Category Archives: Online Retailing

Bricks-and click retailing and online-only retailing are covered here. There are lots of posts on multi-channel retailing.

A Code of Conduct for Web Aggregators

Posted on March 12, 2012 by bermanevansretail

David Carr of the New York Times reports that: “As words and articles became digitized over the last 15 years, they began to float, there for the plucking and replication elsewhere. Words like ‘curation’ and ‘aggregation’ became the language of … Continue reading →

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Stores Smarten Up Amid Spam Flood

Posted on March 10, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As Dana Mattioli reports in the Wall Street Journal: “Retailers have started to wear out their welcome in customers’ E-mail inboxes, forcing stores to rethink their spam strategies. Last year, the nation’s top 100 retailers by E-commerce revenue sent recipients an … Continue reading →

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Be VERY CAREFUL Out There!!!

Posted on February 29, 2012 by bermanevansretail

According to Nick Bolton in the New York Times: “The private photos on your phone may not be as private as you think. Developers of applications for Apple’s mobile devices, along with Apple itself, came under scrutiny this month after … Continue reading →

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