Deutsche Post digs deep to master parcel boom

German logistics group Deutsche Post DHL confirmed its annual forecasts Tuesday, showing confidence although first-quarter profits slipped in the midst of a package boom spurred by online shopping.

Nudging consumers into making better purchases online

Small changes in the website design of online shops could significantly reduce the risk of incompatible purchases by customers, concludes a recent JRC study published on 10 March in PLOS ONE. Warning messages appealing to ...

Think twice before trusting a digital assistant to do the shopping

Online shopping for Christmas is likely to be very different in the not too distant future. While today we use search engines for information, in the years ahead we will increasingly rely on digital personal assistants, voice-activated ...

Online shopping reaches new highs for the holidays

In a converted former broom factory in Baltimore, employees of PlayBetter.com checked inventory and pricing, prepared email blasts and packed up cartloads of gadgets to help golfers improve their game.

Online shopping offers environmental benefit

Shoppers sitting down at their computer to take advantage of online sales are helping the environment, said a Purdue University professor.

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