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 a big day for our neighbors to the north, as Amazon has finally launched its Amazon Prime service in Canada. Now all that two-day shipping goodness is finally available for millions of eligible products to most Canadian cities for just $79 per year plus…
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 |
These days, people don’t just own gadgets — they have a relationship with their brands. No greater evidence of that exists than the ties between end users and their Apple products. Seems that more people are putting themselves into the poor house by tricking out…
By Roy Choi |
British Researchers at the London College of Fashion, University of Surrey and Bodymetrics have developed a system that allows for virtual body measurement with Microsoft Kinect-like technology to make accurate clothing measurements. According to ComScore estimates 14 percent of online transactions were made towards clothing,…
By Todd Haselton |
Mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones, are more and more used as a way to purchase goods remotely. Instead of running off from Thanksgiving dinner early to hit up deals at local stores, shoppers this year were purchasing products directly from their mobile devices. According…
By Adriana Lee |
We all know that having a consumer electronics habit isn’t cheap. Lucky for you, the holidays are rolling around, and you know what that means — we’re coming upon the prime time of the year to make your play for that spiffy new Wii U, Nexus…
By Adriana Lee |
Black Friday is almost here. Are you ready for the biggest shopping event of the year? If you’re a light shopper with a small list, there’s probably not a whole lot of preparation you need to do. Maybe you’ve checked some ads or heard…
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 |
There’s little doubt that Amazon is a colossal pain in the rears of brick-and-mortar retailers across the country. Among them is Target, who was not too thrilled with its competitor’s jugular strike… er, promotion last holiday season: Amazon gave discounts to people who used its…
By Todd Haselton |
It’s no wonder stores like Best Buy are struggling. A new report from Nielsen found that 47 percent of all smartphone owners in the United States using shopping applications such as eBay Mobile, Amazon Mobile and Groupon during June. That’s not a small figure, either…
By Todd Haselton |
Buying large quantities of dog food for the pooch? Need 10,000 diapers for the baby? Amazon announced on Thursday that it has updated its iOS and Android applications with a new “Subscribe and Save” feature that allows customers to automatically subscribe for product shipments. That…
By Adriana Lee |
Online shopping topped $200 billion last year, and Q1 2012 saw it jump even 15 percent further. With all that cash making the rounds, you’ve got to know that the taxman is just wringing his hands, trying to figure out how to get a bigger…
By Killian Bell |
Apple has announced in an email to registered developers that it will be adding a new, dedicated “Food & Drink” category to the App Store “in the next few weeks.” The App Store already features a “Cooking” section, but the new category will incorporate related…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon’s subsidiary A9 announced that its Flow augmented reality shopping application is now available for Android smartphones. The application, which is already available on the iPhone, can recognize “tens of millions of products” in a live camera view, such as books, video games, DVDs, and…
By Adriana Lee |
Sites like AutoSlash, PriceGrabber and Yapta have all attempted to help people find deals on their car rentals, shopping purchases or travel by using a unique method — letting you reserve or buy on their sites, and then letting you know if a better deal has…
By Adriana Lee |
Ever watch a music vid, and wonder where you could get the look your favorite star is rocking on screen? If SSENSE‘s approach here takes off, that would be a matter of just clicking the screen. The Canadian clothing retailer partnered with Australian rapper Iggy…
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 Killian Bell |
If you’ve taken this Friday off work to go and pick up your new iPad, then you can forget enjoying a lie-in. Apple stores across the U.S. will be opening their doors at 8:00 AM to launch the third-generation device, and you’ll have to be…
By Adriana Lee |
If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me, “Which phone should I get?”, I’d be rich. That’s a hard question for any consumer to answer (and an impossible one for an outside party to even approach). There are a lot of variables…
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 |
It can be tough for even the best-intentioned shoppers during the holiday season. Time can elude you (or perhaps you overlooked someone on your list), and before you know it, you’re standing there empty-handed and red-faced. Don’t let it happen to you. Even if you…
By Brandon Russell |
Remember that Amazon promotion from last weekend? Well, eBay is trying to do one better, only the company is encouraging consumers to buy in-store in addition to shopping online. Rather than urging shoppers to spurn local brick-and-mortar options, eBay is partnering with three major retailers…
