Birchbox's brick-and-mortar store is a retail 'lab'

The online beauty retailer is leveraging activity in its first physical store to help it understand customer behavior.

By Daphne Howland • July 24, 2014

Love and hate and retail blogs

Many retailers find blogging to be a great way to communicate with customers. But how should they approach independent bloggers dealing with their brands?

By Daphne Howland • July 23, 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

Amazon brings out minimalist wallet app

The beta release for Android works at point-of-sale, a new position for a retailer that dominates e-commerce.

By Daphne Howland • July 23, 2014

Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 top list of most popular retailers on Pinterest

But they still fall behind social shopping site Modcloth, which gained 20,000-plus new followers in June. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 22, 2014

Goodwill investigating point-of-sale data breach

The charity-oriented resale retailer says it’s working with the U.S. Secret Service to investigate any possible breach that may have put customer data at risk.

By Daphne Howland • July 22, 2014

Top News Tuesday: Disney's retail magic and YouTube stars

Every Tuesday, Retail Dive gives you our picks for the week's top industry news. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 22, 2014

GameStop's virtual currency? Other retailers' gift cards

The gaming retailer is accepting gift cards from other retailers using Cardpool.

By Daphne Howland • July 22, 2014

Lands' End plays with online 'pop-up' idea

Popular popsugar.com blogger moms are uploading photos and posts about the retailer's back-to-school offerings for kids.

By Daphne Howland • July 22, 2014

Target wants to play that showrooming game

The retailer is testing out its “In a Snap” app to combat showrooming and Amazon’s Firefly app.

By Daphne Howland • July 22, 2014

Free shipping helps overcome resistance to buy

Consumers don’t want to pay for delivery unless it’s super-fast, a study finds.

By Daphne Howland • July 21, 2014

Bitcoin gains traction with two new developments

Computer retailer Dell has started to accept the virtual currency, while New York became the first state to announce bitcoin licensing rules.

By Daphne Howland • July 21, 2014

Amazon's 'sortation centers' speed up delivery

Sure, drones are pretty cool, but the e-commerce giant’s centers are key to its impressive delivery record.

By Daphne Howland • July 21, 2014

Amazon introduces unlimited e-book subscription service

Kindle Unlimited lets users access a library of more than 600,000 e-books, as well as digital audiobooks. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 18, 2014

Facebook, Twitter testing buy buttons

It’s not clear how far along things are, or whether the social media sites will charge retailers for buy-button privilege.

By Daphne Howland • July 18, 2014

PayPal bolsters eBay's Q2 profit

Despite setbacks in Google searches and a hack earlier this year, the auction site saw strong growth in the second quarter.

By Daphne Howland • July 18, 2014

It's all an illusion: How augmented reality is changing the future of retail

The technology—which allows users to cast digital images on screens depicting real time situations—has big implications for the retail industry. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 17, 2014

Alibaba delays IPO until September

Wall Street will have to wait a little longer for this much anticipated initial public offering. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 17, 2014

Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs in layoffs

The cuts are the largest in company history, comprising of around 14% of its workforce. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 17, 2014

Amazon gets the showroom treatment

A new app makes it easier to find out whether the cheapest price is really the Amazon price.

By Daphne Howland • July 17, 2014

Visa unveils mobile payment Checkout button

The company says the new payment method could help decrease mobile shopping cart abandonment. 

By Daphne Howland • July 17, 2014

UPDATE: Avenue for internet 'tax fairness' bill revived in Senate

A bipartisan group in the Senate has made a last-minute move to tie the sales tax bill to one making permanent a ban on internet service taxes.

By Daphne Howland • July 17, 2014

FCC getting an earful on net neutrality rules

The record-breaking number of comments continues to grow as the comment period for proposed rule changes on net neutrality is extended to Friday.

By Daphne Howland • July 16, 2014

Just for You: The promise of retail mass customization is finally here

Mass customization has been a buzzword in retail for decades, but technology is finally making it possible.

By Daphne Howland • July 16, 2014

LivingSocial nabs CEO of Shopping.com to fill chief executive role

Gautam Thakar brings both advertising and e-commerce experience to the struggling online discount company. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • July 15, 2014

HarperCollins opens new e-commerce 'paths to the consumer'

The publisher is getting into the retail game, launching new e-commerce capabilities to its site.

By Daphne Howland • July 15, 2014