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- Gilt Groupe tests site to sell gourmet goodies
Gilt Groupe is experimenting with food in its latest move to diversify its offerings. The company is testing a new site called GiltTaste.com, which will sell packaged gourmet foods, meat, seafood, dairy products and cooking equipment, and will also include content from well-known food writers. InternetRetailer.com (5/18)       - Merchants bet big on the future of f-commerce
Retailers including J.C. Penney and GNC have embraced social commerce with Facebook sites that offer users the option of shopping their full online stores without ever leaving Facebook. Facebook currently accounts for less than 1% of all online sales, according to estimates from Forrester Research, but retailers say social commerce is likely to become a key channel in the future. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (5/19)  | Akamai - The Right Partner with the Right Solution
Are you failing to to satisfy user expectations for an outstanding online shopping experience? Do you need to accelerate your dynamic content? Do you strive to be a retailer that pushes the envelope with site technology and offerings? Learn why the Akamai Dynamic Site Accelerator is the right solution for those issues and more. |
 - Can social sites woo shoppers from e-mail deals?
Despite the growing buzz, social shopping efforts such as campaigns using Facebook's "like" button to spread product messages lag behind promotional and daily deal e-mails that spur consumers to buy, writes Webtrends Vice President Peter Yared. VentureBeat (5/16) - Merchants make key demands for mobile payments
Merchant acceptance is the key to wider use of mobile payments, but carriers are learning that merchants want a service that's simple, familiar and universal rather than a wide choice of options and the attendant complications. So the carrier-based Isis plan is now looking to partner with credit card giants MasterCard and Visa. GigaOm (5/17)  | Help protect your employees by managing business travel risks with Zurich's white paper 'Managing the Risks of Business Travel: What every business needs to know'. Click here for the FREE download! |
 - Baidu founder and CEO Li invests in 360buy.com
 Baidu founder and CEO Robin Li, said to be the richest man in mainland China, is the latest in a series of famous investors to bet on 360buy.com, one of the largest websites that sell products directly to Chinese consumers. The site, worth about $10 billion, sells computers, electronics and other products. China Daily (Beijing) (5/18) - Newegg debuts product-pickup service in L.A. area
In a first for consumer-electronics retailer Newegg, the company's online customers in the Los Angeles area can go to an actual brick-and-mortar warehouse and pick up their e-commerce purchases. The service, which is free, allows shoppers to pick up their online purchases as soon as four hours after buying. InternetRetailer.com (5/18)  | Turning Online Shopper Uncertainty into a New Source of Sales and Profits. Eliminating consumer uncertainty is a challenge for all online merchants. The question is, how can you address shoppers' concerns and increase sales and profits in the process? Download the buySAFE white paper to learn more NOW! |
| Shop.org Spotlight |  | | | - Three opportunities to eat, drink and network in June
If you'd like to enjoy a free meal with your retail peers, Shop.org is hosting June networking dinners across the country with stops in Denver, San Diego and Dallas. These free, retailer-only events offer executives a chance to network and discuss digital retail topics in a casual and relaxed environment. View the schedule.
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