Black Friday is coming: How to prepare for the kick-start of the holiday season

Faced with rising expenses and stagnant wages, nearly half of consumers have already started their holiday shopping. And they're looking for deals.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 20, 2014

ModCloth laying off up to 50 staff

The company is relocating some operations to Pittsburgh and eliminating staff, after laying off 70 employees this summer.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 19, 2014

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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

MasterCard announces fingerprint scanning card

The company has partnered with Zwipe to design a card with biometric protection without the need for the cloud or a smartphone.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 19, 2014

Amazon beefing up holiday help with 80K workers

The additional workforce, many of which could snag permanent positions, will help keep up with order fulfillment at distribution and sorting centers.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 17, 2014

Apple adds 500 banks to Apple Pay

The new mobile payment system will be available starting Monday.

By Kelsey Lindsey • Oct. 16, 2014

51% of mobile shoppers abandon carts, apps that frustrate them: study

While the growth of mobile shopping can be a boon to retailers, consumers have high expectations for their mobile sites or apps.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 16, 2014

Revised eBay forecast indicates poor holiday retail prospects

A data hack and Google search penalty from earlier in the year will also hit the company’s bottom line, the retailer said.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 16, 2014

5 companies that turned into 'lifestyle brands'

Thanks to sites like Goop and other celebrity e-commerce sites, more brands are aspiring to be aspirational.

By Mattie Quinn • Oct. 15, 2014

Costco partners with Alibaba to sell in China

The largest warehouse retailer in the U.S. now has a presence on Alibaba’s T-Mall marketplace.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 15, 2014

Sears, Amazon remove swastika jewelry from marketplaces

The items' appearance underscores the problem with letting third parities sell through a retailer’s brand without much oversight.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 15, 2014

O Canada! What's up with retail up north

More U.S. retailers are moving into the Great White North. But why? And how's it going?

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 14, 2014

Amazon to open pop-ups in California

The retailer says stores will feature its devices for the holidays, but won’t say if they will last beyond the shopping season.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 14, 2014

Google expanding delivery service

Could this new expansion give Amazon a run for its money?

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 14, 2014

Are these retail stores going extinct?

Some retail fades away and never comes back. Or does it?

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 13, 2014

Amazon to open New York store

The space, designed as a mini-warehouse of sorts, will have limited inventory and will open in time for the holidays, sources said.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 10, 2014

Bloomingdale's testing tablet-assisted dressing rooms

The experiment is part of Macy’s Inc.’s overall push to integrate technology and e-commerce into its brick-and-mortar operations.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 10, 2014

What's next after the PayPal/eBay split?

The spin off the company fought against is suddenly happening. So what will happen next?

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 9, 2014

Alibaba pours another $50M into TV remote app Peel

The Chinese retail giant says the investment will not lead to e-commerce initiatives, but Peel's ambitions naturally extend to the Internet of Things.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 9, 2014

UK pharmacy chain sets up online drugstore in Maine

The state has a one-of-a-kind law allowing residents to buy drugs from overseas.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 9, 2014

Gap Inc. CEO leaving in February

In the last seven years, Glenn Murphy has led the retailer out of dark days. But there’s more to be done.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 9, 2014

UPS buys logistics company i-parcel

The shipper’s acquisition will help it meet the demands of growing e-commerce across borders worldwide.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 8, 2014

Infographic: How will consumers spend $7.4B on Halloween this year?

The NRF predicts retailers will see an uptick in Halloween shopping this year.

By Kelsey Lindsey • Oct. 7, 2014

One Kings Lane closing Los Angeles digs

The flash-sales home goods and furniture retailer is cutting costs and making changes.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 7, 2014

Payments startup Square raises $150M

But is it a desperation move for a company not quite ready for the payments revolution?

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 7, 2014

Curbside same-day pickup launches at select Target stores

The new mobile shopping app also recently raised $9.5 million in funding. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • Oct. 6, 2014