E-Commerce

Lucky is the latest magazine to jump on the social shopping bandwagon as it announced its partnership with ThisNext.com. The cobranded shopping site will be accessible through LuckyMag.com and ThisNext.com, allowing shoppers to create personalized "shopping guides" from all the products featured in the latest issue of Lucky.

The fastest-growing company in web history, Groupon's daily-deal site marries cents-off coupons to a Friday-after-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy. The company broke into the black just seven months after inception; globally, more than 500 copycat sites have already sprung up.

The team at Quidsi, which runs Diapers.com, Soap.com and was bought by Amazon this year, is launching Wag.com today. The site is a bubble 2.0 stab at Pets.com, which was a high-flying internet retailer in 1999 and 2000. It sold pet food and other pet supplies online.

With the release of a new iPhone app, Starbucks is hoping to attract even more users by adding new options, including the ability to send a mobile gift. The app also combines features from the existing Card Mobile and myStarbucks apps. Customers can use it for payment, to keep track of rewards, find nearby Starbucks locations and check card balances, among other things.

For the former child stars and current fashion entrepreneurs, one project at a time is never enough: in addition to their successful The Row label and Wal-Mart fashion range, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have launched their new online venture StyleMint.

WiFi is becoming more widely available and affordable on flights. As such, e-commerce is increasingly taking place at 35,000 feet with a crop of deals enabling online shopping for free.

Lahout's Country Clothing & Ski Shop has partnered with e-commerce provider Shopatron to make its entire selection of ski and outdoor sports gear available online.   

Redcats USA, a web-driven retailer offering men's and women's plus-size apparel, home and lifestyle products, and sporting goods/outdoor gear, announced today the official launch of SoccerSavings.com, a specialized brand committed to offering soccer enthusiasts the largest and broadest selection of products.

eBay said most of its sellers would be exempt from a new California law requiring out-of-state retailers to collect sales tax in the state if they deal with California businesses.

Overstock.com is shutting down its Eziba.com daily-deals site, according to an email sent to users, but it provided no reason for the closing.