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UKs FigLeaves.com shares tips on setting up in a foreign market Description: UKs FigLeaves.com shares tips on setting up in a foreign market With its global sales projected to double this year to $40 million, London-based intimate apparel retailer
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Fresh and Fresher Description: How web monitoring keeps perishables from perishing too soon
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Office Depots web sales grew 19.2% in 2004 Description: Office Depots web sales grew 19.2% in 2004 Online sales at Office Depot Inc. grew 19.2% last year to $3.1 billion from $2.6 billion in the prior year, the company reported
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How to keep top-producing affiliates happy Description: How to keep top-producing affiliates happy Online retailers wrestle with the issue of how much to pay affiliatesand for how long. With the idea that they dont want to keep
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Reaping the rewards of an integrated multi-channel retail strategy Description: Reaping the rewards of an integrated multi-channel retail strategy To make its multi-channel retailing strategy better serve customers and drive up sales, Recreational Equipment
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Finding Help Description: In search engine marketing, finding the right partner is key
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Playing to Strengths Description: The web weaves together a winning multi-channel strategy--and few retailers do it better than Sears
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Time Is Money Description: Web order entry brings retailers` online interface to the call center to save labor--and dollars
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The web makes personalized events marketing easier, American Greetings says Description: The web makes personalized events marketing easier, American Greetings says For mainstream and niche online retailers looking to increase their revenue stream in gifts or a
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The new reality of Sourcing Description: How Ahold saves $350 million through web-based sourcing--for starters, that is
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Alternative payment options boost AOV and bring new customers, Odimo finds Description: Alternative payment options boost AOV and bring new customers, Odimo finds Different types of alternative payment systems have the ability to encourage online purchasing among
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Associated Wholesalers Inc. Standardizes on GXS Trading GridSM Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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The 2nd Act Description: Mercantec returns to its roots after a run at high-flying dot-com stardom
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A 10 for customer service Description: Online retailers still face some challenges in customer service. Of 100 retailing sites that Chicago-based consultants The E-Tailing Group Inc. mystery shopped for customer service in the fourth quarter, only 10 earned perfect scores.
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Unicru Accelerates Industry Leadership Description: New client activity, market-leading client renewal rates and industry recognition confirms momentum
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SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT: New weapons against an old nemesis: Fighting e-payments fraud Description: Payment processors upgrade their technology for combating online criminals
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Scoring by breaking out of a niche Description: Time was when a marketer catered to a b2b market or to a b2c market. The Internet has changed that. With common systems that can extend a marketer`s reach nationwide, the web makes moving from b2b to b2c easier than ever. Take Sport Supply Group Inc. as an example. A manufacturer and direct marketer of sports and recreation equipment ranging from basketballs to billiards tables, Sport Supply specializes in selling to institutions.
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Internet Retailer 2005 Agenda Description: When we decided to hold our first annual e-retailing conference, we believed our readers and advertisers would respond favorably if we offered a conference that was far more affordable (only $795) than others on the market and one we could market to e-retailers from all merchandising channels--retail chains, catalog firms, virtual merchants and consumer branded manufacturers. And we wanted a conference that covered all best business practices and cutting-edge technologies that are important to success in retailing online. The theory was this: e-retailers have responded well to this magazine and would respond well to a conference shaped in its image.
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In Stock Description: A growing trend toward giving suppliers a real-time view of store inventory
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Napsters revenues grow 30% from Q2 to Q3 Description: Napsters revenues grow 30% from Q2 to Q3 Third-quarter net revenue at Napster Inc., the digital music provider, increased 30% to $12.1 million from $9.3 million in the
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Chasing the formula to thrive in a Wal-Mart world Description: >
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Guide to eTail Exhibitors Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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The direction of POS technology upgrades Description: More technologically sophisticated customers mean more technological sophistication at retail locations. As customers understand the power of technology to enhance the shopping experience, retailers will need to respond with appropriate technology upgrades, says the 6th Annual POS Benchmarking Survey: A Retailer Perspective, from consultants LakeWest Group LLC. Retailers are particularly interested in how POS terminals create or improve the multi-channel experience. Heres some of what LakeWest Group found in its survey of the largest specialty chains:
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Online music for retailersnot just for music fans Description: When young people shop, they`re not necessarily looking for bargains or things they need. More often than not, they`re looking to be entertained--to feel good about being out on the town.
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What retailers want Description: When asked to score on a scale of 1 to 5 their worst online capability, retailers pointed to personalization, scoring it 2.4, according to the results of the Horizons: Benchmarks for 2004, Forecasts for 2005 study released last month by BearingPoint Inc. and the National Retail Federation.
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Demandware and Grand Central Communications Partner to Deliver Customers Integrated On-Demand Ecommerce Solutions Description: Demandware to Leverage Grand Central`s Business Services Network to Improve Ease of Use and Reduce Cost and Risk of Integrating its On Demand eCommerce Solution
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By increasing control over product data, SportStation.com boosts sales 15% Description: By increasing control over product data, SportStation.com boosts sales 15% SportStation.com, a retailer of sports collectibles, has increased by 15% sales processed through
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Online sales up 9% week ending Jan. 16 Description: Online sales up 9% week ending Jan. 16 Growth in online retail sales slowed in the second week of the year, after growing 23% year-over-year the week before. Online retail sales
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2004 web sales rise 15% at Mountain Equipment Co-op Description: 2004 web sales rise 15% at Mountain Equipment Co-op Web sales at Vancouver, BC-based Mountain Equipment Co-op rose 15% year-over-year in 2004, to about $8 million, as holiday
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ATG LAUNCHES NEW VERSION OF WEB SELF-SERVICE OFFERING, INTEGRATING PRIMUS SEARCH SOLUTION Description: ATG Adaptive Customer Assistance 2005 Combines Technology from Both ATG and Primus to Deliver a Complete Web Self-Service Solution
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WebSideStory to acquire Atomz for stock, options and $4.3 million in cash Description: WebSideStory to acquire Atomz for stock, options and $4.3 million in cash Web analytics provider WebSideStory will acquire Avivo Corp., which operates as the site search
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GSI COMMERCE GENERATES 300 PERCENT ROI IN ONE YEAR WITH EPIPHANY INTERACTION ADVISOR Description: Leading Ecommerce Solution Provider Grew Offer Acceptance Rates 480 Percent Year over Year
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SofTechnics Releases SoftGrocer Version 1.0.18 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Clickshare and DigitalContainers Collaborate to Provide Secure Payment Solution for Digital Content within Distributed Environments Description: Ensures Content Owners Receive Royalty Payments on Copyrighted or Licensed Materials; Simplifies Users Purchasing Process and Eases Registration Concerns
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How Newegg hatched annual web sales of $1 billion Description: How Newegg hatched annual web sales of $1 billion Its not every online retailer that can boast of joining the $1 billion annual sales club through purely organic and internal
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Akamai sees 275% increase in traffic to web sites of 22 Super Bowl TV ads Description: Akamai sees 275% increase in traffic to web sites of 22 Super Bowl TV ads Few things can drive a traffic surge to a web site like national TV exposure on a scale of the Super
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eBay cuts some fees and offers a one-month storefront subscription credit Description: eBay cuts some fees and offers a one-month storefront subscription credit Facing rising discontent among sellers over issues including recently-announced fee increases, eBay is
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Speedera Networks Reports Record Revenue and Profits Description: Quarterly Revenue $8.28 Million, up 20 Percent from Previous Quarter and up 49 Percent over the Same Period Last Year
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Webloyalty.com Achieves Record Revenues and Customer Growth in 2004 Description: Subscriber Base Reaches 1.4 Million; Revenues Exceed $85 Million
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Shopping.coms 2004 sales rise 48% year-over-year Description: Shopping.coms 2004 sales rise 48% year-over-year In its first quarterly report as a public company, Shopping.com Ltd. said revenue for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 rose 33%
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State of the Internet Union Stronger, But Plenty of Room for Improvement Exists, Reports Keynote Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Sportsmans Warehouse controls inventory with web-based PDAs Description: Sportsmans Warehouse controls inventory with web-based PDAs Expecting to grow its revenue 50% this year to $500 million, up from about $330 million last year, retail chain
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LEGO® Shop At Home Builds Customer Satisfaction with ForeSee Results Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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DOUBLECLICK REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2004 RESULTS Description: Company records significant increase in Cash Flow from Operations
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Napster To Go subscription service launches in $30 million ad campaign Description: Napster To Go subscription service launches in $30 million ad campaign Following a pilot launch last fall, Napster LLC kicked off its digital music portable subscription service,
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Search engine marketing should aim at Googles top 10 listings, study shows Description: Search engine marketing should aim at Googles top 10 listings, study shows Intuitively, online retailers know that having their natural listings appear farther down in results
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Time for luxury marketers to go to the web, luxury consultant says Description: Time for luxury marketers to go to the web, luxury consultant says Luxury marketers have ignored the Internetbut will continue to do so at their own peril, warns luxury
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Livepersons Timpani Helps The Stanley Works Improve Customer Service And Increase Agent Productivity Description: Leading Tool, Hardware and Security Provider Uses Multi-Channel Communications Platform to Reduce Incoming Email by 50%
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SimonDelivers Selects BearingPoint to Support Growth Initiatives Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Walmart.com gets into the flowers business Description: Walmart.com gets into the flowers business Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is getting into the online flowers business. Walmart.com today launched a flowers section with FTD.com. Wal-Mart
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