Study says 'neutral' online reviews are anything but neutral

July 30, 2014

Although businesses have recognized the value of online reviews for monitoring consumer interests, social media monitoring tools only track positive and…

Marquee software optimizes online product descriptions

July 30, 2014

According to the company, Marquee automatically and consistently sharpens the relevance of product descriptions across web, mobile and tablet platforms.

MarketLive integrates login and pay with Amazon

July 29, 2014

E-commerce platform MarketLive has announced a strategic agreement with Amazon Payments, offering the ability for MarketLive merchants to help streamline the…

Winning the online retail war with merchandising

Online merchandising is still evolving, and many e-retailers are overlooking invaluable tactics.

Worldwide e-commerce sales to increase nearly 20 percent in 2014

July 24, 2014

Business-to-consumer e-commerce sales worldwide will reach $1.47 trillion in 2014 according to new figures from eMarketer, increasing nearly 20 percent over…

Search marketing tops online retail customer acquisition tactics

July 23, 2014

Despite the arsenal of digital marketing tactics now at every retailer’s fingertips, one customer acquisition tactic still stands above the rest: paid search…

Report says delivery will make or break holiday shopping this year

July 23, 2014

After a holiday season marred by lackluster order fulfillment and dissatisfied consumers, a new report from CFI Group and eBay Enterprise urges retailers to…

Amazon sneakily introduces barebones mobile wallet app

July 22, 2014

Amazon Wallet appeared on the Amazon Appstore and Google Play store late last week, but a number of Android fan blogs are just noticing it exists.

Canadian shopping site SHOP.CA launches mobile app

July 22, 2014

SHOP.CA, a site offering daily sales events for Canadian shoppers, has announced its first mobile app for iPhone and Android devices. According to the company…

Retail websites are loading 49 percent slower than last year

July 22, 2014

Software firm Radware has announced the release of its latest quarterly study titled "State of the Union: Ecommerce Page Speed & Web Performance, Summer…

Facebook is testing a "buy" button

July 18, 2014

Facebook announced in a blog post this week that it is testing "a new feature to help businesses drive sales through Facebook in News Feed and on Pages." In…

NRF applauds introduction of the Marketplace and Internet Tax Freedom Act

July 16, 2014

The National Retail Federation has issued a statement from Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French on the introduction of The Marketplace…

Steve Madden selects Certona for e-commerce

July 16, 2014

Certona, a provider of real-time omnichannel personalization, has announced that it was selected by Steve Madden, a leading designer and marketer of fashion…

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.

Woot 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…

Report 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…

Amazon 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…

Sears, 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.

Mobile 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…

For 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…