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Using stores to fulfill web orders helped Urban Outfitters bring in nearly $9 million in additional sales in Q1, the retailer says. Traffic and conversion rates also rose in the first quarter compared to Q1 2012. Read Now
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Fighting for the Buy box on AmazonWith a new pricing tool, retailers are finding ways to win more sales.
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Stores challenge swipe fees againRetailers file an antitrust suit that challenges a settlement Visa and MasterCard agreed to earlier.
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Big and getting biggerThe Top 10 merchants accounted for 52% of all 2012 Top 500 sales.
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Repeat customers drive growth at PureFormulas.com60-65% of the retailer’s sales come from repeat shoppers, the CEO says.
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Online sales hit a pothole in Q1 for U.S. Auto Parts NetworkWeb sales fall 28% for the auto parts retailer.
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Pinterest helps consumers discover Wal-Mart productsThe retailer says the social network’s new “product pins” are helping it attract shoppers.
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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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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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E-commerce will continue to grow in importance for our company.
Charles Holley, chief financial officer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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