New social shopping study reveals how consumers select and purchase goods online

June 15, 2011

PowerReviews and the e-tailing consultancy group yesterday released the 2011 Social Shopping Study, which looks at how consumers research, select and purchase…

Mobile Retail Monday: 'Create-A-Look' feature distinguishes PacSun iPhone App

Mobile Mondays is a weekly column on mobile apps by retail customer experience authority Mike Wittenstein. Each week, you’ll get a test drive of a leading…

Survey: 48 percent of retail websites not offering product ratings, reviews

June 13, 2011

CrossView, a provider of cross-channel commerce solutions with clients such as Advance Auto Parts and Moosejaw, released the results of a survey showing that…

Countering the 'Groupon Effect' and linking tactics to strategy with mobile marketing

How should retailers use mobile marketing to establish brand loyalty?

New study finds retail stores slowly becoming more technologically savvy in-store

June 9, 2011

RSR Research's latest report, "The 21st Century Store: The Search for Relevance" finds that as stores fight to become more than just a showroom for online…

Google video unveils consumer smartphone usage trends

Survey-based data reveals how smartphones have changed the ways consumers search and shop.

Bailey Banks & Biddle revamps its web presence

June 7, 2011

Bailey Banks & Biddle, a jewelry retailer founded in 1832, has introduced a new multi-channel jewelry shopping experience with the launch of its new…

Fashion retailer Republic launches mobile site

June 7, 2011

U.K.-based Republic, a leading men's and women's multi-branded fashion retailer, announced today the launch of a mobile optimized website that creates a rich…

Research: Mobile is increasingly important in the multichannel mix

The number of U.K. consumers using a smartphone to shop has grown 13 percent in the last nine months.

Meebo offers 'check-in' feature for retail websites

June 6, 2011

According to the New York Times, Meebo, a social platform that connects users with friends across the Web, now offers a new feature that allows users to…

Big Y Foods launches first-ever grocery integration with Groupon

June 6, 2011

Big Y Foods, Inc., Incentive Targeting and HaloEffect today announced that they have teamed with Groupon, to bring social buying to the grocery retail and…

Australians demand technology-based shopping

June 5, 2011

Nearly three quarters of Australian consumers wanted their shopping experiences to have some type of technology, including in-store kiosks, mobile phones and…

Retailers' venture into F-commerce is an uphill battle

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Overcoming security and privacy issues and defining value are major challenges. 

MarketLive offers merchants profile-driven remarketing suite

June 1, 2011

MarketLive Inc., an eCommerce software and solutions provider, has announced it will offer a remarketing suite built for the MarketLive eCommerce platform and…

SortPrice version 2.0 offers retailer-specific customization

June 1, 2011

Comparison search engine SortPrice.com today rolled out an updated version of its Store Application for Facebook. SortPrice’s Store Application 2.0 adds…

Raymark acquires customer solutions provider Retaligent

May 31, 2011

Raymark, a retail software solutions company, has announced its acquisition of Retaligent Solutions Inc., a customer centricity solutions provider in the…

Multidev releases ecommerce back office solution

May 31, 2011

Multidev Technologies Inc., developers of fully-integrated ERP solutions for retail and wholesale, announced the release of its new software developed…

Commentary: Why digital signage & mobility are the future of marketing

Multichannel marketing's future is in proximity marketing, combining digital signage and mobile tech.

CORESense partners with Social Candy to offer online shopping via Facebook

May 30, 2011

CORESense, an SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) provider of end-to-end ecommerce and retail software solutions, announced a partnership with Social Candy to provide…

New study evaluates consumer behaviors, attitudes toward social commerce

Though many retailers use social media to build their brand, companies may also be able to monetize these channels.