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  - Growth in e-commerce continues despite sluggish economy
In the first half of this year, e-commerce sales extended a streak of seven consecutive quarters of revenue growth, including an increase of 14% in the last quarter. Revenue expanded most rapidly in households with income less than $50,000. Analysts attribute the growth to the better price and convenience of online shopping, the popularity of daily deals, free shipping and other factors. Practical eCommerce (10/6)       - Venture investments in start-ups up 25%, report says
Nearly 3,000 start-ups have won seed funding from venture capital firms so far this year, a 25% increase over the same period last year, according to a new report. "Silicon Valley has seen a trend with start-ups focusing on the intersection of social, consumer, and mobile technologies," said Sumaya Kazi, founder of business networking site Sumazi.com. CNBC (10/6)  | Improve Holiday Sales Results with Tools from Akamai!
Now is the perfect time to ensure your website will hold up to the rush of holiday shoppers headed your way. With the challenges facing retailers this holiday shopping season, it's never to soon to focus. Download Akamai's Holiday Toolkit now! |
 - Amazon debuts Kindle store in French
Amazon opened a Kindle store with works in French and English, in advance of next week's debut of its first French e-reader. Customers will be able to buy thousands of books in French, English and other languages as well as French newspapers and magazines. TheBookseller.com (U.K.) (10/7) - Walgreens customers can text to refill prescriptions
Walgreens pharmacy customers now have the option of texting to refill prescriptions, in a program that expands on the chain's system that alerts customers when their prescriptions are ready. "This is another way we're extending the access to Walgreens pharmacy to patients on the go and helping them stay well," said Sona Chawla, the president of e-commerce for Walgreens. InternetRetailer.com (10/6)  | Privacy & Online Behavioral Advertising: What's Next?
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- Yahoo! develops tablet-based advertising, executive says
An interactive tablet-based advertising feature is scheduled for a fall release at Yahoo!, an executive for the company announced at forum held in conjunction with Advertising Week. Patrizio Spagnoletto, the vice president for business-to-business marketing in the Americas for Yahoo!, said the new tool will increase audience engagement using the touch and motion-sensing capabilities of tablets. DMNews (10/6)  | Legislative & Regulatory | | | | | Shop.org Spotlight | | | | - High unemployment remains primary concern as holiday season approaches
Following today's announcement that U.S. employers added 103,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate remains at 9.1%, concerns are high among the retail industry. "While the September jobs numbers were better than expected, there is no doubt the economy is still facing significant headwinds. With the start of the holiday season just three weeks away, the persistently high unemployment rate is expected to hinder consumer demand and impact confidence," said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. NRF has estimated that retailers will hire between 480,000-500,000 workers this holiday season. Read more. - Tractor Supply Co., ModCloth.com and Talbots are hiring
Shop.org offers a jobs board for people looking for positions in e-commerce. Recent postings include a vice president of cross channel at Tractor Supply Co., a divisional merchandising manager at ModCloth.com, and a senior e-mail marketing analyst at Talbots. Shop.org member companies are invited to post jobs for free. Visit the jobs board.
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