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The U.S. online retail sector delivered 7.5 percent growth in December 2011 compared to the same period last year, according to cloud-based analytics findings by IBM. IBM's findings follow a strong November where both Black Friday 2011 and Cyber Monday 2011 delivered double-digit growth over 2010.

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The U.S. retail industry saw continued growth in online and mobile buying trends in the first-quarter, driven by today's rising digital consumer marketplace. According to the IBM retail online economic indicator, a cloud-based analytics repo…

IBM today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Tealeaf Technology, Inc., a leading provider of customer experience analytics software that helps organizations to gain intelligence and react more swiftly to consumer trends in today's d…

In dollars per sq. ft., the stores are 17 times more efficient than the average mall outlet

For more on Apple’s (AAPL) retail efficiency, see Horace Dediu’s analysts at Asymco.com.

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IBM, the leader in Smarter Commerce, and Toshiba TEC Corporation (TSE:6588), Japan’s leading maker of point-of-sale systems and related technology for retailers, today announced a definitive agreement under which Toshiba TEC will acquire IBM&#…

Sales of home furnishings in the U.S. are expected to shoot higher in the second quarter, with in-store sales increasing nearly 8 percent to $23.222 billion and online sales increasing 28.4 percent, according to an IBM analytics-based forecast. …

Cameras capture the takedown of banners promoting the “world’s biggest” Apple store

Retail can be a tough business, especially in China, as Apple (AAPL) discovered Wednesday.

The video below, shot from a security camera, shows a platoon of Chinese security guards taking down a barricade that Apple had constructed outside an upscale shopping mall to promote a forthcoming Apple store billed as the “world’s biggest.”

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A new IBM survey of more than 28,000 consumers released today – the largest global survey of its kind – found that, overwhelmingly, consumers are looking for a more personalized shopping experience and are willing to share select details abo…

National Retail Federation — As part of its Smarter Commerce initiative, IBM today announced new software that helps customers more easily browse, shop and buy retail products through mobile devices and social networks.

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IBM today announced retail technology aimed at empowering bricks-and-mortar retailers to claim their place at the center of the newest multichannel shopping trends. The technology is part of a growing number of IBM Smarter Commerce offerings de…

Today at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference in New York City, IBM announced that specialty retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is working with IBM software to help the company transform its online business to achieve the speed, eff…