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| News about digital retail commerce |  | | |  |  | Are Your Margins Ready for Free Shipping? Last year more than 80% of retailers offered free shipping. This year free shipping offers are expected to be earlier, more frequent and more aggressive. What is this going to do to your margins? Contact Distribution Management Group to learn how to signficantly reduce your shipping costs. | - South Korean supermarkets embrace online sales
 The largest supermarkets in South Korea are finally jumping on the online retail bandwagon after watching consumers slip away. Retailers and shoppers had been reluctant to go for online sales of groceries, but Korean consumers are no longer interested in spending hours to choose their produce at a supermarket. The Korea Herald (Seoul) (9/19)       | Shoebuy.com experiences significant increases in revenue per visit with Amadesa
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A new device from Pittsburgh startup Dynamics Inc. can be built into a credit card and make it easier for users to quickly change information such as which account they want to use to pay for a particular purchase. The technology also aims to guard against identity theft by allowing the holder to hide the complete credit card number and reveal it only at the time of purchase. Yahoo!/Livescience.com (9/17)  | ClearanceJobs recently published the 2010 Cleared Jobs Compensation Report. This year's report covers total compensation including salary, overtime, danger pay and bonuses, and is the most comprehensive survey of the defense industry. Make sure your security-cleared salary wages are in line with what cleared candidates are making these days. Get your free copy. |
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| Companies in the News | | | | - Google faces challenges in bringing its music service to the masses
Google's proposed music downloading, storage and streaming service faces several potential roadblocks, including competition from industry leader iTunes, Billboard reports. Even if the company succeeds in obtaining the myriad licensing agreements that it will need to begin offering a large library of music, the company must prove that consumers will see a reason to make the switch. Yahoo!/Billboard (9/17)  | |  | | The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS)
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| Interactive Advertising | | | | - Digital ad agencies are attractive takeover targets
As online advertising heats up, so does interest from would-be buyers of digital advertising agencies, The Wall Street Journal reports. General Atlantic has reportedly held talks with several interested parties with an eye on selling AKQA, one of the country's largest shops, and Rosetta is negotiating to buy 15-year-old interactive marketing agency Level Studios. The Wall Street Journal (9/19) | Shop.org Spotlight | | | | - Complete Shop.org's eHoliday survey by Sept. 24 and be the first to see the findings
Shop.org's annual eHoliday survey, which evaluates retailers' upcoming holiday promotions and plans, is in the field. Ensure your company gets a free copy of the report by checking to see who your company research contact is and encouraging them to fill out the 14-question survey by the Sept. 24 deadline. Retailers who complete the survey will receive a complimentary copy of the aggregated results when they are released in October, and all retailers who complete the eHoliday study will also receive a complimentary copy of the 2011 Holiday Strategy & Planning Guide when that is published early next summer. Learn more. - Shop.org SmartStat: Sept. 20, 2010
 250 Shop.org Boot Camp registrants will receive a copy of Mitch Joel's book, "Six Pixels of Separation." Source: Shop.org - Roundtables you won't want to miss at next week's Summit
During Shop.org's Annual Summit, roundtable discussions are immediately following and directly connected with the content from our concurrent sessions. View the complete list of roundtable topics and moderators for the upcoming Summit, Sept. 27 to 29 in Dallas. Plan out your agenda and mark your favorites now. Learn more.
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