Amazon now dominates Google in product search

In three years, the e-tailer passed the dominant search engine, with 90% of Amazon product views now coming from its own searches, according to a Jumpstart study.

By Dan Alaimo • Sept. 7, 2018

More consumers than ever want retailers to personalize service

The time is now for retailers to embrace personalized, immersive shopping, finds a new study from Accenture and the Retail Industry Leaders Association.

By Dan O'Shea • Sept. 7, 2018

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What's shaping the e-commerce landscape?

From pivots in digital strategies to challenges retailers must overcome with reverse logistics, here are some of the forces shaping online retail.

By Retail Dive staff

Amazon creates Hindi mobile app as it eyes growth in India

The e-tailer becomes the only one among India's leading e-commerce players to create a site and app in Hindi, India's most widely spoken language.

By Dan O'Shea • Sept. 6, 2018

WSJ: Williams-Sonoma set to launch 3D imaging app

The retailer's new app debuts later this month to help customers visualize how furniture will look in their homes.

By Dan Alaimo • Sept. 6, 2018

Zara parent aims to sell online everywhere by 2020

CEO Pablo Isla noted that Zara stores are already proving to be instrumental in filling online orders.

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 6, 2018

Suistudio expands beyond e-commerce with a global fleet of stores

Suitsupply says it spent the last year perfecting its sister label's market positioning and retail strategy.

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 6, 2018

J. Crew now selling Mercantile label through Amazon

It's a move former J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler found ill-advised, saying last year that he feared Amazon would "take every bestseller and put it into their private label collection."

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 6, 2018

The Verge: Instagram reportedly developing a shopping app

The Facebook-owned platform is looking to expand its e-commerce reach with a standalone shopping app according to anonymous sources.

By Dan Alaimo • Sept. 5, 2018

Target readies toy expansion ahead of the holidays

The mass merchant is just the latest taking steps to fill the gap opened by the demise of Toys R Us.

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 5, 2018

Amazon's stock valuation hits $1T

The e-tailer and tech company is still far behind its primary rivals in terms of profitability, but its explosive growth has wowed investors who show no signs of losing faith in Amazon's future.

By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 5, 2018

Ebay adds watches to luxury authentication

Certifying that goods are authentic is imperative for the online marketplace, which can't afford to let rising re-commerce upstarts continue to corner the luxury market.

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 5, 2018

WSJ: Walmart.com shoppers finding out-of-stocks amid fulfillment revamp

The retail giant is experimenting with ways to more efficiently fulfill bulky or heavy orders, executives at Walmart suppliers told the Journal.

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 4, 2018

Brick-and-mortar stores raked in 84% of holiday sales in 2017

Most holiday customers still head to stores, but even those sales now require online prowess, according to a report from Gartner L2.

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 4, 2018

Alibaba sets global pace for in-store tech innovations

China's giant e-commerce company is well ahead of its U.S. counterparts in integrating technologies into its fast-growing number of brick-and-mortar stores.

By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 31, 2018

Ulta's e-commerce growth spurt isn't over

The beauty retailer's digital sales surged 37.9% in the quarter and the company is winning over "significant market share," according to CEO Mary Dillon.

By Cara Salpini • Aug. 31, 2018

Tempur-Pedic denied motion for preliminary injunction against Mattress Firm

The brand's lawsuit claims that the mattress retailer is "copying the look and feel of the entire Tempur-Pedic brand and consumer experience."

By Cara Salpini • Updated Jan. 18, 2019

Black Diamond demands Walmart remove gear from website

The premium outdoor gear brand sent Walmart a letter requesting the discounter cease sales of its products and use of its images on the just-launched Moosejaw site.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 30, 2018

David's Bridal snaps up Blueprint Registry to bolster tech

The struggling wedding business aims to increase its service offering with an asset acquisition of former Target + Techstars startup.

By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 30, 2018

Walmart extends Handy service to online customers

Furniture and appliance sales are moving online, and assembly services may soon become a consumer expectation.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 29, 2018

Amazon opens kids book box to all US Prime members

But as one of the few new Prime perks, it's pretty limited and costs extra.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 29, 2018

Diane von Furstenberg credits 11% of revenue to personalized e-commerce

The fashion brand used Qubit Aura, an AI-powered product discovery solution, to increase conversions on mobile by four times.

By Robert Williams • Aug. 28, 2018

PetSmart and Petco face pressure from online shift

The pet retailers are moving assertively into e-commerce but face major competition from Amazon and pure-play e-retailers like Bark, according to a Moody's report.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 28, 2018

Walmart.com unveils Moosejaw outdoor store

The new page aims to take advantage of Moosejaw's merchandising expertise and brand, but unlike the retailer's other millennial brands, hews closely to the Walmart name.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 28, 2018

Lazada offers credit lines to sellers in Singapore

The e-commerce company becomes the latest online marketplace to offer sellers financing to help them grow their businesses.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 27, 2018

Are Walmart and Amazon playing the same game?

Amazon has reshaped retail, and rivals — foremost among them Walmart — are now reshaping themselves. 

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 27, 2018