E-Commerce

Groupon Moves Away From Trump
May 2, 2011

Groupon has announced it won’t be buying ads on any media with Donald Trump’s name on it after rumors spread about the company advertising on Trump’s "The Celebrity Apprentice" TV show on NBC.

A Marriage Made in Heaven
May 1, 2011

Ever since the first e-commerce website appeared, manufacturers have been smitten with the idea of transacting directly with consumers in the digital realm. However, some of their early attempts at online retailing offered poor customer experiences and didn't support their relationships with retailers. These days it's a different story.

MEC Optimizes Web Sales 
Via A/B Testing
May 1, 2011

For MEC (think the REI of Canada), the inability to simultaneously test pages or functionalities on its website led to a lot of head-scratching. Testing was a part of the cross-channel retailer's culture, but tests were run at different points in time. This often left MEC wondering whether the results of its tests were affected by outside variables (e.g., a holiday, free shipping promotion) unrelated to what it was trying to measure in the first place and, more importantly, if it was leaving money on the table.

10 Best Practices for Choosing the Right E-Commerce Platform Provider
May 1, 2011

In today's cross-channel retail environment, a holistic approach to making any investment decisions — especially when it comes to choosing an e-commerce provider — is the name of the game. The process of choosing the right partner for your business can be a daunting one. H

Online Shopping More Popular for Mobile Than PC
April 29, 2011

InMobi, the world's largest independent mobile ad network, revealed that shoppers prefer browsing and buying goods and services from mobile devices over their PCs. The study found that half of shoppers still prefer hitting the stores, but over a third are now comfortable with shopping from their pocket.

Boots Launches E-Commerce Site in the US
April 29, 2011

Boots, the U.K. chain of chemists that stock some of the most coveted drugstore products in the Western Hemisphere, has launched ShopBootsUSA.com, an American e-commerce site.

Meijer Launches Ship-to-Store Program
April 29, 2011

Meijer is the latest retailer to offer free shipping for purchases made on its e-commerce site that are to be picked up at one of its 195 Midwest stores. “Order-to-Store” merges online and in-store shopping, the retailer said in a statement announcing the new program.

New Daily-Deal Site Launched for Geeks Everywhere
April 28, 2011

Thwipster, an online daily-deal retail community for geek and pop culture fans, announced the launch of its service and community featuring first-rate products from the diverse world of geek culture.

Hawaii Deciding How to Tax Online Shopping
April 28, 2011

Hawaii lawmakers are looking for creative ways to tax online shopping, either by requiring internet sellers to hand over customer information to the government or by enrolling in a multistate program in which websites voluntarily collect taxes.