Facebook hires Levi’s chief marketing officer
The move comes as the social network looks to ramp up its marketing efforts.
Kohl’s e-commerce sales top $1 billion in 2011
The web grew 37% last year while same-store sales rose 0.5%.
Verizon takes on Netflix with a new streaming video program
The telephone and cable TV carrier joins with Redbox to offer a subscription service.
Bluefly replaces Melissa Payner as CEO
The online apparel retailer promotes Joseph Park to the top post.
Amazon sets up online shop in India
The retailer also goes after consumers who like sweat-stained sports jerseys.
Macy’s shuffles its top online and store executives
Merchandising chief Jeff Kantor will become chairman of Macys.com.
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An e-retailer lowers shipping fees and customers respond
Conversion rate went up immediately when SortingWithStyle.com reduced shipping charges.
Bon-Ton names an e-commerce veteran as its next CEO
Brendan Hoffman, former head of Neiman Marcus Direct, takes over from Bud Bergren.
Performance Bike hires a former Victoria’s Secret exec to head e-commerce
Andy Kennemer aims to help the e-retailer expand mobile technology and social marketing.
Edenvale Shoppes buys home furnishings e-retailer Barnes & Wagner
The merger gives Edenvale nine lighting and fireplace retail sites.
Totsy takes on China’s $20 billion baby product market
Totsy will sell baby goods via the China-based flash sale site MamiBuys.com.
How Headsets.com tunes into customers
Streamlining its navigation bar turned up the volume of conversions.
A Swedish e-retailer swoops into Europe and aims for the world
Consumers in 27 European countries can now buy from Nelly.com.
Japan’s Rakuten to buy U.K.-based online retailer Play.com
The acquisition marks the latest global e-commerce investment for the owner of Buy.com
Zooplus unleashes a strong second quarter
The Munich-based online pet supplies retailer grew Q2 sales by almost 28%.
The e-retailer’s daughter
Kate Middleton is about to become the first princess from an online retailing family.
U.K. online apparel sales to grow 60% by 2015
More than a third of U.K. consumers bought apparel online in 2010.
U.K. retailers are especially reliant on web sales, Gartner says
11% of U.K. sales for major multichannel retailers came from the web in 2009.
The redesigned Top500Guide.com for the first time features several years of data on 1,300 leading online retailing companies—and easy and intuitive ways to create custom reports on the individual metrics subscribers choose.
Lee Cheng, General Counsel, Newegg Inc.