Flash sale sites lead to full-price purchases

Research suggests that many new luxury consumers are entering the category via flash sales sites.

Online auction site targets retailers, smartphones

February 22, 2012

Trade Me, an online auction site, hopes to boost the sale of new goods by integrating retailers into its platform.

Walmart buying largest Chinese e-retailer

February 22, 2012

Walmart Stores plans to buy a controlling stake in the fast-growing Chinese online retailer Yihaodian.

Study: Online shoppers content with service

February 21, 2012

Online shoppers are happy with service, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual e-Commerce report.

Heal's launches mobile site

February 20, 2012

Heal's, a contemporary furniture, lighting and home accessories retailer, has launched a mobile-optimized website allowing customers to search, browse and make…

E-commerce shoppers have mobile security worries

February 20, 2012

About 60 percent of smartphone users believe that their security could be compromised if they use it for e-commerce transactions, according to Affinion…

Study shows that retail 'showrooming' is reality

February 16, 2012

A new study has substantiated the predictions of brick-and-mortar retailers who fear that shoppers are using their stores as "showrooms" and then purchasing…

Footwear retailer V.I.M. using MarketLive to power e-commerce site

February 16, 2012

MarketLive Inc., a provider of e-commerce software and solutions, is helping V.I.M., an East Coast urban retailer of jeans, sneakers, apparel, and accessories…

Zappos.com launches emerging designer program

February 14, 2012

Zappos.com today announced the the launch of its new Emerging Designer Program — a program developed internally by Zappos employees for up-and-coming fashion…

Building loyalty the Hsieh way

by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates

Perhaps it has something to do with our general fondness for footwear and do-goodery, because when it comes to delivering a positive image, Zappos.com walks…

Retailers asking suppliers to lower prices

February 13, 2012

Suppliers should consider adjusting pricing models to help retailers planning to expand into global markets, said Peter Birtles, the CEO of Super Retail Group.

Boomers buying more online products than Gen Y

February 10, 2012

Shoppers ages 50-54 lead the charge when it comes to purchasing health and beauty products online (52 percent), and shoppers ages 45-49 are purchasing more…

Shopping cart abandonment rate set to rise again in 2012

The shopping cart abandonment rate reached a new all-time high of 72 percent by the end of the year.

Chinese sportswear company targets U.S. online shoppers

Li-Ning, China's No. 1 domestic sportswear company, is targeting Americans with a new e-commerce site.

Is Amazon Prime the next retail game-changer?

February 8, 2012

Amazon Prime may be poised to redefine consumers' shopping expectations, according to a blogger on MSNBC. Prime, launched in 2005, is a membership program that…

Consumer Reports rates Costco as top major retail chain

February 7, 2012

Costco pleased shoppers better than any other retailer, according to a Consumer Reports survey of more than 26,000 readers, who told the organization about…

Amazon launches in India as Junglee.com

February 7, 2012

Amazon has officially launched its new online shopping portal in India using a domain name it bought in 1998, junglee.com.

Target leads fight to stop 'showrooming'

Will other retailers follow Target's lead in asking vendors to create in-store-only products?

IBM announces new m-commerce tools for retail

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

The company says new software reflects changing consumer expectations.

NRF 2012: Is PCI fundamentally inadequate?

Representatives of one NRF exhibitor have launched an Occupy PCI movement, saying their holistic approach provides better data security.