Monthly Archives: November 2011

Nov16

Talking with…Shop.org’s new Executive Director Vicki Cantrell

By Margaret Case Little, Director, NRF | Published: November 16, 2011
2 Comments | Posted in @Shop.org

To put it lightly, Vicki Cantrell has hit the ground running. Last week, the National Retail Federation announced that retail veteran Vicki Cantrell would be joining the NRF team as  Senior Vice President, Communities and Executive Director, Shop.org. And today, she’s more than excited to share what her first few days on the job have [...]

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Nov04

Shoppers share top 5 “must-haves” for buying online this holiday season

By Fiona Swerdlow, Head of Research, Shop.org | Published: November 4, 2011
3 Comments | Posted in Holidays, Research, Retail Companies

Some of the most insightful data we gather from the annual Shop.org eHoliday Study centers simply on what matters most to consumers. In partnership with BIGinsight, we asked consumers: “When choosing to make holiday purchases from a given online retailer, what is most important to you?” In an industry fueled by constant innovation – whether [...]

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Nov01

Retailers beware: Internet domain expansion could cost you more than your brand identity

By Artemis Berry, Senior Director of Content and Community, Shop.org | Published: November 1, 2011
3 Comments | Posted in IT/Operations, Public Policy

This January, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will begin accepting applications for new extensions of generic top-level domains (gTLDs). What exactly do all these acronyms have to do with you? Well, probably quite a bit if you’re part of a retail organization that conducts business online. Now is the time to [...]

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