In efforts to keep up with its main rival, Amazon, Walmart has invested millions of dollars into its e-commerce platform. With new executives and five straight quarters of losses in the US, Walmart e-commerce could transform and enter the mainstream online retail world. However, with a track record as bad as Walmart’s, is a total…
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Google E-Commerce Takes On Amazon
There is a battle brewing between two of the nation’s largest e-commerce companies—Google and Amazon. With the rapid success of Amazon Prime, Google e-commerce has been seeking ways to overcome one of its main competitors. Now, reports suggest that Google is planning to put significant work into its Shopping Express branch to diminish Amazon Prime’s…
B2B E-Commerce is a Huge Opportunity
When people think e-commerce, they usually think of e-retailers. Adding items to shopping carts, watching the mail carefully for their purchase, all the typical things that come of shopping online. However, B2B e-commerce (business to business) is rapidly on the rise. Through well-designed sites and online marketing strategies, B2B merchants can claim their stake of…
What do Consumers Want in an eWallet Solution?
Take a look at the physical wallet. Everyone has one, but there’s more than just credit cards in it. People often store their driver’s licenses in their wallet, along with other personal information like social security cards and birth certificates. Car and health insurance cards also have a presence in many consumer wallets, as well…
Harvard E-Cigarette Study: Users Trying to Quit
A newly released Harvard e-cigarette study says users are more likely to be heavy smokers trying to kick the habit rather than those who are using them as a gateway to traditional cigarettes. As the popularity of e-cigarettes continues to rise, so do many debates: teen and young adult use as an introduction to traditional…
US MasterCard Security Boost
In response to the latest spike in credit card fraud and identity theft, US MasterCard credit cards will receive a much-needed boost in security. MasterCard announced the security updates in late May, reinforcing the fact that the company will stay loyal to customers and work to promote heightened credit card security in the US. With…
Why Merchants Should Embrace Showrooming
A consumer walks into a store. He scans the bar code on a product to see where else he or she may purchase it, either online or in another store for a lesser cost. The consumer then leaves the store, presumably to purchase the item in another location. Or, the consumer purchases the product in…
Mass State Senator Lobbies for Medical Marijuana Tax
Citing consistency with federal law and 10 other states, Massachusetts State Senator Brian Joyce (D, Milton) has proposed a state-wide medical marijuana sales tax. Joyce’s request came in the form of an amendment to a substance abuse and prevention bill which passed through the Massachusetts senate on May 14. Sen. Joyce’s amendment to the bill,…
Pennsylvania the Latest State to Eye Legalized Online Gambling
Citing declining physical casino revenues, the state of Pennsylvania is hoping to become the latest to offer legalized online gambling. It may happen, as recent analysis done by EConsult estimated that legalized online gambling in Pennsylvania could result in an annual revenue cashfall of $307 million. Keystone State officials should approach that figure delicately, since…
AMG Services Subpoena a Sign of the Times for Payday Lenders
Payday lending giant AMG Services was issued a subpoena Monday for “deceptive lending schemes,” adding more evidence that the U.S. government is cracking down on the industry. The AMG Services subpoena is the latest in a series of blows to the payday lending industry, which has come under scrutiny in recent months following the January…