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Whole Foods to use Square's iPad cash registers, no-line shopping
The move means employees can carry a cash register on their belt, and customers can avoid checkout lines.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 18, 2014 -
Small retailers thrive on Amazon
But there are costs to doing business with online retail’s giant.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 18, 2014 -
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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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Rakuten snags smartphone messaging app company Viber
The Japanese electronics retailer and digital e-commerce giant expands its digital footprint greatly with the acquisition.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 14, 2014 -
Instagram a handy retail marketing tool
Although it doesn’t get the kind of press that Twitter or its parent, Facebook, do, Instagram is a proven social media venue for getting customers’ attention.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Has the future of t-commerce finally arrived?
With its shoppable Super Bowl ad, H&M has ushered in a new era of interactive television-based commerce that retailers have been awaiting for decades.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 13, 2014 -
To catch up on mobile, Staples forgoes responsive design
The retailer is more worried about hanging onto its customers via agile stand-alone mobile apps — for now.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 13, 2014 -
$79 may just remain Amazon’s Prime number
A significant number of Prime members would balk at a fee hike, a UBS financial services survey has found.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 13, 2014 -
Retail In Crisis: These Are The Changes Brick-And-Mortar Stores Must Make
A woman walks past a shuttered Best Buy Store in Chicago. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)This is a guest post by Brian K. Walker, senior vice president for strategy at Hybris Software. There is a crisis in retail. During the 2013 holiday shopping season, U.S. retailers received approximately...
Feb. 12, 2014 -
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to launch U.S. site
The site, 11Main.com, is part of an ongoing global expansion that last year included a major investment in Shoprunner.com.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 12, 2014 -
Target taps top Pinterest “pinners” for design partnerships
The retailer’s collaboration with bloggers on the popular social sharing site is reminiscent of its ground-breaking collaborations with top fashion designers.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 12, 2014 -
Shaq to bring his magic to Macy’s
The department store has drafted retired basketball player Shaquille O’Neal for an exclusive big-and-tall men’s collection.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 12, 2014 -
Lush Cosmetics wins big in case against Amazon searches
A UK court ruled that by suggesting other products when a customer searches for Lush products, Amazon violated Lush’s trademark.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 11, 2014 -
Deep Dive
6 shipping expectations e-retailers cannot ignore
Consumers adjust their e-shopping behavior according to their shipping options, and they’re expecting more these days.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 10, 2014 -
Newegg announces Amazon Prime-like membership
With Premier, the electronics e-retailer is aiming to lure customers from Amazon Prime.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 10, 2014 -
Amazon makes point-and-shoot shopping a reality with Flow
The remarkable technology can recognize multiple items at once and add them to an Amazon shopping cart in seconds.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 7, 2014 -
RetailMeNot's Q4 demonstrates consumers' love for deals
The digital coupon site reports a net revenues increase of 55% compared to the year before, and a healthy portion was thanks to its mobile app.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 7, 2014 -
Personalizing emails brings more transactions, revenues
A study by Experian Marketing Services shows that consumers respond well to communications tailored to them and their preferences.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Consumers prefer Facebook when accessing retailers via social media
There isn't a lot of change in how many consumers take advantage of social media login opportunities, and more retailers could jump in if they think it's worth it.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 5, 2014 -
Rise in mobile payments brings rise in mobile fraud
Retailers, especially smaller retailers, are not taking adequate precautions against mobile payment fraud.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 5, 2014 -
Top retailers have many mobile-only customers
A third of e-commerce consumers at the top 10 retailers shopped exclusively via phones and tablets in 2013.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 4, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 directions retail tech is headed in 2014
It’s not going to be enough to embrace the dazzling advances in technology now available — retailers have to get it right.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 3, 2014 -
American shoppers expect in-store amenities
Many consumers say they’ll be shopping at physical stores, but they also have high expectations about product availability and shipping options, a new study shows.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 3, 2014 -
Consumers find value in Facebook before, during, and after shopping
In a small survey, a vast majority of shoppers found Facebook posts at least somewhat useful, and many actually bothered to post about their shopping experience.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 3, 2014 -
Is 'Twitter Commerce' almost here?
An intriguing, prototype-ish 'buy' button for Twitter users was discovered on online retailer Fancy, but has disappeared from public view.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 3, 2014 -
Amazon posts $239M profit but downgrades expectations
The company's stock fell despite it making money because, at least for now, the ambitious online retailer’s potential may not be what it was.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 31, 2014
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