Target veteran to lead new retail agency

October 29, 2013

The Stephenz Group, one of Silicon Valley's largest independent branding, marketing and digital agencies, has announced the launch of a new division, inRetail.

Aussie retailer Spotlight selects Revionics pricing tech

October 29, 2013

Revionics Inc., a provider of end-to-end merchandise optimization solutions, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with The Spotlight Retail…

Walmart shuts down snack delivery service Goodies

October 25, 2013

Last November, WalmartLabs launched an experimental service called Goodies, which shipped subscribers a grab bag of products for a flat $7 monthly fee.

Ahead of a US in-store launch, apparel retailer Sweaty Betty revamps online presence

October 23, 2013

Amplience, a provider of rich-media solutions, today announced that it helped Sweaty Betty, the women’s active wear fashion retailer, redesign its online…

NRF applauds Congressional attention on patent trolls

October 23, 2013

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French on the introduction of a…

Is ShopThis another nail in the coffin of traditional retailers?

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Before the proliferation of digital media, a primary way of learning about new products was through magazine articles and ads. To remember the cool stuff or…

Shopgate e-book offers tip to help m-commerce sites grow holiday sales

October 22, 2013

Retailers who want to increase holiday sales should consider launching a mobile shopping website or app, according to the mobile commerce solutions provider…

EBay will increase mobile focus, new chief product officer says

October 21, 2013

Is eBay in need of a refresh?

Rent the Runway opens brick-and-mortar doors

October 17, 2013

Rent the Runway today unveiled a 1,400-square-foot showroom on the second floor of New York City's Henri Bendel Fifth Avenue flagship store, marking the online…

Accenture study finds webrooming tops showrooming

October 17, 2013

Move over, showrooming — a new survey by Accenture found there's a new phenomenon in town. It's called webrooming, and it's happening at a higher rate than…

Target tears a page from Apple's design book

October 17, 2013

Apple's store design has become as ubiquitous as the iPhone itself. Best Buy has tapped into Apple's minimalistic, hands-on approach to merchandising and now…

Duane Reade launches 'Boo-tiful Legs' social media campaign

October 15, 2013

Duane Reade, New York's largest drugstore chain, has announced a three-week, omnichannel social media marketing campaign to raise awareness of Duane Reade…

Touch Commerce helps retailers tap into touchscreens, mobile

October 15, 2013

Unbound Commerce unveiled its Touch Commerce solution during last week's MIT Mobile Showcase event. The solution utilizes a large touchscreen at the point of…

Why payments providers can beat Amazon

In an increasingly crowded payments space, providers who keep it simple still stand a chance of maintaining market share.

Staples announces its promise to price match

October 11, 2013

Staples, the second largest e-commerce site in the world behind Amazon.com, announced yesterday its Price Match Guarantee. Starting November 3, Staples will…

The end of the beginning of e-commerce

by Doug Stephens — President, Retail Prophet Consulting

Global e-commerce is set to top 1.2 trillion dollars this year. And if that doesn’t seem astonishing, then consider that the figure represents a 19 percent…

Study: Showrooming up 156% over last year

October 10, 2013

Since 2012, there has been a 156-percent increase in consumers who purchased a product from a competitor while in a retail store, according to "Mobile Consumer…

When does personalization become an invasion of privacy?

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Without realizing it, you are creating a digital trail of your behaviors with every click and tap that you make. E-commerce has been using our cookies to track…

Amazon rolls out response to PayPal with 'Login and Pay'

October 9, 2013

Capping off a day packed with payment news came yesterday's launch of Login and Pay with Amazon, the Internet giant's plan to share its 215 million active…

PayPal letting shoppers pay by QR code

October 8, 2013

Payments giant PayPal may finally have found a way to get people to use QR codes.