Retailers planning extended Cyber Monday, holiday promotions

November 20, 2011

As online shopping continues to reach unprecedented levels, retailers plan to emphasize value and savings to their shoppers all holiday season long. According…

Website rewarding consumers for old purchases

November 16, 2011

Rewarding customers for what they already own is the goal of RNKD, a new website created by Nick Swinnurn, founder of Zappos.com

Target giving free shipping to its cardholders

November 6, 2011

Target today announced that it is giving free shipping for all orders placed at Target.com when shoppers use their branded REDcard. The company also announced…

Baynote, TouchCommerce partner to personalize consumer engagement

November 2, 2011

Baynote, a provider of e-commerce personalization solutions, and TouchCommerce, a conversion marketing solutions provider, have partnered to personalize online…

Mobile shopping assistant ShopSavvy secures $7M in series A funding

November 2, 2011

"Shopping assistant" ShopSavvy announced it has received $7 million in Series A funding led by Facebook co-founder and investor Eduardo Saverin. Along with the…

Amazon opens Kindle Owners' Lending Library

by James Bickers

November 2, 2011

Amazon's quest to make its Kindle the "one media device to rule them all" got a little bit more aggressive today: It opened its Kindle Owners' Lending Library…

Survey: Online and mobile sales will make this a positive holiday season for retail

October 27, 2011

The sluggish economy and rising household expenses are casting a chill over consumer confidence, but not enough to bring back the ghost of recessions past…

Kadro launches new mobile and e-commerce software

October 25, 2011

Kadro Solutions, a full-service enterprise software services firm, has announced the release of its mobile commerce platform as well as the expansion of its…

Retail veteran Vicki Cantrell joins NRF as leader of Shop.org

October 25, 2011

The National Retail Federation announced that Vicki Cantrell – a retail industry veteran who has held prominent positions at Tory Burch, Giorgio Armani, and…

Online retailers preparing for promotion-heavy holiday season

October 24, 2011

Online retailers have plenty to be joyous about this holiday season as new research shows companies are adjusting their holiday plans based on expected growth…

Oracle acquires Endeca

October 18, 2011

Oracle announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Endeca Technologies, Inc., a provider of unstructured data management, web commerce and…

Survey: Online advertising lifts in-store CPG sales

October 10, 2011

Online metrics company comScore Inc. and brand consultancy dunnhumbyUSA have released results of multiple studies measuring the offline sales impact of online…

One-third of consumers say they will spend more online than in-store this holiday season

September 20, 2011

ThreatMetrix, a provider of cloud-based fraud prevention solutions that do not require personally identifiable information (PII), today announced results of a…

Quidsi launches new online toy destination YoYo.com

September 20, 2011

Quidsi, Inc., parent company to Diapers.com, Soap.com, BeautyBar.com and Wag.com, has announced the launch of its online toy store, YoYo.com. According to the…

IBM expands cloud delivery of its Smarter Commerce initiative

September 19, 2011

IBM today announced new cloud and on-premise offerings that will help organizations respond automatically to shifting consumer and business trends. The new…

New Stein Mart campaign features heavy social focus

September 14, 2011

National discount department store Stein Mart, in partnership with its new ad agency, ArnoldNYC, this week announced the launch of "Love at First Find," a…

Miami Dolphins relaunches its online fan shop

September 13, 2011

Centerplate, a hospitality partner to North America's premier sports and entertainment venues, has partnered with Dreams Inc., a technology driven…

Subway named an initial Openbucks' gift card payment partner

September 13, 2011

Openbucks launched its Gift Card Payment Network at TechCrunch Disrupt, a technology-focused conference taking place this week in San Francisco.

Demandware unveils new open commerce APIs

September 11, 2011

Demandware Inc., a provider of on-demand ecommerce, has announced its new Open Commerce APIs that are designed to empower its clients and partners to quickly…

Toys R Us adds family and friends pick-up to online store

September 11, 2011

Toys R Us, which operates 870 retail stores and an e-commerce website, has expanded the capabilities of its "Buy Online, Pick Up In Store" program. Shoppers at…