Amazon.com announced that it will open a “global Digital Media Development Center” in London in the next few months that will allow for design and development teams to work on various media projects.
Four prominent trade groups, including the American Catalog Mailers Association and the Direct Marketing Association, today announced the formation of a coalition titled TruST (True Simplification of Taxation) to fight pending Internet sales tax …
The Marketplace Equity Act would repeal the 1992 Supreme Court decision, Quill Corp. vs. North Dakota, which said states are not allowed to require out-of-state companies to collect sales taxes unless that company has a physical presence, such as a store or warehouse, in the state.
Congress is scheduled to bring the Marketplace Equity Act up for discussion on Tuesday. If it passes, merchants who sell goods online will be required to collect sales tax from their customers. Here’s a look at Twitter talk about #efairness.
Shop.org’s 2012 Online Merchandising Workshop is taking place until July 18. Even if you aren’t in sunny San Diego, you can follow along with Multichannel Merchant. Here’s the most-recent tweets from the Online Merchandising Conference.
Brick-and-mortar retailers sell more when they have more staff on the floor to help customers. This also applies in the online environment. Here are five tips to help your customer service boost online sales.
The key is to build in features that present more products in a visually appealing way, and allow visitors to see enticing product details without having to click through to a product page. Such enhancements to your search results pages can dramatically improve your chances of turning a browser into a buyer.
When it comes to product recommendations on-the-go, retailers need to understand that providing recommendations on smartphones or tablets are hard enough, but delivering a more personalized, engaging experience to consumers soaking up the summer sun is even harder.
Walgreens announced that it has invested $6.7 billion for 45% of ownership in the UK based pharmacy retailer Alliance Boots. Walgreens could take complete control of Alliance Boots in 2015.
Retailers are always looking for new ways to combat loss prevention. Here are three tips to help decrease your losses and increase profit.