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Holiday sales increase, fall short of expectations

January 13, 2012

Total U.S. retail sales generated an estimated $400.6 billion in December, an increase of 6.5% compared with the same month last year, according to a Jan. 12 report from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Total sales for the 2011 calendar year increased 7.7% to $4.7 trillion compared with the prior year, the report said.
 

B-to-b brands reshape online checkout

January 01, 2012

Several b-to-b merchants are taking their cue from consumer-oriented e-commerce sites to provide business customers with a friendlier, streamlined online buying experience.
 

Lands' End taps Demandware for global e-commerce expansion

August 09, 2011

Clothing retailer Lands' End has selected e-commerce platform provider Demandware to support the company's international online operations. The multichannel retailer has launched a cloud-based e-commerce platform in Austria, Germany, France, the UK and Sweden.
 

'Allure' adds e-commerce functionality to its website

July 27, 2011

Allure magazine has relaunched its website to include e-commerce features. The beauty publication partnered with e-commerce company Quidsi to add access to 2,200 products to the site.
 

Amazon.com, O.co terminate affiliate ad contracts in California

July 01, 2011

Amazon.com and O.co (aka Overstock.com) have canceled their California affiliate advertising contracts as a result of the state's July 1-enacted sales tax law, which requires out-of-state retailers to collect 7.25% base tax on online purchases made by in-state residents.
 

Overstock.com teams with Tour de France on sweepstakes

May 23, 2011

Overstock.com is conducting a sweepstakes, sponsored by the Tour de France, to engage consumers in the "active lifestyle demographic," said Stormy Simon, SVP of customer experience at the company. The "On Tour with Tour de France" sweepstakes, which will run through May 30, will give one consumer a trip to France for the cycling event.
 

Online Easter spending to increase this year: NRF

April 07, 2011

The average online shopper will spend $225 on Easter items this year, about $96 more than offline shoppers, according to a study released by the National Retail Federation on April 7. However, only 14.8% of consumers will make Easter purchases online, according to the survey.
 

ShopRunner, Domino's partner on sweepstakes

April 06, 2011

ShopRunner, a members-only shopping website, and Domino's Pizza launched an online sweepstakes April 5 to recruit new ShopRunner members and to entice Domino's customers to order online. Consumers can sign up online for a free 30-day ShopRunner trial membership to become eligible for the sweepstakes, which will run through April 25.
 

EBay to acquire GSI Commerce

March 28, 2011

EBay has agreed to acquire e-commerce and interactive marketing services provider GSI Commerce for approximately $2.4 billion, the companies said March 28. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter.
 

Walgreens acquires Drugstore.com

March 24, 2011

Walgreens has agreed to acquire online pharmacy retailer Drugstore.com for $409 million, the drug store chain said March 24. Drugstore.com will continue to operate independently in the near term. Dawn Lepore, Drugstore.com CEO and chairman, will report directly to Walgreen's president of e-commerce, Sona Chawla.
 

Women more likely to shop, research products online after giving birth: report

March 22, 2011

Women are more likely to begin shopping and researching products online after becoming a parent, according to the findings of Totsy's first annual "Mom Shopping Trends" report.
 

Is your business prepared for widespread consumer e-commerce comfort?

March 01, 2011

Consumers are becoming more comfortable shopping online and on mobile devices. Is your business prepared?
 

Your ads don't have to annoy consumers

February 22, 2011

You ever find yourself baffled by the ads that appear along the margins of a given web page? Because I'm the CRM reporter here at Direct Marketing News, I often run searches for CRM companies and products. Because of behavioral tracking, the almighty "Internet" knows this; so whenever I'm browsing a site, even if the site has nothing to do with CRM, I'll see advertisements for Salesforce Chatter.
 

Ziff Davis acquires LogicBuy.com

January 04, 2011

Technology media company Ziff Davis acquired LogicBuy.com, a provider of online coupons and deals, on January 4.
 

Retailers team up to take on Amazon's Web dominance

, Alex Palmer November 01, 2010

Dozens of national retailers have joined GSI Commerce's ShopRunner platform to expand their e-commerce presence and compete online with Amazon.com.
 

Walmart restructures to boost e-commerce

February 15, 2010

Walmart is best known for its big-box stores, but the retail giant has positioned itself for a future where e-commerce plays a larger role by instituting management and structural changes.