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Etsy members rebel against new home page
The quirky marketplace just switched to employing algorithms to curate its landing page.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Report: Shoppers slightly disengaging from social media
The decrease was small, but meaningful considering how active brands have been on various sites.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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Recent FAA drone approval may open doors for delivery
The exemption for Hollywood could be an opening for more commercial drone use like retail deliveries.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Amazon adds #AmazonWishList to Twitter capabilities
Customers can now add items to their wish list or their shopping cart via the social media network.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Wal-Mart introduces low-cost mobile banking
The partnership expands the retailer’s suite of services that broadens access for lower-income people.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 25, 2014 -
UPDATE: After the hype, Apple stumbles
Apple says it has received fewer than 10 complaints of bent phones and it has fixed its operating system update.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Bitcoin boosted by PayPal and Square
PayPal is partnering with bitcoin payment processors, while Square is developing a point-of-sale register that takes both bitcoin and Apply Pay.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Study: Most retailers say m-commerce not a priority
A study by eBay Enterprise finds that cyber-security is a top concern with retailers, while investment in mobile commerce infrastructure less so.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Ex-employees say Home Depot was aware of unprotected data
Former employees say they warned the retailer about lax protections as far back as 2008.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Apple may shutter Beats Music streaming service
While the company denies plans to end the service, sources say Beats may be shut down or somehow folded into iTunes.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Wayfair IPO values company at $2.3B
The online home furnishing retailer is expected to raise up to $308 million when it goes public.
By Kelsey Lindsey • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Patent 'trolls' failing more often in court
Recent Supreme Court rulings are serving as a guide in federal trial courts, and retailers will largely benefit.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Report: Too many beacon messages inhibit app use
Messages must be well targeted and have features helpful to the shopper in order to be tolerated, according to a study by inMarket.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 22, 2014 -
iPhone 6 sales top 10 million
Apple beat its own expectations on the phones' first weekend, though analysts warn that the figures don’t say much about the devices' long-term sales performance.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Amid mobile payment shakeup, a startup seeks to disrupt
Circle Plus Payments offers a simple mobile payment app that requires no hardware.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 22, 2014 -
56 million cards hit by Home Depot breach
The malware is now contained, but the number of cards affected surpasses last year’s data theft at Target.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 19, 2014 -
Amazon outbids Google for '.buy' domain
After winning at auction, Amazon is paying $4.6 million to own the .buy domain.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 19, 2014 -
Nordstrom to expand text messaging program
The retailer has tapped Twilio to more cheaply and efficiently text out images and other customer-service communications.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 19, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Are mobile payments secure enough to go mainstream?
Apple Pay could help usher in a new era in mobile payments, and not just for its own wallet.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 18, 2014 -
Lines form for new iPhones around the world
Eager Apple fans began lining up outside Apple stores around the world days before the new phones' release.
By Kelsey Lindsey • Sept. 18, 2014 -
Payment startup LightSpeed collects $35M in investment funds
New money for this payments startup is yet another sign of things to come for mobile payments.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Amazon v. Google: How the two stack up in the bout for dominance
The two heavy hitters are fighting battles around same-day delivery, product search, and more. What will emerge from this rivalry?
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 17, 2014 -
Slyce buys Firefly-like Pounce for $5M
Pounce’s inventory, pricing, and checkout quickly expands image-recognition startup Slyce’s capabilities.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 17, 2014 -
California outlaws penalties for bad reviews
Retailers can no longer stipulate that customers will be fined for negative feedback on public sites.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 17, 2014 -
PayPal ad campaign hits Apple on payment security
The payment company took out a full-page ad in the New York Times that questions Apple's security after a recent iCloud hack.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 17, 2014
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