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Amazon.com pushes the m-commerce envelope with text messages
Amazon.com has launched Amazon TextBuyIt, a new way of mobile shopping that bypasses its mobile web site, providing consumers an entirely different path to merchandise when away from a computer.
iTunes outplays Wal-Mart in music sales
In another sign of the power of the web in music sales, Apple Inc.’s online iTunes Store surpassed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. with the most overall music sales in January, according to a report from NPD Group Inc.
Strapped for cash, New York says affiliate sites basis for sales tax collection
New provisions written into the state’s sales tax law define in-state affiliate sites as a physical presence, requiring retailers like Amazon.com without any other physical facilities in New York like stores or warehouses to collect and remit sales tax on all purchases placed by New York buyers. Other states may follow, experts say.
Retailers challenged by rising postal rates and fuel surcharges
As shipping rates and fuel surcharges challenge online retailers with additional order fulfillment costs, the U.S. Postal Service is beginning to offer incentives in discounted rates to companies that ship more efficiently.
Google attributes revenue growth to tech innovation
Ongoing innovation in search, ads and applications helped drive up first quarter revenue 42% year-over-year to $5.19 billion, as Google also improved the quality of its search results, the company says.
As eBay’s Q1 revenue tops $2 billion, new chief promises more changes ahead
John Donahoe, eBay’s new CEO, says the e-marketplace plans to increase buyer confidence, improve product selection and make items easier to find. The value of goods sold on eBay worldwide grew 12% year-over-year in the first quarter to $16 billion.
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Ops&Tech
Mighty Merchandising
Matching consumers with brands then providing a shopping experience focused on a niche can increase sales.
Promises Fulfilled
Retailers and fulfillment experts offer five ways to easily improve fulfillment and delivery operations.
Corporate Strategies
Back to Basics
Getting the fundamentals right can boost the bottom line.
WebSellingSegments
Power Products
The web is helping merchants with private label programs share accurate data with manufacturers and speed products to market.
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Safety Payoff
Merchants can minimize losses to fraud by adopting an approach that combines basic measures and advanced tools.
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Analytics effects
Retailers look for where web analytics can have the biggest impact on e-commerce, The E-Tailing Group reports.
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