Canadian office supply retailer shuttering doors after 132 years

OfficeMax Grand & Toy, now owned by Office Depot Inc., will continue to sell online.

By Daphne Howland • April 25, 2014

Americans spend more time with phones than TV

Despite this “golden age” of high-quality television content, the smartphone is now America’s go-to device, a study suggests.

By Daphne Howland • April 25, 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 Prime inks deal with HBO

The move greatly boosts content available through the retail giant’s streaming entertainment service.

By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2014

Survey finds most shoppers say no to in-store tracking

Even mobile app users have been slow to adapt to in-store mobile shopping technologies.

By Daphne Howland • April 24, 2014

Visual search tech startup Slyce makes moves

Toronto-based Slyce has secured $10.75 million in funding and says it’s close to unleashing its Amazon Flow-like technology.

By Daphne Howland • April 23, 2014

Amazon's sales drop when state tax collected

Yet the online retailer doesn’t oppose state sales tax collection like other e-retailers.

By Daphne Howland • April 23, 2014

Birchbox grabs $60 million in Series B funding

The cosmetics e-retailer will use the funding for marketing, investments in m-commerce, and newer men’s services.

By Daphne Howland • April 22, 2014

Bra fitting? There's an app for that

Lingerie startup ThirdLove may have struck gold with a new app helping women find a better fit. 

By Daphne Howland • April 22, 2014

M-commerce becoming a retail imperative

Data increasingly shows that mobile-based shopping is becoming the most common form of digital commerce.

By Daphne Howland • April 22, 2014

Target fortifies subscription program

The company has added several items and is applying a discount to all subscription orders in an effort to take on Amazon.

By Daphne Howland • April 21, 2014

Study finds teens prefer stores

The young demographic has a value mindset and likes to shop at retailers that have physical stores.

By Daphne Howland • April 21, 2014

Retailmenot swallows up shopping app Pickie

The content-catalog app has shut down immediately, and its team will transition from New York to Austin.

By Daphne Howland • April 17, 2014

Users trust retailers with data, somewhat

While digital users trust retailers more than the government or marketers, they want more regulation to protect their data.

By Daphne Howland • April 17, 2014

M-commerce up 100% in Q1

Retail sales via smartphones and websites are up over last year, thanks in part to improvements in apps and websites.

By Daphne Howland • April 17, 2014

Image-based search ads proliferating

Pictures are beginning to drive paid search spending, and much of the growth is in m-commerce.

By Daphne Howland • April 17, 2014

Heartbleed a mess for retailers

The news that the encryption software needed by most e-commerce sites was compromised has sent the internet into a tizzy.

By Daphne Howland • April 16, 2014

Levi Strauss & Co. bolsters e-commerce team

The retailer is bringing on former Wal-Mart Stores executive Marc Rosen.

By Daphne Howland • April 16, 2014

Twitter to monitor tweets, help marketers

With its acquisition of social data firm Gnip, the social network will be able to see more of what users are saying about companies and brands.

By Daphne Howland • April 16, 2014

Etsy now in wholesale

Etsy Wholesale is officially out of beta after refining its policies for a year.

By Daphne Howland • April 15, 2014

Consumers using mobile to shop, not always to buy

The modern shopper looks at several screens, even when buying in the store.

By Daphne Howland • April 14, 2014

Retail sales outpaced GDP growth last year

The growth indicates that consumer confidence is rising, and e-commerce was a healthy part of it.

By Daphne Howland • April 11, 2014

Smartphones and tablets growing gateways to the web

More than half of U.S. shoppers use desktop computers and mobile to access retail sites, apps, and other digital content.

By Daphne Howland • April 11, 2014

eBay rivals broke bread ahead of compromise

Activist investor Carl Icahn and eBay CEO John Donahoe ate a meal at Icahn’s home a month ago, hashing out some differences face to face.

By Daphne Howland • April 11, 2014

Amazon snags comics platform ComiXology

Questions remain about the future of the cloud-based digital comics platform.

By Daphne Howland • April 11, 2014

Major encryption bug puts retailers on alert

A two-year-old bug that affects the OpenSSL encryption used by most of the Internet requires immediate attention from retailers. 

By Daphne Howland • April 9, 2014