USPS to Test Same-Day Delivery in San Francisco

| Jim Tierney

The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t want to be left out in the cold when it comes to same-day delivery. The USPS plans to test the waters of same-day delivery service when it launches a one-year market test next month in San Francisco.

How Google Shopping will Disrupt Online Retail

| MCM staff

Soon, retailers’ free ride on Google will be over, and they will have to adapt to the change to Google Shopping. So what should online merchants be aware of to acclimate themselves with the new Google Shopping?

Best Buy Having a Bad Week

| Tim Parry

Best Buy may have pulled Richard Schulz’s offer to but it back and take it private off the tabel, and announced Hubert Joly as its new president and CEO. But Best Buy also said it does not intend to further provide or update earnings guidance for fiscal 2013, and that is not sitting well with Wall Street.

Amazon and eBay Offering Same-Day Delivery

| Tim Parry

As we reported last month, same-day delivery appears to be the next step for ecommerce giant Amazon.com. According to published reports, Amazon is now offering a same-day delivery service, as is ecommerce rival eBay.

Best Practices for Refining Site Search

| Ian MacDonald

You know search customers are more valuable with their higher tickets and conversion rates. So provide them with the best search results possible. Merchandise those results with all the best practices in your arsenal. And help more customers search by giving the search box the attention it deserves.