Results of a new survey show a disconnect between what customers say they want, and what retailers think they want.
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