Below are the daily news articles for the past two weeks. Use the archive search to locate older articles.
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Daily News for Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Consumers in prime shopping age group find value in online recommendations
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Display ad-serving technology balances personalization and privacy
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New online gift cards help The Container Store better target customers
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Online recommendations help House of Antique Hardware boost conversion rate
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Personalized product offers cut cart abandonment at ChoppingBlocks.com
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PowerReviews receives a patent for summarizing product reviews
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Shoppers literally give thumbs up (and down) to recommendations on Tobi.com
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Sony to launch an online store selling music, movies, books and mobile apps
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Wal-Mart enters the mobile app realm with product recommendations
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Web sales decline once more for Williams-Sonoma
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Daily News for Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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Amazon will ship the Kindle to Canada
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American Express targets web and mobile payments with $300 million deal
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ColdwaterCreek.com was the most consistent in October
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E-commerce recession ends as Q3 online sales rise 1.8% over last year
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eDiets.com reports a leaner third quarter
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Macy’s plans to expand an in-store online search feature
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Overstock.com expands its international sales to seven more countries
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Q3 sales at eCost.com fall 13% to $20.6 million
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The Internet kills off Penney’s big-book catalogs
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The tough economy crimped Bidz.com’s performance in the third quarter
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Third quarter sales increase solidly for Dreams Inc.
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Turn on. Tune in. Drop a hint?
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Wal-Mart’s latest move? Free setup and support with Windows PC purchase
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Web sales outpaced store sales for Nordstrom in the third quarter
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Web sales were up modestly for the third quarter at Weight Watchers
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Daily News for Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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Compuware offers free e-retail site monitoring for post-Thanksgiving rush
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Q&A helps bolster Abe’s of Maine’s conversion rate
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Replacements.com replaces its site search with a major upgrade
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Retailers’ online fraud losses hit a record low, CyberSource says
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ShopNBC will charge one shipping fee for all purchases in a day
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The Sharper Image returns
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UPS expects a slight increase in holiday season shipments this year
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Web sales up 12.6%, but where are those sales coming from?
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Daily News for Monday, November 16, 2009
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A mixed message on sales—but possibly not so mixed for online retailers
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Amazon will certify manufacturers’ packaging as easy to open
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Best Buy’s head of international operations will retire at year-end
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Bull run on Wall Street largely passes by e-commerce stocks
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E-retailer Blinds.com moves into larger offices
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Executive who helped birth Destination Maternity to retire
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters acquires Timothy’s Coffees of the World
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Sears names an apparel and home exec
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Skinit names former Shutterfly exec chief technology officer
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The Sports Authority names a new head of marketing and e-commerce
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Daily News for Friday, November 13, 2009
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Avon leads in visits to apparel and beauty sites
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Holiday offers emerge as free shipping deals grow among top 100 e-retailers
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HSN serves up flat web sales in Q3
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Microsoft updates online store
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Stylish young women get an iPhone app to match
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U.S. Postal Service offers a new pricing deal for efficient packaging
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Web sales rebound for Abercrombie in Q3
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Daily News for Thursday, November 12, 2009
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Consumers embrace social shopping, new Deloitte survey reports
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Delight.com targets ‘modern gentleman’ with launch of GentSupplyCo.com
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Google tests putting images into search ads and new pricing
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IBM’s WebSphere Commerce 7 supports mobile and social commerce
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Online remains advertising’s bright spot, analysts say
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Shoebuy.com steps into mobile commerce with an iPhone app
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Yoox.com debuts a new iPhone app with style
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Daily News for Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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American Apparel web sales dip 12.1% in the third quarter
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Geeknet announces an 11% rise in web sales
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Keynote’s Q4 revenue slips, but full-year revenue sets a record
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New iPhone app allows shoppers to browse gift guides and buy items Nearby
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Q3 web sales fall 26% at World Wrestling Entertainment
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QVC’s U.S. e-commerce sales climb in the third quarter
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RealNetworks’ third quarter sales declined
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Skechers posts an exceptionally strong third quarter online
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Target takes aim at mobile holiday shoppers
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Third quarter sales at The Knot rise 4% to $28.2 million
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Web revenue declines once more for Playboy
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Zappos.com steps up with the best availability rating
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