/ E-Retailers

Shipping from stores drives $9 million worth of Q1 sales for Urban Outfitters

Using stores to fulfill web orders helped Urban Outfitters bring in nearly $9 million in additional sales in Q1, the retailer says. Traffic and conversion rates also rose in the first quarter compared to Q1 2012.

Posted 05/24/2013Stefany MoorePost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Big and getting bigger

The Top 10 merchants accounted for 52% of all 2012 Top 500 sales.

Posted 05/24/2013Mark BrohanPost a comment

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/ Technology

Stores challenge swipe fees again

Retailers file an antitrust suit that challenges a settlement Visa and MasterCard agreed to earlier.

Posted 05/24/2013Allison EnrightPost a comment

/ Marketing

Pinterest helps consumers discover Wal-Mart products

The retailer says the social network’s new “product pins” are helping it attract shoppers.

Posted 05/24/2013Zak StamborPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Bluefly has a new owner

Investors are buying 89% of the shares in the apparel retailer, which launched in 1998.

Posted 05/23/2013Kevin WoodwardPost a comment

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E-retailer Totsy.com will lay off all its employees

The flash-sale merchant increased sales last year by 75%.

Posted 05/23/2013Thad RueterPost a comment

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Gap’s web sales jump nearly 27% in Q1

E-commerce accounts for 13.6% of the apparel chain’s global sales.

Posted 05/23/2013Allison EnrightPost a comment

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/ E-Retailers

Top 500 retailers take a local approach to European e-commerce

But succeeding there requires a local approach to selling, a retail expert says.

Posted 05/23/2013Mark BrohanPost a comment

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