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Overstock.coms Q1 customer acquisitions rise 86% to 796,000
Description: Overstock.coms Q1 customer acquisitions rise 86% to 796,000 Overstock.com added 796,000 new customers in the first quarter ended March 31, a rise of 86% from the 429,000
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Customer Satisfaction Checks In for La Quinta Corporation
Description: ForeSee Results to help La Quinta maximize web channel
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Yahoo launches a digital music service
Description: Yahoo launches a digital music service Yahoo Music Unlimited entered the crowded digital music market today with cut-rate introductory prices, letting consumers subscribe to a
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Talbots.coms new search feature lets shoppers reserve online at stores
Description: Talbots.coms new search feature lets shoppers reserve online at stores A cross-channel shopping feature piloted on Talbots.com last year and quietly launched in February got its
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UPS TO EXPAND AIR FREIGHT NETWORK
Description: Five New Regional Airport Facilities To Be Constructed
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Finding the needle in the haystack: the error in a million lines of code
Description: Finding the needle in the haystack: the error in a million lines of code With an order entry system that uses nearly a million lines of code, about 350 different applications in
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The continuing boom in online sales
Description: The boom in online sales is not letting up. First quarter online sales this year were up 27% over first quarter last year, which themselves were up 26% over a year earlier, comScore Networks Inc. reports. Online retail sales reached $19.16 billion in Q1, up from $15 billion in Q1 2004.
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Winning Strategy
Description: How Newegg.com hatched into a $1 billion company
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Macys, Dell and Gap join the shopping mall at Yub.com
Description: Macys, Dell and Gap join the shopping mall at Yub.com Yub.com, a social networking and retail site owned by Buy.com Inc., has doubled the number of retailers in its shopping
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Web-Based Planning
Description: Putting all the pieces together in chainwide store plans
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Online retail growth = FedEx growth
Description: With online sales continuing strong growth--rising 27% in the first quarter of this year over last year--Internet retailers are not the only ones faced with needing extra capacity. Somebody has to deliver all those packages to consumers` homes, which is one reason FedEx Ground, the small-package delivery unit of FedEx Corp., is in the middle of a $1.8 billion expansion of its U.S. delivery network.
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For American Eagle buyers, its more fashion, less paperwork
Description: Selling apparel fashions to teens and young adults takes a lot of both art and science--the art in knowing what fashions will sell and the science of getting those fashions in front of shoppers while they`re still interested. The effort puts time constraints on retailers like American Eagle Outfitters Inc., which tries to delay final buying decisions as long as possible to get the right mix of fashion treatments for its private label apparel. "We really push the envelope in terms of each product execution," says Dave Repp, director of supply chain technologies.
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The foreign sales survey
Description: Just a glance at the monthly numbers of the American balance of trade provides painful confirmation that America long ago lost its global hegemony in manufacturing. Yet America`s leading retailers are the most proficient merchants in the world and U.S. web sites are global leaders in the commercial use of the Internet. Given that record and the efficient global reach of the Internet, it would seem that America`s web-based retailers are well positioned to sell merchandise online overseas.
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Mothers Day-related online purchases rise 24% to $4.4 billion
Description: Mothers Day-related online purchases rise 24% to $4.4 billion Mothers Day-related purchases accounted for $4.4 billion in online sales between April 25 and May 8, up 24% from
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Firefox Frenzy
Description: As new web browser gains in popularity, retailers need to re-assess their site design
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Dealing with the increasing load of e-mail inquiries
Description: At Timberland Co.s Timberland.com, communicating with shoppers is a core part of site design. Visitors can learn the details about the materials and stitching that go into Timberlands footwear, apparel and accessories, and they can read about Timberlands efforts to support environmental causes and get information about volunteer opportunities in their own community or around the world.
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Crossing the Channel
Description: Signs of the times: Exploring new horizons through multi-channel marketing
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Squeeze Play
Description: In a tough retail climate, manufacturers go direct online in a search for more sales
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iTunes expands into four more European countries
Description: iTunes expands into four more European countries Apple Computer Inc.s iTunes online music service is expanding into Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, the company
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Amazon moves into Europe with its first e-commerce services deal
Description: Marks & Spencer, the large U.K.-based multi- category retailer, is turning to Amazon.com Inc. for a better multi-channel ordering system in addition to improved functionality at MarksandSpencer.com. The move marks Amazon`s entry into the European market for enterprise retail e-commerce services.
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A new peek into the online retailing world
Description: Nielsen/NetRatings unveiled some new data measurements in April, reporting such hitherto not publicly available data about average order size by category, conversion rates at select retailers and number of visitors and purchases at a number of retailers broken down by category. Nielsen/NetRatings` MegaView Online Retail report measures at-work and at-home Internet usage. Its first measurements were in February. Here`s what it shows:
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eCOST.coms Q1 net sales rise 44% year-over-year
Description: eCOST.coms Q1 net sales rise 44% year-over-year Spun off last month from PC Mall Inc., eCOST.com has reported a 44% increase in net sales for the first quarter ended March 31,
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FAST SEARCH & TRANSFER ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2005 RESULTS
Description: FAST Achieved Record Revenues in Q1 of $21.3 million, Yielding Growth of 70%;At $5.3 Million in Q1, FASTs EBITDA More Than Doubled, Reaching 25% of Revenues
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Underneath.com re-surfaces
Description: Its not often that failed dot-coms get a second chance. Underneath.com is one of them.
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Keep It Safe
Description: Retailers are coming around to the card companies` security programs
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SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT: Search Engine Marketing
Description: There`s no doubt that search engine marketing is the most successful form of marketing for online retailers. Nearly half of retailers ranked search engine marketing as somewhat or much better than other forms of marketing for their web sites in a recent survey by Internet Retailer. That proportion is surprisingly high given that 75% of users of search engine marketing have been at it for four years or less.
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ChannelAdvisor and Tier 1 Asset Management Announce eBay Partnership; Tier 1 Becomes First International Service and Logistics Partner
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Furla chooses Sterling Commerce to improve collaboration with U.S. retailer community
Description: Sterling Commerce solutions to facilitate order management and supply chain fulfillment
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Round em Up
Description: New analytics lasso more data to make marketing dollars work even harder
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Retailers more bullish this year on e-commerce tech spending, analyst says
Description: Retailers more bullish this year on e-commerce tech spending, analyst says Several forces are driving up retailers interest in replacing or upgrading their e-commerce
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Thanks for supporting IR2005
Description: When we decided last August to hold our first
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WebTrends: Alone again
Description: Not long ago, Internet systems and security products as well as analytics products had the same core customer: the IT executive. Not anymore. In one more indication of how web analytics is moving out from under IT`s wing and into the control of business managers, the only major company to offer both lines is splitting up.
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Waterford/Wedgewood USA Selects Teltronics Inc.`s OMNIWORKS® Suite of Contact Center Products
Description: Waterford/Wedgewood USA Selects Teltronics Inc.`s OMNIWORKS® Suite of Contact Center Products
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It`s in the cards
Description: CPFR sets new game rules for dealing with trading partners
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e-Dialog Unveils Newest Release of Campaign Management Product to Make Sophisticated E-Mail Marketing Intuitive
Description: Campaign Builder 5.0 Brings Marketers Dynamic Custom Publishing, Live Proofing, Seamless Integration with Data Analysis, and More
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Unleashing the Retailing Power of the Web
Description: From bringing customers to the site to shipping orders, conference speakers provide everything retailers need to know to create successful web strategies
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STAGE STORES, INC., SELECTS HARTE-HANKS ALLINK ® RETAIL
Description: -Retailer will use customer-focused marketing solution to capture, manage and optimize customer data-
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Back to the Future
Description: With a niche strategy, Backcountry.com is rebuilding its image as an expert in outdoor gear
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Martin Weinbaum Rejoins Ecometry as CFO
Description: Software Leader Welcomes Back its former Chief Financial Officer
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How small retailers can make the new Google approach work
Description: How small retailers can make the new Google approach work Initial concerns that Google Inc.s new impression-based CPM ad program will minimize the marketing strategies of
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Retailers more bullish this year on e-commerce tech spending, analyst says
Description: Retailers more bullish this year on e-commerce tech spending, analyst says Several forces are driving up retailers interest in replacing or upgrading their e-commerce
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Urban Outfitters, Inc. Selects 360Commerces Suite of Store Optimization Solutions
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Online spending rises 29% for week ended April 17
Description: Online spending rises 29% for week ended April 17 Online consumer spending for the week ended April 17 rose 29% to $1.46 billion from $1.13 billion in the comparable week last
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AdGooRoo hires former Performics CTO to expand product development
Description: AdGooRoo hires former Performics CTO to expand product development AdGooRoo, a provider of search engine marketing services, has named Gary Allen as chief technology officer to
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ATG ANNOUNCES FIRST-QUARTER 2005 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Description: Company Grows Revenues 31% Year Over Year and 7% Sequentially; Achieves GAAP Profitability
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National Retail Technology Federation Launched to Help Retailers Make Better Decisions on Technology Applications
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Albertsons names Bob Dunst to head technology and supply chain
Description: Albertsons names Bob Dunst to head technology and supply chain Albertsons Inc. today announced that Bob Dunst, executive vice president and chief technology officer, has
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Channel Intelligence promotes four executives from within its ranks
Description: Channel Intelligence promotes four executives from within its ranks Online marketing services and technology provider Channel Intelligence Inc. has promoted four executives from
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Wells Debra Rossi takes on a new responsibilities in a multi-channel world
Description: Wells Debra Rossi takes on a new responsibilities in a multi-channel world Debra Rossi has been named executive vice president, general manager of Merchant Payment Solutions,
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First-quarter revenues jump 30.8% at Retalix
Description: First-quarter revenues jump 30.8% at Retalix Revenues at retail operations software provider Retalix Ltd. jumped 30.8% to $33.8 million during the first quarter from $25.8
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