Better experiences now possible as Magento-based online platform integrates with NCR in-store systems and NCR offer-delivery engine for ClubBev! members
NRF Big Show 2016, New York, 2016-Jan-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — BevMo!, the largest specialty beverage retailer on the West Coast, successfully launched its new digital platform using the NCR eCommerce Click & Collect platform. NCR…
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Chennai, India, 2016-01-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barcodes came into existence half a century ago to speed up the check out process at retail outlets, enhance customer experience and promote businesses. But the booming retail sector, ever increasing demand for faster check-out alternatives and increasing incidents of counterfeit items despite barcoding them, have forced…
Chennai, India, January 13, 2016 -- /EPR Retail News/ -- Indian retail market is evolving at a rapid pace riding on technology innovations and customers’ changing preferences for superior shopping experience.
A lot of changes had happened during the last decade at Point of Sale (POS) counters as customers increasingly prefer cash-less transactions, and businesses have…
Washington, 2016-1-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The growing use of smartphones by consumers, a shift in investments by technology companies and continued optimization strategies from retailers has officially landed smartphones on top as a driver of sales and traffic for retail companies. According to the State of Retailing Online 2016, conducted by Shop.org, Forrester Research…
Chennai, India, 2015-12-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — The fast evolving consumer preferences associated with advancement in technology has made the Indian retail sector one of the most vibrant among the Asian peers with the market indicators forecasting the sector to cross US $ 1 trillion by 2020 from the present $600 billion riding on…
From left to right: Giuseppe Tamola (Country Manager Zalando Italy), Alberto Birolini (Business Development Manager & Board Member Fiege Italy) and Christoph Stark (Vice President Logistics Zalando).
STRADELLA, ITALY, 2015-12-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Zalando, Europe’s leading online platform for fashion, is today announcing the opening of its first international satellite fulfillment center. The company has partnered with…
From top gift-giving items across toys and electronics to wrapping paper and baking supplies, Prime Now has added thousands of items this holiday so you can skip a trip to the store and stay focused on doing the things you love
Starting today in Manhattan, Prime Now has added delivery of beer, wine, spirits and…
Starting in Chicago today, Prime Now is expanding delivery service to include groceries and more from Plum Market, Sprinkles Cupcakes, and My Fit Foods
SEATTLE, 2015-12-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced its Prime Now service, the company’s one-hour delivery service, will offer superfast delivery from local stores in Chicago in addition to…
TORONTO, 2015-12-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Grand & Toy today announced a major increase in its online offering with the addition of new products from wholesale partner SP Richards'. The increase will add a curated selection of online content for over 6,000 products.
'We're committed to continually enhancing the GRANDANDTOY.COM experience," said Gaurav Sharma, Senior Director, Marketing…
New Reader’s Edition comes with the all-new Fire HD 8, a year of Kindle Unlimited, and a limited edition leather cover—all for only $249.99
With Blue Shade, an exclusive Fire OS “Bellini” feature that limits sleep-suppressing blue wavelength light to provide comfortable nighttime reading on a tablet before bed
SEATTLE, 2015-12-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ:…
Millions of customers in China already using Kindle e-readers
BEIJING, 2015-12-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced that Fire, its fastest-selling tablet ever, is now available to customers in China for just RMB 499 Yuan. With access to hundreds of thousands of Kindle books and with English language learning features like Word Wise, Fire…
Zara Home Australia chosen as the Inditex Group's début e-commerce platform in the Southern Hemisphere
The product catalogue available at www.zarahome.com includes home textiles from sheets and towels to tablecloths as well as a selection of furniture, dishware, cutlery, home decoration objects and gifts
The online milestone coincides with the opening of the chain's #500…
MINNEAPOLIS, 2015-12-3 — /EPR Retail News/ — Need help choosing between two TVs? Wondering whether the latest smartwatch is compatible with your smartphone? Want to check the status of a recent order?
Now you can get help on all of that and more with BlueAssist, a new live-chat feature within the Best Buy mobile app. With the…
SAN BRUNO, Calif., 2015-12-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — Statement attributable to Fernando Madeira, President and CEO, Walmart.com.
“Mobile firmly established itself as the dominant shopping trend, for both traffic and sales. Mobile is making up more than 70 percent of traffic to Walmart.com, and now, nearly half of our orders since Thanksgiving have been placed on a…
NTT Communications delivers technology and support against tight deadlines
London, UK, and Tokyo, Japan, 2015-12-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (NYSE: NTT), announced today a new agreement with global retailer Cath Kidston to provide private network, data center, cloud and support services…
MINNEAPOLIS, 2015-11-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Best Buy is making it easier than ever for you to use your iPad to shop for the hottest tech products this Holiday season.
We’ve launched an enhanced Best Buy mobile app — the same great iOS app you already use on your iPhone — that is specifically designed for…
Kmart App Makes Shopping Fun, Easy and Seamless By Connecting In-Store, Online and On-the-Go
HOFFMAN ESTATES, III., 2015-11-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — To kick off the busiest shopping week of the year, Kmart has refreshed its mobile app with easy-to-use features designed to help shoppers cross everything off their shopping lists. As an added convenience,…
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2015-11-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Erster komplett offener Marktplatz der Schweiz geht online
Die regionale Pilotphase des Onlinemarktplatzes Siroop (www.siroop.ch) startet in der Stadt Bern. Siroop steht allen Marktteilnehmern offen und setzt neben nationalen Händlern und Herstellern sowie reinen E-Commerce-Anbietern bewusst auch auf regionale und lokale Geschäfte. Siroop startet die Pilotphase in Bern…
eBay is offering fresh products such as vegetables, meat and dairy through Korea’s Gmarket and IAC platforms.
San Jose, California, 2015-11-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a move that will further change online shopping, eBay is offering fresh products such as vegetables, meat and dairy through Korea’s Gmarket and IAC platforms.
Korean shoppers, particularly single households…
New “10 Days of Deals” includes daily discounts and presale on Nov. 25
MINNEAPOLIS, 2015-11-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today revealed its promotional strategy for Black Friday. The retailer will introduce a new “10 Days of Deals” promotion, offering deep daily discounts on electronics, kitchenware, toys and more from Nov. 22 through Dec.…
We are proud to announce that we successfully welcomed our Russian customers to a new and extended online experience on October 29th.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — H&M’s Shop Online will offer the same collections online as in-store giving customers access to a wide range of clothing and accessories including ladies, men's, teens…
WEST CHESTER, Pa. and CHISWICK, UK, 2015-10-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — QVC, the global leader in video and ecommerce retail, has announced the launch of its app for Apple TV, offering QVC customers more ways to discover its unique, ever-changing curation of people, places and finds. Customers can also make purchases directly through Apple TV with…
The company recently hired 25,000 regular, full-time employees in advance of the holiday season
SEATTLE, 2015-10-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it is creating 100,000 seasonal positions across its U.S. network of fulfillment and sortation centers this holiday season in order to meet the increase in customer demand. In the months leading…
t0.com Completes Another Successful Production Beta Test of Its Software
SALT LAKE CITY, 2015-10-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — t0.com, a majority-owned subsidiary of Overstock.com, Inc.(NASDAQ:OSTK) today announced it successfully completed another production beta test of its t0 software, by successfully using the bitcoin blockchain to record evidence of compliance with SEC Regulation SHO before a…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2015-10-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — eBay and Argos today announce that they have signed a wider multi-year partnership making it easier and more convenient for both business and consumer sellers on eBay to offer unique fulfilment services. The partnership spans collection and drop-off at Argos stores and delivery within 48 hours.
Drop-off…
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2015-10-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — We are proud to announce that we successfully welcomed our Swiss customers to a new and extended online experience on October 15th.
H&M’s Shop Online will offer the same collections online as in-store giving customers access to a wide range of clothing and accessories including ladies, men's, teens…
Arteixo, Spain, 2015-10-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — The chain has 65 bricks & mortar stores in China and also sells its products online via both its own website (www.stradivarius.cn) and the T-Mall platform
An event celebrated in Shanghai's Union Building provided the backdrop for presentation of Stradivarius's new website in China, which reinforces the brand's e-commerce…
Further acceleration of growth to 41-43 per cent, Q3 revenues at EUR 707-717 million
Adjusted EBIT of EUR -18 to -32 million (margin of -2.5 to -4.5 per cent), including targeted growth investments
Accelerated profitable growth: revenue growth guidance for FY 2015 raised to 33-35 per cent; in return, adjusted EBIT margin lowered to 3-4…
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2015-10-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Wettbewerbskommission (Weko) gibt grünes Licht für die geplante Zusammenarbeit zwischen Coop und Swisscom zur Lancierung eines Online-Marktplatzes. Coop hat die hinter dem Marktplatz stehende Firma Eos Commerce AG gegründet, die 2016 mit dem neuen Online-Marktplatz unter dem Namen Siroop live gehen wird. Die Swisscom beteiligt sich am…
Investment to increase the number and diversity of books in translation
New website open for proposals at translation.amazon.com/submissions
SEATTLE, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ:AMZN)—In celebration of its fifth year, AmazonCrossing, the literary translation imprint of Amazon Publishing, today announced a $10 million commitment over the next five years to increase the number and diversity…