Exceeding the norm

Nearly 40% of all web-only merchants met or exceeded the Top 500 overall growth rate.

Posted 05/09/2013Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Target links Facebook with discounts

The retailer wants only to drive in-store sales. For now.

Posted 05/08/2013Zak StamborPost a comment

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Staples creates a global e-commerce job for a Groupon exec

Faisal Masud also worked at eBay and Amazon.

Posted 05/07/2013Thad RueterPost a comment

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U.S. Senate passes web sales tax bill

The bill faces what some experts say will be a tougher vote in the House.

Posted 05/06/2013Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Social media connects Top 500 retailers to their customers

After all, that’s where shoppers spend much of their time online.

Posted 05/06/2013Zak StamborPost a comment

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An Indonesian food mart finds success with mobile marketing

More than 1,000 consumers visited the merchant’s mobile site daily during a campaign.

Posted 05/06/2013Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Stores that take advantage of the web more than hold their own

Eight of the decade’s 10 fastest-growing Top 500 retailers are retail chains.

Posted 05/03/2013Stefany MoorePost a comment

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Walmart.com has a new look

The mass merchant rolls out a cleaner home page with social integrations.

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Who’s No. 1?

When it comes to online sales growth among major retailers over the past decade the winner is not Amazon. In fact, it’s a retailer that operates a lot of bricks-and-mortar stores and yet managed to grow web sales by 65% a year over the last 10 years, according to the 2013 Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide.

Posted 05/02/2013Mark BrohanPost a comment

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The Sports Authority hands over marketing to a RadioShack exec

Paul Okimoto also worked for The Nielsen Co.

Posted 05/02/2013Thad RueterPost a comment