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Netflix to lower monthly fee to counter expected competition from Amazon Description: Netflix to lower monthly fee to counter expected competition from Amazon Netflix Inc.s revenue and number of subscribers are up to record levels, but its stock price declined
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Outsourcing e-commerce functions helps CompactAppliance improve conversions Description: Outsourcing e-commerce functions helps CompactAppliance improve conversions By replacing an in-house site search and other e-commerce features with outsourced services,
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iTunes crosses the 150 million download threshold Description: iTunes crosses the 150 million download threshold Apple Computer Inc.s iTunes online music center has sold 150 million songs since it launched 18 months ago, Apple reported
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Sign of the season: Buycostumes.com ranks in top 10 apparel sites Description: Sign of the season: Buycostumes.com ranks in top 10 apparel sites No doubt about itHalloweens coming. Buycostumes.com ranked as the eighth most visited apparel site for the
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In a burst of online spending, sales shoot up 53% week ending Sept. 26 Description: In a burst of online spending, sales shoot up 53% week ending Sept. 26 Online retail sales skyrocketed the week ending Sept. 26, up 53% from the corresponding week a year ago,
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PARK CITY GROUP REPORTS SUBSTANTIAL YEAR-OVER-YEAR IMPROVEMENT IN ITS FY2004 YEAR END FILING Description: Increased revenues and profitability and improved cash flow from operations continue trend of year-over-year improvements
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BARNES & NOBLE.COM SELECTS HUBSPAN TO PROVIDE BROAD CORPORATE CUSTOMER INTEGRATION Description: Worlds Largest Bookseller Chooses Hubspan for Real-time, Business-to-Business Integration with Diverse Fortune 1000 Corporate and Government Clients
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Sharis Berries gets snowball effect from corporate loyalty programs Description: Sharis Berries gets snowball effect from corporate loyalty programs Although its just starting to think about launching its own loyalty programs, Sharis Berries International
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Why getting personal builds online car buyer loyalty Description: Why getting personal builds online car buyer loyalty New and used car dealers have a better chance of building customer loyalty if they take the time to give web shoppers more
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Loyalty points: Earn them at one retailer, redeem them at another Description: Loyalty points: Earn them at one retailer, redeem them at another Giving consumers the power to swap out loyalty points or miles earned in one program for currency in another is
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RedTail Solutions Announces Partnership With Integrated Software Systems (ISS) for Compliance With UCCnet Initiative Description: Broadens Service Offering Through the Support of Data Synchronization
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Coupons Inc. launches Duet for customized coupon loyalty programs Description: Coupons Inc. launches Duet for customized coupon loyalty programs Coupons Inc.`s Coupons.com launched this week a new online coupon distribution service, Duet, that lets
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How personalization keeps Freehold Ford customers coming back Description: How personalization keeps Freehold Ford customers coming back Auto retailers can make significant progress in customer loyalty if they use the web more effectively to build
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Raleys Supermarkets Selects Unicru to Optimize Workforce Selection Description: Top supermarket chain in the nation invests in advanced hiring solution
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Home page and checkout: the key to what happens in between Description: Home page and checkout: the key to what happens in between Its not just what happens on the home page, the product page and checkout that tells an online marketer about how well
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Loyalty programs getting new attention from online retailers Description: Loyalty programs getting new attention from online retailers Internet retailers used to be able to acquire some customers purely as a function of the continuing influx to new web
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A loyalty program that goes from web to store and back again Description: A loyalty program that goes from web to store and back again An online promotion isnt unusual. But how about a program that creates loyalty by driving consumers from the
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Lucy returns to the web, this time with a chain backing it up Description: Lucy returns to the web, this time with a chain backing it up It was a dot-com, then it was a dot-com and a store, then it was just a store, then it was a chain of stores, now
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PayPal says the worst is over Description: PayPal says the worst is over PayPal says it experienced significant improvement in its operations Wednesday, following a major disruption that was caused by a code upgrade last
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eToys gets new customers, higher ticket with alternative payment Description: eToys gets new customers, higher ticket with alternative payment EToys Direct Inc. has attracted customers and boosted its average order size since it began accepting I4
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Retek Announces the Availability of Retek Xi Description: The First Truly Integrated Best-of-Breed Retail Application Suite
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Microsoft plans to change the music world with the launch of MSN Music Description: Microsoft plans to change the music world with the launch of MSN Music After helping to level the playing field in the digital music market last month by providing links to
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High keyword prices may be counterproductive, DoubleClick study says Description: High keyword prices may be counterproductive, DoubleClick study says In the frenzy of search engine marketing that some online marketers have been engaging in, keyword prices
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Scene7 Offers eVideo Solution in a Strategic Alliance with QVC ProductWorks Description: Companies To Provide High-Quality, Cost-Effective Video Production and Hosting Services
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Google launches Froogle shopping service for the U.K. Description: Google launches Froogle shopping service for the U.K. Google is expanding the reach of its Internet search shopping service with the launch this week of Froogle UK, which like
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Red Spade Provides Tower Records with Usability Intelligence about the Customer Experience on Its Site Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Three newspapers launch a local online search option Description: Three newspapers launch a local online search option A new Internet service, backed by three of the nations largest newspaper chains, has debuted to help consumers find local
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Omniture Posts Another Record Quarter Description: Web Analytics Leader Continues to Set Industry Pace for Customer and Business Growth
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Alaska Airlines goes online with a store for logo merchandise Description: Alaska Airlines goes online with a store for logo merchandise Alaska Airlines, the nations ninth largest airline, has launched an e-commerce site at
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VELOSEL DELIVERS THE FIRST WORLDWIDE RETAIL EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED SUPPLY AND DEMAND-SIDE COLLABORATIVE PRODUCT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Description: WWRE and Velosel Spearhead Key Industry Drive Toward Global Data Synchronization; Velosel5 CPIM Platform Provides Complete Interoperability with the WWREs WorldSYNC Data Exchange Solution
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How the web, satellites and cell phones help FTD florists improve delivery Description: How the web, satellites and cell phones help FTD florists improve delivery Many of the customer service calls coming into FTD florists pertain to the status of online orders. Now
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COSTCO EXPANDS RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMERCEHUB TO SUPPORT CANADIAN DROP-SHIP FULFILLMENT Description: Expansion follows highly successful initial implementation in United States
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A code upgrade interrupts payments at PayPal Description: A code upgrade interrupts payments at PayPal EBay Inc.s PayPal has been experiencing major problems since Friday when a code upgrade proved unable to stand up to traffic. EBay
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How a small retailer boosted daily online order capacity to 800 from 300 Description: How a small retailer boosted daily online order capacity to 800 from 300 Big Als, a Toronto-based retailer of aquatics products, operates 20 stores in Canada but does most of
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ATG INTRODUCES A NEW GENERATION e-MARKETING APPLICATION TO FULLY INTEGRATE INBOUND WEB INTERACTIONS WITH OUTBOUND E-MAIL Description: New Application Enables More Effective Customer Communications
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Aucser launches a coupon system for eBay transactions Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Signet Launches Web-based Vendor Commerce Solution Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Comerxia hires a logistics expert as VP of operations Description: Comerxia hires a logistics expert as VP of operations Comerxia, provider of global e-commerce services, has named David Wible vice president of operations. Wible is the former
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Yahoo rolls its local search option out of beta testing Description: Yahoo rolls its local search option out of beta testing Realizing that a lot of consumers use the global power of the Internet to locate local providers of services and
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GERS bets on multi-channel retailing with Escalate Description: GERS bets on multi-channel retailing with Escalate When GERS, a developer of retail systems applications looked into the future it saw existing and potential clients focusing on
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Boscovs cuts cost of managing delivery with web-enabled visibility tool Description: Boscovs cuts cost of managing delivery with web-enabled visibility tool Boscovs Department Store LLC, a chain of 40 full-line stores that sell everything from apparel to lawn
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Bluefly Launches Storefront on Amazon.com Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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How Lane Bryant peers into what the customer wants but cant find Description: How Lane Bryant peers into what the customer wants but cant find Since Charming Shoppes Inc. began surveying shoppers at LaneBryant.com about what they are looking for but not
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Wine.com enters the Japanese market with a local partnership Description: Wine.com enters the Japanese market with a local partnership Wine.com has launched a web site in Japan, through a partnership with SanSonoma Ltd., a Tokyo-based wine distributor.
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Retail kiosks to increase 69% to 105,000 by 2007, new study says Description: Retail kiosks to increase 69% to 105,000 by 2007, new study says The future is bright for retail kiosks, says a new report, Kiosk Industry Sector Report Retail, from Summit
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FurnitureFind.com gets a new president Description: FurnitureFind.com gets a new president Furniture retailer FurnitureFind.com has named Kenneth Kwit as president. Kwit has served as CEO of three high-growth, consumer product
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DOUBLECLICK UNVEILS NEW VERSION OF REPORTING SYSTEMS FOR ONLINE AD MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS Description: - - Clients to Benefit from Improved Usability and Functionality; Spotlight Tracking Newly Available to DART for Publishers Clients - -
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Offermatica And Fathom Online Help Clients Turn Leads Into Profitable Customers Description: Offermatica`s testing and optimization know-how combined with Fathom`s search marketing capability lowers acquisition costs.
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Cleaner, Faster Description: At Circuit City and OfficeMax, customers play a key role in new site designs
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Ready or not, Christmas is coming Description: Retail`s all-important Q4 has arrived, and online merchants have been scurrying to get ready for their biggest-money months of the year. While they`re loaded up with inventory and features for the season, however, they`re not locked upin fact, more in-season adjustment of merchandising strategies is one trend that will likely differentiate this holiday season online from last year, industry players say.
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