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Don’t look now, but older individuals are beginning to close the gap on their younger counterparts when it comes to trying out popular internet trends such as online shopping and social networking. So says a new study by the Pew Research Center that analyzed web activity by U.S.-based users broken down by age group. Overall, [...]

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More than a dozen companies have joined forces to establish a new advocacy group that will focus primarily on addressing the constantly growing need for accurate data on products researched by consumers on the web and with their mobile phones. Microsoft, IBM Corp., Proctor & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and Johnson and Johnson are just a few [...]

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The holidays are fast approaching and we know many of you merchants are busy getting your inventories up to date, making sales plans and reaching out to your customers on the marketing and advertising end.  We hope that at the very least, some of the news we’ve provided you with here is helping shape those [...]

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While the growing tide of social networking integration has in many ways become the hot topic in e-commerce in 2010, a new study shows that digital coupons are gaining significant traction in the industry, with more being offered this year than ever before. The study from Marx, an arm of Kantar Media that monitors coupon [...]

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Since the calendar reads October 25th today, meaning Christmas is a mere two months away, we thought it would be a good idea to light a fire under those retailers who have yet to fully prepare for the Cyber Monday and the holiday shopping season. Yes, Halloween still isn’t here yet but if you’re waiting [...]

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Ever heard of S-Commerce? It stands for Social Commerce, and the term is an indication of social media’s necessity in e-commerce development. Ever increasing in the S-Commerce scene is Facebook. At one time, just a few years ago, a business was considered obsolete if they did not have a website. Now, a business is considered [...]

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In what amounts to a mixed bag of sorts, retailers learned late last week that while the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not be raising postage rates in the immediate future after all, Federal Express is hiking its shipping fees by an average of almost 6 percent starting in January. The moves are certainly relevant [...]

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Consumer review site Bizrate has announced the 2010 recipients of its annual Circle of Excellence award, which have grown into one of the most respected recognitions in the retail and e-commerce industries. The Circle of Excellence series recognizes merchants and retailers that have exhibited outstanding customer service practices throughout the past year, as rated and [...]

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Just like anyone else, we love it when we’re right.  Ever since we published our first blog posting, we’ve been saying that online shopping is growing in popularity seemingly every day.  And every now and again, we come across a press release or a study of some sort that substantiates that claim with real data.  [...]

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Citing a need to “simplify navigation for users, reduce complexity for developers, and enable [Facebook] to build the next generation of tools for growing your business…” Facebook is set to make another round of formatting changes at the start of next week. If you’re a retailer or merchant using Facebook as an e-commerce outlet and/or [...]

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