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The power of Pinterest to drive online sales
August 30, 2012
Recent studies on the selling power of Pinterest compared to Facebook and Twitter showed that the more recent social networking site does not have much of an…
read nowSame-day shipping wars begin
August 8, 2012
EBay is putting Amazon on notice. The online auction site is testing same-day retail delivery, a move that Amazon made a few weeks ago.
read nowNew site allows students to buy online, pickup near campus
August 7, 2012
As college students head back to campus this fall, social commerce website Shop Your Way is giving them and their parents an easier way to coordinate shopping…
read nowCanadian housewares retailer switches e-commerce provider
August 1, 2012
The Canadian housewares retailer iQliving is now using OrderDynamics technology to run its online storefront and enhance its multichannel retail strategy…
read nowCompanies partner to help e-retailers sync, manage inventory
August 1, 2012
Dydacomp, a provider of business technology platforms for small and mid-sized e-commerce and multichannel merchants, is expanding its partnership with…
read nowOnline retailers may retain sales with 'let's make a deal' plug-in
July 27, 2012
Netotiate, a direct consumer-to-retailer negotiation platform, has launched a plug-in that allows online shoppers to negotiate products directly on retailers…
read nowOnline cash-as-gift registries may replace in-store wedding registries
July 19, 2012
While wedding registries have been an easy way for retailers to get traffic, one website is betting that many betting engaged couples would rather receive cash…
read nowSchool supply lists going digital at Walmart
July 19, 2012
Nearly 80 percent of moms with children in kindergarten to 12th grade consider back-to-school a time for a fresh start, according to a study conducted by…
read nowYahoo'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…
read nowSlate: 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…
read nowTechnology 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…
read nowTablet 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.
read nowAmazon 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…
read nowAmazon 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…
read nowNew 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…
read nowObama 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…
read nowSurvey: 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…
read nowVancouver 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.
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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…
read nowDigital 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…
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