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 | Target plans to launch its new website for the 2011 holiday season. Bring your talents to our groundbreaking e-commerce initiative as we launch our new Target.com website and continue to lead the explosive mobile retail experience. Join our Talent Community; apply for great new careers, and keep track of what's happening at Target.com! | - 8 m-commerce traps merchants can avoid
 Retailers can avoid many pitfalls in their rush to establish m-commerce by looking back at early social media mistakes, including assuming their customer bases are up-to-date on the latest tech, not building established branding successes into new efforts and not making content informative and fun. "Retailers and marketers need to take the time to really think about what their role is in mobile, not just believing they have to get on there by any means necessary because that's what others are doing," said Shop.org's Larry Joseloff. MarketingVOX (1/19)       - Experts: Australian retailers not capitalizing on online sales
Analysts and online retail professionals say Australia's retailers face challenges that prevent them from capitalizing on the consumer shift toward increased online shopping. An online survey by Forrester found that retailers struggled to recruit and retain skilled e-commerce employees. "There definitely is a shortage of e-commerce experts in Australia," said Daniel Feiler, head of communications at eBay Australia. "While the e-commerce sector overseas has been steadily growing and getting better only a few players here have invested in it." The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) (1/20)  | You may be considering a cloud computing solution or in the midst of specifying one or even implementing a solution. Read this paper to see what IBM discovered about how companies like yours are adopting, implementing and using cloud computing solutions. Learn about the current rate of adoption, drivers, barriers, and considerations that are influencing the adoption of cloud computing. |
 - Usablenet partners with PayPal to make mobile payments easier
M-commerce tech provider Usablenet and online payment provider PayPal partnered to provide PayPal's Mobile Express Checkout service on many of the tech company's mobile apps and devices, including Facebook apps and in-store kiosks. Usablenet's list of retail customers includes J.C. Penney, Victoria's Secret and Marks & Spencer. InternetRetailer.com (1/19)  | INTRODUCING HP ePRINT— Print from anywhere from any mobile device.* The HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus e-All-in-One now with $120 INSTANT REBATE. BUY NOW.
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 | Companies in the News |  | | | - Spanish speakers spend twice as much on Best Buy's website
Shoppers on Best Buy's Spanish-language website spend twice as much per order as their English-speaking counterparts, the company said. The site was originally designed for Spanish-speaking consumers in the U.S., but a growing number of orders are coming from shoppers in other countries. The company is trying to improve its international shipping options. InternetRetailer.com (1/19) - Amazon will acquire the rest of Lovefilm
Amazon plans to buy the remaining 58% of Lovefilm, a European service for movie rentals and streaming, for an undisclosed amount. The deal is slated to close this quarter. Amazon already owns 42% of the company, which operates in the U.K., Germany, Sweden and Denmark. InternetRetailing.net (1/20)
| Legislative & Regulatory | | | | - PayPal says debit-fee cap doesn't apply to its company model
PayPal plans to argue to the Federal Reserve that a cap on fees for debit card transactions passed by Congress last year shouldn't apply to its online payment service because the company isn't a payment-card network. The Fed expects to keep debit card interchange fees between 7 cents and 12 cents per transaction. PayPal typically charges merchants 30 cents, plus 1.9% to 2.9% of the purchase price. The Washington Post/Bloomberg (1/19) | Shop.org Spotlight | | | | - Discovering the true value of Facebook for retailers
After an animated discussion by the Shop.org Think Tank at Retail's BIG Show, Shop.org's Larry Joseloff asks retailers to weigh in on questions like: Does Facebook really drive direct business and customers for retailers? Are these results measurable? Or is there a lot of "faith" involved with calculating Facebook's value to retailers? Share your views and join the discussion by commenting on this Shop.org blog post. Read more.
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