Mobile Conversion Rates Successful Over Holiday Season
Mobile conversion rates saw great success over the holiday season. A new report by NetElixir shows how mcommerce did and what it means for retailers.
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Consumers Increasingly Turning to Their Smartphones, Tablets for Specific Retail Activities
According to a report produced in partnership with comScore and The Partnering Group and released today at Shop.org’s Annual Summit, in June 2013, more than half (55%) of all retail related Internet time originated on smartphones and tablet devices combined, compared with just 45 percent originating from desktop devices.
QVC Launches toGather Social Commerce Platform
QVC has launched toGather, an online gathering place that brings together QVC’s community of customers, personalities and brands. Here’s how QVC plans to use toGather to expand recommendations from people and brands its users follow.
Merchants Held Accountable for Online Privacy Protection
With IAB Europe reporting an 11.5% growth in the European online advertising market, TRUSTe, the global data privacy management (DPM) company, today announced findings from its latest privacy research – examining consumer’s opinions about online behavioural advertising (OBA) and who they consider responsible for their online privacy.
Canada Post Launches Same-day Delivery in Greater Toronto Area
Same-day Delivery has come to Canada. Canada Post announced Tuesday that it launched a pilot program in the greater Toronto area that will provide evening delivery of products ordered earlier … Continue Reading →
House Judiciary Committee Releases Principles on Internet Sales Tax
Today the House Judiciary Committee released basic principles pertaining to the issue of Internet sales tax. To develop these principles, the Committee received input directly from taxpayers, industry and trade groups, and representatives of state and local governments. The principles are intended to guide discussion on this issue and spark creative solutions.
J.Crew 2Q Direct Sales up 13%
J. Crew’s second quarter direct sales increased 13% to $151.8 million following an increase of 16% in the second quarter last year.
Nordstrom and Wantful Announce Partnership
Wantful (wantful.com), one of the fastest-growing online gift retailers, today announced a partnership with Nordstrom.
HoneyBaked Ham Company to Launch in Japan
The HoneyBaked Ham Company announced that after it’s 55-year history selling in the United States it will now expand to Japan with a storefront, an ecommerce site, sampling and a full marketing campaign specific to the region.
Study Finds Half of B2B Buyers Have Used Amazon Supply
Acquity Group has found that business-to-business buyers are willing to stray from their current supplier and make purchases from Amazon Supply not just based on price, but also based on convenience and overall online experience.