The latest retail e-commerce numbers from comScore came out today, with the measurement firm saying that U.S. comScore said this is the first time on record that there has been consecutive quarters of negative e-commerce spending growth from the prior year. Last quarter, e-commerce sales were down 1% from prior year numbers. MORE >>

Hamilton Chan, head of PayDragon , has what might be considered a enormously ambitious goal: totally frictionless, mobile e-commerce. Chan is one step closer to that--or perhaps, as close as you're going to get--with PayDragon's latest mobile app, which lets users scan in a UPC on any item, and instantly order that item for delivery by mail. MORE >>

A new study of social media activity and e-commerce, compiled from Los Angeles social tools developer Social Annex , shows that social media is--not surprisingly--playing a far bigger role in online shopping this year. The company highlighted some of its result in an infographic (reproduced below). READ MORE>>. MORE >>

The startup said today that it has launched a module for e-commerce platform PrestaShop. The link allows shoppers using PrestaShop's apparel e-commerce software to virtually "try on" outfits if they own a web camera. Zugara said it offers its software on a cost-per-click basis for shopping sites. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

Los Angeles-based Magento Commerce , a developer of open source, e-commerce software tools, has raised $22.5M Tags: magento venture capital commerce ecommerce software shopping open source in an equity funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. MORE >>