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Whatever happened to faster servers, better networks and improved usability? E-commerce sites are slower today than they were two years ago, according to a study of 2,000 top websites by StrangeLoop Networks. And perhaps even more shocking, Google's Chrome browser is slower, apparently, than Microsoft's much-maligned Internet Explorer. The 10-fastest sites Strangeloop found include photography super-site Adorama, Audible, J.Crew and Ralph Lauren's Polo, the winner with an average page load speed of just 1.93 seconds. That's almost 340 percent faster than today's average e-commerce website, which loads in a relatively pokey 6.5 seconds.

SHARE: Email Print LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Target and H&M were notable retailers added to the international Dow Jones Sustainability Index this year, joined by other U.S. market leaders including Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Baker Hughes and Ecolab. The...

Atlanta -- The Home Depot said Friday it has named Mark Vadon, co-founder of online jeweler Blue Nile, to its board of directors. Vadon will serve on the audit and finance committees. His appointment gives the company 11 directors, 10 of whom are...

Bentonville, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday it will add about 50,000 seasonal associates to staff its stores this year, as well as offer additional hours to existing personnel. “This is our busiest time of the year and we are focused even more...

San Jose, Calif. -- Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. said Friday it will add two California stores to its rollout of a new neighborhood format, with the grand re-openings of a pair of stores in the company’s hometown of San Jose on Oct. 6. Both...

Social media sites have become a huge source of shopping traffic for retailers online. This infographic, presented by RichRelevance , shows how Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest drive referral traffic to retail websites . The infographic shows that...

Sparks are flying between Wal-Mart and Amazon.com. Earlier this week, Wal-Mart said it e-readers, two weeks after the online bookseller announced a new line of the devices. Wal-Mart characterized the move as a business decision, and will continue to sell...

SAN FRANCISCO — The single cup brewing trend as arrived at Williams-Sonoma in the form of the Starbucks’ deluxe Verismo System 585. According to the company, the Verismo System 585 is the first at-home premium single cup machine that makes...

Far from a typical fashion house, our apparel spans a variety of categories including men's and women's clothing, accessories, children's apparel, even evening gowns for the red carpet. In total, we manage a portfolio of some of the best-known brands in fashion, including Perry Ellis, Original Penguin, Jantzen, Laundry by Shelli Segal, Nike Swim, Callaway and more. With 2,600 associates spanning 65 store locations and 30 offices worldwide, we rely on technology to stay connected.

Maybe it's the gargantuan boxes or pallets stacked to the ceiling, but Instagrammers love taking photos at Costco. Over at Wal-Mart, shoppers prefer Twitter, and Safeway shoppers check in with Yelp. All of these behaviors go by the same name — social media moments, according to LocalResponse, a mobile advertising provider. The company released its first study of retail check-ins from more than 136,500 social media moments at 10 top U.S. retailers, using four social networks — foursquare, Twitter, Yelp and Instagram — over the summer.