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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…
read nowRetail 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…
read nowFacebook 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…
read nowNRF 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…
read nowSteve 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…
read nowWorld 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.
read nowWoot 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…
read nowReport 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…
read nowAmazon 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…
read nowSears, 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.
read nowMobile 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…
read nowFor 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…
read nowKroger 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…
read nowOverstock.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…
read nowRetailers 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…
read nowMagento 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…
read nowReturn 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.
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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?
read nowNine 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…
read nowAmazon 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:
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