Modell's ups its online game with new e-commerce provider

May 31, 2012

Modell's Sporting Goods has chosen e-commerce provider Shopatron as the order management solution to deliver sports gear to fans via Modells.com. Modell's will…

Study: Consumers want choice of manned, self-service checkout

May 31, 2012

Consumers want a choice of service options with manned checkout (60 percent) and self-service (21 percent), according to a recent survey conducted by TNS on…

Solar powered QR codes help Korean retailer increase sales

May 25, 2012

Korean discount retailer Emart recently placed 3D QR code sculptures throughout Seoul that could only be scanned between noon and 1 p.m., which are slow…

Charlotte Russe selects Innotrac for e-commerce solution

May 18, 2012

Innotrac Corp., a commerce provider integrating digital technology, fulfillment and contact center solutions, is helping Charlotte Russe run its e-commerce…

Svpply launches dashboard for retailers

May 15, 2012

Svpply, a social shopping site, today launched "We Want This!," a program that allows retailers to target the most relevant and influential members in the…

Alaskan CU goes online with PaySecure Internet PIN debit

May 14, 2012

Acculynk, Alaska USA FCU and Alaska Option today announced that Alaska USA will add Internet PIN debit through Acculynk's PaySecure network. This will allow…

Another nail in the coffin of big box stores?

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

You don't need to look very far to see another article on the growth of online retailing. The phenomenon of online shopping is truly worldwide. While Amazon…

Retailers beware of Amazon's focus on high-end fashion

May 10, 2012

Amazon.com's move into the high-fashion business is bad news for traditional retailers, who are sure to get "a spanking similar to the one Best Buy got from…

Where Best Buy went wrong

Experts discuss why the retail giant is shrinking and whether it can stage a comeback.

Abandoned shopping carts need love, too

May 9, 2012

Findings from the e-tailing group Annual Merchant Survey and the 14th Annual Mystery Shopping Study revealed mixed findings but agreed that abandoned carts…

E-commerce sites improving customer service

May 9, 2012

A record 36 of the Top 100 online retailers achieved the "threshold for excellence" on the annual Top 100 E-Retail Satisfaction Index from customer experience…

Amazon trying to woo high-end fashion designers

May 8, 2012

Amazon has sold clothing for years, but it's now focused on peddling more contemporary and high-end brands, including Michael Kors, Vivienne Westwood…

IBM acquiring Tealeaf Technology to help retailers create 'seamless' mobile, online experience

May 4, 2012

If predictions come true about global online commerce hitting $1 trillion by 2014, and mobile commerce climbing to $200 billion by 2015, retailers must find a…

Amazon to create original programming

May 4, 2012

Being the world's largest online retailer isn't enough for Amazon.com. The company recently announced plans to make and sell its own comedy and children's…

Target: Get your Kindle somewhere else

May 2, 2012

In an effort to better compete with Amazon, Target Corp will no longer sell Amazon's Kindle devices, according to Reuters. The phase-out includes Amazon's new…

MarketLive Merchant Awards honor best e-commerce sites

May 2, 2012

MarketLive Inc., a provider of e-commerce software and solutions, announced the winners of its Merchant Awards honoring the best performing e-commerce sites…

TheFind launches Glimpse social shopping app

May 1, 2012

TheFind, a mobile, social and tablet commerce provider and shopping search engine, announced it has launched Glimpse, a new Facebook shopping app that uses…

Walmart offers online cash payment

April 27, 2012

Shoppers on walmart.com can now pay cash for online purchases, making the discount chain the first major retailer to offer online purchasing to the unbanked.

Google launches e-commerce site

April 26, 2012

Consumers can now buy Google's Galaxy Nexus smartphone, manufactured by Samsung, from the company's new online store, Google Play store, previously called…

Self-service Vending Fridge now available

April 26, 2012

There's a new refrigerator on the market that allows customers to buy cold products using QR codes and a Mobile App. The Vending Fridge, created by ShelfX, a…