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eBay Replaces Facebook Like with Its Own Buttons
July 18, 2012

eBay is in the process of changing its integration with Facebook by replacing the "Like" button with three of its own buttons - "Like," Want" and "Own." "eBay has integrated new ways to integrate eBay activity with Facebook by replacing the current Facebook "like" button with new buttons - "like," "want" and "own,"" said eBay spokesperson Johnna Hoff. Currently, the new buttons can be viewed in eBay's Fashion categories as well as in Collectibles, though it is not clear in exactly which subcategories or listings they can be found. "We are updating the buttons on select portions of eBay

Pricing Glitch Causes Penny Listings on Amazon
July 18, 2012

It's every seller's nightmare: a glitch that results in products being listed โ€” and sold โ€” for a penny instead of their regular price. It happened for about 15 minutes on Tuesday to some Amazon.com sellers, but the third-party vendor whose clients were affected said it's making good. Appeagle was pushing an update to Amazon in order to conform to the marketplace's new requirements for repricing software when it noticed a problem in one line of code. 

Macy's, Shopkick Announce National Rollout
July 18, 2012

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Ralph Lauren CFO resigns
July 18, 2012

New York -- Ralph Lauren Corp. said CFO Tracey Travis has resigned to pursue other interests. Robert Madore, senior VP finance, will assume the role on an interim basis, effective July 30, the company said in a regulatory filing.

OneStopPlus.com Launches Flash Sales
July 18, 2012

OneStopPlus.com, a division of Redcats USA and the world's first and only online shopping mall for plus-size women, announced today the launch of OSPFlash, a limited-time sale destination offering consumers deep discounts on designer merchandise. For the first time, designer brands that are typically excluded from promotions, discounts and coupons will now be participating in the site's latest venture, giving consumers access to some of their favorite brands at discounted prices. The offers will be accessible via the OneStopPlus.com homepage and will be available for 48 hours every Tuesday beginning at 9:00 a.m. 

Walmart learns social media lesson for BTS
July 18, 2012

BENTONVILLE, Ark. โ€” Classrooms by Walmart is the name of a new social media initiative the retailer launched Tuesday to simplify back-to-school shopping for millions of moms who view the season as an opportunity for a fresh start. Walmart digitized every school supply list it could get its hands on to create an online compilation of thousands of lists representing schools in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The online list offering complements the availability of lists the retailer also provides in stores. Classrooms by Walmart is the latest innovation to come from the retailerโ€™s @WalmartLabs online and social

American Apparel Launches Online Store in Singapore
July 18, 2012

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Diminishing Returns? Facebook, Twitter Promotions Don't Give Retailers a Needed Boost
July 18, 2012

It seems retailers are having just as much trouble getting shoppers to spend money on their websites as they are in their stores. Total online sales for the second quarter were down more than 2 percent from last quarter, according to the latest Retail Online Index from IBM. The lackluster web numbers come on the heels of a disappointing retail sales report from the Commerce Department Monday, which showed a third straight month-over-month decline in sales.

TCDC Corporation Adds Neck-Wear.net To Its Arsenal, Adds More Las...
July 18, 2012

Neck-Wear.net is the newest online necktie store, and a new feather in the cap of the TCDC family. TCDC Corporation has been vigorously expanding and thriving in the Las Vegas valley, added about a dozen jobs, and moving to double the warehouse space from 10k sf to 20k sf. Neck-Wear.net invites you to celebrate its grand opening by giving you a free tie with coupon code "GRAND". Neck-Wear.net's Necktie Guys Neck-Wear.net has a neck wear catalog of about 850 different styles, and will be adding about 500 more within a few weeks. New styles of menโ€™s ties are added