#CONNECTsummit14: Gartner shares mobile best practices statistics

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

In the opening session for the CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit, Gartner vice president of research Michael McGuire shared his view of how retailers should…

New platform lets fashion mavens shop straight from the runway

August 19, 2014

Shoppers can now reserve new looks straight off the fashion runway with an assist from pre-order platform Luevo.

Embracing big data, technology and omni-channel operations to enhance the customer experience

The retail world today is epitomized by near-global access to the Internet and speedy adoption rates of smartphones.

ShopSavvy gives consumers expanded retailer tracking

August 19, 2014

Company updated mobile app to give consumers the ability to track sales from their favorite brands and merchants.

New Balance uses live omnichannel event to promote its latest running-shoe launch

by Greg Sharpless

August 14, 2014

Footwear manufacturer New Balance is partnering with Oregon-based Brandlive to produce a four-day series of online and in-store video events, all designed to…

Big data firm consolidates global brands

August 13, 2014

London-based cloud software and big data company eCommera today announced the launch of its new global brand identity, OrderDynamics — unifying its…

Barnes & Noble, Google team to offer same-day delivery

August 7, 2014

Barnes & Noble now has Google employees in some of its stores, pulling customer orders and prepping them for same-day delivery. According to a report from…

Four considerations for providing the best mobile customer experience

by Jeannie Walters — Chief Customer Experience Investigator, 360Connext

Is it harder to deliver a positive customer experience via mobile platforms? Forty percent of e-commerce executives say yes.

Smartphone-generated retail revenue up 97.6 percent, July 2014 vs. 2013

August 5, 2014

Mobile commerce platform Branding Brand has released the results of its Mobile Commerce Index for July 2014. The worldwide data sample reports…

Sitecore introduces .NET-based experience commerce platform

August 5, 2014

Sitecore has announced an early access program for Sitecore Commerce, which it says is the first enterprise-grade .NET customer experience management solution…

Walmart.com getting a big overhaul

August 4, 2014

Walmart is looking at online as a growth opportunity in the face of some disappointing quarters.

FTC says mobile shopping apps aren't disclosing enough info to consumers

August 1, 2014

A new staff report issued by the Federal Trade Commission finds that many mobile apps for use in shopping do not provide consumers with important information…

Nordstrom acquiring personalized clothing service Trunk Club

July 31, 2014

According to the companies, Trunk Club's 250 personal stylists build true, one-to-one relationships with their members to understand their lifestyles and…

Marquee software optimizes online product descriptions

July 30, 2014

According to the company, Marquee automatically and consistently sharpens the relevance of product descriptions across web, mobile and tablet platforms.

Winning the online retail war with merchandising

Online merchandising is still evolving, and many e-retailers are overlooking invaluable tactics.

Report says delivery will make or break holiday shopping this year

July 23, 2014

After a holiday season marred by lackluster order fulfillment and dissatisfied consumers, a new report from CFI Group and eBay Enterprise urges retailers to…

Amazon sneakily introduces barebones mobile wallet app

July 22, 2014

Amazon Wallet appeared on the Amazon Appstore and Google Play store late last week, but a number of Android fan blogs are just noticing it exists.

Canadian shopping site SHOP.CA launches mobile app

July 22, 2014

SHOP.CA, a site offering daily sales events for Canadian shoppers, has announced its first mobile app for iPhone and Android devices. According to the company…

ACI Worldwide to acquire Retail Decisions to boost CNP fraud prevention

July 21, 2014

ACI Worldwide, a global provider of electronic payment and banking products, and Retail Decisions (ReD), a fraud prevention company, today announced that they…

Survey: iOS dominates mobile commerce with 11.6M iPhone users making at least one purchase a month

July 18, 2014

Sixty-six percent of iPhone users are making purchases via mobile sites at least once a month, compared to only 47 percent of those with an Android smartphone.