Yozio raises $7M to beef up in-app attribution

The company is helping retailers track and source click-throughs, downloads, and sales in mobile apps. 

By Ian P. Murphy • July 29, 2015

Selling 'emotion': What online retailers can learn from brick-and-mortar

E-commerce retailers may be blithely unaware of some of the subtle advantages physical stores enjoy. 

By Daphne Howland • July 28, 2015

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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's Prime Day could kick up July retail sales

Many have ridiculed Amazon’s Black-Friday-in-July event, but it could be a major uplift for this month's retail sales report.

By Daphne Howland • July 28, 2015

Wal-Mart boosts online fulfillment footprint

The retailer opened a new fulfillment center in Pennsylvania with the goal of being able to deliver online orders to 95% of the U.S. population in two days or less. 

By Ian P. Murphy • July 27, 2015

New measure tests retailers' web and mobile performance

Dynatrace tests site speeds in a variety of online environments. 

By Ian P. Murphy • July 24, 2015

Neiman Marcus and consignment retailer The RealReal team up

While the resale market will be but a niche area for Neiman Marcus, this is the kind of creativity that a department store retailer needs these days.

By Daphne Howland • July 24, 2015

Where will payment hackers go post-EMV?

One benefit of more secure credit cards will be less fraud at POS systems. But hackers aren't just going to quit, and there will be a whole new problem to solve on the security front.

By Daphne Howland • July 23, 2015

Eyeing Amazon, Macy's to expand same-day delivery

With 886 stores ready to become mini distribution centers, the department store chain is set to compete with Amazon in the delivery space. 

By Ian P. Murphy • July 23, 2015

Wal-Mart takes full ownership of its Chinese e-commerce venture

Wal-Mart will buy the remaining shares of Yihaodian, a nimble e-commerce site that can help it reach the growing Chinese middle class. 

By Daphne Howland • July 23, 2015

Amazon bolsters Prime perks with cash-back credit card: Re/Code

Prime members can get a credit card that pays back 5% of each Amazon purchase, the latest move to keep Prime members close.

By Daphne Howland • July 23, 2015

New uses for the online shopping cart

Abandonment is no longer the issue. Customers are instead using shopping carts to store goods they may want to buy later. 

By Ian P. Murphy • July 22, 2015

Nordstrom's Trunk Club service expanding to include women

The personal stylist service is now taking signups from women, and there’s already a waitlist ahead of an autumn launch.

By Daphne Howland • July 22, 2015

Amazon rival Jet launches today amid buzz—and questions

Jet has focused on dynamic pricing, promising the lowest prices on the web. Trouble is already brewing though, with reports that the newcomer is losing money on most sales.

By Daphne Howland • July 21, 2015

Barnes & Noble continues executive reshuffle with new e-commerce head

Retail veteran Frederic D. Argir will be in charge of the troubled Nook division. 

By Ian P. Murphy • July 21, 2015

Amazon expands Prime Now deliveries into the Midwest

Just a couple of days after its blockbuster “Prime Day” sale, the retailer expanded its one- and two-hour deliveries to Chicago and Indianapolis.

By Daphne Howland • July 20, 2015

US clothing group: Alibaba is failing to curb faux goods

The American Apparel & Footwear Association sent an open letter to Alibaba Group's Jack Ma over what it says is a lack of progress combating the sale of fakes on its website.

By Daphne Howland • July 20, 2015

Think Amazon's Prime Day #Failed? Think again

The day wasn’t about surpassing Alibaba's Singles Day or improving on Black Friday. It was about giving non-Prime members a tour of Amazon’s unparalleled consumer ecosystem.

By Daphne Howland • July 17, 2015

StellaService scores $15M in venture capital

The customer service rating firm is growing fast. 

By Ian P. Murphy • July 17, 2015

Personal-shopper platform Scratch gets $3.6M in funding

The e-commerce app offers users shopping recommendations from live experts. 

By Ian P. Murphy • July 17, 2015

Amazon's Prime Day to return

Despite post-Prime Day stories citing disappointment from shoppers, Amazon said its invented midsummer sale holiday was a huge success.

By Daphne Howland • July 17, 2015

Facebook piloting storefronts on Pages

The pilot is in its early stages, but it sounds like something that could help propel mobile commerce and provide a rich source of customer data.

By Daphne Howland • July 17, 2015

Google adds 'buy' function to mobile search ads

The feature, dubbed Purchases on Google, will help streamline mobile conversion and checkout. 

By Ian P. Murphy • July 16, 2015

Facebook testing Messenger shopping assistant

“Moneypenny” — unlike Google Now or Siri — uses real people to advise users when buying products.

By Daphne Howland • July 15, 2015

Beyond the Rack expanding outside of its website

The flash-sale site looks to Amazon and eBay for new revenues. 

By Ian P. Murphy • July 14, 2015

UPDATE: eBay to sell eBay Enterprise for $925M

The news comes as eBay prepares for its imminent split from PayPal.

By Daphne Howland • July 13, 2015