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Australian store charges customers a $5 'just looking' fee in bid to stop showrooming

By Aaron Souppouris on March 26, 2013 10:49 am + 177 comments

A speciality food store in Brisbane, Australia is charging visitors a $5 AUD (roughly $5.25) in an Continue reading…
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Target reportedly signs on with rumored Google Shopping Express same-day delivery service

By Adi Robertson on March 12, 2013 11:48 am + 15 comments

Google's rumored same-day delivery service may already have one major partner on board. In an Continue reading…
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Newegg defeats 'shopping cart' patent troll that sued nearly 50 online retailers

By Aaron Souppouris on January 28, 2013 05:34 am + 32 comments

Soverain, a serial patent troll that successfully won a $17.9 million case against Ann Summers and Continue reading…
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Google picks up delivery locker startup BufferBox, expanding its shopping plans

By Dante D'Orazio on November 30, 2012 11:03 pm + 25 comments

Google has once again demonstrated its interest in online shopping and delivery with its purchase of Continue reading…
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Apple online specialists now help you set up iPads and iPhones after sale

By Aaron Souppouris on August 29, 2012 09:14 am + 21 comments

This morning Apple updated its online store in a number of countries to support live one-on-one Continue reading…
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New Jersey shoppers to pay tax on Amazon purchases starting next July

By Jeff Blagdon on May 31, 2012 08:16 am + 40 comments

Amazon will get a yearlong break from having to collect sales tax on its New Jersey orders. A new Continue reading…
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The changing face of e-commerce: online startups turn a profit

By Jamie Keene on March 6, 2012 11:47 am + 6 comments

An article published by The Wall Street Journal is showing the ways in which e-commerce has changed Continue reading…
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Etsy introduces direct checkout for US sellers, sidesteps PayPal

By Jamie Keene on February 8, 2012 03:06 pm + 9 comments

Online retailer of handmade & vintage clothes, gifts, and homeware Etsy is introducing its own Continue reading…
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WSJ: Google preparing fast-delivery service, taking on Amazon Prime?

By Dieter Bohn on December 1, 2011 07:02 pm + 35 comments

Citing a lot of "people familiar with the matter," the Wall Street Journal reports that Google is Continue reading…
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Intel and MasterCard to bring PayPass to Ultrabooks

By Dante D'Orazio on November 14, 2011 12:31 pm + 4 comments

It looks like the days of propping up your credit card on your keyboard are numbered, thanks to a Continue reading…