Kroger buying healthy living e-tailer Vitacost.com

July 2, 2014

The Kroger Co. and Vitacost.com, an online retailer of healthy living products, have announced a definitive merger agreement under which Kroger will purchase…

Overstock.com offering free Club O memberships to first responders

July 2, 2014

Overstock.com, Inc. announced that it now offers free Club O loyalty program memberships to active police officers, full-time firefighters, paramedics and…

Retailers still far from 'omni-channel maturity'

July 2, 2014

Retailers have barely reached the halfway mark in their journey to omni-channel maturity, according to the results of a new report from Starmount and Retail…

Magento partners with Bigcommerce as it closes ProStores, Magento Go

July 1, 2014

E-commerce platform Bigcommerce has announced that Magento, an eBay Enterprise company, has named Bigcommerce as the SaaS e-commerce migration provider for…

Return Saver launches, offers unlimited e-commerce returns for flat annual fee

July 1, 2014

Clarus Marketing Group has announced the launch of Return Saver, a subscription program that it says helps alleviate costs and simplify the returns process.

Amazon's Fire Phone: Will it succeed?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

The sprawling online retailer has finally unveiled its smartphone. But is the company too late to a game that is well underway?

Nine West implements LivePerson engagement software

June 30, 2014

LivePerson Inc., a provider of live digital engagement solutions, has announced Nine West Group's successful integration of LiveEngage into the Demandware…

Amazon rolling out takeout service

June 30, 2014

Amazon is rolling out a food takeout service to directly compete with the likes of GrubHub, Seamless and DeliveryHero. TechCrunch reports:

Salesforce.com introduces Salesforce1 for Retail

June 27, 2014

CRM platform Salesforce.com has announced Salesforce1 for Retail. According to the company, retailers can now leverage Mobile Clienteling and Salesforce…

mShopper launches Version 4.1 of mStore mobile commerce platform

June 26, 2014

Mobile commerce platform provider mShopper has announced version 4.1 of its mStore product. With the addition of new user experience improvements, universal…

Johnston & Murphy migrates to the Demandware omni-channel platform

June 26, 2014

Demandware Inc., a provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, announced that Johnston & Murphy, a premium footwear, accessories and apparel brand…

Sam's Club launches travel service

June 24, 2014

Sam's Club has announced the launch of Sam's Club Travel, an online booking service that is a collaboration with travel wholesaler Tourico Holidays. According…

Big data, value pricing and fairness

by Dale Furtwengler — President, Furtwengler & Associates, P.C.

Value pricing has long recognized that products and services have different utilities and, consequently, different values for customers.

Alibaba goes boutique: What we can learn from 11Main

Although most retailers don’t have the resources of an Alibaba-sized parent company, we can use key insights from Alibaba’s newest venture to aid our own…

Digital River's online merchants now can accept bitcoin

June 16, 2014

Digital River Inc., a global provider of commerce-as-a-service solutions, today announced it has added bitcoin as a payment option for merchants that are…

Paypal launches website detailing retail trends and holidays around the world

June 13, 2014

PayPal has announced the launch of PassPort, a website designed to educate and empower small businesses with free tools to expand their global sales.

Galleria, Attraqt come together to offer omnichannel merchandising tool

June 12, 2014

Galleria, a provider of retail category planning, automation and optimization solutions, and online merchandising firm Attraqt announced they have formed a…

MarketLike offers 'Responsive Commerce' with latest update

June 11, 2014

According to the company, this update features the new Responsive Commerce technology, which includes responsive design templates to enable streamlined design…

Speed Commerce launches e-commerce Oracle accelerator for midsize retailers

June 11, 2014

Speed Commerce Inc., a vertically integrated, omni-channel platform of e-commerce services, has announced the launch of SARA X, a pre-configured accelerator…

Survey says consumers still prefer shopping on a desktop to a mobile device

June 11, 2014

Digital analytics firm comScore and UPS have released their third annual UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper study. According to the companies, the survey asked…