Led by Adidas, athleisure brands are generating a lot of social chatter

Engagement Labs' TotalSocial rankings of online and offline social conversations show athleisure brands are sparking a lot of online conversation and offline word-of-mouth.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 17, 2016

Amazon's LaunchPad pairs with Product Hunt for featured products

The online retail giant is forming a co-marketing partnership with tech enthusiast community Product Hunt to help drive sales on its startup e-marketplace.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 17, 2016

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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

Ford plans self-driving cars for commercial applications like package delivery

The auto giant sees a near-term future for driverless cars in ride-hailing or parcel delivery — and the latter application could have a major impact on retail, if it comes to fruition. 

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 16, 2016

Census Bureau: E-commerce made up 8.1% of all retail sales in Q2

The U.S. Dept. of Commerce Census Bureau reported that e-commerce hit $97.3 billion in the second quarter.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 16, 2016

Report: Groupon, One Kings Lane top retail mobile app rankings

As consumers increasingly shop on mobile, sticky apps have become a sort of Holy Grail for retailers. 

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 15, 2016

Agile Network bolsters e-commerce supply chain with Ajillus acquisition

The deal comes as the retail supply chain is becoming increasingly complex, with the industry now offering an abundance of shipping pricing models and a rising number of delivery options.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 15, 2016

Visa alerts merchants on Oracle POS security breach

The alert includes a list of Internet addresses believed to have been used in the attack, a list Oracle itself has yet to release.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 14, 2016

Amazon tries selling through one-click Prime Video product placements

Amazon and entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo are filming a series about Japanese cuisine that will enable Amazon Prime Japan viewers to use their TV remotes to purchase featured products.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 14, 2016

Wal-Mart halts price matching in another 300 stores

Instead of identifying which stores or regions are impacted by the move, Wal-Mart is only announcing the pricing program change inside the stores affected, with blue signs at registers alerting shoppers.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 11, 2016

Study: 57% of back-to-school shoppers plan physical store purchases

A.T. Kearney found that back-to-school shoppers are spending more this year than last, and that most of them are open to using mobile devicces and promotions while they shop in-store.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 11, 2016

Why is Target once again selling Amazon devices?

Four years after Target booted Amazon-branded e-readers and tablets from its shelves, the devices are back. Eight experts share their takes on the about-face.

By Jason Ankeny • Aug. 11, 2016

CVS to accept mobile payments through flagship app

The new CVS Pay feature will be added into the drugstore chain's flagship Pharmacy app, alongside ExtraCare loyalty rewards and prescription pickup capabilities.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 11, 2016

Survey: EMV implementation delaying retailers' other payment initiatives

Asked about their top three priorities this year, 76% of retail CIOs and technology executives said EMV is their top concern, while 46% cited chargeback issues often related to EMV.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 11, 2016

Report: E-commerce demand driving warehouse siting shifts

FedEx is set to build its largest U.S. distribution center in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, which in recent years has become home to a rapidly growing number of retailer and shipper warehouses.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 9, 2016

Alibaba aims to friend foreign firms seeking entry to Chinese market

The new AliLaunch program helps foreign companies sell products, find partners and navigate the numerous regulatory requirements imposed by China’s government.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 9, 2016

Honeywell reportedly eyeing JDA Software acquisition

The rumored negotiations follow just weeks after Honeywell purchased warehouse automation firm Intelligrated for $1.5 billion.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 8, 2016

Oracle admits hack compromised merchant POS portal

The company seems to know little about the attack—how and when it happened, for how long it went on, and to what extent merchant data may have been exposed.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 8, 2016

Visa Checkout joins BlueSnap Powered Buy platform

Visa Checkout customers complete 86% of cart transactions, and produce a conversion rate 51% higher than traditional online checkout.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 7, 2016

Alibaba CTO touts analytics, doesn't see Amazon as competition

Jeff Zhang said Alibaba's primary business model is different from Amazon's, and that his company is not "terribly clear on Amazon China's plans."

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 7, 2016

Wal-Mart rolls out new staffing software to hone peak-hour scheduling

The Customer First Scheduling system is designed to assign workers more rational, predictable hours and cut down on last-minute calls to work.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 5, 2016

NCR uncovers new security flaw in EMV chip cards

The transaction technology firm warns that cybercriminals could exploit the flaw to commit counterfeit fraud.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 4, 2016

Amazon Dash Replenishment adds more connected devices, brand partners

The program leverages Wi-Fi sensors embedded in appliances and other items to enable automatic re-ordering of supplies for these products when customers run out of them.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 4, 2016

PlaceIQ taps MasterCard shopper insights to beef up location data

The partnership promises to deliver the customer information retailers need to create compelling omnichannel experiences.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 3, 2016

Pokemon Go set to expand paid sponsorships

The blockbuster mobile game has been downloaded more than 100 million times and generates more than $10 million each day in revenue, according to analytics company App Annie.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 3, 2016

MasterCard: 80% of our US credit cards now have EMV chips

Only about 30% of merchants have adopted EMV-enabled card readers, but merchants argue the lag is caused by card issuers dragging their feet to help retailers adopt the technology.

By Corinne Ruff • Aug. 3, 2016