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NRF criticizes Bangladesh safety accord
May 15, 2013

New York -- The National Retail Federation on Wednesday criticized a fire-and-building safety agreement for Bangladesh, led by labor groups such as Europe's IndustriALL. "While the proposal put forth by the labor unions addresses a number of shared...

Groupon Launches iPad Cash Register for Local Businesses
May 15, 2013

Groupon launched a new point-of-sale (POS) system for local businesses that lets them accept credit cards using an iPad instead of a cash register. The Breadcrumb POS uses the company's payment system, rebranded Breadcrumb Payments, which offers very low...

3 Mobile Considerations in Retail Paid Search
May 15, 2013

Mobile traffic continues to grow and become a larger part of everyone's paid search campaigns. Now with Google AdWords enhanced campaigns heading down the track like a freight train, it's time to re-evaluate how you think about mobile for your retail accounts. Here are three things you should discuss with your retail clients.

Former Aeropostale exec named to Blue Nile board
May 15, 2013

SEATTLE โ€” Blue Nile, an online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, has appointed former Aeropostale co-CEO Mindy Meads to its board of directors. Meads has 35 years of experience in the global apparel industry. She currently serves on two public...

HSNi shakes up senior leadership
May 15, 2013

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. โ€” Interactive multichannel retailer HSNi has promoted Judy Schmeling to COO and CFO. Schmeling has served as HSNi's EVP and CFO since 2001. In her new role, she will be responsible for supply chain operations and customer care...

Macy's Q1 Profit Tops Estimates
May 15, 2013

The retailer is raising its quarterly dividend and upping its share buyback program, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan.

Online Merchants Brace for Google's Next Attack on Bad Links
May 15, 2013

The value of "above the fold" placement in Google's organic search results weighs heavily on the minds of webmasters everywhere. Being in the first five links seen by a searcher for a given keyword or keyphrase can mean thousands of dollars to a site,...

IBM: Motherโ€™s Day mobile sales up 23%
May 15, 2013

ARMONK, N.Y. -- Consumers shopping online for Motherโ€™s Day gifts was up 15%, spurred by mobile commerce growth of 23% over 2012, according to IBMโ€™s Digital Analytics Benchmark, a cloud-based analysis of the online retail market. A key finding of the...

RadioShack heads to campus
May 15, 2013

Fort Worth, Texas โ€“ RadioShack will start offering a tailored assortment of consumer electronics products in college stores operated by NACSCORP, a subsidiary of the National Association of College Stores, this fall. A five-year agreement will establish...

Digital Investments Drive Top-Line Growth for OfficeMax
May 15, 2013

OfficeMax is investing in digital platforms to drive growth through multichannel and omnichannel offerings, company executives said in a recent call with analysts. In this year's first quarter, OfficeMax executed five upgrades on its e-commerce website that improved content and site navigation and streamlined the checkout process, which helped lead to double-digit sales growth, higher conversion rates and increased site traffic, said Ravichandra K. Saligram, OfficeMax's president and CEO, on the analyst call.