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Rakuten kicks off its fifth European e-marketplace

After months of testing, it launched this week Rakuten.at in Austria.

Posted 05/17/2013Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Fulfilling web orders from stores can be costly, but worth it

It costs 30% more for Peter Glenn Ski and Sports than shipping from a warehouse.

Posted 05/16/2013Thad RueterPost a comment

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Couriers send a message: We’re ready to serve online retailers

And same-day delivery prices are coming down, says the head of a renamed trade group.

Posted 05/16/2013Paul DemeryPost a comment

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YouTube launches paid subscriptions

The web video service already offers movie rentals.

Posted 05/13/2013Amy DustoPost a comment

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Amazon.com briefly goes offline today

The site outage lasted less than 10 minutes this morning.

Posted 05/10/2013Thad RueterPost 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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Top 500 web-only growth is both flashy and social

Groupon, NoMoreRack.com and Fab.com post the largest web-only gains.

Posted 05/06/2013Thad RueterPost a comment

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