U.S. Stores Learn the Ropes of Shipping to Foreign Shoppers

Same-day delivery is being pumped up as a major step for e-retail—the service that’ll boost online shopping sales into the next stratosphere. There’s one minor problem, though: Shoppers don’t seem to want it all that much. Last week, TechCrunch reported that Google is getting ready to launch a same-day shipping service called Google Shopping Express.

Same-day delivery is being pumped up as a major step for e-retail—the service that’ll boost online shopping sales into the next stratosphere. There’s one minor problem, though: Shoppers don’t seem to want it all that much. Last week, TechCrunch reported that Google is getting ready to launch a same-day shipping service called Google Shopping Express.

Social media shopping sites are offering payments to shoppers who post product links that drive Web traffic and sales to retailers.

Money Morning submits: By Larry D. Spears

Smithfield Farms, the US pork-producer and maker of hams, is getting acquired by Shuanghui International. Smithfield stockholders will get $34 per share.  The stock is up 25% in pre-market trading. Here's an excerpt from the press release:

How effective is video advertising on the web? Conversion rates for regular web ads can be tiny — 1 percent or less. But recent research suggests that once consumers start watching video ads — especially videos that include product demonstrations — purchase conversion rates can skyrocket.