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Nordstroms new microsite is the height of fashion Description: Nordstroms new microsite is the height of fashion Nordstrom Inc. is gathering a host of fashion icons on a new web site that will make use of flash technology to display
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Views and reviews highlight CompactAppliance 2006 plans Description: Views and reviews highlight CompactAppliance 2006 plans Based on preliminary numbers, CompactAppliance.com`s 2005 sales rose 50% to $11 million, compared with 2004 sales of $7.3
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BabyUniverse buys childrens furnishings e-retailer PoshTots Description: BabyUniverse buys childrens furnishings e-retailer PoshTots BabyUniverse Inc. continues to grow its online retail base through acquisitions. This time in a deal valued at more
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AG Interactive surpasses 2.5 million subscribers Description: AG Interactive surpasses 2.5 million subscribers New content and web sites at AG Interactive, the online unit of American Greetings Corp., have led to a 14% increase in the
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Wine.com Selects Parus Interactive to Enhance Its Customer Care Processes Description: Leading Online Retailer Will Automate Its Shipment Tracking Process with Voice-Activated Order Status Solution
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Bare Necessities targets bigger sales with new e-commerce positions Description: Bare Necessities targets bigger sales with new e-commerce positions Seeing online retailing as the key to continued sales growth, Bare Necessities has created two executive
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Duane Reade Renews Contract for DemandTec Price, Adds DemandTec Promotion and DemandTec Markdown Software Description: New York Citys Largest Drug Store Chain Takes Complete Lifecycle Pricing Approach
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Using Google to find Yahoo Description: Using Google to find Yahoo Web surfers are using search engines to navigate their way to common web sites rather than typing the web sites URL directly into their browsers
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Alternative payments boost big-ticket orders at Newegg.com Description: Alternative payments boost big-ticket orders at Newegg.com Newegg.com is reporting early positive results for its fledgling private label credit card and deferred payments
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GERS Reports Major Business Gains for Fourth Quarter 2005 Description: New customers and current customer upgrades demonstrate industry commitment to GERS customer-centric solutions for general retail, consumer electronics, wireless, and home furnishings markets.
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Crutchfield Identifies Most Valuable Navigation Paths with Coremetrics Reporting Description: Ad Hoc Reporting Reveals Relative Values of Navigation Paths, Enabling Crutchfield to Promote Most Valuable Paths/Drive Revenues
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Keeping Pace with Rapid Online Growth Description: Retailer Moosejaw establishes strategic partners to handle multi-channel expansion
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Online retail sales jump 22% in 2005 Description: Online retail sales jump 22% in 2005 Online retail sales jumped almost 22% in 2005 to an estimated $172 billion and that annual total could reach $316 billion by 2010, Elaine
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Affluent women still dominate, but online shoppers are becoming mainstream Description: Affluent women still dominate, but online shoppers are becoming mainstream Women remain the dominant segment of the U.S. population shopping online, but the demographics are
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Google to acquire dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million Description: Google to acquire dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million Google is extending its advertising footprint into a new medium with its agreement to acquire dMarcBroadcasting Inc., which
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Too Brands Inc. selects Jestas Vision Merchandising and Vision SCM solutions for purchase order lifecycle management and inventory control Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Sun Microsystems Introduces Two Customized Solutions for Retailers Description: Sun Retail Store Processor and Sun Retail Integration Architecture Software Enable Retailers to Transform the Customer Experience, Minimize Cost
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Sephora has the shortest response time to e-mail inquiries, study says Description: Sephora has the shortest response time to e-mail inquiries, study says Sephora.com had the shortest response time to e-mail inquiries of 100 online retailers studied during
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Stores inventory a virtual warehouse for Pendleton-USA.com Description: Stores inventory a virtual warehouse for Pendleton-USA.com More multi-channel retailers are integrating inventory status visibility more tightly across channels, but the web
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Oracle buys 360Commerce for store systems technology Description: Oracle buys 360Commerce for store systems technology Oracle Corp., in an extension of its Oracle Retail unit, is acquiring web-based point-of-sale and store systems provider
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Holiday-related sites see biggest traffic gains in December, comScore says Description: Holiday-related sites see biggest traffic gains in December, comScore says Holiday-related sites received the strongest traffic during the months of December according to data
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More modest sales growth ahead, the NRF predicts Description: More modest sales growth ahead, the NRF predicts The National Retail Federation predicts that retail spending will increase 4.7% this year over last, significantly lower than
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Sterling Commerce Accelerates Retail Business Performance Description: Company Leverages Yantra Acquisition to Create Industrys Broadest Offering for Retail Supply Chain Synchronization from Source to Sale
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Ahold USA increases control of store inventory with scan-based trading Description: Ahold USA increases control of store inventory with scan-based trading Supermarket company Ahold USA is among a growing number of retailers using web-enabled scan-based trading
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Dress Barn Selects Oracle® Retail Merchandising System and Oracle Retail Data Warehouse Description: Womens Specialty Retailer Looks to Oracle Retail to Help Drive Its Merchandising and Financial Goals
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Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc. Selects New Generation Computing`s e-PDM to Streamline PLM Processes and Increase Speed to Market Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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MoreVisibility names Danielle Leitch EVP, client strategy Description: MoreVisibility names Danielle Leitch EVP, client strategy Search engine marketing firm MoreVisibility.com has promoted vice president of marketing and analytics Danielle Leitch
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Manhattan Associates Launches Supply Chain Solutions for Retail Description: First Company to Offer the Complete Footprint for Supply Chain Planning and Execution
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Growth of Search Engine Marketing Co., Oneupweb Means More Staff & New Space in 2006 Description: Oneupweb Rounds Out 2005 with New Hires & Plans for More Growth in 2006, Including Additions to Its Facility
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R/GA Announces Internal Changes Due to Company Growth Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Somerfield Implementing Manugistics Solutions To Improve Promotion Forecasting Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Petco looks to the web to enhance multi-channel marketing Description: Petco looks to the web to enhance multi-channel marketing Petco Animal Supplies Inc. has taken an initial investment several years ago in an Internet pure-play and turned it into
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New company tries an old strategy for online brand-building: word of mouth Description: New company tries an old strategy for online brand-building: word of mouth Brett Hurt, who founded analytics company Coremetrics Inc., has launched Bazaarvoice, a new company
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Sun Microsystems Introduces Two Customized Solutions for Retailers Description: Sun Retail Store Processor and Sun Retail Integration Architecture Software Enable Retailers to Transform the Customer Experience, Minimize Cost
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Former DoubleClick, IBM execs join Silverpop board Description: Former DoubleClick, IBM execs join Silverpop board Court Cunningham, a former DoubleClick executive, and W. Thomas Smith Jr., a former IBM executive, have joined the board of
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Enlighten Hires John P. Gray to be Director of Interactive Marketing Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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At Federated, the web focus is on driving multi-channel sales Description: At Federated, the web focus is on driving multi-channel sales Federated Department Stores Inc. has built up its e-commerce unit into a business that generates several hundred
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MarketLive Enjoys Significant Customer Adoption for Its Subscription-Based E-Commerce Solution Description: Signs Peruvian Connection as Its 15th Subscription-Based Customer
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Online sales grow 33% week before Christmas, beating out total sales growth Description: Online sales grow 33% week before Christmas, beating out total sales growth Growth in online sales remained strong the week of Christmas, but sales fell off markedly that week
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35% of retail workers are looking for new jobs, online survey reports Description: 35% of retail workers are looking for new jobs, online survey reports A lot of retail workers are going to be looking for new jobs this year, but not as many as last year, says
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At e-retail sites, looks count Description: At e-retail sites, looks count Looks countat least when it comes to retail web sites. 68% of respondents to a survey by online marketing and web design company Questus Corp.
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Visits increase at 8 of the top 10 apparel and beauty sites in November Description: Visits increase at 8 of the top 10 apparel and beauty sites in November Visits to eight of the top 10 apparel and beauty sites increased by double digits in November, according
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INFOGLIDE SOFTWARE SIGNS SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. Description: Leading Apparel Retailer Selects Infoglide Softwares Solution for Retail Risk Management
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Internet sales tax bills headed for compromise, expert says Description: Internet sales tax bills headed for compromise, expert says Two proposed federal bills submitted in the Senate that support mandatory collection of Internet sales tax are likely
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KANA Software Announces Preliminary Financial Results for Fourth Quarter 2005 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Expanded marketing helped FootSmart.com enjoy a Merry Christmas Description: Expanded marketing helped FootSmart.com enjoy a Merry Christmas By expanding its key word program and e-mail campaigns for the holiday shopping season, FootSmart.com enjoyed
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H-E-B GROCERY IMPLEMENTS MICROSOFT DYNAMICS AX AT TWO ADDITIONAL FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS Description: Grocery Chain Realizes Improved Efficiency in Production and Distribution Processes
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Ease of returns means happier repeat buyers, study says Description: Ease of returns means happier repeat buyers, study says Customers who took 15 minutes or more to process a return to an online retailer were consistently less satisfied with
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Shipwire.com Launches "On-Demand Shipping and Receiving Department" Description: 15 New Services Enable Merchants to Receive, Store, Pack, and Ship Merchandise Without Leaving Their Chair
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Shoebuy.coms holiday-focused keywords boosted sales and traffic Description: Shoebuy.coms holiday-focused keywords boosted sales and traffic By monitoring what visitors searched its site for in November, Shoebuy.com developed a new set of Internet search
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