Luxury shoe brand L.K. Bennett upgrades online presence

November 14, 2013

Luxury brand and shoe specialist L.K. Bennett has selected the Amplience Adaptive Media Platform to enhance its online website merchandising across campaign…

World's largest online bike store adds 360-degree imagery

November 13, 2013

Chain Reaction Cycles has partnered with SpinMe to boost its online sales with interactive imagery as its customer base diversifies to include a broader…

Report: Only 16% of mobile retail sites load quickly enough

November 13, 2013

Consultancy The Search Agents has released the results of its study of the mobile sites of the top 100 U.S. multichannel retailers, scoring each of them on…

Report shows most consumers comfortable with personalized marketing

November 13, 2013

Sociomantic Labs, a provider of programmatic advertising solutions for e-commerce marketers, has announced initial findings from a new study on consumer…

Mindshare VoC tool aims to tackle reviews fraud

November 12, 2013

Mindshare Technologies, a provider of voice of the customer solutions, has announced the launch of Mindshare OpenTell, a patent-pending product that is fully…

More than half of mobile sales originating from email made on a tablet

November 12, 2013

A new report from email marketing services provider Yesmail Interactive, an Infogroup company, finds that 56 percent of mobile online sales originating from a…

Survey says most online retailers ignoring site-search data

November 12, 2013

Global e-commerce companies are missing significant opportunities to improve the effectiveness, reach and return of their marketing and sales programs…

Amazon, USPS to offer Sunday package delivery

November 11, 2013

Earlier this year, the U.S. Postal Service sought to staunch some of its financial bleeding by eliminating letter delivery on Saturday. That didn't end up…

TOMS One for One implements Oracle Commerce

November 4, 2013

TOMS One for One, which gives a pair of TOMS shoes or provides eye care to a person in need for every corresponding purchase, has installed Oracle Commerce as…

Symphony EYC acquires Slingshot one-click marketing

November 4, 2013

Retail technology firm Symphony EYC today announced the acquisition of Slingshot, a marketing communications "one click" shopping platform, for an undisclosed…

Online retailer could benefit from some 'inside-the-box' thinking

One shopper presents a virtual case study on how not to deliver good customer service.

Roozt unveils tool for socially-conscious online shopping

November 4, 2013

Roozt.com, an online shopping platform for socially conscious brands, has unveiled a new user experience that lets its members harness their entire social…

Groupon revamps website, mobile app

November 1, 2013

Groupon has rolled out a completely redesigned website, as well as updated versions of its iPhone, Android and iPad mobile apps, all with new features that the…

Sears might spin off Land's End, auto center businesses

October 31, 2013

After losing money in back-to-back quarters, Sears is suggesting that it might spin off its Land's End and auto center divisions to raise some much-needed…

Staples to add third-party merchants

October 31, 2013

Yet another retail giant is super-sizing its offerings: Office supply chain Staples is dramatically increasing the number of products it sells, chiefly through…

Social Commerce: The New Internet Frontier

People have been recommending products to friends through social media for years, but social commerce will give users the opportunity to make direct, one-click…

GS1 publishes new guidelines for extended product attributes

October 30, 2013

New implementation guidelines for leveraging GS1 Standards in apparel and general merchandise e-commerce have been released by GS1 US. The Voluntary Guidelines…

eBay now offering in-store pickup with Toys 'R' Us, Best Buy

October 30, 2013

The blog EcommerceBytes reports that auction site eBay has added click-to-buy functionality that is tied in with local store inventory for two retailers, Toys…

Luxury retailer Coach dropping cash wraps in favor of mPOS systems

October 29, 2013

Coach plans to add mobile POS systems and remove fixed cash wraps as it remodels stores, according to Retail Info Systems. The company has seen good results…

Walmart shuts down snack delivery service Goodies

October 25, 2013

Last November, WalmartLabs launched an experimental service called Goodies, which shipped subscribers a grab bag of products for a flat $7 monthly fee.