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European e-commerce
The new edition of Internet Retailer’s Top 500 Guide shows that the continent remains a top target for many merchants, including Amazon, Gap and QVC. But succeeding there requires a local approach to selling, a retail expert says. Read Now
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Gap’s web sales jump nearly 27% in Q1E-commerce accounts for 13.6% of the apparel chain’s global sales.
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Bluefly has a new ownerInvestors are buying 89% of the shares in the apparel retailer, which launched in 1998.
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AutoZone’s e-commerce sales increase 80% in the third quarterThe Q2 purchase of AutoAnything contributed to that increase.
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How retailers can keep criminal software from creeping through site securityEasy Solutions monitors web site transactions and shuts down malware attacks.
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Travelers prefer tablets and smartphones over laptopsMore than half of tablet, smartphone and laptop owners book travel via mobile.
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An online payment service provider cuts fraud with a new toolThreatMetrix helps EMerchantPay reduce its clients’ chargeback rates.
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Travelers prefer tablets and smartphones over laptopsMore than half of tablet, smartphone and laptop owners book travel via mobile.
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Mobile commerce for dummiesJuly Systems’ MX software enables non-technical staffers to create mobile site and app features.
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A switch to an m-commerce platform provider boosts performanceSports Authority slashed almost seven seconds from its page load time, Keynote says.
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ShopNBC rebrands as ShopHQThe retailer’s web sales increased 11.5% and mobile sales 96.3% in Q1.
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Stick with PinterestThe up-and-coming social network is driving more traffic to retail web sites.
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Shoppers start adding digital gift cards to Apple’s Passbook wallet25% of e-gift recipients with Apple iOS6 devices add e-gift cards to Passbook.
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Gilt Groupe launches a redesigned Android app with Android-only salesThe e-retailer places greater emphasis on images—the bigger, the better.
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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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Smartphones are used for showrooming, not tablets, and people tend to showroom for high-ticket items.
Andrew Lipsman, vice president of industry analysis at comScore
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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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Amazon Phone rumors reach a boiling pointWill Amazon take on Apple in a hardware war?
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Get your global groove onHow many of your web site visitors each month come from other countries?
Brian Cohen / Focus on Mobile Commerce
What if we've got mobile wallet all wrong?The future of adoption may not be as reliant on NFC as some may think.
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