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 - Report: E-commerce posts 8th straight month of double-digit growth
Online retail sales rose 15.2% in June, marking the eighth consecutive month of double-digit increases and the 23rd month of e-commerce growth, according to a new report from MasterCard Advisors. Women's apparel led in June with a 12.2% year-over-year increase, while some categories were soft, including online jewelry sales which fell 12.9% compared to the same month last year. InternetRetailer.com (7/7)       | Monitor performance and availability of metro Ethernet
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 - How merchants can make the most of QR codes
Apparel retailers in the U.S. and Europe are moving to implement campaigns and point-of-sale efforts using QR codes, technology that has won plenty of media buzz in recent months, writes ClikGenie President George Hoffman. Campaigns work best when merchants start by clearly identifying their goals for QR campaigns to avoid focusing too much on the technology and not enough on what it can do to boost sales and brand awareness, he writes. MobileCommerceDaily.com (7/7)  | Boost Your Visibility on Digital Shelves
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 - China's Yihaodian may choose U.S. market for IPO
 China's online supermarket Yihaodian may choose U.S. markets when it's time to go public, said Chairman Yu Gang, a former Dell and Amazon executive who founded the company in 2008. Earlier this year, Wal-Mart agreed to acquire a stake in the company, which plans to add 1,000 workers and open a fifth fulfillment center this year as it works to outpace rivals including Alibaba's Taobao. Bloomberg Businessweek (7/7)  | Ad Compliance Best Practices Kit — Stay ahead of consumer concern and government regulation with TRUSTe. Gain an overview of what Behavioral Advertising (OBA) is, why it is important, and what your options are. Insights from the FTC, DAA, TRUSTe, Forbes, Publisher's Clearing House and more. Register Now. |
 | Legislative & Regulatory |  |  | | - 2 more states require online sales tax
Starting this month, online retailers with more than $100,000 in yearly sales must notify buyers in South Dakota and Vermont that they're responsible for paying sales tax on purchases. In South Dakota, online retailers must also collect if they have subsidiaries in the state. InternetRetailer.com (7/7) | Shop.org Spotlight | | | | - Redefining retail: Editor says "the rules have changed"
On the heels of the release of STORES' annual ranking of the Top 100 Retailers, Editor Susan Reda outlines how the retail industry has changed since the magazine began compiling the list and shares some of the challenges in defining the retail industry today. "The rules have changed: Retail's business tomes are being rewritten, and the industry, such as we knew it five or even three years ago, has been transformed along with them," she writes. Read more.
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