Category Archives: Online Retailing

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

Tracking Shoppers from the Web to the Store?

As store retailers continue to grapple with the competition from online firms, they have become more interested in tracking the success of digital advertising in luring shoppers to their stores. With that in mind, Google is developing a new program for store … Continue reading

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Nielsen Research on the “New Retail” in Australia

Australian shoppers are highly connected and do a lot of online shopping. And recent research from Nielsen sheds more light on the Australian consumer: “Online research converts into both online and offline purchases. Results from the newly released 2014 Nielsen … Continue reading

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A Key Streaming Matchup: Amazon Vs. Netflix

The video and TV programming markets have been shaken up a lot over the past few years, as more firms have gotten involved in streaming  videos and original programming. Two of the biggest players in the emerging streaming marketplace are … Continue reading

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