IBM Smarter Commerce

Smarter Commerce is a smarter way for companies to buy, sell and market their products by integrating operations and enhancing interactions through community, collaboration, process and analytics -- all within an industry context.

The new category of Smarter Commerce is focused on helping companies swiftly adapt to rising customer demands in today's digitally transformed marketplace. IBM's new software and services offerings, supported by global sales and marketing resources, will address the spectrum of enterprise commerce activities -- new ways to buy, sell and secure greater customer loyalty in the era of mobile and social networks.

A Smarter Planet Blog: A Smarter Commerce Countdown to Holiday Shopping

A Smarter Planet Blog: The Holiday Shopping Season Gets Sentimental

A Smarter Planet Blog: How Would You Grade Your Social Campaign this Back to School Season?

A Smarter Commerce Blog: Making Their Lists and Checking Them Twice

*News releases*
Date	Title
16 May 2013	Mother’s Day Online Shopping Up 15 Percent. Reports IBM
24 Jan 2013	Online Fashion Retailer Privalia boosts its Flash Sales Business with IBM Smarter Commerce
27 Nov 2012	Cyber Monday Online Shopping Reaches All Time High Increasing 30 Percent over 2011, Reports IBM
24 Nov 2012	Early Promotions Drive Record Online Sales for Thanksgiving, Fuels Black Friday Retail Surge, Reports IBM
16 Jul 2012	Mobile Retail Commerce Rises While Social Shopping Drops in Second Quarter, Reports IBM
02 May 2012	Online and Mobile Buying Trends Continue to Rise in First-Quarter, Reports IBM
17 Jan 2012	Retailers with Benefits: When Giving Up Personal Information Really Pays Off
17 Jan 2012	Leading Global Retailers Meet Changing Consumer Demands with IBM Smarter Commerce
17 Jan 2012	Abercrombie & Fitch Expands Online Business With IBM Smarter Commerce
10 Jan 2012	Mobile Shopping Doubles Over December 2011 Holiday, Reports IBM
15 Dec 2011	IBM Acquisition of Emptoris Bolsters Smarter Commerce Initiative, Helps Reduce Procurement Costs and Risks
08 Dec 2011	IBM to Acquire DemandTec to Expand Cloud-Based Analytics for Smarter Commerce
29 Nov 2011	Cyber Monday Online Spending Increases by 33 Percent Over 2010, Reports IBM
26 Nov 2011	Record Online Thanksgiving Day Shopping Paves Way for Strong Black Friday Retail Sales, Reports IBM
09 Nov 2011	IBM Smarter Commerce Helps AutoTrader Accelerate Its Online Auto Marketplace
20 Sep 2011	Global Industry Leaders Connect to Customers With IBM Smarter Commerce
20 Sep 2011	IBM Expands Cloud Delivery of Smarter Commerce
19 Sep 2011	IBM Expands Business Partner Initiative with New Cloud Channel Offering
16 Sep 2011	Retailers Generate High-Volume Sales with IBM Solution for Smarter Commerce
15 Jul 2011	IBM Debuts Cloud-based Analytics Suite to Help Companies Boost Marketing Results
31 May 2011	IBM Expands Smarter Commerce Initiative for Business Partners to Seize New Market Opportunity
12 Apr 2011	IBM Unveils Smarter Commerce Software and Services Offerings
12 Apr 2011	IBM Helps Danone to Accelerate and Secure Order Processing and B2B Interactions Through a Smarter Commerce Partner Network
14 Mar 2011	IBM Launches Software and Consulting Services to Help Businesses Adapt to Rising Customer Demands
11 Jan 2011	IBM Software Helps Consumer Products Manufacturers Win Customers and Reduce Costs
11 Nov 2010	Tommy Hilfiger Europe Reduces Cross-Border and Domestic Trading Costs Through Automated Invoicing Solution From IBM
02 Dec 2010	Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Boosts Holiday Purchases With IBM Software
16 Sep 2010	New IBM Software To Help Companies Improve Web Presence
15 Jun 2010	IBM Advances Analytics with Acquisition of Coremetrics
24 May 2010	IBM Agrees to Acquire Sterling Commerce from AT&T for $1.4 Billion

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IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark - Mother's Day 2013

Date added: 16 May 2013

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IBM Smarter Commerce: Connecting with the Digital Customer

Date added: 15 Jan 2013

IBM Smarter Commerce: Connecting with the Digital Customer (Credit: IBM)

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IBM Holiday Benchmark Cyber Monday Infographic

Date added: 27 Nov 2012

IBM Holiday Benchmark Cyber Monday Infographic

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