Retailers Open Up About the Marketplace Fairness Act

| Daniela Forte

What impact will the pending Marketplace Fairness Act have on direct-to-customer merchants?
Though the U.S. Senate approved the Marketplace Fairness Act in April, no two IRCE 2013 attendees interviewed by Multichannel Merchant seemed to have the same opinion about the pending legislation.

Market.com Partners with GetDeal

| Daniela Forte

Rapidly growing deal marketplace company combines forces with leading eBusiness specialist GetDeal (http://www.getdeal.com), one of the world’s largest deal marketplaces with live operations in 16 countries has partnered with eBusiness leader market.com.

Rakuten’s Non-traditional Business Model

| Daniela Forte

CEO and chairman, Hiroshi Mikitani, explained the non-traditional business model at Rakuten during the IRCE conference this week and reminded attendees while it’s easy to get stuck in the technology of your business, it really is all about your customers.

An Inside Look into Amazon’s Global Enterprise

| Erin Lynch

Amazon launched it’s latest marketplace in India this week, making it the 10th marketplace for the ecommerce goliath. In this infographic from Amazon, you will get a glimpse into the countries it serves, how many fulfillment centers it has worldwide, and it’s third-party seller growth.

Accenture to Acquire Acquity Group

| Daniela Forte

Accenture entered into an agreement with Acquity Group Ltd., where Accenture will acquire Acquity Group, a digital marketing and ecommerce company, according to a press release on Acquity Group’s website.

Senate Approves Internet Sales Tax

| Erin Lynch

The Senate has approved the long-anticipated internet sales tax proposal, which would require shoppers to pay sales tax for most of their online purchases, and it has earned mix reviews from retailers across the country.