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Fashion Adds Fuel to Fast-Growing Retail E-Commerce Sales

Online apparel retailing is taking off — and this is expected to continue for several years. According to eMarketer: “Online buying in 2012 has expanded far beyond early-adopter favorites like books, music and video. While sales of such E-commerce staples … Continue reading

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Etsy: A Different Kind of Online Retailer

Here’s how Etsy describes itself: “Etsy is the world’s handmade marketplace. Our mission is to empower people to change the way the global economy works. We see a world in which very-very small businesses have much-much more sway in shaping the … Continue reading

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How Online Clothes Shopping Is More Like In-Store Shopping

According to JWT Intelligence: “Online clothes shopping has come a long way from the beginnings of the Internet, when consumers were split between seeing it as the ultimate in convenience (infinite inventory without leaving home!) or a big waste of … Continue reading

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