A recent study has shown that since mid-February, major retailers have begun promoting their Pinterest pages more actively. In fact, the number has risen from 0% to 24% in just two months. The new social network has grown in leaps and bounds with women in particular, and it’s no surprise to see major brands attempting
If you’re reading this, you’re probably at least tangentially aware of what happens among readers, writers, publishers, and booksellers when someone says the word “Amazon.” People get emotional. Of course, Amazon’s Kindle has revolutionized the booming e-book market over the past few years, and you can obsessively check your sales against that crappy no-good Billy
As students cut costs by buying books from cheaper online retailers or by downloading e-textbooks, campus bookstores sell fewer and fewer textbooks. That's triggering an identity crisis for one of the oldest institutions on campus and leading some college officials to ask: If textbooks go digital, does the campus even need a bookstore? [Jeffrey R.
IBM Retail Today, retail is shaped by the digital retail marketplace. User reviews and interaction on social networking sites are having an increased effect on purchasing decisions and the modern shopping experience in general.
Roughly two dozen retailers, including Wal-Mart and Target are developing a mobile-payments system that would rival offerings from Google and big cellphone companies. Robin Sidel has the exclusive details on Lunch Break.