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- Amazon tests streamlined website
Amazon began testing a streamlined website that has fewer buttons, more white space and a bigger search box. The site emphasizes digital goods and is easier to use on a tablet. The redesign became available to a small number of users last week, and Amazon is continuing to roll it out to more customers, but the company hasn't said when it will be available to all users. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (9/5)       | Introducing the INetU Gated Community Cloud™ for E-commerce — an enterprise class, production-ready Cloud built exclusively for business! Come and learn more at booth 201 at the 2011 Shop.Org Annual Summit and we will give you a free radio-controlled helicopter if you qualify. Click here for more information! | - Online shopping starts to surge in UAE
 Online retailers in the United Arab Emirates are seeing business surge as more shoppers hit the Internet to buy airline tickets, tablet computers and other goods and services. "Over the last few months, and for most of the year, e-commerce has definitely been growing," said Ronaldo Mouchawar, chief executive officer at souq.com. The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) (9/6) - Why free shipping may be a business requirement
Nearly half of all customers received free shipping for their purchases last year, and the trend continues to grow. In fact, a comScore survey found 61% of customers said they'd cancel an order if they don't get it. Companies can offer a variety of options, including "all free, all the time" shipping and "members only" free shipping, where members pay an annual fee. Entrepreneur.com/The Daily Dose blog (9/2)  | Focused on enhancing eRetail buying experience, Datamatics service & solutions cover eRetailer’s needs across content, imaging, analytics, social media & technology. This includes specialized capabilities in SEO, eCatalog, localization, pattern recognition, analytics, predictive modeling, mobile apps development. Visit Booth #205 @Shop.Org Sept 12th–14th www.datamatics.com | - 3 ways to use social tools to boost sales
Product reviews and other fresh content generated by users has the power to drive higher search rankings, one way online merchants can use social tools to boost their sales, writes marketer Michael Olson. Another tip: add social log-ins, which let users sign into your site using existing social profiles rather than forcing them to fill out yet another lengthy form, he writes. GigaOm (9/4)  | Despite being a backbone enterprise application, Enterprise Resource Planning is often misunderstood. In this guide from Focus, top experts provide their suggestions and recommendations to guide you through your evaluation of the best choices. Unravel the complexities of ERP once and for all to make an informed buying decision by downloading this free white paper. |
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| Companies in the News | | | | - Home Depot adds in-store pickup for online purchases
Home Depot this week joins the growing ranks of retailers that offer in-store pickup with customers order online, a move that lets shoppers avoid shipping costs and move ahead with time-sensitive projects, the retailer says. Sears, Wal-Mart and Walgreens already have added the service at many of their stores. InternetRetailer.com (9/2) - HauteLook deals to feature fashions from upcoming film
Flash-sale apparel and accessories site HauteLook has partnered with Weinstein Films to promote the upcoming Sarah Jessica Parker film "I Don't Know How She Does It." Beginning this week, daily deals will feature fashions worn by the actress in the film, which is about a busy executive who balances career and family with a definite sense of style. InternetRetailer.com (9/2) - 2 former Amazon workers build e-commerce in India
Four years ago, Flipkart founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal often delivered online orders by motorbike to their customers in Bangalore. Today the company, founded by two former Amazon workers, is the country's largest online bookseller with sales slated to hit $100 million this year and $1 billion by 2015. CNBC/Reuters (9/4) | | | Most Popular Headlines from Last Week Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. |
| Legislative & Regulatory | | | | - EU ponders stricter online privacy rules than U.S.
A group called the European Union's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has drafted a document outlining proposed online privacy rules that go much further than U.S. online advertisers would like. The proposal calls for an online form that includes a detailed explanation of each tracking cookie and a box consumers would have to check to accept each cookie. USA TODAY/Technology Live (9/1) | Shop.org Spotlight | | | | - Shop.org announces 2011 Board of Directors
Shop.org welcomed today the addition of six new members and three incumbents to its Board of Directors. Newly-elected members include Miki Racine Berardelli of Tory Burch, Michael Crotty of Nordstrom, Richard Last of JCP.com, John Lazarchic of PETCO Animal Supplies, Daniel Schock of Google, John Seebeck of Crate and Barrel, Scott Silverman of Ifeelgoods, Scot Wingo of ChannelAdvisor, and Bernardine Wu of FitForCommerce. The new and returning Board members will meet for the first time as a group this month at Shop.org's Annual Summit in Boston. Read more. - Shop.org SmartStat: Sept. 6, 2011
 Just one in ten consumers consulted shipping deadlines calendars as part of their online holiday shopping in 2010. Source: Shop.org 2010 eHoliday survey. - What's hot in retail (and at NRF!)
From earthquakes to hurricanes and criminal flash mobs, the month of August was anything but slow in Washington. Last month's most popular resources on NRF's websites included a list of the 100 fastest-growing retailers in the country, ten trends for this year's back-to-school season, and tremendous interest in the keynotes and networking opportunities at Shop.org's Annual Summit this month in Boston. Read more.
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