Three easy ways to boost email deliverability

Increasing email deliverability is both an art and a science, and these tips tap into both.

Bazaarvoice brings product reviews to Google search, ads

April 20, 2010

Bazaarvoice announced at the Social Commerce Summit 2010 that it has partnered with Google to share product review content from Bazaarvoice client sites on…

Reviews platform Viewpoints adds social sharing feature

April 19, 2010

Viewpoints Network, a social technology and media company, announced in a press release the addition of persistent social sharing to the Viewpoints Technology…

Retail e-mails: Treading the fine line between marketing and spam

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

A retailer's opt-in list is one of its most valuable assets, but reaching out to it too often can result in brand backlash.

Shopping center uses Facebook promotion to snag new fans

April 18, 2010

Upscale Houston shopping destination Uptown Park has announced a new Facebook promotion aimed at getting more people to interact with the company on the…

Wet Seal’s Arden B. selects Digby for mobile commerce

April 14, 2010

Digby has announced that Arden B., the women's contemporary division of The Wet Seal, Inc., has launched its mobile Web storefront built on the Digby Mobile…

Two-thirds of Facebook users say it influences purchase decisions

A new report details how users of the social networking site use it to interact with brands and retailers.

Nook coming to Best Buy, Kindle possibly coming to Target

April 11, 2010

It looks as if Apple's hugely successful iPad launch is spurring competitors into action: The Street reports that Amazon is considering bringing its Kindle…

Ritz Camera developing online video gallery

April 11, 2010

DigitalPost Interactive has announced a contract with privately held Ritz Camera & Image Inc., America's premier imaging retail destination, to develop an…

"Heroes" star gets into the mobile retail world

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Greg Grunberg's Yowza app makes it easy for retailers to offer mobile coupons.

NRF launches mobile retail initiative

April 6, 2010

With consumers relying on handheld devices for everything from phone calls to Web surfing, retailers are looking to mobile as the next frontier of the shopping…

Borders: e-bookstore coming this spring, will support iPad

April 1, 2010

Motivated by the attrition caused by the Amazon Kindle, not to mention the impending cultural tidal wave that is the iPad, Borders announced in a conference…

Online retail spending regains double-digit growth

E-commerce sales will grow by 12.7 percent in 2010 after two years of subpar growth.

MarketLive e-commerce platform adds iPad support

March 31, 2010

MarketLive Inc., a provider of e-commerce software and services for specialty retailers, today launched MarketLive Mobile v2, its next-generation mobile…

Molton Brown selects ATG to power cross-channel luxury experience

March 30, 2010

ATG, provider of commerce solutions, has announced that luxury retailer Molton Brown will deploy ATG Commerce to increase online sales and create an integrated…

New study reveals impact of Facebook on retail

March 30, 2010

Retailers who are actively involved in marketing their products and services using Facebook may have a distinct advantage over their competitors, according to…

Report: 'We are seeing a multichannel revolution'

Nearly one-third of consumers use three or more channels to browse, research and purchase products.

Consumer survey on live help to be unveiled during webinar

March 28, 2010

The results of a survey of 3,000 consumers and their feelings about live help on retail Web sites will be released this Thursday during the webinar, "Online…

HSN launches mobile shopping app for Android devices

March 18, 2010

HSN, an interactive multichannel retailer, announced in a press release the launch of its dynamic new application for mobile devices featuring Google’s Android…

New GuestLogix service targets shoppers in the air

March 18, 2010

GuestLogix Inc., a global provider of onboard store technology to the airline industry, today announced the availability of OnTouch Concierge Everywhere, a new…