E-commerce - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2012
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Learning to Speak the Language of Business

merchants to build relationships with their customers,” says Mikitani, Rakuten’s founder, chairman, and CEO. Amazon offers neither experience, he adds. Launched in 1997, Rakuten’s online shopping mall now hosts more than 37,000 merchants, and the company has expanded... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; e-commerce; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

15 Nov 2013
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25 Influential Women in the Boston Tech Community

Keywords: e-commerce; startups; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2012
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Shop Talk, Different Avenues

have different pricing for different markets. AM: One of our biggest growth areas is Koreans coming to shop on Gilt. The price of a good can be almost 100 percent more in certain markets. Do you think this will force businesses to adjust pricing more quickly? MT: Yes,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; shopping; e-commerce; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

12 Jan 2015
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Why Online Retailers Are Starting to Care About Your Feelings

Keywords: e-commerce; consumer behavior; innovation; Retail Trade

19 Dec 2018
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Online Retailers Aim to Shake Up the Wedding Market

Keywords: online retail; weddings; fashion; e-commerce; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2012
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Robots to the Rescue

wrote in third grade about wanting to make a machine that would do all my homework,” recalls Mountz, the affable founder and CEO of Kiva Systems, a Massachusetts-based company that is revolutionizing the way e-commerce retailers such as... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; e-commerce; order fulfillment; robotics; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade