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Microsoft opening 11 new US stores by summer

, Feb 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

Back in December, we told you that Microsoft planned to open up six new stores in the US by the summer time. Today, however, the company announced that they're adding five more to that list, totaling 11 new US stores to be opened up by the time that summer comes around. In 2012, Microsoft opened up a whopping 51 stores. Read The Full Story

Amazon prepping $50m facility in Connecticut, will start collecting 6.35% sales tax

, Feb 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

One of the great things about Amazon is that shoppers don't have to pay sales tax on their items. However, the online retailer is slowly adding exceptions to various states around the US, Connecticut being the newest one added to the list. The state of 3.6 million people will begin to pay a 6.35% sales tax on Amazon starting in November. Meanwhile, however, the company is planning to build a $50 million fulfillment center that is said to create hundreds of jobs. Read The Full Story

Facebook announces the Facebook Card for offline gift giving

, Jan 31st 2013 Discuss [0]

A day after Facebook's Q4 2012 earnings, in which the company saw a spike in mobile users, they have announced the Facebook Card. Essentially, it's a gift card that can store multiple gift cards in one. Plus, the card will manage each balance from however many stores there are on the card. Users can manage their Facebook Card from the web or through the mobile app. Read The Full Story

Retailers can now charge you to use a credit card

, Jan 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

As a result from an anti-trust settlement from a lawsuit filed back in 2005, retailers now have the ability to charge customers up to 4% of their purchase cost for using a credit card, as of January 27. The "checkout fee" applies to only credit cards -- not debit cards -- and can only be implemented in 40 states in the US, with California, New York, and Texas being some of the states where the surcharge is illegal. Read The Full Story

Newegg takes down infamous shopping cart patent troll

, Jan 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

You personally may not have heard of Soverain Software, but the company is well-known to many online retailers. While Soverain owns several patents, they're not a legitimate company, but rather a patent troll. They've been suing online retailers left and right for the past few years, claiming that their patent entitles them to 1% of every shopping cart transaction on the internet, but computer parts retailer Newegg.com finally took them down. Read The Full Story

Tesla to open 25 new stores in 2013

, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Tesla Motors is making waves, and the company is looking to have a big year during 2013. They already have over 20 stores in North America, with more than 30 located overseas. 13 of them were opened up in 2012 alone, but the company plans to open up even more this year. Tesla confirmed at the North American International Auto Show this week that they plan on opening 25 stores in 2013. Read The Full Story

PayPal in-store payment system now available at over 18,000 locations

, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Throughout the past year or so, PayPal has been working to make its in-store payment platform more robust by bringing in a number of new retail partners, including Home Depot, Guitar Center, Barnes & Noble, and JC Penney. However, today the company has revealed that PayPal users can now pay for items in over 18,000 physical stores throughout the US. Read The Full Story

Microsoft opening up six new store locations

, Dec 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft announced today that they're opening up six new Microsoft Store locations at the beginning of the new year. These will be the first Microsoft Stores to open in 2013, and while the company didn't mention an exact date of when these six locations will open, it should be just soon after January 1. Read The Full Story

Google says they have no plans to become a retailer

, Dec 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Despite rumors and recent acquisitions hinting at such a thing, Google has said that they have no plans to take on Amazon as a retailer directly, despite the company's efforts with helping out users with shopping needs. Google’s Vice President of Shopping, Sameer Samat, says that becoming a retailer wouldn't be "the right decision" for Google. Read The Full Story

Google acquires marketing and coupon company Incentive Targeting

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today, Google acquired coupon targeting company Incentive Targeting. The company is responsible for partnering with retail stores to provide targeted marketing and coupon services to manufacturers of groceries and other products. Details about the price of the acquisition hasn't been disclosed, but Incentive Targeting raised $4.4 million in investment funding last year. Read The Full Story

Microsoft launches “Scroogled” anti-Google website to help shoppers

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft launched a new campaign that aims to inform Google users about how the search giant displays results on their Shopping page. Microsoft calls their new website "Scroogled", and it discusses how Google's new initiative for their Shopping section turns all results into paid ads, instead of actual relevant, helpful results. Read The Full Story

Cyber Monday sales reach $2 billion

, Nov 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

While Black Friday is mostly for the brick-and-mortar stores, online shopping was a big hit that day as well, reaching over $1 billion in sales for the first time ever. However, Cyber Monday wasn't any less impressive. Sales for that day have topped an estimated $2 billion, marking a new record as well, and it could be a sign that the economy is slowly starting to step out of a rut. Read The Full Story
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