E-Commerce
August 27, 2015 at 9:38 am
Back-to-school has become one of the biggest shopping events of the year — second only to the holiday season. That means retailer competition to capitalize on seasonal spending is high, especially with average back-to-school sales growing 42 percent in the past 10 years. That’s why it behooves retailers to think strategically and move quickly to…
August 21, 2015 at 1:00 pm
Etsy has launched a Buy It Now button, giving customers a faster way to purchase items from sellers. The button only appears for shoppers who are signed in, and it appears above the existing "Add to cart" button. Etsy had already rolled out the Buy It Now functionality to mobile web last month, it revealed,…
August 20, 2015 at 2:29 pm
Ms. Wesson and Aimee Cho, her business partner, have, after all, poured their style convictions into 1.61, a year-old gender-free label built largely on loosefitting trousers, swagger coats and easy shirts — items that they wear themselves and offer in varying sizes to both women and men. They are among the latest in a raft…
August 18, 2015 at 12:53 pm
Holiday preparations are in full swing as retailers gear up for their busiest time of the year. In this debut issue of Total Retail Talks, Total Retail's new podcast channel, Joe Keenan, executive editor of Total Retail, chats with with Jim Davidson, Bronto Software's head of research, about the release of the cloud-based marketing automation…
August 14, 2015 at 7:48 pm
Over 1,500 top retailers gathered in Boston this week for eTail East to discuss e-commerce trends and share ideas on the future of online retail. Here’s a recap and the top lessons I’m taking home from this jam-packed four-day event. Top Retailing Themes at eTail East We often talk about the idea that “content is…
August 14, 2015 at 6:42 pm
Cancer is a devastating disease that impacts way too many lives, from the patients themselves to their caretakers and loved ones. Young adult cancer patients (ages 15-39) are often a forgotten segment of the war on cancer. With that in mind, nonprofit organization Stupid Cancer shines a light on young adult cancer through advocacy, research,…
August 13, 2015 at 1:23 pm
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it signed an agreement with the Chinese joint venture of Macy's to set up the U.S. retailer's store on its online marketplace, Tmall Global. The deal makes Macy's the first U.S. department store chain to join Tmall Global, Alibaba said on Wednesday. Alibaba and its newer rival JD.com have been…
August 11, 2015 at 2:15 pm
Last year, China overtook the U.S. as the world’s largest economy. That milestone drew attention to the explosion of online retail sales in China, which had built up speedily over a number of consecutive years of significant growth. In 2014 alone, Chinese online retail sales grew 50 percent to reach $450 billion. Despite these impressive…
August 10, 2015 at 4:19 pm
Office supplies retailer Staples announced last month that it relaunched its two digital properties — Staples.com and StaplesAdvantage.com (B-to-B site). The newly redesigned sites promise that product searches will be streamlined from any computer or mobile device, making it even easier to find the products and services that consumers and businesses are looking for. In…
August 10, 2015 at 2:45 pm
Dozens of the nation’s largest retailers including Macy’s, Amazon.com and Home Depot have quickly moved to disassociate themselves from new discount retail website Jet.com. The retailers complained to Jet after discovering it had placed links to their sites without permission, promising its own members cash back for making purchases after clicking the links. A comparison of Jet’s…
