E-Commerce

Bodymetrics, a London-based company with a thing for body scanning, has teamed up with PrimeSense to create a full, 3-D body scanner that could have a serious impact on online clothes shopping.

Sears announced that it's offering free shipping from Oct. 30 through Dec. 19 at Sears.com and Kmart.com. In addition, the company is offering free same-day store pickup.

Apple is giving customers a new option for receiving items that they order online. The company is slowly rolling out a new program called “Sherwood” that will allow orders from Apple’s website to be picked up at a local Apple retail store.

Mobile marketing is the hottest buzzword around these days. With consumers using their smartphones to do just about everything, putting your marketing message in their pocket is clearly a good idea. But any time you’re talking about mobile, privacy issues raise their heads. While consumers have clearly shown their passion for discounts and coupons, some of them have concerns about sharing their location in order to get location-based deals sent to their phones.

Daily-deal site BuyWithMe laid off half its staff on Oct. 19, raising questions about its future as market leader Groupon prepares for its initial public offering.

Barnes & Noble said it's expanded its BN.com Marketplace, adding over 1 million new products to the catalog. The retailer also announced online third-party partnerships with Wayfair.com, Right Start, UnbeatableSale.com, School Specialty, Abe’s of Maine, Delivery Agent and more.

Neiman Marcus is known for the outrageously beautiful and unique merchandise showcased in its annual Christmas Book. For this holiday season, Google Catalogs has collaborated with Neiman Marcus to offer you a free, browsable copy of this year’s Christmas Book.

This holiday season could be one of the biggest mobile commerce events yet, with more people turning to their smartphones or tablets to buy gifts this year than ever before. eBay has already seen a ton of traffic from mobile phone usage, and is expecting even more this holiday season.

Men seeking the casual shoe, slider or flip-flop can now build their own custom shoe online at Urshuz.com. Consumers can purchase their customized “shuz” online and have them delivered. They simply choose from 23 styles and a sole with seven color options, add them to their cart and away they go.

The flash-sale business has lost some of its flash, forcing online luxury clothing merchants such as Gilt Groupe, ideeli and Rue La La to radically change their business models.