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 dealAs 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 directorThe e-payments security group also bids adieu to its Americans manager.
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E-retailer Stella & Dot hires a LivingSocial veteranMandy 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 inventoryThat 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 Q1The merchant has expanded its online merchandise offerings.
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Rakuten kicks off its fifth European e-marketplaceAfter 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% annuallyBut can they make money?
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Accenture will buy e- and m-commerce consultancy Acquity GroupAccenture, 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 hugMobile commerce drives 2013 Mother’s Day web sales growth, IBM finds.
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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.
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Daily deal provider Groupon adds a payment serviceBreadcrumb POS uses the iPad instead of a traditional payment device.
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Google enables mobile checkout in two clicksRue La La and Expedia are testing the new Android app checkout feature.
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One image can destroy mobile web performanceOffice Depot removed a heavy image and shot up 18 spots on a mobile index.
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Same-day delivery, now from GoogleThe search giant tests quick shipments in the San Francisco area.
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Several major retailers grow online sales faster than Amazon in Q4Fifteen retailers reported faster web growth than Amazon in late 2012.
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Online fraud costs e-retailers $3.5 billion in 2012CyberSource’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 2015It also projects its revenue to grow more than 50% to $21.5 billion by 2015.
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American Greetings agrees to go privateThe deal values the e-retailer at $878 million.
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Web retailers hunt for Easter salesSeveral send e-mails aiming to entice shoppers to fill their Easter baskets online.
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Amazon buys book recommendations site GoodreadsGoodreads, founded in 2007, claims 16 million members who have posted 23 million reviews.
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