By Sean P. Aune |
The United States Senate has passed the Marketplace Fairness Act by a vote of 69 to 27, and it will now move on to the House of Representatives where it is expected to meet more resistance. Sales tax on goods sold over the Internet is…
By Adriana Lee |
One of the perks of shopping online is the ability to get your goods tax-free at times. But that may be coming to an end soon. The U.S. Senate has agreed to move forward with a bill that would empower states to impose sales taxes…
By Adriana Lee |
We’ve all been guilty of evaluating goods at a brick-and-mortar store, only to purchase the products online. For shoppers, it makes sense to do some homework and perform some price comparisons before we buy. Unfortunately that’s no comfort for store owners who feel taken advantage…
By Adriana Lee |
There is no doubt that e-commerce revolutionized retail, and now we’re looking at what could be the beginning of the next new wave of digital shopping — the buy-via-Twitter model. American Express is kicking off a new initiative today that enables accountholders to purchase products…
By Adriana Lee |
This is it, we’re nearing the 11th-hour of holiday gift-shopping now, and unless you’re planning to beat back the masses in a brick-and-mortar retailer this weekend, your options are getting mighty slim. It’s even smaller if shipping’s involved. Of course, almost anything’s possible if you’re…
By Adriana Lee |
Well here’s a weird twist on Black Friday shopping: To urge people to hit their screens instead of the pavement, eBay is giving away free foot massages and nail treatments courtesy of bliss spa. Just sign up with Buy in Bliss, and get a free…
By Adriana Lee |
Instagram has to be one of my top 10 favorite apps. (And if you only knew how many apps I have, you’d realize how huge a deal this is.) Whoever created those filters did an amazing job. I’m a horrible photographer, and Instagram somehow manages…
By Adriana Lee |
Technology has transformed so many aspects of life, including one of the most universal human activities of the modern era — shopping. Not only can we bleed our wallets dry at any hour of the day or night via app or website, but even when…
By Adriana Lee |
A drink or two, that’s all. Maybe you’re out letting off some steam after work or out for a Saturday night on the town with some bar-hopping pals. Then, before you know it, zoinks! You’re on the phone or computer, hell-bent to tell that ex…
By Adriana Lee |
So what can we learn from 2011? Well for one, according to this infographic, it seems people en masse absolutely do not like being hardwired. On the contrary, our affinity for sharing, streaming and being mobile has become a full-blown obsession. And why not? The…
By Brandon Russell |
Staggering new figures suggest U.S. consumers are continuing to gravitate toward the more convenient e-commerce experience, as online shopping remained strong heading into December. According to a new comScore report, online sales during the first 39 days of 2011′s holiday shopping season reached nearly $25…
By Brandon Russell |
As the smartphone industry continues to grow, more and more consumers are taking their shopping habits into the mobile space. For the busy holiday shopping season, that means retailers need to embrace the changing times or else fall behind. Through ever expanding wireless plans, the…
By Adriana Lee |
Mobile payments are hot these days. Here’s the latest for Verizon Wireless subscribers: They’re getting a new billing option for online purchases, thanks to the carrier’s just-announced partnership with Payfone. When a user navigates to a shopping website inside the native browser, a new link…
By Tom Moccia |
Commerce has been one of those catch words for retailers, politicians and economists over the last five years or so, and with online shopping at an all time high, the cool catchphrase today is e-commerce. Although people have been spending more money online than in…
