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Electronics Top Shopper Back to School Lists, SortPrice.com Says

Posted in Ecommerce, General News / Technology, Retail, tagged , , , on August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

With the back-to-school shopping season in full swing, what items are consumers targeting most? According to price comparison site SortPrice.com, electronics and gadgets are once again the most sought-after products in 2011.   The company rolled out its annual top 10 popular back to school products list yesterday, which is compiled using site traffic and user [...]

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Merchant Tips: Is Contact Data Accuracy Hurting Your Business?

Posted in Ecommerce, Merchant Tips, tagged , , , , on July 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

It may not be one of the sexier components of any e-commerce operation, but the fact remains that having solid and accurate customer data information in order to maintain clear lines of communications with your shoppers is a must in this day and age. The question then becomes, are you one of the haves or [...]

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SortPrice’s Facebook Store Application Gets Boost with New Flash Sale Feature

Posted in Ecommerce, Facebook Commerce, General News / Technology, Online Shopping, Retail, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Already one of the leading F-commerce solutions in the industry, comparison search engine SortPrice.com announced this week that they’ve added another cool feature to their Facebook Store Application that allows merchants to run Flash Sales right on their fan pages. The company says the new component is just the latest in a long line of [...]

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The End Comes for Borders

Posted in Ecommerce, General News / Technology, Online Shopping, Retail, tagged , , , , , , on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Borders, which gamely filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and then committed heavily to a reorganization effort to save itself, is out of options and will now begin the process of liquidation. Thus ends the tenure of one of America’s most popular retail brands. “Following the best efforts of all parties, we are saddened by [...]

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Amazon Rolls out Kindle Textbook Rental Program for College Students

Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, tagged , , , , on July 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s some good news for all you college students out there.  You now have a chance to put a slight dent in what has become an outrageous cost associated with higher education thanks to a new service rolled out by Amazon today. The program, the Kindle Textbook Rental, offers students the chance to save up [...]

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E-commerce Sales Continue Scorching Run

Posted in Ecommerce, General News / Technology, Retail, tagged , , , , , , on July 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

While Friday’s big economic-related news announcement was definitely a downer—unemployment nationwide has increased and now sits at an ugly 9.2 percent—web retailers are rejoicing thanks to more good news for them. E-commerce sales in June increased 15.2 percent year-over-year according to the latest MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse report.  For those of you keeping score at home, [...]

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“Mobile Mannequin” App Goes Live

Posted in Ecommerce, Mobile Commerce, Online Shopping, tagged , , , , , on July 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Even the most die-hard online and mobile shopping enthusiasts would probably concede that the biggest drawback in using such channels to buy clothing and apparel is the inability to actually try the merchandise on. Sure, advancements in product photo and video displays have helped some but consumers more often than not want to see what [...]

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Indiana, Pennsylvania Getting a Boost from Amazon

Posted in Ecommerce, Online Sales Taxes, tagged , , , , , on July 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »

It seems as though Indiana and Pennsylvania, two states that have yet to pursue internet sales tax laws like so many others around the nation, are being rewarded for their position on the issue by Amazon. Amazon, which along with Overstock.com has assumed a leading voice for the e-commerce industry in the ongoing debate over [...]

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ShopRunner to Offer Digital Wallet, Monthly Shipping Service

Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, tagged , , , on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Taking a page from the likes of Visa, MasterCard and others that have an electronic wallet in some stage of development or implementation, ShopRunner is using the concept as the cornerstone of a new aggressive expansion plan. The shipping and online marketplace site has announced that it will roll out its own version of the [...]

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Online Product Research Becoming More Extensive, Report Says

Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, tagged , , , , , on June 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In a likely indicator that the growing number of online shopping resources available to consumers is actually making people better and smarter shoppers, a new report reveals that product research is taking up an increasingly larger share of the overall shopping experience and that more people are doing such research on social networks. One out [...]

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