CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISC, 2016-Apr-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gordy’s Market is pleased to announce the launch of a new, revamped version of its website, which coincides with the change to their website’s url, gordys.com. With customers at the forefront of the new design, Gordy’s Market partnered with a local web developer, JB Systems, LLC,…
Online Retailers
Local Grocery Store Offers Online Shopping to Guests
St. George, UT, 2016-Apr-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Forget packing the kids into the car and hoping for a close parking spot to escape the blistering heat faster. Grocery shopping at Lin’s in St. George just got much easier thanks to Lin’s to Go. The new service allows…
Minneapolis, MN, 2016-Apr-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Forget checking the couch cushions for spare change. It’s time to check your credit card rewards balance for unused points instead.
Best Buy customers can now use Citi ThankYou Points to pay for all or a portion of most purchases made on BestBuy.com, making it easy and convenient to…
We are proud to announce that we successfully welcomed our Croatian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovenian, Luxembourgers and Irish customers to a new and extended online experience on March 31st.
Stockholm, Sweden, 2016-Apr-05 — /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…
Amazon to create more than 1,000 full-time hourly roles at its third facility in San Bernardino
SEATTLE, 2016-Mar-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open a seventh Californiafulfillment center in San Bernardino, where the company launched its first Golden State fulfillment center in 2012. Amazon currently employs more than 12,000…
Now eBay sellers can improve buyer confidence in vehicle transactions with WeGoLook’s on-site inspections.
San Jose, California, 2016-Mar-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — With shoppers’ trust at the forefront, eBay has continued to focus on improving the selling and buying experience. Underlining this effort, the company has partnered with WeGoLook to provide eBay Motors vehicle shoppers…
Discover What's New, What's Now and What's Trending in Fashion
MILWAUKEE, 2016-Mar-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Spring into style and discover what's new and now in fashion this season at any of the Bon-Tondepartment stores seven nameplates across the U.S. and online including, Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers stores. Fresh, new spring…
Partnership with Unata moves forward as a new customer experience is rolled out
EDINA, MINNESOTA, 2016-Mar-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lunds & Byerlys, a Minnesota-based, family-owned grocer, and Unata, the award-winning leader in 1-to-1 Omni-commerce solutions, are jointly announcing the launch of Lunds & Byerlys’ new eCommerce and digital customer engagement program. The first four stores…
Five Winning Collections Available in Select Belk Stores and on Belk.com
CHARLOTTE, N.C., 2016-Mar-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Belk's 2015 Southern Designer Showcase winners will see their new and exclusive collections debut at select Belk stores and on Belk.com this week. Selected from nearly 300 entrants last spring, each winner currently lives in the South or…
HONG KONG, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — A.S. Watson Group’s (ASW) flagship retail brand Watsons has reached an agreement with Baidu Waimai, one of China’s fastest-growing O2O (online-to-offline) platform to provide high quality and convenient shopping experience, making Watsons products available to over 30 million shoppers in 120 cities in the Mainland.
As the largest international…
Würth confirms Intershop as the basis for its e-commerce strategy
Joint development planned in B2B segment
Jena, Germany, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Würth Group and Intershop Communications AG are extending their cooperation. As a world-leading brand in the assembly and fastening materials trade, Würth is planning to expand its already successful online business. In…
Amazon Student and Amazon Prime members at UT Austin will get Free One-Day Pickup on over two million items when shipped to the Amazon@UT Austin location
Amazon@UT Austin will be the first Amazon pickup location in Texas
SEATTLE, 2016-Mar-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ: AMZN)–Amazon today announced an agreement with The University of Texas at…
Bradford, England, 2016-Feb-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Morrisons and Amazon are today announcing a new supply agreement. In the coming months, hundreds of Morrisons products will be available to Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Pantry customers. Morrisons will provide a wholesale supply service to Amazon, allowing Amazon’s customers access to a wide range of…
WEST CHESTER, Pa, 2016-Feb-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — QVC just got a little more wonderful. Beloved brand C. Wonder, owned by Xcel Brands, Inc., is scheduled to launch on Thursday, March 3 at 11AM (ET) with an exclusive collection created especially for QVC, the world's leading video and ecommerce retailer. The line features a collection…
Unicoop’s mobile shopper implementation receives a retail technology award at EuroCIS for its seamless self-service shopping experience across in-store, online and mobile channels
Dusseldorf, GERMANY, 2016-Feb-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — EuroCIS – NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced that Unicoop Firenze has launched a new service to its customers using…
New partnership aimed to help small businesses scale, improve inventory and order management.
San Jose, California, 2016-Feb-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of our continuing effort to enable everyone from entrepreneurs to small and medium-sized businesses to be successful on eBay, we have partnered with multi-channel selling solutions provider inkFrog.
Known for its ecommerce services,…
Fourth-Quarter Revenue Grows 99% Year on Year
Fourth-Quarter Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) Grows 109% Year on Year
Number of Merchants Surpasses 243,000
Shopify reports in U.S. dollars and in accordance with U.S. GAAP
Ottawa, Canada, 2016-Feb-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP)(TSX:SH), the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses,…
Una nueva aplicación para móviles y tabletas de EROSKI permite realizar la compra semanal en sólo 15 minutos, pudiendo escanear directamente los códigos de barras de los productos
Una nueva aplicación para móviles y tabletas de EROSKI permite realizar la compra semanal en sólo 15 minutos, pudiendo escanear directamente los códigos de barras de los…
The highly anticipated virtual reality system Oculus Rift now available for pre-order on BestBuy.com
Richfield, MN, 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — The buzz is no longer virtual: Oculus Rift, the highly anticipated virtual reality system, is available for pre-order today on BestBuy.com.
Virtual reality, or VR, is a new technology that allows users to immerse themselves in lifelike locations — like a packed concert or the depths of the ocean…
Transformation of the Customer Journey Driving Digital Growth
Digital highlights include:
16 percent of total Company sales are now ordered, produced and paid for digitally and it is projected that over 20 percent of its business will be digital by year end
More than a third of retail sales come from digital channels in top performing markets…
Strong continued growth with Q4 revenues at EUR 865-872 million (30-31 per cent growth)
Adjusted EBIT of EUR 61-78 million (7-9 per cent margin), in line with prior management guidance
Full year revenues at EUR 2,955-2,962 million, clearly profitable with 3.3-3.9 per cent adjusted EBIT margin
BERLIN, 2016-Jan-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Zalando SE,…
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…
Millions prefer buying online to speaking with a salesperson – for everything from financial services, to car insurance and utilities
Nottingham, UK, 2016-1-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — When it comes to buying financial services, utilities, or car insurance, just one in five (21%)* favour speaking to a provider in person, while the rest prefer online dealings.
Despite…
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…
Bassiur to lead Alibaba Group's industry-leading anti-counterfeiting efforts
Hangzhou, China, 2015-12-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) today announced the appointment of Matthew Bassiur as Vice President, Head of Global Intellectual Property Enforcement, effective January 2016.
In this new role, Mr. Bassiur will lead a team that works with international brands…
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…
Amazon.in surpasses other Indian e-commerce sites in October
Huge investments in technology and distribution bring big crowds
Amazon takes 50% off select Bollywood digital videos on Amazon.com to celebrate
SEATTLE, 2015-12-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Just two and a half years after launching, Amazon.in became the most visited e-commerce site in India in October 2015, according to the…
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…
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is the best-selling book of 2015; Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book Ten: Old School by Jeff Kinney tops the list for Kids & Teens books
The Most Wished For books are The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah; The…