Mobile shopping, banking highlight need for strong mobile security

Mobile security threats like malware are more prevalent than ever before, making it crucial for consumers to properly secure their devices with data protection and antivirus software.
Published on Monday, January 30, 2012


More consumers shopping via social media websites

Ecommerce through social media websites is still minuscule compared to other shopping platforms, but experts say social shopping will account for a larger portion of online sales in the near future.
Published on Monday, January 30, 2012


Improved payment security limiting fraudulent online purchases

Ecommerce retailers are accepting credit card payments through more devices and across more platforms than ever before, but online businesses have also improved payment security to limit fraudulent purchases.
Published on Monday, January 30, 2012


Report: Online sales to increasing 17 percent year over year

After a record-setting holiday season for ecommerce retailers, many experts are predicting increased online sales this year.
Published on Monday, January 30, 2012


Report: Many retailers consider their ecommerce site the "digital face to the customer"

Consumers increasingly form their opinion of a business based on ecommerce sites, making it more important than ever for retailers to create customized, secure and user-friendly online shopping platforms.
Published on Monday, January 30, 2012


U.S. online retailers can increase sales in thriving U.K. ecommerce market

American online businesses experienced historic revenues during the 2011 holiday season, but the United States isn"t the only nation poised to see increased ecommerce sales this year.
Published on Friday, January 27, 2012


Ecommerce businesses should improve site website loading speeds

Businesses are investing major dollars in ecommerce websites to increase profits and expand their potential customer base, but some retailers must improve the loading speed of their shopping sites.
Published on Thursday, January 26, 2012


Extending product assortment, expanding to foreign markets can increase online sales

The popularity of online shopping ascended to new heights in 2011, but there"s still several ways ecommerce businesses can expand sales and attract new customers this year.
Published on Wednesday, January 25, 2012


Credit cards are more secure than other payment options

Present-day consumers have several payment options, such as credit and debit cards, near field communication devices, online checkout and, of course, cash. However, many shopping experts say some forms of payments are more secure than others.
Published on Tuesday, January 24, 2012


Mobile card readers can decrease transaction fees

In tough economic conditions, businesses must utilize every available cost-cutting technology, and many retailers are adopting mobile credit card processing to reduce transaction fees.
Published on Monday, January 23, 2012


Majority of young consumers research products, compare prices online

College students and young Americans have traditionally embraced new technologies before older generations, but the majority of consumers between the ages of 18 to 25 prefer in-store shopping to ecommerce sites.
Published on Friday, January 20, 2012


Shopping cart abandonment rate continues to rise

The online shopping car abandonment rate has increased each of the previous three years, and some experts say an even greater portion of internet consumers will withdraw from checkouts this year.
Published on Thursday, January 19, 2012


Consumers favor ecommerce sites to mobile shopping applications

Many online retailers have invested in mobile shopping applications, but according to a recent survey, consumers rather purchase products from ecommerce sites via PCs, laptops and mobile web browsers.
Published on Thursday, January 19, 2012


Online retailers can learn security lessons from Zappos data breach

Zappos, an online shoe retailer, recently suffered a data breach that exposed information of up to 24 million customers, but other ecommerce retailers can embrace several data security lessons from the company"s incident.
Published on Wednesday, January 18, 2012


Many businesses make common PCI compliance errors

Businesses are storing more critical data across several platforms than ever before, making achieving compliance under the PCI Data Security Standard a priority for many companies.
Published on Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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