Amazon offers brands 'premium' product pages for $500K

Marketers willing to pay up can enhance product pages with wide-screen videos and interactive multi-media displays.

By David Kirkpatrick • Oct. 20, 2017

Target increases store remodels to 1,000 units

The mass merchant's revamp of 70 stores is paying off online and off, and the new design was on display as the company debuted a location in Midtown Manhattan. 

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 20, 2017

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What's shaping the e-commerce landscape?

From pivots in digital strategies to challenges retailers must overcome with reverse logistics, here are some of the forces shaping online retail.

By Retail Dive staff

Walmart, JD.com reportedly integrating customer loyalty in China

In a challenge to Alibaba, the companies will also develop a program for JD.com to fulfill orders by relying on inventory from Walmart.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 19, 2017

Amazon HQ2 bids are in. Who will win?

It's now up to Jeff Bezos to decide where his second city will be.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 19, 2017

Google reprises holiday pop-ups in NYC and LA

Unlike last year, customers can buy Google devices on the spot.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 19, 2017

Report: Lord & Taylor to sell on Walmart.com

If true, the move could be another attempt by the big box retailer to gain a foothold with wealthy, younger customers.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 19, 2017

No phone required: Amazon wants you to call with Alexa

The company wants to take hands-free to a whole new level. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 19, 2017

Walmart’s Store No. 8 showcases the future of VR

The event, a first of its kind for Walmart, drew an exclusive group of high-tech brands, technologists and venture capitalists to debut the latest in VR.

By Corinne Ruff • Oct. 19, 2017

Online retail sales to soar past $1 trillion by 2027

If you think this year's expected $445 billion in online retail sales sounds impressive, just wait another decade, according to a new report by FTI Consulting. 

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 18, 2017

Report: Amazon Prime reaches 90M US members

Almost all (95%) of Prime users said they're likely to renew their membership, according to the most recent survey by equity securities research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 18, 2017

Amazon apparel sales gaining on Lululemon, Nordstrom

Department stores stand to lose big as consumers increasingly turn to Amazon for clothing, according to research from investment bank Morgan Stanley.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 18, 2017

2M retailers go live with Venmo app payments

After a long period of testing, users of the popular payment app can now use it to buy with retailers like Foot Locker, Lululemon Athletica and Forever 21.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 17, 2017

AmazonFresh now part of eMeals lineup

The decade-old meal kit service differs from most in working with local grocers rather than building its own food buying and prepping infrastructure. 

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 17, 2017

Amazon releases holiday shopping guides

In contrast to Prime Day, most items are from third-party makers, and the e-commerce giant has yet to announce any Alexa-specific promotions.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 17, 2017

Nearly half of online shoppers report holiday frustrations

This holiday season could be bigger than ever for e-commerce, but a study by Pitney Bowes shows a growing number of unhappy online shoppers.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 17, 2017

UPDATE: Amazon opens electronics marketplace in Brazil

The company, which sells books in Latin America's biggest e-commerce market, has begun selling electronics through its newly launched Marketplace for Electronics in Brazil.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 17, 2017

Rent the Runway rolls out cheaper subscription service

The apparel rental service aims to move beyond relying on buzz as it tests the limits of its "Closetless Future" concept.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 17, 2017

IBM taps blockchain to ease cross-border payments

The use of blockchain in retail is still pretty limited, but more merchants may turn to the technology as a safe and quick way to process international transactions.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 16, 2017

6 retailers that are forgotten — but not gone

Amazon hasn't killed them. They haven't been raptured in the "retail apocalypse." Nor are they trending online or in the media. But these retailers have staying power.

By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 16, 2017

Can data analytics predict store closures?

New approaches to big data analytics may help retailers make smarter decision about where to invest — and where not to.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 16, 2017

Pop-up vendor Appear Here grabs new investment

The company, which provides retailers with a pop-up space of their own, just drew a new investor as the strategy becomes increasingly popular.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 16, 2017

Target + Techstars startups are moving to Minneapolis

As the retail accelerator comes to an end, half of the 10 participating startups are leaving with formal agreements with Target for pilot projects.

By Daphne Howland, Corinne Ruff • Oct. 16, 2017

Amazon reportedly jumping into athletic wear

Vendors serving some of the biggest names in sports apparel are working with the online giant on an experimental basis, Bloomberg reports.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 16, 2017

4 types of holiday shoppers marketers need to reach

Whether they're shopping early, late or all the time, there's a strategy to approaching each segment — and marketers should read up.

By Cara Salpini • Oct. 13, 2017

4 takeaways from Shoptalk Europe

The challenges retailers face, and the solutions, are universal as Manolo Almagro, managing partner at Q Division discovered at the premier event. 

By Manolo Almagro • Oct. 13, 2017