A leading regional department store with more than 300 locations, Belk offers its online customers an enjoyable shopping experience with rich e-Commerce tools such as wedding registry, shop by brand and online promotions. Belk customers looking for the elusive perfect blue jeans can browse the retailer’s Denim Fit Guide and find jeans based on waist, length and leg style.

The Buckle has built its casual apparel and designer denim brand to become one of the hottest spots online for Gen Y shoppers. Buckle’s B-Scene offers its customers rich community-driven interactive and downloadable content.

EILEEN FISHER designs simple clothes that work together, across the seasons and across the years. With pure shapes and fine fabrics, they create sophistication, comfort-and style that lasts. Simpler for the customer, better for the environment. Founded in 1984, The collection is sold by major retailers and specialty stores, company-owned stores and on it's website.

Serving 32 countries on its website, Harley Davidson caters to its customers in dozens of languages. Harley Davidson’s customers are fanatical about its brand – and their web experience reflects the excitement and tangibility of the brand online. Community-based features include localized ride planners, as well as the ability to buy online and pickup at a nearby dealer.

Even with its rapid growth over the last several years, Hot Topic hasn’t missed a beat online. Hot Topic has deeply integrated its e-Commerce site with social media, creating a community where customers can search for apparel, posters, and other products by their favorite band, share them with friends on FaceBook and Twitter, and then check out Hot Topic’s music site, Shockhound, to download their songs.

There’s nothing quite like walking into a J.Crew store, with its bright crisp cardigans and ornate visual displays – but its online presence sure comes close to the real thing. Rich, multi-media product presentations help J.Crew bring the store experience to its loyal customers when they shop online.

As one of the nation’s most well-known specialty department stores, Kohl’s runs a very high-volume web site featuring dozens of branded microsites that enable Kohl’s to present powerful brand messages and content for popular and celebrity brands, special seasons such as back-to school, and more.

A company dedicated to enhancing the world-traveling experience, Lonely Planet caters to seven different languages and multiple currencies, with the ability to deliver its travel guides and other products internationally to hundreds of countries. Lonely Planet’s expertise is based on the real-world experience of thousands of travelers, and it encourages input and engagement on its website community.

As one of the most renowned museums in the world, The Louvre in Paris uses its website to showcase exhibits for enjoyment across the world. With rich and visually-appealing graphics, the Louvre presents its world-class exhibitions and collections online, proving that even the most historical of museums can be a leader in the online world as well.

MEC is where Canada goes to get outside – or rather, to get what they need to experience and enjoy the outdoors. So how do they transfer that to online? By building an e-Commerce site focused on community, with support that can answer not only technical questions, but what the best hiking gear is for a specific person and a specific region. MEC’s online Gear Swap is a valuable service for its loyal customers, and video sharing and blog posting help make the outdoors experience more tangible online.

Metra, the commuter rail agency serving multiple counties in the Chicago area, covers over 100 communities with 239 stations on 11 lines. Metra's new website allows commuters to create a "My Metra" portal where they can personalize their commuting routes, purchase tickets online, and receive customized information and alerts on their train lines and schedules.

One of the UK’s largest grocers, Sainsbury’s processes a high volume of orders on its website day in and day out. Sainsbury’s recently expanded its online merchandise offering to include dozens of non-food categories such as apparel, home & garden, appliances and more. And to keep up with the fast pace of the market, Sainsbury’s is constantly changing its online promotional offers to provide the best and freshest deals for its customers.

Saks is the definition of high-end retail, and its website has to stay consistent with its luxury image in order to meet the needs and wants of its loyal customer base. Saks delivers rich, creative product presentation including sliders, carousels, video and more and leverage’s Escalate e-Commerce’s integration with FiftyOne’s E4X global platform to make it possible for Saks devotees in 39 countries to place orders online and get accurate, real-time shipping, duty, and tax prices in their local currency.

Shopbop.com has grown from a single brick and mortar store in 1999 to become one of the leading online destinations for fashion-forward women. Shopbop differentiates itself by featuring the latest apparel, shoes and accessories from over one hundred of today's hottest designers. Merchandise is presented in an easy to browse format, including innovative "lookbook" online catalogs. Social networking features link customers with fashion tips and inside information from shopbop.com's buyers in the field.

Serving customers across five continents, Shimano’s website is the go-to resource for cycling, rowing and fishing enthusiasts. Shimano is an international branded manufacturer and distributor, providing its customers with a wide variety of technical information and detail for each product online so they can get exactly what they need in-store. The website is organized by country, so customers can find the most relevant product information for their specific region. The Shimano site also features social media integration where customers can follow the retailer on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube.

For 25 years, Thorne Research has set the standard for exceptional formulations, quality, and purity in the nutritional supplement industry. Thorne's website allows customers to conveniently shop online with comprehensive search capabilities to find products, as well as easy to use order management, ensuring a positive, seamless customer experience every time.

As a retailer that’s created a compelling high-end, beach-friendly brand, Tommy Bahama’s e-Commerce website certainly does its reputation the justice it deserves. Shoppers can easily breeze through the pages and dive into the details of each item with rich product presentation, creating a customer experience that is consistent with in-store shopping.

Who said plus size had to be boring? Torrid makes trendy, cutting edge fashion more accessible for young women even if they’re not a size 6 – and Torrid’s powerful shopping site allows customers to shop by their sizes across various categories to see everything Torrid has in stock just for them.

Virgin Wines is Europe's largest independent online wine retailer, and through its sophisticated relationship marketing engine, is perhaps the first e-Commerce wine retailer in the world that can “learn” its customers’ personal tastes and preferences and make appropriate wine recommendations. Virgin Wine shoppers can also participate in creative selling and buying by bidding on wine selections through the retailer’s online wine auctions. Customers interested in learning the differences between Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay, and much more, can visit the site’s WineZone.

One of America’s most well-known sporting goods brands, Wilson’s knows the importance of showcasing its products online to support the dealers and retailers that sell its merchandise. While customers window-shop on the Wilson’s site, easy-to-navigate product carousels and other tools help the company present merchandise without losing the context of each group of products.