Is Amazon Using Product Listing Ads?

| Jim Leichenko

Does Amazon’s recent Product Listing Ad activity in the French market mark the start of a new policy at the online retail giant, and will Amazon begin sponsoring PLAs in the U.S. and other markets? Only time will tell, but it’s something all merchants need to be aware of.

ShopRunner Partners with Alipay

| Tim Parry

ShopRunner has announced a new partnership with Alipay which will pave the way for Chinese online shoppers to buy directly from U.S. retailers’ ecommerce sites. Here’s why the ShopRunner-Alipay strategic partnership solves historic pain points for both Chinese consumers and U.S. retailers.

European Engineers Embrace Digi-Key for Online Component Sales

| Tim Parry

Digi-Key, a full-service provider of electronic components, has announced an enormous spike in web traffic and online orders placed by design engineers in Europe. Here is why engineers in Germany, the UK, France and Italy, among other regions of Europe, are rapidly embracing Digi-Key as their go-to resource for electronic component selection and availability.

DHL Global Mail in the Americas Rebrands as DHL eCommerce

| Tim Parry

This rebranding and the new solutions DHL eCommerce is offering customers is a response to projections of significant growth in ecommerce worldwide in the coming years, especially in emerging markets. Here’s more about the rebranding, and what it means for B2C merchants who want to reach global customers.

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11 Main Unveils Mobile Shopping App

| Tim Parry

Alibaba-owned ecommerce marketplace 11 Main has unveiled its new mobile shopping applications for iPhone, iPod touch and Android, and added that an iPad version coming later this year. Here’s how 11 Main says its apps will provide a better mobile user experience.

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Brennan to Replace Donohoe as Postmaster General

| Tim Parry

Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Patrick R. Donohoe has decided to retire, and will be replaced by Megan J. Brennan, the current chief operating officer of the United States Postal Service. Here’s a look back at Donohoe’s accomplishments with the USPS, and a look at what Brennan brings to the table.

Halloween Ecommerce Data: Frozen Freezes Out Ninja Turtles

| Tim Parry

Data released by SLI Systems found consumers conducted over 1 million site searches this Halloween season for Frozen-related queen, princess and snowman characters, making it the most-searched category in the study. Here’s a look at the Top 15 most-searched costume themes of 2014.