e-commerce
From Fashion to Shipping Zara Knows One Speed: Fast
Zara’s online sales are on the fast track to edge out its competition, as the Inditex-owned global retailer…
E-Commerce Continues to Gain Share of Retail, Apparel
Consumers continued to shift their spending from brick-and-mortar to online in the first three months of…
Amazon’s Fire Smartphone Rekindles Showrooming Debate
Amazon’s first smartphone, the Fire, may be the handheld device bargain hunters have been pining for, and…
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E-commerce Sales Increased 12% in Q1
New data released by comScore revealed a strong first quarter for U.S. desktop-based retail e-commerce, with…
Zulily Q1 Sales Up 87% Despite Sluggish Ship Times
While customers make fast, impulse purchases; Zulily makes slow, thought out deliveries and is known as one…
Chinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Plans IPO
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba filed papers Tuesday for an initial public (IPO) offering that could turn…
Marks & Spencer Wants More Customers to Shop on New Website
Of Marks & Spencer's (M&S) 34 million customers, 19 million have not shopped regularly on the retailer's…
New Gifting Technology Reduces E-Commerce Cart Abandonment
In today’s ever-digital world, even gift giving has gone the way of technology. And one savvy startup is…
Retailers Invest in Technology to Create Unique Customer Experiences
Consumers are spending more than ever on e-commerce items; online spending grew 14 percent in 2013, according…
Amazon Adds 1 Million New Products to its Canadian Site
Amazon has further expanded its product offerings in Canada, adding musical instruments and wireless stores…
Alibaba to Launch U.S. Boutique E-Commerce Site
Internet-based business Alibaba Group will soon launch a U.S. based boutique e-commerce site called 11 Main…
Men’s Wearhouse Off-Price K&G Division Kills E-Commerce Site
K&G Men’s Company Inc., a subsidiary of Men’s Wearhouse, has shuttered sales through its e-commerce site. The…
Historic Expansion of Internet Domain Names Include “.clothing”
In what some are calling a historic change for online commerce, a slew of new Internet domain names is soon…
E-Commerce Sales Rose For Holiday Season but Fell Short of Predictions
Despite the disappointing predictions for overall holiday sales that blamed low consumer confidence, a short…