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Accenture to buy e-commerce consulting firm Acquity Group

Accenture, one of the world’s largest management and technology consulting firms, will pay $316 million for Acquity Group, which focuses on online and mobile commerce. Accenture says the deal will strengthen its digital marketing portfolio. Read Now

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Florida says no to Amazon’s sales tax deal

As a result, the retailer won’t build a warehouse in the state, Florida’s governor says.

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The Merchant Risk Council seeks an executive director

The e-payments security group also bids adieu to its Americans manager.

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E-retailer Stella & Dot hires a LivingSocial veteran

Mandy Cole will help to oversee the merchant’s sales force.

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J.C. Penney’s chief promises to realign store and web inventory

That way employees will be able to draw on web stock to fill store orders.

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Nordstrom’s direct sales jump 25% in Q1

The merchant has expanded its online merchandise offerings.

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Rakuten kicks off its fifth European e-marketplace

After months of testing, it launched this week Rakuten.at in Austria.

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Top 500 web-only retailers grow sales by a combined 27% annually

But can they make money?

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Accenture will buy e- and m-commerce consultancy Acquity Group

Accenture, one of the world’s largest management and technology consulting firms, will pay $316 million ...

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Moms owe smartphones and tablets a hug

Mobile commerce drives 2013 Mother’s Day web sales growth, IBM finds.

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U.K. e-retail sales spring up 16% in April

Web-only retailers increased sales the most, IMRG and Capgemini say.

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eBay links shopping carts across platforms as it updates apps

Customers can start shopping on one device and finish on another.

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Daily deal provider Groupon adds a payment service

Breadcrumb POS uses the iPad instead of a traditional payment device.

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Google enables mobile checkout in two clicks

Rue La La and Expedia are testing the new Android app checkout feature.

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One image can destroy mobile web performance

Office Depot removed a heavy image and shot up 18 spots on a mobile index.

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Same-day delivery, now from Google

The search giant tests quick shipments in the San Francisco area.

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Several major retailers grow online sales faster than Amazon in Q4

Fifteen retailers reported faster web growth than Amazon in late 2012.

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Online fraud costs e-retailers $3.5 billion in 2012

CyberSource’s annual report notes an average fraud rate of .9% of online revenue.

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eBay expects to generate $300 billion in commerce by 2015

It also projects its revenue to grow more than 50% to $21.5 billion by 2015.

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American Greetings agrees to go private

The deal values the e-retailer at $878 million.

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Web retailers hunt for Easter sales

Several send e-mails aiming to entice shoppers to fill their Easter baskets online.

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Amazon buys book recommendations site Goodreads

Goodreads, founded in 2007, claims 16 million members who have posted 23 million reviews.

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Amazon Phone rumors reach a boiling point

Will Amazon take on Apple in a hardware war?

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How many of your web site visitors each month come from other countries?

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