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Target opens a tech center
Located in San Francisco, the Target Technology Innovation Center will develop e-retail and mobile commerce programs. The chain, which has lately waged a campaign against ‘showrooming,’ follows in the footsteps of Wal-Mart and Staples in establishing e-commerce development hubs. Read Now
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Best Buy reports strong online growth in the first quarterGrowth is 16.3% after excluding the extra week in last year’s Q1.
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Big data helps Cars.com prove its worth to dealersThe auto classifieds site mines data about its visitors with Teradata technology.
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Target tests its Target Ticket video streaming serviceEmployees can access 15,000 entertainment titles, in the trial.
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SLI Systems is going publicThe New Zealand-based site search company will start trading May 31.
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Top 500 retail chains kick it in with social mediaStore-based merchants have boosted their collective Facebook fan base by 71% in the last year.
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A mobile billing specialist buys a marketing firmPayment firm Payvia is buying marketing firm Mogreet.
/ E-Retailers
Florida says no to Amazon’s sales tax dealAs a result, the retailer won’t build a warehouse in the state, Florida’s governor says.
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Target opens an e-retail technology centerLocated in San Francisco, the Target Technology Innovation Center will develop e-retail and mobile commerce ...
/ Technology
A mobile billing specialist buys a marketing firmPayment firm Payvia is buying marketing firm Mogreet.
/ Technology
Accenture will buy e- and m-commerce consultancy Acquity GroupAccenture says the deal will strengthen its digital marketing portfolio.
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Moms owe smartphones and tablets a hugMobile commerce drives 2013 Mother’s Day web sales growth, IBM finds.
/ E-Retailers
U.K. e-retail sales spring up 16% in AprilWeb-only retailers increased sales the most, IMRG and Capgemini say.
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eBay links shopping carts across platforms as it updates appsCustomers can start shopping on one device and finish on another.
/ Technology
Daily deal provider Groupon adds a payment serviceBreadcrumb POS uses the iPad instead of a traditional payment device.
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Same-day delivery, now from GoogleThe search giant tests quick shipments in the San Francisco area.
/ E-Retailers
Several major retailers grow online sales faster than Amazon in Q4Fifteen retailers reported faster web growth than Amazon in late 2012.
/ Technology
Online fraud costs e-retailers $3.5 billion in 2012CyberSource’s annual report notes an average fraud rate of .9% of online revenue.
/ E-Retailers
eBay expects to generate $300 billion in commerce by 2015It also projects its revenue to grow more than 50% to $21.5 billion by 2015.
/ E-Retailers
American Greetings agrees to go privateThe deal values the e-retailer at $878 million.
/ Marketing
Web retailers hunt for Easter salesSeveral send e-mails aiming to entice shoppers to fill their Easter baskets online.
/ E-Retailers
Amazon buys book recommendations site GoodreadsGoodreads, founded in 2007, claims 16 million members who have posted 23 million reviews.
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As long as job growth continues and consumer sentiment remains positive, the outlook for e-commerce in 2013 remains bright.
Gian Fulgoni, chairman, comScore Inc.
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Q: How do I choose from among the many e-commerce shopping carts?
I'm looking for a new shopping cart. My problem is there are so many to choose from and some I may have missed. How do I know which one it ...
A: Start by listing your requirements in order of importance.
This is a pretty common problem that many retailers face; with so many technologies that span such a wide range of costs how do you figure out what's right for ...
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Get your global groove onHow many of your web site visitors each month come from other countries?
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