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QVC.com posts a modest increase in Q1 domestic sales
QVC’s domestic web sales grew by 4.5% in Q1 to $282.2 million, but it was Liberty Media’s niche online retailers that posted the fastest growth. Online revenue for Liberty Interactive, which includes Provide Commerce and BackCountry.com, grew by 113%.
Carphone Warehouse gives Best Buy more access to European web shoppers
A venture between the retailers gives Best Buy better access to European markets via The Carphone Warehouse’s 2,400 stores and its web site. In return Best Buy will help Carphone tap the growing electronics market in select European countries.
Diapers.com babies its customers and logs 227% sales growth
Diapers.com reported 2007 sales of $36 million, a 227.3% increase compared with 2006 web sales of $11 million. The web-only retailer chalks up that growth to knowing what its customers want and rewarding them for referrals.
Third quarter web revenue blooms slightly for FTD
U.S. web sales for FTD.com grew by 2.8% to about $73.3 million in the third quarter from $71.3 million a year earlier. FTD, which expects to be acquired by United Online, posted international e-commerce sales of $47.5 million.
Select Comfort web sales toss and turn in the first quarter
A slowing economy is taking a toll on web sales at bedding retailer Select Comfort. In the first quarter, e-commerce revenue dropped by 19.1%, while total revenue and comparable store sales declined by 22% and 25%, respectively.
AmericanApparel.net dresses for more success
Using homemade applications that run on a Yahoo Stores platform, American Apparel, one the largest U.S. manufacturers of T-shirts and related apparel, is on an e-commerce roll. In 2007, the company grew its web sales by 120.3% to $29.3 million.
Q1 sales down 17% at ShopNBC.com
TV and web shopping network ShopNBC.com, expects to report $156 million in sales for Q1, down 17% from $188 million a year ago. It also predicts a net loss of $18 million for Q1 compared to a net income of $34 million for the first quarter of 2007.
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DSW sues Zappos.com for service mark infringement
Shoe retailer DSW has filed a lawsuit in an Ohio federal court charging Zappos.com with misuse of DSW service marks. The suit alleges that “DSW” is being used in multiple URLs by Zappos.com and misleading shoppers.
The web now accounts for almost two-thirds of PetMed`s sales
The fact that more pet owners like to order online pushed annual web sales higher at PetMed Express. The direct marketer of pet medicines and related products posted e-commerce sales of $122.5 million in fiscal 2008, an increase of 21% over FY 2007.
1-800-Flowers expands gift basket line with acquisition
1-800-Flowers.com has acquired DesignPac Gifts, a designer and assembler of gourmet gift baskets and other food gifts, for about $36 million in cash.
Perfume.com spreading its scent across borders
Perfume.com is now delivering its fragrance, hair and skin care products to Canada, Europe and Mexico. The web-only retailer is luring international customers with a 10% discount on orders placed before May 30.
Web site availability trends up in April
Web shoppers could access a top 50 retail site with a high broadband connection an average of 99.33% of the time last month. That time compares with an average of 98.66% for a low broadband connection and 87.44% for dial-up, says Gomez.
Ads on social networking sites don’t speak to consumers, survey says
87% of consumers who belong to online social networks say most of the ads they see on such sites as MySpace and Facebook don’t fit their interests. The survey was conducted by consumer brand marketing firm Prospectiv.
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