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June 14, 2013
E-commerce in U.S. lags Europe

Overall economic growth in Europe is slower than the U.S., but the opposite is true when it comes to e-commerce sales, according to figures published by Internet Retailer.

June 6, 2013
AT&T, IBM court digitally savvy consumers

AT&T and IBM teamed up to deliver an e-commerce solution that retailers can use to provide their customers with a consistent shopping experience whether they are shopping online, via a mobile app or in stores.

June 5, 2013
Mercent expands online portfolio with Shop.com

Mercent, a leading technology company that enables retailers to reach and convert more shoppers online, has signed a strategic partnership with Shop.com, the e-commerce arm of Market America.

June 5, 2013
Rakuten’s expanding footprint reaches America

Online marketplace Rakuten Inc. has acquired Webgistix, a Las Vegas-based logistics and services company specializing in cloud-based fulfillment technology for e-commerce retailers. The acquisition is Rakuten’s second logistics investment outside of Japan and its first in the Americas.

June 1, 2013
2013 IRCE kicks off June 4

The world of e-commerce is gearing up for the 9th annual Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at Chicago’s McCormick Place West from June 4-7. This year's theme is "Breaking Barriers."

May 30, 2013
Boticca.com harnesses social media to keep it real

Boticca.com, a London-based global jewelry and accessories boutique, has partnered with U.S. start-up Olapic to encourage its customers to be fashion models — modeling the boutique's merchandise — via the popular app Instagram.

May 29, 2013
Sport Chalet to discuss online growth at IRCE

Sport Chalet, a full-service specialty sporting goods retailer, will join MarketLive, a provider of e-commerce technology for high-growth merchants, to present a joint case study at the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition.

May 20, 2013
Men’s Wearhouse delivers in-store experience via email

Men’s Wearhouse is looking to CQuotient to help it develop email campaigns tailored to individual shoppers at its brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce sites.

May 20, 2013
Yahoo acquires Tumblr, grows network

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.

May 7, 2013
ProFlowers extends online footprint

Online fresh flowers retailer ProFlowers is launching a ProFlowers-branded store on eBay, extending its online reach.

April 30, 2013
Google Wallet co-founder heads to Braintree

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 29, 2013
Smart appliances from Whirlpool

Global appliance leader Whirlpool Corporation has launched a line of smart appliances with 6th Sense Live technology.

April 15, 2013
Things get Pinteresting at Barnes & Noble

Nook Media, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, has launched a new Pinterest app on Nook HD, Nook HD+, Nook Tablet and Nook Color.

April 9, 2013
T.J. Maxx finds women not falling victim to fashion trends

Women are taking fashion into their own hands, according to a new study from T.J.Maxx and Dr. Hazel Clark, research chair of fashion at Parsons The New School for Design.

April 4, 2013
Social media fans land on Target site

Jen Coleman and Laura Wiertzema are such big fans of Target they created a blog on Tumblr called "Target Does It Again," and regularly post photo on Instagram. The company took notice this week.

April 2, 2013
Google finds entry into retail delivery space

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

April 1, 2013
Amazon buys social book review site

Amazon.com went back to its roots as bookseller last week with the announcement that it would acquire social site Goodreads, an online book recommendation community that has more than 16 millions around the globe.

March 14, 2013
Target names new board members

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

March 11, 2013
Dove gives women chance to control Facebook ad space, promote positive beauty messages

Dove is celebrating International Women's Day by giving women the power to control Facebook ads so they can fight back against the ones that prey on their insecurities and promote the positive ones.

March 5, 2013
Neiman Marcus builds Pinterest in fashion

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.

March 1, 2013
Same day delivery could be WMT's secret weapon

With 4,000 U.S. stores serving as product depots, same day delivery holds great potential for a retailer with an unrivaled retail footprint, assuming a strategy can be developed to profitably unlock the opportunity.

February 28, 2013
Valpak shows some love with Facebook

LARGO, Fla. — Coupon distributor Valpak took to Facebook last month to ask consumers to show what they love for the chance to win cash in the first ever Facebook promotion featured on the front of the Valpak envelope.

Since the "Show Us What You Love" Sweepstakes started last month, Valpak has had an overwhelming response. Photographs of adorable babies, furry puppies and sunny beaches filled with families – have been sent in through the Valpak Facebook contest.

February 26, 2013
Cosmetic brand relaunches U.S. website

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 26, 2013
U.K. firm expands same day delivery to U.S.

Same day delivery firm Shutl will begin offering its service next month in New York, San Francisco and Chicago.

February 19, 2013
Google searches for retail presence with possible stores

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

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