As ecommerce in Asia is growing by leaps and bounds we have asked Yusuf Motiwala, CEO of recently launched jewellery retail site Zevarr about the ins and outs selling jewellery online in India. “Jewellery Ecommerce is in its ...
American Express is rolling out a new service on Twitter that lets card holders make purchases on the social network through specialized tweets. Dubbed "Amex Sync," the technology integration will allow Amex users who sync their cards ...
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The National Retail Federation welcomed the introduction of the Marketplace Fairness Act, saying that the new bipartisan and bicameral bill demonstrates progress on moving sales tax fairness legislation this session. “For far too ...
Yahoo has agreed to acquire the development team of mobile app company Propeld, the third mobile start-up it has bought in four months. As first reported by TechCrunch, Propeld's Alike app allows users to discover and recommend nearby ...
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Ascena Retail Group, Inc. announced that Linda Heasley has accepted the position of President and CEO of Lane Bryant effective February 18, 2013. Ms. Heasley joins ascena’s Lane Bryant division after six years as President and CEO ...
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True Religion Apparel, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. “As we start 2013, our plan is to enhance our men’s merchandise offering with sportswear innovation and re-establish the ...
While the Las Vegas Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) 2013 music festival is still a few months away, Yandy.com, online retailer of sexy lingerie and Halloween costumes, is gearing up for the big event by adding new, trending rave wear items to ...
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PUMA reported results for the fourth quarter and full year. 2012 Fourth Quarter Highlights •PUMA's consolidated sales climb by 11.7% in Euro terms to € 804.7 million. •Gross profit margin declines to 44.6% due to ...
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What will be the trend of the distribution market in 2013? The lines between engineering and purchasing will continue to blur, validating the importance of a next generation distribution model. This next generation approach is less ...
Cambridge Consultants has developed a sticky radio tag that will detect bad handling of parcels by delivery firms. Called DropTag, the gadget combines a battery, a low-energy Bluetooth transmitter, an accelerometer and a memory chip. ...
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BOSTON — Online home furnishings retailer Wayfair.com has donated more than $50,000 worth of home furnishings to two New Jersey coastal Habitat for Humanity affiliates to help rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The ...
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Performance Bicycle is plotting an aggressive growth strategy in the first half of 2013, with plans to open five stores in Florida — its first locations in the state — and one new store in Arizona. “Florida has a ...
People with management, testing and development skills are likely to see the greatest pay rises this year, according to a report. The latest Global Salary Survey, by specialist recruitment consultancy Robert Walters, was confident hiring ...
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Greg Brodsky, longtime leader of The Bike Cooperative, stepped aside Feb. 1 as outdoor industry veteran Scott Barrett became the new president of the retailer-owned cooperative. Barrett comes to The Bike Cooperative as a lifelong cycling ...
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Visitors to what used to be Buy.com will see a few changes on the front page this week -- including a pronunciation guide for its new name. The site is now branded "Rakuten," after Japan's largest e-commerce firm, a massive online ...
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