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Facebook boosts its IPO expectations

The valuation for the social network, whose initial public offering is expected Friday, could exceed $100 billion. Facebook last week opened up a new revenue-generating channel with the launch of its App Center, which gives developers a venue to offer free and paid applications.

Posted 05/15/2012Zak StamborPost a comment

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Office Depot shows the greatest improvement among retailers on performance index

The merchant fixed a page delivery error from a previous week, Keynote finds.

Posted 05/15/2012Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Bare Necessities publishes two tablet-only catalogs

Customers now can view the e-retailer’s lingerie in iPad and Android apps.

Posted 05/10/2012Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Google Maps steers mobile shoppers to Google’s daily deals

Google is also testing an Offers tie-in with consumers’ credit cards.

Posted 05/09/2012Zak Stambor2 comments

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Wal-Mart customers join forces with the Avengers

A new app lets shoppers find superheroes—and merchandise—in stores.

Posted 05/09/2012Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Mobile exceeds 50% of sales on a single day at e-retailer Rue La La

On April 14, 53% of all sales were from mobile devices. And it’s no fluke.

Posted 05/08/2012Bill Siwicki1 comments

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Newegg makes a smaller splash for better mobile performance

It reduced the size of its splash page and dropped two seconds of load time.

Posted 05/08/2012Bill Siwicki1 comments

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Peapod lets Chicagoans scan and shop during their commute

Train passengers can scan items on posters to buy them through Peapod.

Posted 05/07/2012Katie Deatsch1 comments

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