E-commerce News
Belk puts unexpected surprise into online holiday shopping experience
December 4, 2020
Belk is surprising more than a few online holiday shoppers this holiday season with a "Verry Merry Surprise" program that awards a gift card to a customer each…
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Walmart removes free shipping minimum for Walmart+ members
December 3, 2020
Walmart is delivering an early Christmas gift to its Walmart+ membership in eliminating the $35 shipping minimum for online orders.
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NRF report: Pandemic driving 'most challenging time' for retail
December 3, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is making this year's holiday season one of the most unusual and most challenging in retail's history, according to National…
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Industry loses e-commerce pioneer Tony Hsieh of Zappos
November 30, 2020
Tony Hsieh Tony Hsieh, the magnanimous entrepreneur who revolutionized shoe retail with Zappos.com, died as a result of a house fire at the age of 46…
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Jewelry retailer taps Loop Commerce to boost digital gifting
November 25, 2020
Catbird, a New York jewelry designer and retailer, is deploying Loop Commerce's GiftNow to streamline, personalize and enhance the gifting experience.
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Forever 21 checkout experience gets a tech boost
November 20, 2020
Retailer Forever 21 is the first of Authentic Brands Group's properties to deploy Bolt, a checkout experience platform providing seamless checkout, payments…
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Raymour & Flanigan taps Rightpoint for website build
November 17, 2020
Furniture retailer Raymour & Flanigan has launched a website providing a "differentiated e-commerce experience," built on Episerver by Righpoint, a Genpact…
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Canada retailer deploys mobile shopping tool to drive contactless shopping
November 17, 2020
Lee Valley Tools, an Ottawa, Canada tool and garden retailer, is offering consumers a mobile shopping tool to foster contactless shopping at its 20 locations…
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Not every US consumer is holiday shopping online
November 12, 2020
Despite the ongoing pandemic, a healthy majority (85%) of American consumer plan to shop in a physical store for holiday gifts and 72% will intentionally shop…
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Alibaba Singles Day enjoys record-breaking sales
November 11, 2020
The annual Alibaba Singles Day event will set a new sales record despite a substantial stock plunge in China.
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Paytronix debuts subscription program for restaurants, c-stores
November 11, 2020
Paytronix Systems Inc., a digital guest experience platform, has launched Paytronix Subscriptions to make it easy for restaurants and convenience store brands…
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Piggly Wiggly Midwest extends Mercatus partnership
November 10, 2020
Piggly Wiggly Midwest will continue its e-commere experience via the Mercatus Integrated Commerce platform as it has renewed its partnership with the…
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Cyber Monday will beat Black Friday, reveals survey
November 6, 2020
When it comes to the busiest shopping day of the holiday season, one study claims the winner will be Cyber Monday, the Monday following Black Friday, and…
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New 'reality' for grocer segment: online shopping, deeper shopper expectations
November 4, 2020
The three top new realities facing the grocery industry are online orders, a larger customer base and increasing shopper expectations regarding grocery…
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Holiday spend this year likely will dip a bit
October 30, 2020
Consumers aren't likely to spend more this holiday season compared to 2019 and much of the reason is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and rocky economic…
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Holiday consumer behavior will be different this year, reveals study
October 30, 2020
Consumers will spend with caution, spend more on at-home holiday celebrations and spend more than half the gift budget via e-commerce.
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Macy's leads in apparel digital maturity, reveals study
October 28, 2020
When it comes to digital maturity among apparel retailers, Macy's is at the top of the list, according to Incisiv's first annual Apparel Digital Maturing…
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KFC's fire log available at Walmart this holiday season
October 26, 2020
For those who love the smell of fried chicken coming from a fire pit or fireplace, it's time to hit Walmart.
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Earlier holiday shopping will result in more spend, claims research
October 20, 2020
Consumers are shopping for holiday gifts earlier than ever and a Savings.com survey predicts the activity will lead to the biggest and longest holiday sales…
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Big consumer behavior shifts in holiday shopping this year
October 16, 2020
Consumers will be taking a more considered approach toward Black Friday and the Christmas holiday spend though 20% of U.S. shoppers plan to spend more given a…
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