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Patent-pending technology provides the fastest shopping experience to help consumers find Shopko offers across the web, tablet and mobile. GREEN BAY, Wis., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC in partnership with Wishabi, announced today the launch of its new digital circular. Accessible at www.shopko.com, the digital circular leverages the latest technology to provide the ultimate user experience for consumers. Shopko partnered with Wishabi, a leading digital circular platform and service provider for retailers, to advance Shopko's online advertising initiatives. The new online circular will immediately highlight Shopko's weekly deals with the world's most intuitive, interactive

Magazine publishers are rapidly getting serious about ecommerce. Earlier this month, Time Out New York, a weekly print and digital magazine covering entertainment in New York City,began selling event tickets through its website and iOS apps. And last week, Time Inc.-owned Real Simple magazine released a mobile gift guide that allows users to shop directly from the app. The next day, Elle magazine launched a shoppable trend guide on Facebook that encouraged users to make purchases on advertisers’ websites.

Tom Weisend, director of user experience at flash-sale retailer RueLaLa, says data informs all of his decisions and warns against the inclination to “trust your gut” when making decisions about how you market to your customers.

Woonsocket, R.I. -- CVS/pharmacy said Tuesday it has introduced an updated mobile app that allows shoppers to digitally store their ExtraCare card in their smartphone, eliminating the need to carry an ExtraCare card when shopping. The CVS mobile app now allows members to scan the barcode on the back of their card or type in their account number manually. After the barcode is captured, customers' smartphones will work just like ExtraCare cards at the register. Available as a free download from Apple's App Store or through Google Play, the CVS app also offers prescription management, mobile shopping, store locating

At 18, Sahil Lavingia helped design the massively successful Pinterest, currently the third most popular social network behind Twitter and Facebook. Now he's starting Gumroad, a new service which he says will revolutionize social shopping and e-commerce — and maybe even alter the way people create.

New York -- Wrapp, a new online gift service from Sweden, has launched in the United States, partnering with such retailers as Gap, H&M and Sephora to let consumers send free virtual gift cards to friends on Facebook. Wrapp launched in Sweden at the end of last year, and has since gone live in Norway and the United Kingdom, Germany, France and The Netherlands. An application that runs on mobile devices and computers, Wrapp provides users with free gift cards (typically for a small amount of value) from participating retailers that they can send to a Facebook friend. Users

Boca Raton, Fla. -- Office Depot Inc. reported Tuesday that it swung to a profit of $41 million in the first quarter ended March 31, compared with a loss of $15 million in the same period last year. Sales fell 3.4% to $2.87 billion, missing Wall Street’s expected $2.89 billion in revenue. Same-store sales at the office supply retailer’s North American stores decreased 6%, and total sales for the division dropped 8% to $1.2 billion, impacted by store closures and fewer selling days.

No matter the business, retailers are shifting to digital. Coach, an American designer of luxury handbags and accessories, is proving no different. From new pricing strategies to introducing flash sites, Coach is embracing the digital revolution to the best of its ability. 

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. vice chairman Tony Buccina will retire in Feb. 2013 after being with the company for more than 20 years. Buccina was Bon-Ton’s vice chairman and president of merchandising. The announcement of Buccina’s retirement is joined by the company’s announcement that Luis Fernandez will become its first executive vice president and chief marketing officer starting on May 7. Fernandez, 44, is joining Bon-Ton after serving as a vice president at Neiman Marcus Group. The retailer...

Wrapp, a social gifting service backed by Greylock Partners and Atomico, is crossing the pond with the U.S. launch of its mobile gift card and retail app. Wrapp, which was available previously only in the U.K., Norway, Sweden and Japan, is launching today with a number of U.S. retailers including Fab, Gap, H&M, Sephora, Wayfair and others.