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Amazon's Marketplace has banner year
Sellers from more than 100 countries sold more than $2 billion worth of goods through Amazon in 2014.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 6, 2015 -
Textbook price-comparison software goes viral after legal threat
OccupyTheBookstore helps students avoid textbooks' notoriously steep prices—to the chagrin of textbook retailers.
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TrendlineWhat'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.
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Deep Dive
Lessons learned: 3 takeaways from the holiday season
Holiday sales pretty much lined up with expectations in 2014. But what lessons did retailers learn to help them succeed in 2015?
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 5, 2015 -
Study: In-store pickup not necessarily time-saver
The option to buy online and pick up in store is popular, but retailers may want to pay attention to customers’ experience with the service.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 4, 2015 -
Online sales boom through Christmas Day
Promotions well before Black Friday and streamlined fulfillment helped take web commerce to new heights this season -- and ensured more deliveries made it on time.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 28, 2014 -
Mobile ads poised to 'explode' in growth: BI Intelligence
Mobile commerce growth looks like it will be matched by mobile advertising growth.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 23, 2014 -
Alibaba cracking down on fake products
The e-commerce giant has spent some $161 million the past two years battling the so-called “grey market.”
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 23, 2014 -
Indian e-commerce marketplace Flipkart raises $700M
This latest round of funding comes after Flipkart raised $1 billion in July, and ups its 2014 funding past $2 billion.
By Kelsey Lindsey • Dec. 22, 2014 -
Survey: 45% of customers find cross-device inconsistencies
Shoppers are ready to shop on mobile, but retailers by and large aren't able to deliver.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 22, 2014 -
Online sales strong this year: ComScore
The week after Cyber Monday didn’t slow as much as expected when it came to online shopping on computers, the research firm finds.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 19, 2014 -
Amazon launches one-hour delivery
Prime Now offers one or two hour delivery for Prime members in select cities.
By Kelsey Lindsey • Dec. 18, 2014 -
Social shopping app Piccing picks up $3.6M
The shopping platform says it’s unique, but many others seem to be headed to the same place — allowing users to go from sharing to buying via their app.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 18, 2014 -
Apple defeats iTunes antitrust claims
A jury swiftly rejected the idea that the tech giant’s iTunes updates were designed to shut out competitors.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 17, 2014 -
Amazon extends free holiday shipping deadline
The e-retailer is now offering free delivery by Christmas Eve to customers who place orders by Friday evening.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 17, 2014 -
Deep Dive
8 trends retailers can't ignore in 2015
From mobile payments to pop-up shops, retailers should keep an eye on these emerging retail trends next year.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 16, 2014 -
Change of tune in Apple's e-book antitrust case
Although nothing is certain, Monday saw a significant turn of events considering that the antitrust case hasn’t gone Apple’s way in district court.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 16, 2014 -
Wanelo integrates with shopping app Shopify
The shopping-oriented social network is quickly moving more deeply into e-commerce.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 16, 2014 -
Google buy button in the works
The company has a long way to go before implementing the e-commerce tool, but it would make a world of sense.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 16, 2014 -
Deep Dive
10 companies that 'won' retail in 2014
Not all of these retailers had the biggest sales numbers of the year—but they caught our eye for a number of other reasons.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 15, 2014 -
Epicor scoops up ShopVisible
With its recent acquisitions, Epicor is poised to flex some serious tech muscle for mid-sized and larger retail companies.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 12, 2014 -
Apple and IBM reveal 10 new retail apps
The partnership has yielded a series of apps ready for the sophisticated security and logistics demands of larger companies.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 11, 2014 -
EBay's iPad app takes on Pinterest look
EBay wants to draw in more business by changing the look of its iPad app to look less like Amazon's webpage.
By Karen Talley • Dec. 10, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Lessons learned: Early marketing takeaways from the holiday shopping season
It isn't enough to promote merchandise on the shelves this holiday season. Retail marketers should also heed lessons learned during the busiest shopping time of the year.
By Karen Talley • Dec. 10, 2014 -
Supreme Court sides with Amazon in warehouse worker pay case
The vote was unanimous, and said that the e-retail giant’s warehouse working conditions can continue without change.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 10, 2014 -
Postmates launching API to help with same-day delivery
The move would allow third-party sellers to offer local delivery in as quick as an hour.
By Daphne Howland • Dec. 10, 2014
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