E-Commerce
August 7, 2015 at 4:40 pm
Barnes & Noble has stopped paying some of its marketplace sellers, who said they have been unable to get information from the company about when payments will resume. The problem appears to be related to a 2-week outage of the marketplace section after Barnes & Noble relaunched its website in late June - sellers say…
August 6, 2015 at 6:11 pm
As sales at smaller, niche-oriented online retailers continue to grow, above-board online retailers must carefully navigate the treacherous waters of intellectual property infringement. By asserting broad and vague intellectual property claims, aggressive boy bands, TV and movie stars, and the media giants that promote them can crush an entirely reputable business that may be using…
August 6, 2015 at 3:02 pm
Ron Johnson, who was a star as Apple's retail chief but fizzled at J.C. Penney, is finding some deep-pocketed believers for his latest act. Enjoy, Johnson's e-commerce startup that launched in May, just raised $50 million in funding, its second round in just 10 months. He has now raised a total of $80 million. Enjoy…
August 5, 2015 at 5:16 pm
There’s never been a better time to sell products online. Every week brings new platforms and marketplaces on which to sell. Technology has afforded us speed and access that were simply unimaginable just a few years ago. Yet with every additional improvement to online selling, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and discouraged by the lumbering…
August 3, 2015 at 2:13 pm
Amazon.com has placed new restrictions on how many users can access a Prime account and is excluding businesses from the program. People pay $99 for Amazon Prime membership, and until this month, were allowed to share their account with four other members. A new provision called "Amazon Households" restricts members to sharing the program with up…
July 30, 2015 at 2:34 pm
The shopping cart icon you see on a retailer’s website has a lot to say about the current state and future challenges of omnichannel retail. On the surface, a shopping cart is simply a tool for shoppers to purchase items or save them to a wish list. As you dissect the cart further, however, it…
July 30, 2015 at 2:33 pm
When Amazon.com announced the Dash Button back on March 31, it seemed like an early April Fools’ Day joke: it had made a button you can buy that would place an order for something — a single, specific product — whenever you pressed it. But the Dash Button was very real and designed to be…
July 28, 2015 at 1:19 pm
Making the leap from being an English language-only online business to selling in multiple languages can be daunting, but it’s by far the fastest and most cost-effective way to massively expand your customer base. If you have the infrastructure to sell directly to consumers in China or Spanish-speaking countries, why not do it? All you…
July 27, 2015 at 3:47 pm
It took luxury-goods makers about a decade to realize that the internet represented an opportunity. Now, they’re finally figuring out it’s also a threat. As companies from LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE to Kering SA increasingly sell online, top brands are stepping up efforts to combat web sales of counterfeit and grey-market goods. Gucci…
July 27, 2015 at 2:55 pm
Digital commerce is growing at a dramatic pace: 23 percent year-over-year, according to Demandware’s latest Shopping Index, which analyzes activity of over 200 million shoppers worldwide. With this growth comes a change in the nature of the shopper. Here are some of the key trends that demand retailers’ attention and evolution. Mobile is the Force…
