Thought Leaders
This Visual-Recognition App Lets You Shop the Streets
ASAP54 matches users' photos of apparel and accessories to identical or similar product images stored in its database.
By Jason Ankeny
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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.
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.
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
Marketing
E-Commerce Auctions Seen as Boring and Too Much Work
According to a new report, the number of transactions made in online auctions is shrinking even as e-commerce grows.
Online Presence
A Platform for Stylepreneurs: Pinterest Meets Online Department Store
With StyleOwner, fashionistas can help style-challenged friends and monetize their social networks
Tech
How to Safeguard Online Shopping Transactions
A secure credit-card transaction system can encourage shoppers to make purchases and help ensure that you stay in business.
Building a Business
A 2011 Holiday Shopping Trend Snapshot
What retail forecasters expect from online customers during the holiday spending season this year.
By Gwen Moran
Building a Business
Vintage Clothing Business Thrives in a Mad Men World
How a chef turned her love of retro fashions into a new career.