E-Commerce

Thwipster, an online daily-deal retail community for geek and pop culture fans, announced the launch of its service and community featuring first-rate products from the diverse world of geek culture.

Hawaii lawmakers are looking for creative ways to tax online shopping, either by requiring internet sellers to hand over customer information to the government or by enrolling in a multistate program in which websites voluntarily collect taxes.

People who buy online coupons from LivingSocial are richer, younger and smarter than customers of market leader Groupon, according to a study by Nielsen Co. LivingSocial users are 49 percent more likely than the average American online to make at least $150,000 a year, compared with 30 percent for Groupon, according to the survey.

It’s an undisputed fact that a significant shift is occurring in the modern retail industry, with a substantial amount of consumer spending moving from in-store to online purchases. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, e-commerce sales reached $165.4 billion in 2010. What's more, Forrester Research predicts that figure will reach $279 billion by 2015. When the experts point to growth of more than $100 billion in just five years, those involved in the retail ecosystem need to be prepared to effectively embrace this trend moving forward.

The building binge of warehouses and data centers sacrificed Amazon’s short-term profits to lift business over the long term, the company said when it released its first-quarter earnings statement.

Internal Branding is increasingly being relied upon to gain a competitive advantage by organizations hoping to address change management, enhance employee loyalty and engagement, as well as integrate their external brand promise into their corporate culture. Guilherme Dias, Director of Strategic Talent Management at Pitney Bowes Canada.

Results of the e-tailing group's 10th Annual Merchant Survey confims that in anticipation of revenue growth, merchants will be investing significantly more in e-commerce in 2011 compared to 2010.

LuckyChic.com announced the official launch of its “Social Commerce Network for Women” as well as highly anticipated new game “Lucky Peek” and its debut social game “Lucky Look.”

Wal-Mart has begun testing an online grocery delivery service in San Jose, Calif., a company spokesman said. The world's biggest retailer had been rumored to be considering dipping its toe into online grocery delivery for the past few years.

National figure skating champion and U.S. Olympian Johnny Weir is gliding into the fashion fray. He’s launching a Little Black Dress collection for spring exclusively on eDressMe.com. The dresses, which will be available April 30, are being unveiled in conjunction with the second annual “Ice Dreams” skating show in Bensenville, Ill., which offers young skaters a chance to perform alongside their Olympic heroes.