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ShopRunner is a members-only program offering unlimited free 2-day shipping and many other exclusive benefits from a network of leading online stores. With ShopRunner's collaborative approach, retailers are able to present consumers with a far more attractive program than they can as standalone merchants. "Click here to contact us now" | - How will mobile shopping affect impulse buys?
 Bloggers are debating the impact of mobile shopping technology on impulse purchases. StorefrontBacktalk's Evan Schuman disagrees with those who say the technology's ability to allow consumers to research purchases in advance may kill impulse buys. Instead, he believes that mobile will enable more emotional, spur-of-the-moment purchases that consumers might have reconsidered if they had to head home and log onto computers before they could click "buy." StorefrontBacktalk (12/8)        | Google Commerce Search provides a hosted search solution designed specifically for online retailers. Now you can help online shoppers use the power of Google search to find the products they want quickly. Google Commerce Search can be rapidly deployed and is easy to scale, with options that allow you to customize, track, and optimize performance as you go. | - EBags co-founder compares Cyber Monday, Black Friday
 Online luggage and handbag seller eBags booked its biggest sales day ever on Cyber Monday, a fact co-founder Peter Cobb attributes to early planning and agreements with many of its brands to shift planned holiday discounts to Black Friday weekend instead of later in the season. In this interview with Shop.org's Margaret Case Little, Cobb shares his views on a number of e-commerce topics, including the advantages online merchants have over brick-and-mortar stores. Shop.org Blog (12/9) - Location-based social services move beyond the check-in
The next generation of location-based services are moving beyond mere check-ins to provide experience-based features aimed at holding users' attention. Services such as Instagram and Path are focused on what happens after the check-in, encouraging users to share photos and descriptions of their doings. Brandweek (12/8)  | Supercharging the Online Channel
Getting to the right shoppers and then converting them to buyers in your online store is every retailer's key objective. Short purchase windows, impatient buyers, and new mandates around security are creating unprecedented demands on commerce sites. Learn how to attract customers to your site, optimize their online shopping experience and drive more transactions. Watch the webinar NOW! |
 - Wells Fargo tests mobile payment system
Wells Fargo is the latest company to try out a mobile payment service aimed at speeding payment at stores and restaurants, including quickserves, where the majority of consumers still pay for their meals in cash. Smaller companies have debuted similar efforts, including FaceCash, whose system tying mobile payments to preloaded accounts is in use at several California Subway locations. FastCasual.com (12/8) - ShopRunner signs 13 new national merchants
ShopRunner said this week it has added 13 additional names to its roster of national retailers offering free shipping through the new program, bringing the total to 28. The program's newest merchants include Borders, Dick's Sporting Goods and PetSmart. ShopRunner launched in October, as a way for retailers to compete with Amazon Prime's free shipping benefits. InternetRetailer.com (12/7) - Rockport to debut revamped e-commerce site next month
Adidas-owned shoe brand Rockport plans to start 2011 with a new e-commerce site designed to spur greater customer interaction with the brand. The revamped site from Demandware will feature enhanced customer profiles and will encourage shoppers to post product reviews. DMNews (12/7)  | Sell smart and boost revenue. Find out how better sales intelligence can help put your sales organization on top. LexisNexis® can help you gather the business intelligence you need to support your selling process, find better leads, close more deals, and grow your business. Click here to learn more. |
| Shop.org Spotlight |  | | | - Most holiday shoppers say return policies are fair
Gift givers will try to make the returns process a little easier for their loved ones this year, as six in 10 holiday shoppers say they will provide a gift receipt most or some of the time when giving a gift. According to a recent NRF survey, nine out of 10 Americans also said they find store return policies to be fair. Read more.
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