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AeroGrow Opens Retail Locations for the Holidays
November 19, 2012

Share This Story Company Begins Selling Direct to Consumers at Prestigious Malls in Colorado and Arizona AeroGrow International, Inc. (OTCQB: AERO) ("AeroGrow" or the "Company"), which sells the AeroGarden® line of extraordinary dirt-free indoor gardens,...

Amazon Learns Not to Mess With Sellers’ Money
November 19, 2012

The Seattle Times exposed the problem of payment holds for Amazon.com sellers in an article published over the weekend. But Amazon sellers in the U.K. were struggling with "payment holds" of a different kind last week. The U.K. sellers became nervous on Wednesday when there was no sign of disbursements into their bank accounts. Sellers said they received mixed messages from Amazon's customer service reps and fretted about when they would receive their weekly disbursement. Several of the sellers affected said they were unable to buy new inventory until the funds made it into their accounts.

Wayfair.com Names Julie M.B. Bradley to its Board of Directors
November 19, 2012

BOSTON, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wayfair.com, the largest online retailer of home furnishings, announced today the appointment of Julie M.B. Bradley to the company's board of directors. As senior vice president and chief financial officer for...

Kirkland's Shows Some Brands Still Think Email First
November 19, 2012

Sometimes it's refreshing to hear a brand admit that it's put together a fairly elaborate effort not to reel in more fish (i.e., customers) right then and there, but just to make sure the lake remains stocked with prospects. Home decor retailer Kirkland's is using in-store QR codes, Facebook, Twitter and display ads on publisher sites for its "Home for the Holidays" campaign — but not necessarily to sell stuff. Jessica Charlton, social media lead for Kirkland's, said the key campaign goals were to simply increase the retailer's email list and bring back past customers. Brand-new purchasers? Pure gravy.

Cyber Monday Sales to Hit $2B
November 19, 2012

Cyber Monday sales will rise 18 percent to $2 billion this year in the U.S. and Europe, with mobile having a growing role in holiday buying, according to an Adobe Systems forecast. The projections are based on the software giant's analysis of 150 million visits to more than 500 retail sites over the last six years. Bricks-and-clicks retailers are expected to see the biggest sales spike on Cyber Monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving aimed at promoting online shopping. Business is expected to be up 450 percent compared to an average day.

Finish Line relaunches website
November 19, 2012

Indianapolis -- The Finish Line announced the re-launch of Finishline.com with an enhanced focus on the customer. Finish Line collaborated with several industry innovators on the re-launch. Big Spaceship, a digital agency dedicated to creating...

The Retailer Winning the Battle for Millennial Women
November 19, 2012

I have a girl crush on a fashion website called ModCloth. And I'm not the only one. ModCloth is an e-commerce business selling apparel, accessories and décor, and in a word, it's adorable. But don't let that fool you — the site may look as cozy as a kitten, but it's a lion in disguise. Modcloth is winning one of the most coveted audiences in the consumer marketplace: millennial women. Though definitions vary, millennials are generally described as people between 18 and 31 years old, who have grown up in the age of technology.

Facebook Gifts Unveils New Retail Partners
November 19, 2012

At an event shrouded in secrecy, Facebook unveiled 14 new retail partners for Facebook Gifts and said that the online shopping app, available as a trial to selected users since its launch in October, is now available to all Facebook users in the U.S. and Canada. Among the new participants in the e-commerce platform are Brookstone, babyGap, L'Occitane, Lindt, Dean & DeLuca, Mondavi, Chandon, Fab, ProFlowers, Random House, Inc., and NARS cosmetics.