It’s been a week since digital commerce and advertising executives descended on San Francisco for the inaugural (and sold out) Retail Innovation & Marketing Conference. It was a whirlwind, but boy, did we learn a lot.
First up, one of the hottest topics to hit retail in many years: Mobile. We kicked off our time in [...]

Yesterday, 12/7 the Federal Trade Commission hosted a variety of roundtables on the subject of Exploring Privacy.
While FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz may have said in his opening remarks that the FTC didn’t know what to expect from the event, he was clear that his agency feels like more work needs to be done in the [...]

As a former retailer from a very holiday focused business, I remember this time of year oh so well.  Checking sales reports, excitement at the results coming in, and the desire to find those LAST MINUTE adjustments to put your sales over the top.
The truth is, it is not too late to make your holiday [...]

This Wednesday, from 1-2pm, EST, Shop.org will be hosting a webinar on Maximizing your Member Benefits: How to Take Advantage of Shop.org Membership
One of the most frequent questions I heard at the recent Shop.org Summit was “how do I get more out of my membership?”  Many of the folks we talked to, or heard from [...]

Retailers have been planning for the holiday season for most of 2009. At Shop.org, we have been too.
As the group widely credited for coining the phrase “Cyber Monday,” we’re always looking for ways to raise the profile of this important kick-off to the online holiday shopping season, trying to think outside the box for ways [...]