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May 20, 2013

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has announced on her personal Tumblr blog the company’s plans to acquire social blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion. It is Mayer’s largest deal to date since becoming head of the multinational Internet corporation.

April 30, 2013

Braintree, a payments platform for online and mobile commerce, has appointed Google Wallet co-found Rob von Behren as the company’s lead engineer for its San Francisco office.

April 18, 2013

Global commerce platform and payments leader eBay reported double digit growth in revenue and net income for the first quarter ended March 31.

April 2, 2013

Destination XL Group is engaging the service of CQuotient to create tailored email campaigns for its shoppers.

April 2, 2013

Google has launched its Google Shopping Express program, which features online delivery initially in the San Francisco Bay area.

March 28, 2013

Ebay is projecting its revenue will grow by 50% over the next three years as it develops successful strategies to maintain itself as a commerce leader.

March 14, 2013

Senior executives from Yahoo! and Ecolab are the newest members of the board of directors at Target.

March 5, 2013

Neiman Marcus is inviting customers to create Pinterest collections featuring images from its Art of Fashion campaign for the chance to win a $1,000 gift card.

February 26, 2013

L'Oréal Paris is relaunching LorealParisUSA.com, which will include a first-to-market content production and syndication partnership with AOL, the company said Tuesday.

February 20, 2013

The office retail field narrowed Wednesday, as OfficeMax and Office Depot officially announced an agreement to merge into a single company.

February 19, 2013

Google is looking to extend its presence in the retail space, by opening freestanding stores in the United States.

January 18, 2013

Best Buy has partnered with Listia, a Web and mobile marketplace where customers can trade used items for new ones.

January 17, 2013

OfficeMax is joining forces with Go Daddy, a leading Web hosting and domain name provider.

November 28, 2012

Microsoft has taken offense to the practice of paying to improve one’s ranking in Google search results and has launched a campaign touting its "honest" search results.

November 2, 2012

Walmart’s decision to sell, and more importantly, actively promote, a $98 Internet-connected television device called Boxee TV could help shape the future of in-home content delivery.

October 18, 2012

Revenue at eBay rose 15% to $3.4 billion for the third quarter ended Sept. 20 from the the same period last year.

September 12, 2012

And the award for most effective use of social media in the pet category goes to…

June 27, 2012

Walmart is offering its customers more ways to connect with the availability of a new prepaid mobile broadband service from TruConnect Mobile.

April 16, 2012

The Walmart board of directors is poised for an infusion of fresh, and young, talent when shareholders vote to approve a slate of directors that includes Google’s VP of local and maps.

December 23, 2011

An e-commerce solution for branded manufacturers has released a new forecast on how retail shopping will be influenced by the Internet, in addition to mobile and social networking.

January 3, 2011

Sears announced that it has launched a new social media initiative called the Sears Blue Blogger Crew, which is dedicated to providing knowledgeable, industry bloggers the opportunity to engage in consumer electronics announcements, events and activities throughout the year.

September 29, 2010

By Jeff Weidauer

Retailers must frequently discern between trends and fads in their daily business decisions. Trends are long-term changes in behavior, where fads are short-lived and fleeting in their impact. Both require an investment of time and money to make the most of, but how much of each depends on the likely return.

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