Ecommerce has helped gift cards quickly evolve from paper to pixels. Last year, between Black Friday and Christmas Eve, digital gift card provider CashStar saw e-gift card sales increase 1,129%. Christmas Eve was the highest selling day of the year, …
Computers manufacturer/marketer Systemax opened a new distribution center in Jefferson, GA, which will create 400 jobs in the next five years.
Not only are gift cards still hot, the medium has quickly gone from paper to pixels, according to Lauren Freedman, president of ecommerce E-tailing Group.
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Furniture seller RoomStore noticed a growth in its web channel’s page views, visits and sales. With multichannel in mind, RoomStore hired Blueport Commerce to revamp its e-commerce site in August. Multichannel Merchant senior writer Tim Parry talked about the redesign with Ned Crosby, RoomStore’s chief merchandising and marketing officer.
Gilbert Fiorentino, chief executive of Systemax Technology Worldwide, said he’s seen this connection between the Internet and retail help Systemax’s 39 CompUSA stores. By creating as many touch-points with the Internet as possible on the sales floor, CompUSA saw a 20% increase in in-store conversions in 2009.
In order to capitalize on revenue opportunities, online merchants must build and maintain high-performance websites that drive conversions. Here are five key areas of readiness to validate before this year
Three years after abandoning its direct business, home furnishings and decor retailer Pier 1 Imports plans to sell merchandise online again next year with a site-to-store model.
Sears Holdings Corp. has signed a multiyear agreement with Edwin Watts Golf Shops to open 12 branded specialty golf stores in select Sears locations.
With marketing budgets tighter than ever, store-based retailers have been moving from traditional print–newspapers and direct mail–to digital media to drive sales