Supermarkets changing strategies to compete with ecommerce

March 5, 2012

Large supermarkets are changing strategies as customers begin to shop online instead of going to hypermarkets.

GlobalShop 2012: 8 ways the smartphone can help your customers love you

Mobile technology is not the brick-and-mortar retailer's enemy.

Fashion brand Boden puts focus on search and navigation for traditional and mobile e-commerce

March 1, 2012

SLI Systems has announced that Boden, a leading global retailer of men's, women's and children's apparel, has created a richer, more engaging online shopping…

SearchDex unveils online shopper behavior analytics tool InferClick

February 28, 2012

Digital marketing company SearchDex has announced the release of InferClick, a new solution that it says empowers online retailers with actionable insights…

Eight ways retailers can leverage Pinterest

The new social sharing site is seeing explosive growth, and retailers are taking note.

ShopIgniter releases platform to secure Facebook purchases

February 24, 2012

ShopIgniter has launched a social commerce platform to help secure Facebook purchases. The suite includes tools and back-end integration to execute integrated…

Report predicts future of mobile commerce

February 24, 2012

More than half of the U.S. smartphone population used their phone to perform retail research while inside a store in 2011, illustrating the emergence of savvy…

Nordstrom to spend $1B to grow e-commerce

February 24, 2012

Nordstrom's online sales are exploding, and the company is investing $1 billion over the next five years to support its e-commerce infrastructure, according to…

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…