Amazon's Prime Day is July 11 and more than a day

The blockbuster event, designed to grow Prime membership, will run longer than a day this year at 30 hours.

By Daphne Howland • June 29, 2017

Alibaba doubles stake in Southeast Asia's Lazada

The move reflects the Chinese e-commerce giant's deep pockets and interest in the region’s growing markets.

By Daphne Howland • June 29, 2017

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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

Nordstrom's latest pop-up stores will feature tech products

Next week, Pop-In@Nordstrom turns toward tech, with dedicated shops featuring 125 products in the home, fitness, health, travel, accessories and pet care categories.

By Dan O'Shea • June 28, 2017

Best Buy unveils Google Home, Amazon Echo smart home displays

In another move to become a dominant smart home player, the electronics retailer is rolling out new in-store displays touting smart assistant integration with connected home products.

By Dan O'Shea • June 28, 2017

Amazon hosts merchants in New York as marketplace competition heats up

The e-commerce giant is leaving little to chance as retail marketplaces featuring third-party sellers proliferate.

By Daphne Howland • June 28, 2017

Study: How in-store, online shopping complement one another

Results of a massive new study gives retailers every reason to invest in omnichannel strategies that emphasize the store experience. 

By Dan O'Shea • June 27, 2017

Target opens next-day delivery pilot to Minneapolis shoppers

After a brief month and a half trial period with employees, the big-box retailer is rolling out its household essential delivery service in what is seen as a challenge to Amazon's Prime Pantry program.

By Dan O'Shea • June 27, 2017

Report: Alibaba may buy or invest in Yoox Net-a-Porter

Shares in the Italian online fashion retailer soared Monday as rumors swirled that the Chinese e-commerce giant is interested in a takeover.

By Daphne Howland • June 27, 2017

Mastercard offering merchants new payment tools

As electronic payment capabilities diversify, Mastercard is rolling out solutions that will help its merchant customers more quickly support new payment options on platforms.

By Dan O'Shea • June 27, 2017

E-commerce startup ThredUP launches 'smart' brick-and-mortar store

The secondhand seller is using consumer data to personalize the shopping experience at its first store.

By Corinne Ruff, Dan O'Shea • June 26, 2017

Amazon files patent for drone delivery 'beehive' fulfillment center

Following up on its patent for fulfillment blimps, Amazon has filed to patent another crazy idea — a vertical fulfillment center to support drone delivery in urban settings.

By Dan O'Shea • June 25, 2017

China’s JD.com invests $397M in Farfetch

The U.K. luxury marketplace just got a big boost in China and across Asia.

By Dan O'Shea • June 22, 2017

Amazon's Echo Show can now watch over smart homes

Amazon's Echo Show may play a much large role in smart home security applications with the new ability to connect to smart cameras around a household.

By Dan O'Shea • June 22, 2017

Juniper: Retailers headed for $71B in e-commerce fraud losses

Numerous factors, including the growing popularity of click-and-collect programs, will expand retailers' card-not-present fraud losses over the next five years, according to the research firm.

By Dan O'Shea • June 22, 2017

Dollar General taps former Subway exec as new CIO

Carman Wenkoff, who has extensive IT leadership experience, replaces retiring CIO Ryan Boone.

By Daphne Howland • June 22, 2017

EBay launches price-matching on more than 50K items

The marketplace is matching prices of identical items also found online at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target and other retail sites.

By Daphne Howland • June 22, 2017

Nike reportedly to sell directly on Amazon

The news is bad for discount department stores Kohl’s and J.C. Penney, as well as for specialty sports retailers Finish Line, Foot Locker and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

By Daphne Howland • June 22, 2017

6 ways the Amazon-Whole Foods deal could impact the grocery industry

Analysts say retailers can expect more pricing pressure, consolidation and higher consumer expectations for online shopping and delivery.  

By Jeff Wells • June 22, 2017

Alibaba execs: 'Don't mistake us for Amazon'

China holds massive opportunity for U.S. sellers, Alibaba executives told 3,000 small-business players from 48 states at a conference it hosted in Detroit this week.

By Daphne Howland • June 21, 2017

Report: Walmart asking suppliers to quit Amazon cloud

The brick-and-mortar giant is flexing its muscles, asking tech suppliers to stop using Amazon cloud services, which is a massive source of profitability.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 21, 2017

IBM, LivePerson team up to smarten customer service chatbots

The companies are integrating IBM's Watson AI technology into the LiveEngage customer care platform.

By Dan O'Shea • June 21, 2017

Study: Personalization should be priority in e-commerce upgrades

E-commerce retailers may be spending too much time and money on cosmetic improvements when they should be investing in personalization.

By Dan O'Shea • June 20, 2017

ThirdLove releases Fit Finder 2.0 to refine bra-fitting

As apparel competition moves toward fit-focused personalization, ThirdLove announces the latest version of its mobile app.

By Dan O'Shea • June 20, 2017

Rue La La, Allure magazine unveil limited-edition beauty boxes

On days when beauty sales run on the Rue La La site, they sell out in record time, a sign of strength for the growing category.

By Daphne Howland • June 20, 2017

Target leads $170M Series C round for Casper Mattress

Brick and mortar has become a necessary play for Casper. Enter Target, which was reportedly once interested in acquiring the startup for $1 billion.

By Daphne Howland • June 20, 2017