Amazon adds South Korea to international expansion plans

The country is well positioned for disruption by Amazon, which has mostly focused its efforts there on its cloud services unit.

By Daphne Howland • July 6, 2017

Walmart's marketplace is growing fast

Large merchants in particular are turning to Walmart to help diversify online sales beyond Amazon's marketplace juggernaut.

By Daphne Howland • July 6, 2017

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How the purpose of stores is evolving

Stores have always evolved in order to compete as times, technology and tastes change. And, most of all, to please customers.

By Retail Dive staff

Eloquii adds brick-and-mortar stores to growth plan

The plus size brand, restarted as a private company three years ago, is finding success as an independent, fashion-forward retailer.

By Daphne Howland • July 6, 2017

Report: Snapdeal balked at Flipkart’s lowball bid

The rejected bid was between $850 million and $900 million, which is well below a widely reported estimated value of $1 billion.

By Dan O'Shea • July 5, 2017

Amazon sweetens Alexa for Prime Day

Amazon is offering more Prime Day deals for Alexa users to speed adoption as Alexa is on pace to add roughly $10 billion in revenue by 2020.

By Daphne Howland • July 5, 2017

Resale sites threaten off-price retailers

The online re-sale business is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce segments, thanks to its mobile capabilities and treasure hunt atmosphere.

By Daphne Howland • July 5, 2017

Analyst: Amazon poised to enter drugstore market

Walgreens Boots Alliance's CEO Stefano Pessina dismissed the notion that the e-commerce giant could become a major competitor.

By Daphne Howland • July 5, 2017

Walmart Open Call event grants entrepreneurs shelf space

The big-box retailer made deals with some 100 entrepreneurs, allowing their products to be sold by Walmart, as it continues to broaden its product lineup.

By Dan O'Shea • July 4, 2017

'Disturbingly slow' e-commerce site load times turning away shoppers

An evaluation of 80 retailers showed One Kings Lane received the lowest score for site speed, and average load times were nowhere near the threshold at which customers tend to give up and visit other websites.

By Dan O'Shea • June 30, 2017

Carhartt adopts ‘Shop for Others’ for better gift recommendations

Carhartt is the first company to use a new feature from True Fit that improves recommendations when buying for others. 

By Dan O'Shea • June 29, 2017

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

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