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Crutchfields sales rise 17% through search engine marketing Description: Crutchfields sales rise 17% through search engine marketing Sales resulting from search engine marketing programs in the fourth quarter rose 17% year-over-year at Crutchfield
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Bronto Software Launches Winter Release Description: Software Release Improves Email Marketing by Extending Tracking, Enhancing Landing Pages and Managing Email Replies
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Search marketing: hot and getting hotter, says Cowen research report Description: Search marketing: hot and getting hotter, says Cowen research report Search marketing may be the hot form of marketing today, but its only just getting cranked up, says the
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During the holidays brand recognition counts Description: During the holidays brand recognition counts Retail chains have high name recognition online, so much so that they rank very high in Majestic Researchs listing of sites that
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Hot Ice: Testing key to Ice.com sales jump Description: Hot Ice: Testing key to Ice.com sales jump Tests of various styles of web pages and merchandise combinations heated up holiday sales online for Ice.com, the company reports.
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Ebates reports members saved more than $1 million in holiday shopping 2005 Description: Ebates reports members saved more than $1 million in holiday shopping 2005 Members of online shopping rebate site Ebates.com saved more than $1 million during the holiday
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Amazon ships out more than 100 million holiday orders Description: Amazon ships out more than 100 million holiday orders Amazon.com isnt breaking out final sales yet, but its already clear that the biggest online retailer wrapped up another
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15 chains rank among the 20 top holiday sites, Majestic Research reports Description: 15 chains rank among the 20 top holiday sites, Majestic Research reports By several measures, retail chains did well online this past holiday shopping season. A survey by
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Online sales break $3 billion mark for week ending Dec. 11 Description: Online sales break $3 billion mark for week ending Dec. 11 Online retailing experienced its first $3 billion week ever for the week ending Dec. 11, 2005, comScore Networks Inc.
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The big guys rake em in during the holidays Description: The big guys rake em in during the holidays Based on tracking a cross-section of shoppers, comScore Networks Inc. reports that chains and established brands were among the
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Rewarding customers spurs ShoppersChoice.com holiday sales to rise 32% Description: Rewarding customers spurs ShoppersChoice.com holiday sales to rise 32% Its difficult to find a credit card company that doesnt offer some kind of program that rewards customers
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Back-to-school sales sustain holidays for Abebooks.com Description: Back-to-school sales sustain holidays for Abebooks.com The convergence of two active retailing periods, the holiday season and winter back-to-school time, kept online sales for
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KANA LEADS INDUSTRY WITH NEW ONSHORE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Description: Leading Provider of Customer Service Solution Restructures R&D Organization
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Zappos.com posts a 67% increase in December sales Description: Zappos.com posts a 67% increase in December sales Online retailers are known for pulling out all the stops during the holidays to get shoppers to click and buy. But Zappos.com
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i2 Signs Reseller Agreement with Endeca Description: - Integrated product information capabilities to simplify and enhance component reuse and product cost management business processes -
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Golfsmith and nuBridges to Roll Out Advanced Supplier Collaboration Platform Description: Vendor Information Portal Streamlines Supply Chain by Giving Suppliers Flexibility In How They Connect
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Online spending accounted for 10% of all Visa card holiday spending Description: Online spending accounted for 10% of all Visa card holiday spending E-commerce purchases on Visa cards during the 2005 holiday season reached $26.5 billion, equal to 10% of all
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Walmart.com reports a 40% increase in holiday traffic Description: Walmart.com reports a 40% increase in holiday traffic Walmart.com is reporting a 40% increase in web site traffic for the holidays. The online arm of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., No. 12
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As a category, specialty retailers provide the fastest site access Description: As a category, specialty retailers provide the fastest site access Specialty retailers provide customers with high broadband connections the fastest access to e-commerce sites,
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U.S. Senate bills back Internet sales tax Description: U.S. Senate bills back Internet sales tax Two bills recently submitted in the U.S. Senate would provide for mandatory collection of sales tax by Internet and catalog retailers.
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Business-Supply.com relaunches with new cart, navigation, as sales rise 32% Description: Business-Supply.com relaunches with new cart, navigation, as sales rise 32% Office supplies retailer Business-Supply.com has relaunched with improved site search, navigation and
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6 months after deadline, many e-retailers lag in card data security Description: 6 months after deadline, many e-retailers lag in card data security Six months after deadline for compliance, a large percentage of online merchants still havent complied with
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Higher search marketing costs hinder holiday sales at FTD Description: Higher search marketing costs hinder holiday sales at FTD Hindered by higher search engine marketing costs and other factors, FTD Group Inc. reported a 4% decrease in consumer
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Offermatica & GSI Commerce Create Alliance Description: New, Integrated Solution Helps Online Retailers Conduct A/B & Multivariate Tests Quickly & Easily to Maximize Marketing Efforts & Increase Sales
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uBid, Inc. Completes Stock-for-Stock Merger to Become a Public Company and $45 Million Private Placement of Common Stock and Warrants Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Reflecting a broader mission, CoolSavings Inc. becomes Q Interactive Description: Reflecting a broader mission, CoolSavings Inc. becomes Q Interactive In recognition of a mission that has expanded far beyond its origins as a provider of printable online
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Retalix Integrates QlikView to Provide Retailers and Distributors With World-Class Business Analytics Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Tesco.coms sales rise 24% year-over-year in 2005 Description: Tesco.coms sales rise 24% year-over-year in 2005 Online sales at U.K. grocer and general merchandiser Tesco PLC rose 24% last year to £719 million, as total UK sales rose 9.8%
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TRADESTONE SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF TRADESTONE SUITE VERSION 3.5 Description: New Functionality Links Planning, Sourcing, and Order Execution Enhancements to Support Growth of TradeStone Commerce Communities
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Men and women equally likely to make online purchases: Pew Internet study Description: Men and women equally likely to make online purchases: Pew Internet study Men and women are equally likely to buy products and groceries online, according to a new study by the
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Visits increase by double digits at 9 of the top 10 shopping sites Description: Visits increase by double digits at 9 of the top 10 shopping sites Nine of the top 10 online shopping sites experienced double-digit increases in visits in November, according to
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GiftCertificates.com adds 13 merchant partners Description: GiftCertificates.com adds 13 merchant partners Thirteen national merchantsincluding Nike, iTunes and TicketsNow.comare joining the merchant network of GiftCertificates.com. The
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E-mail entrenched in personal, professional life as usage blends Description: E-mail entrenched in personal, professional life as usage blends DoubleClick Inc.s E-mail Solutions sixth annual Consumer E-mail survey found that despite issues such as spam
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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. to Locate Company-Owned Distribution Center in Columbus, Ohio Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Bluefly.coms December sweepstakes attracts 800,000 plays Description: Bluefly.coms December sweepstakes attracts 800,000 plays Bluefly.coms Youll Never Go Naked Again sweepstakes has drawn 800,000 plays since it began Dec. 1, with about 30% of
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Friendster Reduces Network Costs; Optimizes Performance with Internap Route Control Technology Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Online sales momentum continued late into the season, says comScore Description: Online sales momentum continued late into the season, says comScore The holiday shopping season was a good one online, with non-travel (retail) Internet sales from Nov. 1 through
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Warp 9 Launches the New SportsSection.com E-Commerce Site Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Consumers spent more this season and half used the web, survey finds Description: Consumers spent more this season and half used the web, survey finds More than a third of holiday shoppers spent more this season than last year, and 53% of them reported
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Consumer satisfaction with retail sites drops in the week before Christmas Description: Consumer satisfaction with retail sites drops in the week before Christmas Consumers went online in record numbers to shop this holiday season, but not all of them may be going
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iPayment Announces Definitive Merger Agreement for $43.50 in Cash Per Share Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Holiday online shopping sales up 30% year-over-year to $30.1 billion Description: Holiday online shopping sales up 30% year-over-year to $30.1 billion Online shoppers spent $30.1 billion, excluding travel, during the 2005 holiday shopping season, up 30% from
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Motorcycle Superstore drives up sales with segmented e-mail campaigns Description: Motorcycle Superstore drives up sales with segmented e-mail campaigns With a new e-mail management and web analytics system, Motorcycle Superstore is driving up sales with a
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Online spending on Visa cards rose 48.4% year-over-year last week Description: Online spending on Visa cards rose 48.4% year-over-year last week E-commerce spending on Visa branded cards in the U.S. rose 48.4% year-over-year to $2.7 billion for the week
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Tyloon, Inc. Announces Launch of Innovative New Multilingual Yellow Pages and Local Search Engine (beta) Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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ClickCulture Launches New Bigelow Tea Web Site Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Fandango Pacts With Five New Exhibitors and Names Rick Butler as CIO Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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The multi-channel customer buys more and may cost more to keep Description: The multi-channel customer buys more and may cost more to keep Its no news that customers who shop multiple channels of the same retailer buy more than the customer who shops
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Linens n Things files proxy, aims for merger completion early next year Description: Linens n Things files proxy, aims for merger completion early next year In a proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, multi-channel retailer
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Annas Linens cancels its IPO Description: Annas Linens cancels its IPO Another multi-channel and online retailer is withdrawing its IPO. On Thursday, Annas Linens Inc., a specialty retailer of value-priced domestics
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