U.S. e-retail spending rises 13% in Q1

Shoppers spent $50.2 billion via PCs and another $5.9 billion via mobile, comScore says.

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Foot Locker will buy a German shoe retailer

Runners Point operates 200 stores and sells online.

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E-retailers look to mom for money

Retailers sell to shoppers seeking gifts beyond the typical bouquet.

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Amazon.com briefly goes offline today

The site outage lasted less than 10 minutes this morning.

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How big data propels The Children’s Place online and off

The merchant has more information about its shoppers than ever.

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To hire or not to hire a mobile platform provider

Vendors abound, but many Top 500 retailers take mobile development in-house.

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More free shipping from Amazon

This time the offer comes from Amazon subsidiary Quidsi.

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Web-only retailers turn in the lowest return rate

Online-only retailers have the lowest return rate among Top 500 merchants.

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Exceeding the norm

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

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Target links Facebook with discounts

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

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