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…

SHOP.CA says its loyalty program increased sales sevenfold

June 9, 2014

Online retailer SHOP.CA has announced results from its May launch with Aeroplan as its loyalty partner. Sales in the month increased more than seventimes over…

PriceGrabber, Channel IQ partner for Buy Online platform

June 9, 2014

PriceGrabber announced that it has partnered with Channel IQ, a provider of online retail pricing intelligence, to power "Buy Online," which it said will be…

MarketLive announces vetted partner ecosystem

June 6, 2014

E-commerce platform MarketLive has announced MarketLive Implement, an implementations services program to enable a vetted ecosystem of partners to extend the…

Viewpoints acquires reviews platform PowerReviews

June 6, 2014

Consumer reviews platform Viewpoints announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PowerReviews from Bazaarvoice. With the acquisition, the…

Report from Capgemini, GS1 finds four critical components for omni-channel

June 5, 2014

A new report titled “Are You Ready? How to Create an Always-On, Always-Open Shopping Experience” by Capgemini Consulting, the global strategy and…

Amazon teases 'amazing' new device coming later this month

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Amazon has uploaded a brief video, showing the reactions of various consumers to a new mystery product.

Cars.com using Stibo to manage its online experience

June 3, 2014

Cars.com, an automotive digital marketing company and online resource for buying and selling new and used vehicles, announced that it has selected Stibo…

Census Bureau says online shopping, mail order businesses up 27 percent

May 30, 2014

Electronic shopping is showing rapid growth compared to the rest of the retail trade sector, with the number of establishments growing 27.4 percent between…