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- IKEA TV to come with built-in shopping features
IKEA is set to launch a new line of Uppleva TVs next month that have the ability to let users shop and pay for IKEA products. The remote has a button that lets users click during certain commercials and access online e-commerce pages that let them buy the goods in the ad. GigaOm/NewTeeVee (6/4)       | Your business deserves easy savings.
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  - 3 trends driving e-commerce growth
 Personalization, Pinterest and the iPad are three mega-trends that are driving online retail sales growth in the U.S. and pushing the industry past the $100 billion mark in the next few years, writes Norwest Venture Partners' Sergio Monsalve. "Economic pressures are combining with technology-driven disruptions to create a perfect storm of online opportunity." All Things D (6/4)  | Could you get more ROI from CRM?
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  - Amazon will acquire publisher Avalon Books
Amazon said it is buying Avalon Books, a publisher with about 3,000 romance, mystery and Western novels. The retailer launched its first publishing imprint in 2009 and now operates eight publishing lines. CNNMoney (6/4) - TV drives online sales growth at QVC
Multichannel retailer QVC started out as a television shopping network, and it's using that avenue and a collection of mobile applications to drive online sales. "We are seeing how customers are changing their behavior of how they shop," said CEO Mike George. The Wall Street Journal (6/4) - WellPoint to acquire 1-800 Contacts
Health insurer WellPoint has made a deal to acquire online-only contact lens retailer 1-800 Contacts, for an undisclosed amount. The retailer, which also operates eyeglass site Glasses.com, saw sales grow 19% last year. Internet Retailer (6/4)  | Learn how a multi-layered data security solution, including encryption and tokenization, protects data in transit, in use and at rest. When combined, these two technologies provide a powerful method for securing sensitive data wherever it exists. Get proof here. |
| Interactive Advertising | | | | - Mobile ad nets move around Apple rules to geo-target
With Apple's ban on using unique identifiers in their mobile devices, ad networks are finding other ways to target their users. Tapping identifiers in the iPhone's networking hardware and the device's copy-and-paste function, the networks are able to bring together location and user preference data. The Wall Street Journal (6/5) | Shop.org Spotlight | | | | - Foxhead, ShopAtHome.com and J.Crew are hiring
Shop.org offers a jobs board for people looking for positions in e-commerce. Recent postings include a senior e-commerce customer support manager with Foxhead.com, several developer and marketing positions with ShopAtHome.com, and a director of acquisition for J.Crew. All Shop.org member companies are invited to post jobs for free. View the job board. - How One Kings Lane revitalizes e-commerce
Retailers such as One Kings Lane are using imagery as essential tools to drive conversions. In a keynote at the Shop.org Online Merchandising Workshop, July 16 to 18 in San Diego, One Kings Lane CEO Doug Mack and VP of Marketing Jim Kingsbury will share their perspective on the evolution of e-commerce and what tools they use to engage customers. Learn more.
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