E-Commerce
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
October 14, 2011
Listen in as Tim Ash, CEO of SiteTuners and author of the best-selling book "Landing Page Optimization: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Conversions,” gives a sneak preview of some of the landing page optimization best practices he'll be discussing at the upcoming Conversion Conference in New York City Oct. 19-20.
October 13, 2011
LUSH Cosmetics has selected the Demandware Commerce platform to power three new e-commerce storefronts in North America. LUSH Cosmetics' handmade products are sold online and in more than 700 retail stores across 45 countries.
October 13, 2011
Facebook is tapping eBay's commerce platform to create new social shopping experiences for hundreds of millions of consumers. eBay is integrating Facebook's new Open Graph 2.0 functionality into its global commerce systems, which come under the umbrella of a new business unit called X.commerce.
October 13, 2011
After 17 years with Better Homes and Gardens, East Coast Editor Kristine Kennedy is bringing her design expertise online with inspirational editorial content for Wayfair.com, the new site that carries the largest selection of home products anywhere.
October 13, 2011
A new study commissioned by VeriSign finds that availability of e-commerce sites could be at risk — even for the largest e-tailers — due to domain name system performance issues. Considering that the busy holiday shopping season is just around the corner, any unavailability during this critical time can be devastating for businesses.
October 13, 2011
Columbia Sportswear said it's expanded its e-commerce operations by launching Columbia and Sorel branded sites in Canada and eight European countries. The new e-commerce sites in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Belgium and The Netherlands — combined with existing sites in the United States, Korea and Japan — give the outdoor apparel and footwear brand 24 localized e-commerce operations in 12 countries.
October 12, 2011
Goupon’s deal counter will no longer accurately reflect the total number of Groupons customers have bought for each deal, the company said in a statement. Instead of showing the actual number of Groupons purchased, the company will display an imprecise count that has been reduced by between 0.5 percent and 19.5 percent.
