The impact of omnichannel on specific retail segments

Peggy Casey and Bharat Popat with Cisco talk about key omnichannel trends facing retail stores and e-commerce operators.

Yahoo's Jerry Yang invests in gift card payment company

July 17, 2012

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has invested in Openbucks, a gift card payment network, that recently announced the closing of a $4.8 million Series A round of…

Slate: Amazon's same-day shipping will 'hose brick-and-mortar stores'

July 16, 2012

While Amazon has been beating up on local retailers with its lower prices, brick-and-mortar stores have had the competitive advantage when it comes to shoppers…

Technology prevents online shoppers from visiting dead links

July 11, 2012

WebCollage Inc., a provider of product information to retail websites, is now offering E-Tale's Where to Buy technology that helps major brands connect…

Tablet shopping is in; PC shopping is out

July 10, 2012

Tablet shopping is gaining on PC- and laptop-based sales and blowing away smartphone shopping.

Amazon sellers playing hardball

July 9, 2012

Amazon's two million sellers are increasingly using high-speed trading tools to undercut one another, causing prices to fluctuate as often as every 15 minutes…

Amazon phone to compete with Apple, Android devices

July 6, 2012

Amazon is developing a smartphone to compete with Apple's iPhone and devices running on Google's Android platform, according to Bloomberg News, which also…

New technology brings 'ease of online shopping' to brick-and-mortar stores

June 27, 2012

A new product to enable interactive cross-selling via iPads in retail stores is now available from software company LightSpeed. The solution will arm retailers…

Obama campaign uses gift registry to raise funds

June 25, 2012

Consumers no longer just register for baby showers and weddings — they're also making lists for their birthday and graduation gifts. So why shouldn't…

Survey: Retail-integrated e-commerce increases sales for brands

June 14, 2012

Business owners using retail-integrated e-commerce are showing overall increases in sales, both online and in-stores, according to a survey from Shopatron that…

Vancouver mall customers now shopping via Facebook

June 14, 2012

A Vancouver shopping destination, Park Royal, has added a way for customers to browse products on its Facebook page.

Shopping online with Internet Explorer 7? That'll cost you more.

June 14, 2012

In a move that will delight Web designers and developers everywhere, Australian electronics retailer Kogan has just announced that customers using Internet…

Digital tool provides retailers 24/7 visibility into competitors' product offerings

June 11, 2012

Retailers can track assortment changes at competitors' websites in real-time and adjust their own product-mix accordingly when using Upstream Commerce's latest…

How to design your own solar-powered QR codes

A step-by-step on how to pull off your version of Emart's innovative marketing campaign.

To send or not to send that email? Here is the answer.

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

When it comes to consumer tolerance, there is a very fine line between email acceptance and inbox madness. At what point do your digital communications cross…

Retailers to better understand consumer behavior with Adlucent's shopping analytics

June 6, 2012

Non-brand campaigns generate more new customer sales than brand campaigns, according to findings from Free People, a clothing boutique that used new shopping…

What Amazon's move into luxury apparel really means

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

Internet retail behemoth Amazon has turned a dangerous eye toward the luxury apparel market. Long regarded as more of a clearinghouse for commodity items…

'High-speed order fulfillment system' unveiled for U.S. e-commerce market

June 6, 2012

Swisslog, a global provider of integrated logistics solutions, has launched Click&Pick, its high-speed order fulfillment system tailored for e-commerce…

Google buys, shuts down e-commerce rating service

June 4, 2012

Google has officially acquired KikScore, a U.S.-based company that gives scores to e-commerce businesses based on their service. Google will not be keeping the…

3-D gaming technology to help grocer compete with Tesco, Amazon.com

May 31, 2012

Video game software that was first used to portray 3-D warriors and dungeons is now helping U.K. online grocer Ocado Group Plc compete with retail giants…