Online retailer for buyers and sellers of digitally delivered products and services, ClickBank, is offering PayPal for its recurring billing.

ClickBank is using PayPal’s recurring billing solution to give product publishers an easy way to sell subscription-based content and services, such as online newsletters or annual software licenses. It has proven to be very popular with customers, growing rapidly each month since its introduction.

This is seen as a strategic option for product publishers seeking to increase business and meet customer needs.

Originally posted on June 25, 2008 @ 2:13 pm

Gap Inc. has unveiled new website functionality called “universality” that brings its four brands together with global navigation and a universal shopping cart.

Customers can now seamlessly shop the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Piperlime web sites and add merchandise from each brand into one shopping cart.

Customers benefit from a flat shipping rate of $7 and orders from Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy will ship in one box. Orders from Piperlime will ship separately and continue to offer free shipping and returns.

This function provides far more better convenience than shopping in their stores– disorganize stacks of clothing and slow-moving counters.

Originally posted on May 27, 2008 @ 9:23 am

Who said that the economy is in a downturn? Sears is supporting this increased demand through a large-scale expansion of its online store. This month, at Sears.com, customers can find a huge selection of books, DVDs, music, software and even customizable art, nearly quadrupling the number of products available on sears.com.

The first step toward creating this expanded online inventory came in December 2007 when Sears.com partnered with Alliance Entertainment Corporation (AEC) to offer movies and music to its online shoppers. Sears.com now houses more than 250,000 titles searchable by format, genre, artist and release date. Visitors also can sample previews of the hottest music and movie titles.

In April Sears.com expanded its For the Home Online Store by partnering with ArtSelect.com. Sears’ customers now have a complete art gallery and custom frame shop at their fingertips. After finding a favorite art piece, visitors can create a custom finished product by choosing the mat and frame. The design can be viewed against a wall color, saved in a gallery, or shared with friends. Featuring more than 300,000 image options for art prints and canvas reproductions, as well as mirrors and tapestries, the frame shop fits any style of home decor.

Also in April, Sears.com partnered with Baker & Taylor to offer an online book assortment consisting of more than 600,000 products. Customers can search by title and category, as well as order books in advance of release date.

Originally posted on May 15, 2008 @ 1:49 pm