Walmart second to only Amazon as favorite online merchant in U.S.

Although trailing by a wide margin, the site tops eBay among consumers.

By Philip Nations • Sept. 6, 2013

New online merchant allows shoppers to name their price for retail merchandise

Greentoe.com now has 35 retail partners currently accepting consumer bids.

By Philip Nations • Sept. 6, 2013

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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

Study: Mobile commerce sales will reach $41 billion in U.S. by 2017

Mobile commerce sales will play an important role during holiday season and beyond.

By Philip Nations • Sept. 6, 2013

5 ways retail's biggest players are rethinking brick-and-mortar stores

Wal-Mart and Apple want satisfied customers, but cost-cutting has inspired a few in-store changes as well.

By Michal Magušin • Sept. 6, 2013

Walgreens-owned drugstore merchant reaches Twitter milestone

Duane Reade is outpacing several major retailers with over 1 million followers.

By Philip Nations • Sept. 5, 2013

Target announces updates to its mobile app for this Fall

Will the updates help Target improve its omnichannel experience?

By Philip Nations • Sept. 4, 2013

Uniqlo increases retail footprint inside U.S.

The Japanese apparel company has also released a new mobile shopping app to accompany its expansion.

By Philip Nations • Sept. 4, 2013

Online sales experience a boom for Williams Sonoma

Revenue generated from e-commerce accounted for half of total retail sales for the company in the second quarter.

By Philip Nations • Sept. 3, 2013

Slice raises additional $23 million from investors

The mobile shopping app has now secured a total of $32 million in funding.

By Philip Nations • Aug. 29, 2013

Twitter hires former Ticketmaster executive

Nathan Hubbard will head the company’s new e-commerce effort.

By Philip Nations • Aug. 29, 2013

Facebook helps retail marketing efforts with new update

The new process should help simplify promotional content for marketers.

By Philip Nations • Aug. 29, 2013

Amazon will allow mobile app developers as affiliates

Mobile apps will now be allowed to link consumers to Amazon.com.

By Philip Nations • Aug. 28, 2013

Online merchant provides shoppers with personal style expert

6pm.com hopes Jay Alexander can boost brand value through personalized service.

By Philip Nations • Aug. 28, 2013

Mobile commerce surges as the holiday season approaches

Will m-commerce surpass $25 billion in total sales for 2013?

By Philip Nations • Aug. 28, 2013

Gilt.com launches personalized sale offers to online shoppers

Is personalized marketing the next phase for flash sales?

By Philip Nations • Aug. 27, 2013

Retailer-branded devices: Major mobile missteps?

Tesco and 7-Eleven are the latest retailers attempting to launch their own mobile devices.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 23, 2013

Stein Mart gets ready to unveil new e-commerce site

Will the site have a negative impact on revenue in its first year?

By Philip Nations • Aug. 23, 2013

Mobile commerce helps drive back-to-school shopping

Many parents are utilizing the device for promotional offers in-store.

By Philip Nations • Aug. 23, 2013

American Eagle launches new Pinterest service aimed at boosting sales

The Mercent Retail program gives real-time product updates to online consumers.

By Philip Nations • Aug. 23, 2013

Harris Teeter launches 'HT Express Pay' mobile wallet pilot

The single-store pilot is part of the grocer's Express Lane online shopping service.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 22, 2013

United Supermarkets begins new texting service for its customers

Will text marketing help the supermarket retailer increase sales revenue?

By Philip Nations • Aug. 22, 2013

10 retailers who recently refreshed their mobile commerce strategies

Check out the changes and priorities that drove Fab.com, eBay and Wal-Mart to switch things up.

By Linda Cui • Aug. 22, 2013

Groupon rolls out an affiliate platform

The Groupon Partner Network  will try to build new relationships with online publishers.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 19, 2013

Do liquor stores need to learn from Borders?

Traditional corner stores may need to prepare as showrooming finds a new sector to disrupt.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 19, 2013

Retail e-commerce returns to pre-recession growth rates

Q2 online sales experience the largest revenue increase since 2007.

By Philip Nations • Aug. 16, 2013