E-Commerce

Shopping online for beauty products can be difficult for consumers. Products look different on each person’s skin tone and face shape. So when it comes to beauty, consumers are, naturally, more likely to move forward with a purchase after seeing a realistic preview of the product on their own face and skin. That’s where ModiFace’s…

Stitch Fix, the fast-growing online retailer that ships personalized fashion assortments to customers’ doors, has hired a new chief financial officer. Paul Yee was most recently the global CFO at People Against Dirty, the parent company of household product brand Method. At Stitch Fix, Yee is joining a company that appears to be on a…

Amazon.com is launching Prime Wardrobe, a new program that lets subscribers try on clothes before they buy them. Once someone selects at least three Prime Wardrobe-eligible pieces from over 1 million clothing options, Amazon will ship those selections in a resealable return box with a pre-paid shipping label. Prime Wardrobe also comes with free scheduled…

This year’s IRCE had everything — the big picture overview of where the industry is evolving, specific strategies and tactics for the Q4 selling season, and a wealth of marketing and operational opportunities in an exhibit hall filled with vendors detailing how their products can build your business. The big picture story from this year’s…

For retailers these days battling it out for the attention and wallets of customers online and in-store, millennials are the only game in town. And no wonder. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the generation born around the turn of the century and defined in the public consciousness by smartphones, social media and selfies, overtook…

If you've walked into a retail store over the last few years, you'll notice the shopping experience isn't what it used to be. Showrooms are sparsely stocked and associates lack knowledge of customer needs, making the thought of going to malls and department stores a daunting and frustrating endeavor. As a result, many large retailers…

If you’ve walked into a retail store over the last few years, you’ll notice the shopping experience isn’t what it used to be. Showrooms are sparsely stocked and associates lack knowledge of customer needs, making the thought of going to malls and department stores a daunting and frustrating endeavor. As a result, many large retailers […]

While digital commerce is rapidly shifting, it’s nice to know there's a constant in the retail industry. The Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition (IRCE) delivers a great event every year packed with cutting-edge content, thoughtful conversations, and predictions about the ever-changing future of online retailing. In fact, in his opening presentation, IRCE’s Kurt Peters spoke…

Betabrand, an online apparel retailer and crowdfunding platform, gives the fashion-forward several options and a voice for expanding th

NetChoice, a trade association of internet companies and organizations, and American Catalog Mailers Association (ACMA), a trade association representing the interests of companies, individuals and organizations engaged in and supporting catalog marketing, have filed a suit to stop Massachusetts from requiring out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes. The groups are suing over a regulation — slated…