The Changing Role of Website Testing

| Tim Parry

Hear Bruce Ernst, Monetate’s Vice President of Product Management, talk about the changing role of website testing as it moves from random content tests to understanding your customers better through segmented experiences.

Google Continues Evolving Shopping Experience

| Daniela Forte

Google is steadily making changes to its online shopping experience for consumers. In just a few months, the search engine has made several announcements in order to compete with the likes of Amazon and its brands.

Mcommerce To Jump 25% by 2017

| Daniela Forte

In 2017, it is expected that 72% of all mobile retail sales will be done on tablets. Today, 15% of all online commerce will be conducted on mobile commerce, but that share is expected to reach 25% by 2017, according to this infographic by eMarketer.

NRF Asks Judge to Reject Swipe Fee Settlement

| Erin Lynch

The National Retail Federation, along with 20 other retailers, have asked a federal judge to reject a proposed settlement over credit card swipe fees alleging it is an “evil” price fixing practice conducted by Visa and MasterCard.

Brick and Mortar Retailers Beat Out Online Counterparts

| Erin Lynch

As online retailing has become a force to be reckoned with in the retail industry, a close look at how brand equity varies for brick and mortar vs. online brands beckons. Measuring many online retail brands for the first time in the 2013 Harris Poll EquiTrend Study shows that when it comes to the brick and mortar and sides of a single brand, the etailer side lags.

Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Curbside, curbside pickup, in-store pickup, omnichannel, omnichannel fulfillment, omnichannel strategy, mobile app, mobile commerce, m-commerce

Best Buy Online Sales Sees Growth in First Quarter

| Daniela Forte

Best Buy reported a 16% jump in domestic online sales for the first quarter which ended May 4 compared to last year’s first quarter. According to president and CEO Hubert Joly, the company continues to make substantial progress with its Renew Blue priorities, according to a press release on BestBuy.com.