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Apple wants more iTunes exclusivity on new music
The iTunes store accounts for 80% of U.S. download sales, but streaming services are cutting into that.
By Daphne Howland • March 12, 2014 -
Wayfair gets new investment boost
With record sales and a hefty new funding round, the e-commerce site is poised for growth and a possible IPO.
By Daphne Howland • March 11, 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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Costco moves to appeal to younger customers
The warehouse retailer is revamping product lines and improving its e-commerce to appeal to consumers beyond the suburbs.
By Daphne Howland • March 10, 2014 -
GimmeAnother app makes re-ordering easy
The app capitalizes on consumers’ desire for a simpler way to re-order regular purchases.
By Daphne Howland • March 10, 2014 -
LL Bean launching major expansion
Record sales lead the century-old outdoor retailer to its biggest growth effort in years.
By Daphne Howland • March 10, 2014 -
BHFO expanding beyond eBay
The discount fashion e-retailer takes steps to build on its success.
By Daphne Howland • March 7, 2014 -
Sam’s Club pilots online product subscriptions
The retailer joins Target, Birchbox, and Amazon in offering free shipping on regular orders.
By Daphne Howland • March 6, 2014 -
Amazon Prime should expand: report
Investment research firm Baird Equity says there’s “plenty of room” to bring more products into the retailer's membership program.
By Daphne Howland • March 6, 2014 -
Slower retail websites turning away customers
Retailers’ beefed up sites are cumbersome for customers, who are more likely to abandon a slow site than a down one.
By Daphne Howland • March 6, 2014 -
Staples to close 225 stores
With sales likely to fall for the fifth straight quarter, the retailer announced several cost-cutting moves to save $500 million.
By Daphne Howland • March 6, 2014 -
Target tech chief resigns following data breach
The retailer has executed a major security overhaul following a pre-holiday data breach.
By Kelsey Lindsey • March 5, 2014 -
Abandoned carts are loaded
Some two-thirds of online retail transactions go uncompleted, but customers do leave behind information.
By Daphne Howland • March 5, 2014 -
Retailers get a new way to sing their own praises on Twitter
Twitter Inc. has added another way for retailers and other marketers to reach consumers using the social network's search function. The social network has added Promoted Accounts to its search results. The ad unit lets an advertiser pay to promote its Twitter account. Twitter also features Prom...
March 4, 2014 -
Consumers irked by mobile ads
People use their smartphones for a variety of tasks, but find most mobile ads annoying and irrelevant.
By Daphne Howland • March 4, 2014 -
Card declined? Some say blame the e-retailer
Cards are declined for almost a fifth of e-commerce transactions, and even when they know it’s all on them, many consumers blame the merchants.
By Daphne Howland • March 3, 2014 -
Comeback kids and changing trends: The top 5 stories of the week
Read on for this week's most popular content.
By Kelsey Lindsey • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Best Buy ekes out better-than-expected profit
The struggling electronics retailer has recently slashed costs, plus online sales are up.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 28, 2014 -
Bonobos brand getting more physical
The men’s clothing retailer is expanding its brick-and-mortar reach by offering more products through department stores, with a new push through Belk in the south.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 28, 2014 -
ThisThat mobile app a friend to shoppers in stores
Women’s apparel company Downeast found that shoppers appreciate feedback from friends who aren’t even with them in the store.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 27, 2014 -
Free mobile security app promises high consumer protection
The viaProtect app generates easy-to-read reports on data leaks and security risks.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 27, 2014 -
J.C. Penney sees heavy 26% Q4 online sales boost
But the retailer is still playing catchup in e-commerce, where it was once a trailblazer.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 27, 2014 -
Netflix gives Amazon a good ribbing in video
Netflix ridicules its streaming rival’s drone-tastic fulfillment ambitions with a spoof video.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Zulily wows in first post IPO earnings report
The boutique children’s clothing marketplace appears to have excellent longer term prospects, too.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Amazon deal with P&G has competitors steaming
Target retaliated by changing some sales policies for P&G products.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 26, 2014 -
Mobile payments for travelers to get smoother
MasterCard and Syniverse are piloting mobile payment services aimed at protecting consumers while abroad.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 26, 2014
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