Pinterest (officially) jumps the pond
Posted on 12. May, 2013 by admin in Internet Retailer
Pinterest which launched in March 2010, almost immediately attracted international users. But until the social network introduced a British version of its site yesterday, every Pinterest user accessed the same version of the social network. The social network’s U.K. version represents the first step in the social network’s broader effort to gain international users by [...]
Foot Locker will buy a German shoe retailer
Posted on 11. May, 2013 by admin in Internet Retailer
Foot Locker Inc. has signed an agreement to buy Runners Point Warenhandelsges mbH, a Germany-based store and web retailer of athletic shoes and apparel. Foot Locker, No. 51 in the new Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, says it paid 72 million euros (US$93.4 million) for the company. Runner’s Point majority owner is private equity firm [...]
E-retailers look to mom for money
Posted on 10. May, 2013 by admin in Internet Retailer
Many consumers have a soft spot for Mom, and e-retailers are doing their best to exploit it this week to gain online sales as her special day approaches. Several are ramping up their e-mail campaigns, sending messages with personalized subject lines and other unique elements in hopes of attracting clicks. Others are increasing spending on [...]
Target links Facebook with discounts
Posted on 09. May, 2013 by admin in Internet Retailer
Target Corp. today began testing Cartwheel, a discount service with a Facebook twist, in an attempt to drive shoppers into its stores. Shoppers must have a Facebook account to access Cartwheel deals, which range from 5% to 25% off. The retailer presents the deals on Cartwheel.Target.com where it organizes the deals by topic. For instance, [...]
When’s the best time to ‘pin’?
Posted on 08. May, 2013 by admin in Internet Retailer
Most of the retail-focused activity on Pinterest happens independently of what brands are doing on the social network, according to a new report from marketing firm Digitas and social marketing analytics vendor Curalate. Pinterest allows consumers to ‘pin’ and share favorite products and images from around the web. Consumers then add their pins to boards, [...]
U.S. Senate passes web sales tax bill
Posted on 07. May, 2013 by admin in Internet Retailer
The U.S. Senate today passed the Marketplace Fairness Act by a vote of 69-27, taking a major step toward a new law designed to greatly expand the number of Internet and catalog retailers required to collect sales tax. “It’s clearly an idea whose time has come,” U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, (D, IL) one of the [...]
How doll clothing e-retailer Liberty Jane drives Pinterest users to its site
Posted on 06. May, 2013 by admin in Internet Retailer
Jason Miles Near the middle of 2011, Jason Miles, co-founder of doll clothing e-retailer Liberty Jane Clothing, noticed that a significant chunk of its traffic was from shoppers clicking directly from Pinterest. Pinterest, the social network where consumers can ‘pin’ and share favorite products and images from around the web, was then barely a year [...]
How doll clothing e-retailer Liberty Jane drives Pinterest users to its site
Posted on 06. May, 2013 by admin in Internet Retailer
Jason Miles Near the middle of 2011, Jason Miles, co-founder of doll clothing e-retailer Liberty Jane Clothing, noticed that a significant chunk of its traffic was from shoppers clicking directly from Pinterest. Pinterest, the social network where consumers can ‘pin’ and share favorite products and images from around the web, was then barely a year [...]
Helping small retailers to grow with e-commerce technology
Posted on 05. May, 2013 by admin in Internet Retailer
As e-commerce continues to take a larger share of total retail sales, small retailers don’t have to sit back and watch the big retailers rake in all the gold, says Craig Smith, CEO and founder of Trinity Insight, a company that helps online retailers boost web site traffic and convert more consumers into buyers. Smith [...]
Helping small retailers to grow with e-commerce technology
Posted on 05. May, 2013 by admin in Internet Retailer
As e-commerce continues to take a larger share of total retail sales, small retailers don’t have to sit back and watch the big retailers rake in all the gold, says Craig Smith, CEO and founder of Trinity Insight, a company that helps online retailers boost web site traffic and convert more consumers into buyers. Smith [...]
