Amazon (AMZN) is having a busy few days. Earlier this week the company slashed the price of the Kindle e-reader, escalating its ongoing price war with Google and Apple and their competing devices. And today, news comes that Amazon has acquired the daily deal site Woot.com, for a reported $110 million. The deal isn’t garnering [...]
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Amazon Adds Woot to its Empire
Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, Retail, tagged Amazon, deal of the day sites, e-commerce, Online Shopping, Woot.com, Zappos on July 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Geeks Rejoice! Linux Launches Online Store
Posted in Online Shopping, tagged e-commerce, Linus Torvalds, Linux, Linux Foundation on March 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Linux Foundation, the non-profit arm dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, has opened a new online store featuring merchandise representative of Linux’s unique culture. Geeks and tech junkies will find items sporting phrases such as “Let’s Have Code Sex,” “FSK the Establishment,” and “Fork You” as part of a new exclusive line of [...]
Credit Cards Cornering the Market for Online Purchases? Think Again!
Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, tagged credit cards, debit cards, e-commerce, gift cards, Google Checkout, Javelin Strategy and Research, online payment methods, Online Shopping, PayPal on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been tracking a lot of surveys, reports and studies on online shopping trends lately that have been full of data on traffic numbers and money spent. Today, however, we came across some research that caught our eye if for no other reason than it surprised us a bit. Research from Javelin Strategy & Research [...]
Merchant Tips: Prepping for the Holiday Shopping Season
Posted in Ecommerce, tagged consumers, e-commerce, Holiday shopping, Merchant Store Application, merchant strategies, Online Advertising, online marketing, Sortprice.com on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s may be difficult to think about snow and mistletoe when the dog days of summer are still here but if you’re an online retailer, preparation is everything and now is the time to be readying yourself for the holiday shopping season in a few months. Retail sales are still lagging some, but many experts [...]
Do-It-Yourself Home Projects
Posted in Online Shopping, tagged e-commerce, home improvement, home projects, Online Shopping on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A recent survey by a consumer group indicated that two-thirds of Americans are taking on home improvement and maintenance projects themselves now in an effort to save money. Additionally, nine out of 10 surveyed said they play to continue these practices even after the economy recovers. If you need to cut back spending, this is [...]
Mid-Summer Shopping
Posted in Online Shopping, tagged beach items, camping supplies, e-commerce, grills, kids toys, summer shopping, tools on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Fourth of July has come and gone and it’s finally starting to feel like summer again! If the early summer rain kept you indoors and you’re itching to get outside to enjoy your favorite summer activities, we’ve compiled some must-haves for the rest of the summer. Got that big summer vacation coming up? How’s [...]
This Summer, Take a Hike!
Posted in Online Shopping, tagged e-commerce, hiking boots, hiking equipment, outdoor activities on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
With summer in full swing, it’s a great time to get outdoors and enjoy your favorite activities. Even if you’re not the outdoor type per se, hiking is a wonderful chance to enjoy nature while getting some valuable exercise to boot (no pun intended)! The first place to start, obviously, is with your feet. Low [...]
Finally Some Good News: Online Retail Sales Up
Posted in Ecommerce, tagged e-commerce, online sales, retail sales on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While the nation’s economic headlines continue to cause stress and despair, a bit of encouraging news has emerged for the e-commerce community. Recent data unveiled by Forrester Research and Shop.org indicates that online retail sales in the U.S. rose by an average of 11 percent in the first quarter of this year, with nearly 58% [...]
The Importance of Online Reviews
Posted in Ecommerce, tagged consumer reviews, customer reviews, e-commerce, Ecommerce, Online Shopping, product reviews, Reviews on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A recent survey by Opinion Research Group on internet shopping trends provides a good snapshot of what’s going on in e-commerce right now against the backdrop of a flat economy. Notably, 36 percent of survey participants indicated that the percentage of online purchases they’ve made in the last year has increased, mostly due to the [...]
Merchant Tips: Establishing Trust and Security
Posted in Ecommerce, tagged e-commerce, Ecommerce, Merchant Tips, online security, online shopping safety, privacy, security, Shopping, shopping safety tips, Sortprice Certified Merchant, ssl on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s face it: people who still have hang-ups about online shopping more often than not cite safety and security as the chief reasons why. The prospect of identity theft and a general fear of online shopping has kept a sizeable chunk of people, 10 percent of the market by some estimates, off the internet for [...]
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