Sears adding drive-thru returns and exchanges

September 16, 2014

According to the company, customers can pick up, return or exchange purchases without leaving their vehicle, with a guaranteed wait time of five minutes or…

E-receipt analytics app Slice opens its API

September 16, 2014

Slice, which offers an eponymous shopping app that extracts and organizes online shopping data from e-receipts, announced it has opened its API to web…

More than 60 percent of consumers are increasing their online shopping activity

September 15, 2014

The SmartFocus survey also reveals a significant age-related gap in digital shopping preferences. Nearly half of all millennials spend more time shopping…

Macy's new tech plans include Apple Pay, smart fitting rooms, more

September 15, 2014

The company outlined its latest advancements in omnichannel strategy and technology as the company continues to add new dimensions for attracting shoppers and…

Foot Locker adding same-day delivery

September 12, 2014

Shoppers can select same-day or next-day delivery for $5. Customers will also have the option of shopping in the Foot Locker store and having their items…

Study finds retailers cautiously optimistic about 2014 holiday sales

September 11, 2014

The most significant shifts for retailers in the 2014 holiday season can be found in omnichannel, which is changing the landscape for companies and impacting…

Whole Foods Market offering one-hour delivery, in-store pickup

September 9, 2014

Whole Foods Market and one-hour grocery delivery service Instacart have announced a new partnership that enables customers to have Whole Foods Market products…

Twitter adding a 'Buy' button

September 8, 2014

The initial partnership consists of deals with Burberry, DonorsChoose and GLAAD, and also with a variety of big names in entertainment, including Brad Paisley…

Report says that for first time, online shoppers primarily interact with brands via mobile

September 8, 2014

In August 2014, mobile devices generated 51 percent of all online retail visits, the majority of which occurred on Apple devices. In 2010, only four percent of…

IBM unveils back-to-school online shopping numbers

September 8, 2014

Overall, U.S. retail online sales for August were up more than 11 percent as compared to the same period last year.

Staples updates its omnichannel experience

September 4, 2014

The enhancements include the ability to buy products online and pick them up in-store within hours; an easier way to pay online via Visa Checkout; new in-store…

Target also adding shopping via Instagram

August 29, 2014

Just days after Nordstrom announced that it was partnering with Curalate to allow its customers to shop via the social network Instagram, Target announced that…

Home Depot names new CEO, continues shift to e-commerce

August 27, 2014

Home Depot Inc. recently named longtime company executive Craig Menear as its new CEO, effective Nov. 1, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Artisan expands mobile marketing automation capabilities

August 26, 2014

Mobile marketing firm Artisan has announced the availability of in-app messaging capabilities, which it says are integrated into its Mobile Experience…

ChannelAdvisor publishes new Multichannel E-Commerce Study

August 20, 2014

Study finds that 90 percent of retailers surveyed are selling on marketplaces, 64 percent are using digital marketing.

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.

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…