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How to reach those elusive online teens
Description: How to reach those elusive online teens The number of teens online will plateau at about 22 million in 2007, up from 19.6 million in 2004, but those teens will continue to use
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J.L. Halsey buys EmailLabs for $20 million
Description: J.L. Halsey buys EmailLabs for $20 million Seeking to create a powerhouse in the e-mail services business, J.L. Halsey Corp. will pay $19.5 million in cash for Uptilt Inc., which
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E-mail marketing helps Coldwater Creek increase Q2 web sales by 46%
Description: E-mail marketing helps Coldwater Creek increase Q2 web sales by 46% E-mail marketing and a growing opt-in list played a significant role in helping Coldwater Creek Inc. increase
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Apple ships iPod nanos in record numbers
Description: Apple ships iPod nanos in record numbers The iPod nano, which is thinner than a No. 2 pencil and can hold up to 1,000 digital songs in its 4GB version, helped Apple Computer Inc.
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Blair Obtains New Insights into its Online Customers with ForeSee Results
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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American Greetings grows second quarter FY 2006 e-commerce sales by 51%
Description: American Greetings grows second quarter FY 2006 e-commerce sales by 51% American Greetings Corp. put up e-commerce sales of $19.5 million for the second quarter of its 2006
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Pier 1 posts an 11% increase in first half web sales
Description: Pier 1 posts an 11% increase in first half web sales Pier 1 Imports Inc. generated slightly higher e-commerce numbers for the second quarter vs. a year ago. Pier 1, No. 299 in
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Costco grows its annual online sales 48% to $560 million in FY 2005
Description: Costco grows its annual online sales 48% to $560 million in FY 2005 Costco.com closed out another year of record web sales. For its just closed 2005 fiscal year, Costco.com, No.
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RealNetworks and Microsoft will make beautiful music together
Description: RealNetworks and Microsoft will make beautiful music together As the result of an antitrust settlement with Microsoft Corp., RealNetworks Inc. will now develop a joint-venture
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Why Zappos wants $1 billion in web sales by 2010
Description: Why Zappos wants $1 billion in web sales by 2010 Online shoe retailer Zappos.com Inc. makes no bones about its long-term goal of generating $1 billion in annual sales. By the end
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Online Sales Strategies Inc. Announces Exclusive Agreement with CarTHINK to Expand Retail Automobile Offering
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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FirstStreet is branching out with a series of new micro sites
Description: FirstStreet is branching out with a series of new micro sites FirstStreet Online is launching a new series of micro e-commerce sites aimed at building up online market share with
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Online retailers are getting more responsive to consumers, survey says
Description: Online retailers are getting more responsive to consumers, survey says Retailers are becoming more responsive to customer inquiries but still have room for improvement in
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RETURN PATH RELAUNCHES POSTMASTER DIRECT
Description: Company Enhances Core Patented Double Opt-in Email List Rental Service and Adds RSS Advertising and Online Lead Generation to its Customer Acquisition Solutions suite
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Liz Claiborne Inc. Selects PTC Retail, Footwear and Apparel Solution as Company-Wide PLM Standard
Description: Scalable, Web-Based Enterprise PLM Solution Improves Collaboration and Configuration Capabilities, Reduces Time to Market
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Paymentech, Chase Merchant Services form joint processing entity
Description: Paymentech, Chase Merchant Services form joint processing entity Paymentech and Chase Merchant Services have formed a joint merchant processing operation, Chase Paymentech
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Sales Tax Calculations Made Easy For Navision Users With Web-Service Alternative to Sales Tax Software
Description: Avalara Links Sales Tax Web Service To Microsoft Business Solutions - Navision
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More than half of web shoppers make purchases offline: Burst Media Survey
Description: More than half of web shoppers make purchases offline: Burst Media Survey More than half of consumers who shop online purchase the items offline, according to a new survey from
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APX Logistics, U.S. Postal Service launch hold-for-pickup delivery service
Description: APX Logistics, U.S. Postal Service launch hold-for-pickup delivery service APX Logistics and the U.S. Postal Service are cooperating in a new direct-to-consumer delivery service
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RedPrairie Adds Seven New Furniture Retail Customers
Description: Finger, Haynes Furniture, Ivan Smith, Jordans, Roomful Express, Steinhafels and Wickes Furniture Join Growing List of Retailers Achieving Supply Chain Optimization With RedPrairies Solutions
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Enhanced eBay ProStores targets a growing segment of online sellers
Description: Enhanced eBay ProStores targets a growing segment of online sellers EBays ProStores, the companys stand-alone storefront solution that includes optional integration with the
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goWholesale, the Largest Wholesale Industry Search Engine, Launches New Pay-Per-Click Services and Expanded Advertising Network
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Alexa Web Information Service Launches on Amazon Web Services Web Site
Description: Web Service Available on Amazon Web Services Web Site Lets Developers Build Innovative Applications Using Data from Alexa`s 4.5 Billion Web Page, 16 Million Web Site Crawl
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Wily acquires Timestock and names Timestock CEO Chapman head of new unit
Description: Wily acquires Timestock and names Timestock CEO Chapman head of new unit Wily Technology Inc., a provider of technology for managing web applications, has acquired Timestock
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NEW AFFILIATE LIST TO CONTAIN MORE PROFILE DATA, USER GUIDEBOOK AND OFFER A FREE PEEK
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Lawson Signs Multi-Suite Contract with Mervyns
Description: Retailer Will Use Lawson Applications to Replace Business System On An Accelerated Implementation Timeframe
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DBL DISTRIBUTING, INC. CONTINUES EXPANSION OF E-COMMERCE/FULFILLMENT SOLUTIONS GROUP
Description: Key Account Sales Director Plans to Continue Growth of DBLs E-Commerce Division.
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Former CheetahMail EVP Hendricks joins Loyalty Lab
Description: Former CheetahMail EVP Hendricks joins Loyalty Lab David Hendricks, former executive vice president of sales and marketing for CheetahMail Inc., has joined Loyalty Lab Inc. as
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Lets Talk
Description: After years of talk, live chat customer service may finally be happening
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Intelligent Design
Description: Going beyond the Wow! factor in web site design
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Chains ignore the web at their peril
Description: As I examine the ranks of the largest e-retailing businesses, I am always struck by an inescapable reality: The chains that dominate retailing in stores do not boast a similar hegemony on the web. Only 20 of the top 50 e-retailing businesses in the U.S. based on annual sales, as ranked by
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Getting It Right
Description: Big chains strive to harness the web
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Online sales grow 16% for week ending Sept. 18
Description: Online sales grow 16% for week ending Sept. 18 Online sales for the week ending Sept. 18 grew 16% to $1.5 billion from $1.29 billion a year ago, comScore Networks Inc. reports.
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Fallout from Katrina
Description: Sudden spike in gas prices drives consumers online
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Zunch promotes search expert Matthew Shehorn to director of client services
Description: Zunch promotes search expert Matthew Shehorn to director of client services Zunch Communications Inc., a provider of web site design services, has promoted Matthew Shehorn to
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Web retailers cast a wider net with bigger and better affiliate marketing
Description: Though its not as big a part of their overall sales and marketing program as paid search or e-mail, affiliate marketing is an effective strategy to build broader brand awareness and drive motivated buyers to business-to-consumer e-commerce sites, say web retailers participating in the latest
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The Gap launches a new site-after two weeks of downtime
Description: The buzz of the online retailing world at the end of the summer was "Whats up with The Gaps web site?"
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More growth ahead, Forrester predicts
Description: General merchandise online sales in the U.S. will top $100 billion this year, a critical milestone and a fitting start for online retails second decade, according to a new report from Forrester Research.
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Power Up
Description: Analytics give new muscle to site search
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For Sale
Description: E-retailersand their support companiesget lots of financing activity in September
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The cash option at Amazon
Description: Leave it to Amazon.com to find innovative ways to produce sales. The online leader has never sat still in finding ways to accommodate more customers and its latest move makes cash a payment option for online purchases.
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Step Right Up
Description: The game is afootor a-mouseat online retailers
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Visits to eBay Electronics drop 32% in August, report says
Description: Visits to eBay Electronics drop 32% in August, report says The number of unique visitors to eBay Electronics fell 32% year-over-year in August to 6.54 million from 9.55 million,
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The trend of online retail activity
Description: Its safe to say that 100% of consumers shop in stores. Thats not the case with retail web sites. In fact, the industry has persistently faced the 40% obstacleabout 40% of consumers dont buy online. That phenomenon was upheld by the most recent E-Retailing Shopper Update report from consultants Retail Forward Inc., which reported in August the results of its periodic consumer survey in April. In fact, April saw a slight dip in the number of consumers who shopped online and who bought online in the prior six months. Retailers hoping to attract more online customers must first understand and respond to the reasonssuch as privacy, security and the need for personal interactionthat keep many shoppers away, says the reports author Mary Brett Whitfield, senior vice president of Retail Forward and director of the Retail Forward Intelligence System. Other concerns include the feel factor, sites that are difficult to shop, shipping costs and returns hassles. The report also looks at how consumers respond to retailers online marketing efforts. Here is a sample of the data from the 12-page report:
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SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT: Making the most of the email marketing tool
Description: As deliverability and spam issues get resolved, e-mail marketings focus turns to relevance and customer relationships
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NBA taps former FindWhat.com exec as vp of sales and business development
Description: NBA taps former FindWhat.com exec as vp of sales and business development The NBA has named Daniel Ballister, former vice president of sales and business development for
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No more bare walls at Barewalls
Description: Barewalls Interactive Art Inc. has gotten a new owner who plans to double the number of products on offer. "We are telling our _suppliers we want to carry everything they have," says Steven Gardner, vice president of sales and marketing. That will push Barewalls inventory from 150,000 prints to 300,000.
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How small misses can add up to big sales losses
Description: It was August, with the Labor Day holiday weekend still days away: the ideal time for online apparel retailers to make the summers last big sales pitch for womens Capri slacks. J. Crew had secured the initial paid position on the term in the sponsored listings panel that runs along the side of the results page on Yahoos search engine. Retailer RoyalRobbins.com also saw opportunity, locking in the top-of-page paid spot on the same page.
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Jeffers, Inc. Selects Coremetrics to Help in Meeting Aggressive Online Growth Targets
Description: Leading Animal Health Supplier Plans to Double Online Sales through Reduced Abandonment Rates, Enhanced Cross Sell, and Targeted E-mail
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Mature consumers shop less but spend more than the average web shopper
Description: Mature consumers shop less but spend more than the average web shopper Fewer consumers between the ages of 55 and 64 shop online than do younger people, but they spend $300 more
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