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With Santa preparing his sleigh, free shipping and discounts pave the way
To no one’s great surprise, e-retailers entered November with prominent home-page displays of special offers ranging from free shipping on all orders to discounts of 50% off regular prices, according to a survey this week by Internet Retailer.
ShoeBuy steps into flowers
Shoebuy.com launched FloraFlora.com, a flower-selling e-commerce site that offers free delivery. The site aims to eliminate what the e-retailer describes as hidden fees in the flower industry.
Web security provider VeriSign posts a slight gain in core business revenue
Internet security vendor VeriSign Inc. has reported a 1% increase in revenue in its core businesses in the third quarter to $256.91 million.
LivePerson chats up a 15% increase in revenue in the third quarter
The provider of live chat technology reports revenue of $22.3 million in Q3, an 8% increase over the second quarter. Net income jumped to $2.3 million from $400,000 in the same quarter a year ago.
Lakeside.com causes a splash as its traffic grows 399% in September
Homegoods e-retailer Lakeside.com posted a 399% increase in visitors in September compared to a year earlier, Nielsen Online reports. However, the Home Depot’s e-commerce site attracted the most consumers among home and garden online retailers.
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Wal-Mart kicks off another price war—this time for DVDs
Wal-Mart this week escalated the online price war it set off last month with books by offering pre-ordered DVDs for $9.98—down from list prices close to $30—and free shipping. Amazon and Target countered with their own offers.
Web sales increased in Q3 for Jo-Ann
Jo-Ann Stores Inc. posted a moderate increase in Q3 web sales. E-commerce sales increased 6.2%, while total revenue and same-store sales increased 6% and 4.3%, respectively.
StyleFeeder uses geolocation to match shoppers to styles
Site search results on the social shopping site are based in part on a user’s location, as well as on preferences the consumer has previously indicated.
Caution—and seeking online deals—are the vogue this year, says a new survey
46% of consumers will do more online comparison shopping research this year than last, according to an About.com survey. The survey also found 32% will buy gifts only during promotional periods.
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Internet Retailer introduces the most comprehensive data resource on e-retailing:
Top500Guide.com. All data
on America's 500 largest e-retailers—80,000 facts in all—are now in an online database which users can access
anytime from anywhere and instantly generate reports in response to their custom queries. With the Top500Guide.com, subscribers can:
- Compare any group of e-retailers on any key aspect of e-retailing performance.
- Generate reports based on hundreds of queries.
- Access data on more than 1,800 e-retailing professionals.
- Review profiles and operating data on any e-retailer in the Top 500.
- Obtain a free copy of 2009 printed edition of the Top 500 Guide, coming in May.
For details, click here.
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