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Gilt Groupe launches a redesigned Android app with Android-only sales

The e-retailer places greater emphasis on images—the bigger, the better.

Posted 05/21/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Jackthreads predicts its new iPad app will push mobile sales past 50%

Founder says the iPad app is the way Jackthreads was meant to be shopped.

Posted 05/16/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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One image can destroy mobile web performance

Office Depot removed a heavy image and shot up 18 spots on a mobile index.

Posted 05/16/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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U.K. e-retail sales spring up 16% in April

Web-only retailers increased sales the most, IMRG and Capgemini say.

Posted 05/16/2013Amy DustoPost a comment

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Brand manufacturers attract fresh faces to their e-commerce sites

52% of their visitors are newcomers.

Posted 05/16/2013Jon LovePost a comment

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Amazon gives Kindle Fire tablet users free money

It’s in the form of a new virtual currency, Amazon Coins.

Posted 05/13/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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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.

Posted 05/10/2013Amy DustoPost a comment

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J.C. Penney rips its m-commerce site in half

Reducing kilobytes by half cuts the merchant’s page load time by 1.78 seconds, Keynote says.

Posted 05/09/2013Bill SiwickiPost a comment