iPad Commerce Watch: episode 2

Following in GAP's footsteps, here comes Italy-based online fashion retailer YOOX, with its own iPad app...

It was developed by Yoox's in-house team, and it enables iPad owners to browse, shop and pay in 6 languages and for delivery in 67 countries...

Google incorporates ratings and reviews from e-retailers in search results

Via Internet Retailer:

Ratings and reviews vendor Bazaarvoice is tying in with Google, enabling its 800 customers to display ratings and reviews from their websites in Google search results.

This enables Google to bring search even closer to the act of purchase for the users...

And it will probably increase the conversion rate of retailers using Bazaarvoice, as shoppers coming from a product-specific review in Google's search results will be even more qualified.

(This new Bazaarvoice feature is free and optional.)

Read the full article here.

Amazon's amazing growth compared to US retail and e-commerce

A cool chart courtesy of Silicon Alley Insider says it all:

GAP e-commerce goes iPad: touchCommerce !

GAP launched an iPad e-commerce app. It's gorgeous, mixing content and shopping, and making great use of the tablet's touchscreen gestures. Here's the video demo:

International E-Commerce Web retailers are reaping overseas sales without actively pursuing them

So says An Internet Retailer survey...