Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 6, 2011 at 9:04 am PT
If retailers weren’t terrified of Amazon before, the online giant’s move to pay customers up to $5 to shop on their mobile phone while in a physical store should do the trick.
Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on September 19, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
Flash-sale website One Kings Lane has raised $40 million from venture-capital and private-equity firms led by Tiger Global Management, the latest sign of growth for an online-shopping genre that is upending traditional fashion and home retailers.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 15, 2011 at 7:00 am PT
PayPal unveiled its plan for mobile payments space for the first time yesterday. In an interview, PayPal’s president explained why he believes the space will take off “faster than you ever imagined.”
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on June 24, 2011 at 1:10 pm PT
Amazon has begun its steady march into the daily deals business by tapping the expertise of LivingSocial, the second-largest provider in the space behind Groupon.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 27, 2011 at 4:00 pm PT
Overstock, which has focused on liquidating unsold inventory for the past 12 years, is branching out into offering discounts on hotel rooms around the world.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 17, 2011 at 2:11 pm PT
Nordstrom has agreed to acquire four-year-old HauteLook, marking the department store’s first foray into online private sales.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 15, 2011 at 11:09 am PT
As Priceline trades at five-year highs today, and shares nearly triple in value over the past year alone, the company re-ups on its advertising campaign with William Shatner–a.k.a. “the Price Negotiator.”
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 1, 2011 at 10:24 am PT
Over the next couple of weeks, LivingSocial tells us, it will be adding real-time discounts to its mobile applications to enable consumers to search for discounts at nearby restaurants on the fly.
Liz Gannes in Social on February 1, 2011 at 10:13 am PT
Today Google Latitude will give users the ability to share their location with friends and strangers by “checking in” to a particular establishment.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 14, 2011 at 9:45 am PT
Don’t call it a boom yet, but retail sales in 2010 saw the biggest gains since 1999, with the help of online retailers like Amazon.
