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Fab co-founder launching new flash-sales site
While the future of furniture flash-sales site Fab.com is uncertain, one of its founders Bradford Shellhammer has launched a similar site featuring industrial designs.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 11, 2015 -
Former Beats by Dre partner sues Apple unit
Audio tech company Monster says that Beats Electronics fraudulently ended a partnership between the two ahead of Beat's lucrative merger with Apple.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 7, 2015 -
Trendline
The direct-to-consumer landscape in retail
More mature brands are pursuing exit strategies and expanding their reach, while traditional retailers are increasingly shifting to a DTC model.
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Kickstarter leaves Amazon Payments for Stripe
The project-funding platform needs a payments service that makes it easy for people to contribute to the endeavors of artists and entrepreneurs from all over the world.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 7, 2015 -
Shopping apps led mobile app usage growth in 2014: report
Overall mobile app usage grew 76% in 2014 year-over-year, with shopping apps leading the pack.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 7, 2015 -
Deep Dive
6 challenges retailers will face in 2015
From fulfillment to mobile commerce, retailers have their work cut out for them in the new year.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 6, 2015 -
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.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 6, 2015 -
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 -
Retrieved from Apple on September 19, 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 -
Retrieved from Apple on October 28, 2013
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
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