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Why Online Shoppers Still Don’t Use Their Phones to Buy Things

A new survey sheds light on why the mobile commerce experience isn't yet up to par with the PC ecommerce experience.

By Catherine Clifford

Business News

Amazon Is Being a Big Tease About Its 3-D Smartphone, May Reveal It June 18

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Thought Leaders

This Visual-Recognition App Lets You Shop the Streets

By Jason Ankeny

Tech

This Software Is Making Ecommerce Companies Even Smarter

By Grant Davis

Building a Business

All-Knowing Google to Roll Out Geographically-Triggered Shopping Alerts

An update to Google Now will notify users on their smartphones when they are in close proximity to a store carrying an item they've previously searched for.

By Geoff Weiss

Tech

Square Unveils ‘Offline Mode’ and Inventory Tracking Features

The mobile payments company announced today an offline function, an inventory tracker and a pre-order tool.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

Amazon Releases Dash, a Home Barcode Scanner for Groceries

The new device lets Amazon Fresh subscribers add items to their online shopping lists by scanning a product's barcode or simply by saying its name.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

Ready to Hang Out a Shingle in the Brave New World of Online Retail?

New ecommerce firms need to scope out a strategy to lure customers over their virtual thresholds.

By Deepak Agarwal

Building a Business

25 Ways to Make Your First Online Sale

Don't let the simple concept of a first sale mislead you. Obtaining that first customer can sometimes be a long, arduous battle. Here's how.

By Mark Hayes

Building a Business

A One-Stop Cooking and E-Commerce Site Heats Up

Food52 is both a curated cooking site and an online shop for kitchen and home goods.

By Gwen Moran

Tech

PayPal Is Cracking Down on Bitcoin Sellers

Within the Bitcoin community, there are recent reports of a 'massive banning campaign' by PayPal against merchants selling anything related to the cryptocurrency.

By Brian Patrick Eha

Building a Business

Etsy to Offer Tips to Sellers in Town Hall Meeting

CEO Chad Dickerson will discuss best practices for running an Etsy business in a live-streamed event, following company policy changes in the fall.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

What Shoppers Still Won’t Buy on Amazon (Infographic)

Shoppers still won't buy just anything online -- even from an ecommerce giant like Amazon. This infographic explains what influences their decision making.

By Linda Lacina