Retail

News
New Toys ‘R’ Us Strategy Looks To Wow Parents, Not Kids
April 02, 2014

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B2B Payments
After A Recession-Driven Collapse, Factoring Returns For Apparel
January 22, 2014

Factoring, in which a supplier sells an invoice to a financer to be paid less than the invoice's value immediately, all but dried up as a financing source for small apparel manufacturers in the wake of the recession. But it appears to be making a...

Merchant Innovation
12 Retailers Innovating With Mobile
December 09, 2013

“Mobile blurs the on and offline worlds, making it possible for everything with a physical component to have an online component … Having the ability to communicate with consumers in real time during their shopping journey is something that merchants have never been able to...

Commentary
eBay Makes Major Play in Social Commerce Sector with New “Project”
September 10, 2011

eBay has acquired the platform and personnel from the Gifts Project, an Israeli social commerce venture that lets groups of friends come together to purchase a particular present. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Commentary
Will Zong Make eBay the Future of Retail Commerce?
July 07, 2011

eBay’s announcement yesterday of its acquisition of Zong is just another interesting example of this e-commerce giant’s grand ambition to change the face of retail as merchants and consumers know it and experience it today. Here’s what I mean. Get the Full Story Complete the...