E-commerce News & Media
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…
read noweBay 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…
read nowLuxury 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…
read nowWalmart 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.
read nowAhead of a US in-store launch, apparel retailer Sweaty Betty revamps online presence
October 23, 2013
Amplience, a provider of rich-media solutions, today announced that it helped Sweaty Betty, the women’s active wear fashion retailer, redesign its online…
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Is ShopThis another nail in the coffin of traditional retailers?
by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS
Before the proliferation of digital media, a primary way of learning about new products was through magazine articles and ads. To remember the cool stuff or…
read now'Want It' gift registry bookmarklet spans multiple online retailers
October 23, 2013
CheckedTwice, a free online Christmas gift registry, announced the availability of its "Want It!" bookmarklet, which allows users to add items to their wish…
read nowEBay will increase mobile focus, new chief product officer says
October 21, 2013
Is eBay in need of a refresh?
read nowRent the Runway opens brick-and-mortar doors
October 17, 2013
Rent the Runway today unveiled a 1,400-square-foot showroom on the second floor of New York City's Henri Bendel Fifth Avenue flagship store, marking the online…
read nowAccenture study finds webrooming tops showrooming
October 17, 2013
Move over, showrooming — a new survey by Accenture found there's a new phenomenon in town. It's called webrooming, and it's happening at a higher rate than…
read nowStaples announces its promise to price match
October 11, 2013
Staples, the second largest e-commerce site in the world behind Amazon.com, announced yesterday its Price Match Guarantee. Starting November 3, Staples will…
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The end of the beginning of e-commerce
by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting
Global e-commerce is set to top 1.2 trillion dollars this year. And if that doesn’t seem astonishing, then consider that the figure represents a 19 percent…
read nowAmazon rolls out response to PayPal with 'Login and Pay'
October 9, 2013
Capping off a day packed with payment news came yesterday's launch of Login and Pay with Amazon, the Internet giant's plan to share its 215 million active…
read nowFirst Data seeks to simplify deal redemption
October 7, 2013
First Data Corp., providers of electronic commerce and payment processing technology, announced that the First Data OfferWise solution has been integrated with…
read nowWalmart expands distribution network for faster delivery of online orders
October 3, 2013
Walmart announced this week plans to open two new fulfillment centers that the retailer said will allow it to deliver online customer orders faster and at a…
read nowNeiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman to permanently offer free shipping and returns
October 2, 2013
The Neiman Marcus Group announced that it would begin offering free standard shipping and returns for all domestic purchases made online and in-store. The…
read nowCatalog Spree and Google partner on interactive ad content
October 2, 2013
The "digital mall" service Catalog Spree announced it has teamed with Google to distribute interactive retail catalogs and lookbooks on the Web through…
read nowGlobal omnichannel study finds categorical, geographical variations
October 2, 2013
A new study from the research firm GfK study suggests that consumers are freely mingling in-store visits, online product research, and other information…
read nowAmazon notches top spot on mobile retail benchmark
September 30, 2013
Amazon has topped the latest eChannel Retail Benchmark study from eDigitalResearch after the Internet giant's mobile channels outperformed the brand's popular…
read nowGoogle's BufferBox kiosks make California debut
September 30, 2013
Google announced today on its commerce blog the first expansion of the BufferBox program since acquiring the kiosk start-up last year. Mike McCauley, product…
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