Amazon’s Xbox One preorders almost sell out after just four hours

Microsoft announced a $499 price for the Xbox One and a November release window earlier today, and gamers are gobbling it up quickly on Amazon.

HomeShop18′s $30M investment shows India’s e-commerce market growth

Indian home shopping business Homeshop18 has closed a $30 million funding round as it edges closer to an IPO.

StellaService raises $15M for ruthlessly judging online retailers

Bad customer service? Slow shipping? Lame attitude from a company rep over IM? StellaService knows ... and knows how to make bank from it.

Forget family and food, Thanksgiving Day 2012 was all about the online shopping

Turkey Day is no longer just a day to gorge, give thanks, and watch football. We're now celebrating our American heritage with our pocketbooks too, using the holiday as an excuse to shop until the tryptophan kicks in.

OrderGroove moves subscription e-commerce from serial dating to monogomy

OrderGroove raises $6.7 million to help brands turn their fickle customers into committed partners.

Warby Parker proves you can ‘disrupt’ glasses with $37M in funding

Warby Parker, a New York City-based startup offering stylish-yet-inexpensive glasses, has raised $36.8 million in a new round of funding.

Shopify teams up with ShipStation to shave hours off delivery time (exclusive)

To give retailers a competitive edge, Shopify announced a partnership with ShopStation that promises to cut shipping time anywhere from a half to a third.

ShopVibe launches assistant for online and in-store bargain hunting (exclusive)

For shopaholics, it’s easy to pile up credit card debt, and lose track of how much you’re actually spending. ShopVibe, a Silicon Valley-based startup launching today, was founded by two serial entrepreneurs who needed a better way to help their …

Amazon’s new Prime Expansion team is adding more perks to the platform

Amazon is hiring some new team members to improve and enhance the Amazon Prime membership package.

Currently, an $80-per-year membership gets you free, fast shipping and some media freebies. But if you’re not a die-hard online shopper or streaming media …

Pretty in Pinterest: Beauty giant Sephora integrates pin-boards

Beauty retailer Sephora has just become one of the first retailers to fully integrate with digital pin-board Pinterest by adding a “Pin It” button to every one of its 14,000 products.

Sephora staffers will also highlight their favorite products on …

Goodsie on pace to power $10M in sales this year, rolls out premium e-commerce features

Goodsie is a drop dead simple service for setting up a stlylish e-commerce site. Since it launched, says founder and CEO Jonathan Marcus, the service has signed up 1,200 sellers, each paying $15 a month. And it’s growing at 20 …

Leave it to China to come up with a Pinterest clone for social shopping

It’s not all cyber crime and shadowy government dealings over there in China. Apparently, Chinese supercompany Alibaba is testing out social shopping via a Pinterest clone.

Sounds yummy, especially for the ladies. If there’s one thing we know about the …

Strange new retail creature Wayfair emerges from 200 domains

You may not have heard of it, but this year a company called Wayfair surpassed Crate & Barrel to become the No. 2 online retailer of home furnishings and housewares in the U.S., based on annual sales. Wayfair carries more …

Design site Fab.com launches pop-up shops

Fab.com is borderline famous for its design-focused flash sales, and today, it’s launching pop-up shops.

These online pop-up stores are accessible via special tabs at the top of the site. Each pop-up shop will focus on a specific theme and …

New site design fuels Amazon tablet launch speculation

In yet another example of how tablet computing is drastically changing the consumer landscape, online retail store giant Amazon is testing a new website design geared toward tablet users, reports The Next Web.

The new design could be in response …