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Flax Art gets a higher average order with its new site Description: Flax Art gets a higher average order with its new site Average order value at Flaxart.com has increased 12-13% since the San Francisco-based store, online and catalog retailer
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UPS ANNOUNCES RATES FOR 2006 Description: Air Fuel Surcharge Index Recalibrated; Remains Capped at 12.5%
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J.Crew Awards Call Center Contract to Alpine Access Description: Home-based clothing and accessory experts to answer customer service and sales calls for national retailer
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Campaign management lifts conversions while cutting spending at Blinds.com Description: Campaign management lifts conversions while cutting spending at Blinds.com Blinds.com, on target for online revenues of about $40 million this year, has boosted sales by about 7%
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Visa card online buying rises 28.3% year-over-year for week ending Nov. 20 Description: Visa card online buying rises 28.3% year-over-year for week ending Nov. 20 E-commerce spending on Visa branded payment cards in the U.S. rose 28.3% year-over-year to $2.5 billion
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Liquidity Services files for IPO Description: Liquidity Services files for IPO Liquidity Services Inc., operator of web sites that sell excess goods and wholesale products, has filed for an initial public offering. In
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BitPass appoints former DoubleClick GM as CEO Description: BitPass appoints former DoubleClick GM as CEO BitPass Inc., a provider of e-commerce platforms for buying and selling digital content online, has named Douglas Knopper, formerly
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E-retailers will offer special promotions on the Monday after Thanksgiving Description: E-retailers will offer special promotions on the Monday after Thanksgiving In anticipation of a surge in sales on Cyber Mondaya term coined this year by the National Retail
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Digitally Unique names a new CFO and board members Description: Digitally Unique names a new CFO and board members Online electronics retailer Digitally Unique Corp. has hired a new chief financial officer and appointed new members to its
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Oneupweb Launches Search Optimization & Marketing Blog, StraightUpSearch, Providing Straight Talk for Marketers Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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WebSourced names three key executives Description: WebSourced names three key executives WebSourced Inc., a leading search engine optimization firm, has promoted three key executives at its Morrisville, NC, headquarters. The
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Four e-commerce executives join board of Signature Days Description: Four e-commerce executives join board of Signature Days Signature Days, an online retailer of experience-gifts like spa treatments and drives in race-cars, has added four veteran
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Online holiday sales take off with a 39% boost for week ending Oct. 30 Description: Online holiday sales take off with a 39% boost for week ending Oct. 30 The Christmas shopping season seems well under way online, according to the latest numbers from comScore
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ValueVision closes down FanBuzz.com Description: ValueVision closes down FanBuzz.com ValueVision Media Inc., which owns and operates ShopNBC.com, has closed down FanBuzz.com, another business unit that provided e-commerce
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Coremetrics appoints Steve Cox as vice president of operations Description: Coremetrics appoints Steve Cox as vice president of operations Coremetrics, a provider of hosted web analytics and marketing applications, has named Steve Cox, a 25-year veteran
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comScore Networks appoints three vice presidents Description: comScore Networks appoints three vice presidents ComScore Networks Inc., a provider of market research and consulting services for online businesses, has appointed three vice
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Boots Selects Endeca Search and Navigation Solution to Improve Online Shopping Experience Description: Leading British Pharmacy Readies Online Store For Holiday Rush
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EStara names John Federman as new CEO Description: EStara names John Federman as new CEO EStara, a leading provider of communications solutions for linking buyers and sellers, has named John Federman as chief executive officer.
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Drop Ship Diva Selects Venda to Expand Manufacturer to Consumer Online Distribution Channel Description: eCommerce site offers consumers low cost, high quality products for the home and garden
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Scott Thomas leads new markets as ExactTarget heads into Australia, Canada Description: Scott Thomas leads new markets as ExactTarget heads into Australia, Canada ExactTarget has promoted Scott Thomas to director of new markets and announced the companys expansion
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Maplin Electronics boosts sales with e-catalog Description: Maplin Electronics boosts sales with e-catalog U.K.-based retailer Maplin Electronics has found that 11% of new customers and 17% of existing customers make a purchase after
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Liz Claiborne offers to acquire J. Jill for $366 million in cash Description: Liz Claiborne offers to acquire J. Jill for $366 million in cash Liz Claiborne Inc. today announced it has made a written offer to acquire all outstanding shares of The J. Jill
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Under Armour increases its IPO terms Description: Under Armour increases its IPO terms Under Armour Inc., a multi-channel retailer and marketer of sports apparel, has set the terms of its initial public offering at $13 per
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ClairVista Launches Live Expert for Retail: The New Face of Customer Interaction Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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NRF launches web-based retail loss prevention intelligence database Description: NRF launches web-based retail loss prevention intelligence database The National Retail Federation today launched the Retail Loss Prevention Intelligence Network, a secure,
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NETSUITE INTEGRATES PAYPAL TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ECOMMERCE SOLUTIONS FOR SMALL AND MID-SIZED ENTERPRISES Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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ChannelAdvisor Announces Support for Google Base Beta Description: Exciting New Channel Offers Great Potential for Additional Holiday Sales
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Traffic surges at leading computer hardware manufacturer sites Description: Traffic surges at leading computer hardware manufacturer sites Visits to six of the top 10 computer hardware manufacturer sites increased by double-digits in October, according
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SHOPPERTRAK RCT INTRODUCES INDUSTRYS FIRST TRAFFIC-BASED INDEX TO MONITOR CONSUMER TRENDS IN MULTIPLE RETAIL ENVIRONMENTS Description: The ShopperTrak Retail Traffic Index (SRTI) Provides Retailers With the Most Reliable Benchmark for Shopper Traffic in Total Retail, Enclosed Malls and Key Retail Segments at National and Regional Levels
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JCPenney.com sales on track to hit $1 billion this year Description: JCPenney.com sales on track to hit $1 billion this year JCPenney.com is on track to end this year with more than $1 billion in sales, says Ken C Hick, president and chief
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Q3 web sales at Barnes & Noble rise 8% year-over-year Description: Q3 web sales at Barnes & Noble rise 8% year-over-year Web sales at Barnes & Noble rose 8% for the third quarter ended Oct. 29, up from $92.03 million a year ago, the retailer
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Crutchfield launches Crutchfieldenespanol to serve growing audience segment Description: Crutchfield launches Crutchfieldenespanol to serve growing audience segment Crutchfield Corp. has launched Crutchfieldenespanol.com, in recognition of a growing segment of the
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Some OTC medication orders getting special handling at Peapod.com Description: Some OTC medication orders getting special handling at Peapod.com Online wine and liquor merchantsand online grocers that sell alcoholalready grapple with state and local
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CircuitCity.coms fast payoff from 24-minute fulfillment Description: CircuitCity.coms fast payoff from 24-minute fulfillment Circuit City is seeing increased sales and customer traffic in stores thanks to making its new 24/24 in-store pickup
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Williams-Sonoma grows Q3 web sales by 42.2% Description: Williams-Sonoma grows Q3 web sales by 42.2% Williams-Sonoma Inc. today reported third quarter web sales of $197.5 million, up 42.2% from $138.9 million in 2004s third quarter.
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GSI Commerce Partners With Verified by Visa to Provide e-Commerce Authentication to Leading Online Retailers Description: Just in Time for the Holidays, Online Shoppers Now Have an Added Layer of Online Transaction Protection at GSI Commerce Partner Sites
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BestBuy.com says its about more than electronics with new design center Description: BestBuy.com says its about more than electronics with new design center Seeking to boost consumer awareness that it is more than a consumer electronics retailer, BestBuy.com has
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Rich media lights up Illuminations.com Description: Rich media lights up Illuminations.com Illuminations.com, a merchandiser of candles and home decorating solutions, has revamped its site to include rich media applications that
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ThinkGeek.com takes the unbeaten path to marketing and merchandising Description: ThinkGeek.com takes the unbeaten path to marketing and merchandising At ThinkGeek.com, double-digit growth in sales stems from an unusual mix of marketing and merchandising
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Musicnotes ties sheet music sales to new movies Description: Musicnotes ties sheet music sales to new movies Musicnotes Inc. is finding that tying the sale of sheet music to a new movie launch is a successful way to increase both site
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NETSUITE ANNOUNCES NEW UPS SHIPPING CAPABILITIES Description: NetSuite Adds UPS WorldShip® for Large Volume and International Shippers
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Internet Retailer announces its Top 50 web sites for 2006 Description: Internet Retailer announces its Top 50 web sites for 2006 Internet Retailer magazine today announced its Top 50 Best of the Web online retailing web sites. We are pleased to
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VitalStream Announces VitalStream Professional Services to Customize Streaming Solutions for Businesses Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Potpourri Group makes online marketing a top priority Description: Potpourri Group makes online marketing a top priority Potpourri Group Inc. spent most of 2005 getting used to a new majority owner. But now that Potpourri is firmly established
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QVC grows third quarter web sales by 25% Description: QVC grows third quarter web sales by 25% The web continues to account for a growing percentage of sales at QVC Corp. For the third quarter, QVC, reported e-commerce sales of $300
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Safeway beefs up its web presence with a new premium meats site Description: Safeway beefs up its web presence with a new premium meats site As a way to expand both its national presence as an online grocer and target emerging opportunities in the gourmet
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Shop.com adds eToys to its roster of online merchants Description: Shop.com adds eToys to its roster of online merchants Shop.com is expanding its toys category to more than 50,000 products with the addition of eToys to its line-up of online
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J. Crew rethinks the timing of its IPO Description: J. Crew rethinks the timing of its IPO Though it isnt providing details, J.Crew Group Inc. is delaying its initial public offering. J. Crew, No. 65 in the Internet Retailer Top
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Despite tough times, Blockbuster expects online profits by 2007 Description: Despite tough times, Blockbuster expects online profits by 2007 Though the number of online subscribers remained virtually the same at about 1 million and the company posted a
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NetFlix delivers the most bytes per second Description: NetFlix delivers the most bytes per second How much data a retail web site can deliver per second is a key indicator of how effective Internet merchants are in delivering
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