Shopko expands omnichannel ship-to-store

October 16, 2014

Shopko, a $3 billion retailer that operates 320 stores in 21 states, has announced the rollout of its expanded omnichannel, which it says provides customers…

Online holiday shopping to be more influenced by social media this year

October 10, 2014

Survey results show 36 percent of shoppers intend to buy gifts via their mobile device, up 29 percent from last year, and 49 percent will make purchases based…

Study says shoppers are abandoning mobile shopping carts due to poor customer care

October 8, 2014

New research from Contact Solutions shows that consumers have high expectations for retail care when shopping via mobile device, and if those expectations…

Acromobile partners with Bitnet for merchant bitcoin acceptance

October 7, 2014

Acromobile Payments with bitcoin acceptance is available to any merchant as a fully integrated Order-to-Bitcoin-to-Cash solution with integration to leading…

Macy's omnichannel strategy: Moving engagement as well as sweaters

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Do bricks and mortar cost more than bytes and channels? For Macy's, the question may not matter as much as whether the two investments, combined, sell more…

Global Payments boards the Apple Pay train

October 2, 2014

Payment products provider will allow its partner developers to add Apple's system in their offerings through an SDK.

MarketLive unveils cloud-based transaction processing platform via AWS

October 1, 2014

According to the company, customers benefit from global infrastructure capabilities, responsive scaling for peak periods and included redundancy capabilities.

PayPal and eBay to become separate companies next year

September 30, 2014

Move comes months after investor Carl Icahn suggested a split so that both entities could focus on their strengths.

Bigcommerce launches real-time analytics platform for retailers

September 30, 2014

Bigcommerce Analytics delivers information such as best-selling products, popular categories, average order value (AOV), purchase funnel analysis, abandoned…

Seven disruptive trends that will kill the 'dinosaurs of retail'

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Retail evolution is speeding up, and it waits for no one.

Amazon lets shoppers add items to wishlist via Tweets

September 25, 2014

The announcement comes after the recent launch of a similar service, #AmazonCart, which uses the same functionality to add products to a user's Amazon shopping…

Half of Americans plan to start online holiday shopping earlier this year

September 23, 2014

Overall, 70 percent of Americans consider shipping options to be an important factor in the shopping experience compared to 66 percent in 2013. Also, one-third…

Survey explores upcoming priorities for online retailers

September 23, 2014

Retailers identified a renewed focus in marketing efforts, investing in tools with greater data capture and analytical capabilities.

Why the Alibaba IPO is a golden opportunity for online retailers

For online retailers, Alibaba’s enormity is a good illustration of the vast size and opportunity presented by Chinese e-commerce, which has recently been…

Feedvisor launches repricing dashboard for online retailers

September 16, 2014

According to the company, the Revenue Intelligence Dashboard utilizes self-learning algorithms to present the seller with in-depth business information and…

E-receipt analytics app Slice opens its API

September 16, 2014

Slice, which offers an eponymous shopping app that extracts and organizes online shopping data from e-receipts, announced it has opened its API to web…

Is the Amazon Fire phone the ultimate showrooming machine?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Amazon's first smartphone combines visual product recognition with one-click shopping from the online giant's inventory. Should other retailers be scared?

More than 60 percent of consumers are increasing their online shopping activity

September 15, 2014

The SmartFocus survey also reveals a significant age-related gap in digital shopping preferences. Nearly half of all millennials spend more time shopping…

Foot Locker adding same-day delivery

September 12, 2014

Shoppers can select same-day or next-day delivery for $5. Customers will also have the option of shopping in the Foot Locker store and having their items…

An in-depth look at Apple Pay, and what it means for retailers

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Apple introduces mobile wallet capabilities that combine NFC, Passbook and Touch ID. The company has support from banks, major card issuers and retailers.