Ecommerce

Ecommerce: 5 Things You Need To Know

The Huffington Post | Julia L. Rogers | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: 5 Things You Need to Know, Online Stores, Ecommerce, Setting Up an Online Store, Mobile Payments, Mobile Shopping, Online Shopping, E-Commerce, Starting an Online Store, Small Business News

How important is ecommerce to your business? According to reports from comScore, online sales hit $38 billion in the first quarter of 2011, up 12 perc...

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Bianca Bosker

Silicon Valley's New Scourge: The Invasion Of The Startup Snatchers

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Startup Clones, Founders Forum, Pinterest Clone, Pinspire, Video, Ecommerce, Citydeal, Entrepreneurs, Technology News

Despite fears that the money sloshing through Silicon Valley startups has led to silly -- and unsustainable -- valuations, the dirty word at a recent...

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Overseas Sales Keep UK Business Afloat

Raconteur Media | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Fashion-Sales, UK Retail, Retail, Ecommerce, Retail Sales, Multichannel Marketing, Business News
Raconteur Media

As the UK economic outlook remains gloomy, retailers are venturing further afield to develop international markets. But what is the impact of going...

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Personalizing eCommerce: The Evolution of Filters

Grace Nasri | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Personalized Recommendations, Online Shopping, Filters, Ecommerce, Findthebest, Online Personal Assistant, Personalized eCommerce, Kevin O'connor, Assistme, Technology News
Grace Nasri

Despite the shift, web-based retailers have not been successful in personalizing the online shopping experience in the way that traditional retail has.

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The Death of an American Tradition

Vivian Weng | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Ecommerce, Online Retail, Pop Up Stores, Virtual Shopping, Pop Up Shops, Virtual Shopping Malls, Shopping Malls, Malls, Business News
Vivian Weng

It's no secret that the relevancy of the American shopping mall has plummeted with the rise of e-commerce, but the question still remains: What will happen to the vacant shells that previously housed America's most beloved stores?

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Crocodile Tears From Barnes & Noble in Amazon Exclusive-Distribution Tiff

Dan McDermott | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Barnes and Noble, Ecommerce, Price Comparisons, Commerce, Amazon Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Business News
Dan McDermott

Well, Amazon and Barnes & Noble clearly aren't business partners, they are competitors. And this sort of fight isn't new.

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The Online Resource for Petite Feet

Carrie Hamerslag | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Fashion, Ecommerce, The Odd Slipper, Online-Boutiques, Shoes, The Little Shoe Store, Style News
Carrie Hamerslag

The Odd Slipper is an amazing new resource online for women who wear the impossible to find shoe sizes 3-5.5. These women face fit frustration when go...

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Why People Hate Gap.com

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Video, Ecommerce, Gap, Online Shopping, Netflix, Worst Customer Service, gap.com, Customer Service, Amazon, Style News

Do you hate tracking down customer service info for your shopping orders online? Doesn't... everyone? It turns out some e-commerce sites are worse ...

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Holiday Shopping Events Spell Good News for the U.S. Economy

Everett Sizemore | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Free Shipping Day, U.S. Economy, Holiday Shopping, Online Shopping, Ecommerce, Business News
Everett Sizemore

Today marks the end of holiday shopping events for the year. The big three: Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Green Monday, are all behind us and today's...

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Mobile Commerce Brings the Online Offline

Michael Lingenfelter | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Mobile Shopping, Online Shopping, Ecommerce, Mobile Commerce, Business News
Michael Lingenfelter

Mobile apps are creating new ways for people to shop smarter, bringing the online offline to transform the retail experience and entice people back to stores.

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Tips to Shopping Safety and Swiftly -- A Guide to Online Shopping

Katie Campbell | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Ecommerce, Christmas Shopping, Christmas, Christmas Gifts, Amazon, Online-Shopping-Fraud, Online Holiday Shopping, Holiday Shopping Online, Holiday Shopping Season, Online Shopping Advice, Technology News
Katie Campbell

If you want to speed up the shopping process, skip the long lines, and eliminate some of the stress, consider doing your shopping online this year.

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Why I Wrote a (Print) Book

Aaron Shapiro | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: User-Experience, Ecommerce, User Experience, Digital, Business Strategy, Business, Users Not Customers, Management, Print Media, Digital vs Print Media, Death of Print Media, Books News
Aaron Shapiro

Two-minute videos, uploaded PowerPoint presentations, short articles and blog posts are great for expressing straightforward messages. But some ideas are worth diving into to really flesh out arguments, concepts, and nuance.

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Facebook Wants Users To Buy More: Here's How They'll Do It

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Ebay, Paypal, Video, Ecommerce, Ebay Xcommerce, X Commerce, Xcommerce, Facebook Commerce, Facebook, Ebay X Commerce, Facebook Ebay, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook executive and eBay Inc board member Katie Mitic unveiled a partnership between the two companies designed to crea...

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Sephora Does Social Media Backwards

Carol Roth | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Customer Loyalty, Hello Kitty, Ecommerce, Sephora, Facebook, Social Media, Business News
Carol Roth

It's like having a customer standing in your store with cash in hand ready to check out and your sales associate saying, "Great, please go to a different location across town to complete your purchase." It lacks business sense.

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The Debit Is in the Details

Len Hollie | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Debt, Payments, Checking Account, Ecommerce, Check Cashing, Debit Cards, Money, Shopping, Economy, Wells Fargo, Prepaid Cards, Employment, Rewards, Federal Reserve, Jobs, National Trend, Retail Stores, Holiday, Credit Cards, Labor Day, Revenue, Spending, Banks, Consumers, Fees, Customers, Cash, Debit Cards Rewards Program, Swipe Fees, New York News
Len Hollie

In August, the Federal Reserve imposed a cap on the fees banks can charge retailers every time customers swipe their debit cards. Why is that important? In addition to banks, consumers may be the biggest losers.

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Bianca Bosker

Gilt's Chairman Describes The Next Big Idea

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Susan Lyne, Ecommerce, Gilt, Gilt Groupe, Career & Money, Susan Lyne Gilt, Women in Tech, Susan Lyne Gilt Groupe, E-Commerce, Technology News

Susan Lyne, the chairman of Gilt Groupe, started her career as many of Silicon Valley's brightest stars did: Like Gates, Jobs and Zuckerberg, she drop...

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Technology and the Independent Bookstore (Part 2)

Christin Evans | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: American Booksellers Association, Independent Booksellers, Retail, Independent Bookstore, Ecommerce, Technology, Bookstores, Independent Bookstores, Books News
Christin Evans

IndieCommerce is a clunky response to Amazon's efficient and elegant solution to selling books online. Independent bookstores need their own efficient and elegant solution.

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Why Facebook will Conquer E-Commerce

Danny Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Shopping, Social Media, Ecommerce, Online Shopping, Facebook, Business News
Danny Wong

After reading Business Insider's "Facebook E-Commerce Is Real, And We Have The Numbers To Prove It," you can't argue that Facebook's ability to conque...

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GQ Calls it the Netflix of Eyewear

Danny Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Startups, Retail, Fashion, Ecommerce, Start-Up Businesses, Business News
Danny Wong

It's not the first time a company has been called the Netflix of their niche industry. ManPacks is the Netflix of underwear, but ever since Warby Park...

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A Market Solution to Help the World's Poor?

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Dsm, United Nations, Innovation, International Finance Corporation, Hidden Hunger, Business, Stephan Tanda, South Africa, Vitamins, Base of the Pyramid, Micronutrients, Poverty Reduction, Minerals, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Development, Poverty Alleviation, Poverty, Social Innovation, Ecommerce, World Resources Institute, Developing Countries, Malnutrition, New York, Mdgs, Trade, Nutrition, Millennium Development Goals, Health, Bangladesh, Global Poverty, Free Market, Food Fortification, World News
Stephan B. Tanda

Is there a real business in helping the world's poor? According to the World Resources Institute and the International Finance Corporation, there is.

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The Long Tail of Retail

Danny Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Retail Industry, Ecommerce, Online Sales, Shopping, Startups, Retail, Consumers, US Retail, Business News
Danny Wong

There is no doubt that while brick and mortar businesses feel outdated, brick and mortar sales continue to massively trump online sales. But e-commerce sales are growing at a very strong rate.

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Customer Loyalty in Ecommerce

Danny Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Marketing, Customer Loyalty, Email Marketing, Retail, Ecommerce, Email Etiquette, Customer Retention, Shopping, Business News
Danny Wong

There are lots of ways to capture customer loyalty. Tweet with me. Send me a nice email. But don't try to sell me on selling my friends. That's not cool.

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24 Co-Creation Companies Invade Facebook!

Danny Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Co-Creation, Industry Campaign, Marketing, Startups, Promotions, Ecommerce, Mass-Customization, Niche Industry, Marketing Campaign, Business News
Danny Wong

24 ads will be shown on Facebook today which will capture millions of impressions to spread awareness of the co-creation trend. Chocri is the neat company that is empowering you to build your own chocolate bar.

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NikeID Makes $100M+: Co-Creation Isn't Just a Trend

Danny Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ecommerce, Nike, Shopping, Economy, Co-Creation, Startups, Retail Industry, Retail, Business News
Danny Wong

Consumers are actually looking to be empowered to become their own designer. More dollars are being spent on customized products

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Innovations in E-Commerce: The Subscription Business Model

Danny Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Startups, Innovation, Ecommerce, Business, Shirts, Underwear, Shopping, Subscription Business Models, Style News
Danny Wong

Today, we present ManPacks, a new way for men to get the undies they need, when they need it. You subscribe to their service and get new socks, shirts and underwear every quarter.

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