E-Commerce
October 19, 2011
On Oct. 13, Business Insider published a study that showed how Groupon and LivingSocial inflate regular prices to make deals look better. After reading the story, a former sales rep got in touch with some more details. The employee, who started and built a market in a major Southern city for LivingSocial, says some sales reps "absolutely" increase prices.
October 19, 2011
The Department of Transportation fined online travel company Orbitz $60,000 on Oct. 18 for misleading advertisements that failed to mention taxes and fees, and in some cases promoted fares which were no longer available.
October 19, 2011
Today in the online commerce world, return levels are quite high in some industries like fashion and retail. Levels in some countries in Europe are up to 60 percent. This means a lot of double transportation of goods from a warehouse and, depending of how complex the supply chain are for a particular retailer, back to the warehouse for examination and re-pack for a new customer if the goods is ok.
October 19, 2011
Michaels has launched MiDesign@Michaels, an online-based application that allows customers to create photo books, scrapbook pages, greeting cards and custom invitations.
October 19, 2011
Plus-size retailer Charming Shoppes said it's expanded its online reach globally, allowing worldwide online access to fashion brands Lane Bryant, Cacique, Catherines, Fashion Bug and Loop 18, as well as the more than 300 brands offered at the company's new plus-size shopping hub, Sonsi.com.
October 19, 2011
Impulse purchases require people to browse the aisles, but that’s happening less these days because web-savvy consumers often already know what they plan to buy and simply pick it up and leave, said Bill Martin, chief executive officer of ShopperTrak.
October 17, 2011
The 18th Annual Survey of Third-Party Logistics Providers revealed that logistics companies experienced improved economic conditions in 2010, with 88 percent of companies surveyed in North America meeting or exceeding their revenue projections, as compared with only 50 percent in 2009.
October 17, 2011
E-commerce is exploding as more consumers choose to shop online — a trend that's bringing multichannel retailers record earnings. E-commerce accounted for 4.6 percent of total retail sales during the second quarter of 2011, up from 4.2 percent of total sales a year earlier.
October 17, 2011
YouTube has announced the ability to sell merchandise, tickets and more via the site. Through a feature called the Merch Store, YouTube partners will be able to sell artist merchandise, digital downloads, concert tickets and other experiences to fans and visitors.
October 14, 2011
