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Retail Email, Amazon Sales Agreements, Best Buy Postpones European Expansion
The top online retailers sent each of their subscribers three promotional emails on average during the week ending June 10, 2011, according to the Retail Email Blog.
That is down 4% week-over-week, on par with where it was four weeks ago, and up 9% year-over-year,
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
Amazon.com sent notices Friday to the owners of Connecticut websites saying the...
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Kohl’s Kiosks, B2C Innovations, Citigroup Breach
Kohl's is on target to deploy customer service kiosks to all its stores by this fall following successful testing and pilot kiosk programs held this year, according to Kiosk Marketplace.
The kiosks will let store shoppers order any item not in stock and have it shipped to their home at no charge.
CRM
trendwtaching.com has developed an “Innovation Extravaganza,” a collection...Continue Reading »
Walgreens Completes drugstore.com Purchase, Wal-Mart Priorities, Old Navy Store Revamp
Walgreen Co. has completed its acquisition of drugstore.com.
The transaction includes all websites directly owned and operated by drugstore.com, as well as its corporate office and customer service and distribution center operations.
Business & Finance
At the company’s annual shareholder meeting, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. President and CEO Mike Duke discussed Wal-Mart’s priorities...Continue Reading »
Daily Deal Growth, Target Canada Stores, Donut Day
Unique visitors to leading daily deal sites Groupon and LivingSocial.com grew by triple-digit rates between April 2010 and April 2011, according to analysis from Compete.
Groupon still leads the way with nearly 24 million unique visitors for the month, increasing 5.4% month-over-month (MOM) and 655.8% year-over-year (YOY).
International Expansion
Target has revealed the first...Continue Reading »
Promotional Email, sneeqpeeq Social App, Safeway Personalized Pricing
The top online retailers sent each of their subscribers 3.2 promotional emails on average during the week ending May 20, 2011, according to the Retail Email Blog.
That’s up 7% week-over-week, down 4% from where it was four weeks ago, and up 22% year-over-year.
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
sneeqpeeq, a social shopping company that brings the in-store shopping experience...Continue Reading »
Online Coupons, Best Buy Breach, Taco Bell Concerns
One-third of US adults obtained online coupons, either for discounts at online stores or for brick and mortar stores, in the past 30 days, according to [pdf] a survey from the Newspaper Association of America. Data from “How America Shops & Spends 2011” also indicates researching or shopping for a product or service led all online shopping-related behaviors with 49%...Continue Reading »
Mobile Shopping, Yum Eyes Chinese Chain, JCPenney RFID
Consumers connected to the mobile internet prefer browsing and buying goods and services from their mobile device more than from their PC, according to data from InMobi. A study reveals half of mobile shoppers still prefer hitting the stores (49%) but 35% are now comfortable with shopping from a mobile device and only 16% prefer shopping from their PC or laptop.
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Stop & Shop M-commerce, Gap Text Ads, Amazon Popularity
Stop & Shop is partnering with Modiv Media Inc. to launch a software app which allows customers with iPhones to scan groceries and even check out at three Boston-area Stop & Shop stores, according to the Boston Globe. Stop & Shop will introduce the service to more stores throughout the year.
E-commerce & Multichannel Retailing
The Gap has tried out a new service Visa is offering, in...Continue Reading »
Harvey Norman Holographs, Target Canadian Sales, BJ’s Bidding
Australian retailer Harvey Norman has unveiled its first holographic salesperson in stores across the country, according to PC Tech & Authority. Created by New Zealand-based technology firm Spyglass, the salesperson, “V,” is a female hologram that fulfills the role of a living, breathing Harvey Norman staff member.
International Expansion
Target expects sales from its upcoming...Continue Reading »
‘The Daily Wrap:’ GGP, Wal-Mart, Macy’s
The Club’s Mobile Application from General Growth Properties (GGP) allows users to access exclusive promotions, the best discounts, mall event information and more at 150-plus GGP malls across the country.
Android and iPhone users can download the free application and customize their preferences so their favorite or local GGP mall’s information is displayed, including the store...Continue Reading »