E-Commerce

Levi Strauss has opened an internet store on China's largest retail website Taobao as it seeks to grab a share of the fast-growing online consumer market. Levi's launched its flagship online store in China on the Taobao Mall platform.

Publishers HMV, HarperCollins, Penguin, and Random House are financing a new “social retail” service aiming to help readers find, buy and share books.

There you are, minding your own business, buying something online, when a pop-up appears asking if you'd like to take part in a survey about your experience. There might have been a time when being asked for your opinion was in some measure gratifying, but for the most part, checking boxes on a form isn't a rewarding experience. It feels uselessly indirect if you have a specific grievance and pointlessly congratulatory if you’ve just purchased something.

Fresh off a big win at the Oscars, Liberty Media booked higher revenues in its QVC and Starz businesses during the fourth-quarter, led by stronger e-commerce sales and improved across-the-board demand.

This Friday, Polo Ralph Lauren is launching its first RLX iPad app, and this being Polo there's no shortage of innovative elements to underscore the brand's athletic roots. 

Amazon has threatened to sever ties with more than 10,000 affiliates in California amid a dispute with the state over proposed taxation of internet purchases. Four state proposals aimed at forcing Seattle-based Amazon to collect taxes from residents may be unconstitutional and lead to job losses, Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president for global public policy, wrote in a letter to the California Board of Equalization.

Luxury items at 98 percent 
off? Ninety-eight percent off? It can't be true. But it is. There has to be a catch. There is.

U.K. accessories brand Accessorize opened its sixth American store by Union Square in New York City last month, and the company plans on opening four more locations in the Northeast by July. 

Groupon has said it started an online group-buying service in China as consumers in the world's fastest-growing major economy increase spending over the internet.

Following recent research demonstrating coupon distribution in the U.S. increased 6.8 percent in 2010 and that more coupons were distributed during the year than ever before, Coupons.com Incorporated issued its Digital Coupons Trends Report for 2010, releasing data about consumer use of digital coupons.