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Netkey gets $3 million in a Series C funding round Description: Netkey gets $3 million in a Series C funding round Branford, CT-based Netkey Inc., provider of software for self-service kiosks and digital merchandising displays, has received
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WalMart.com brings back apparel after 3-year hiatus Description: WalMart.com brings back apparel after 3-year hiatus Wal-Mart Stores Inc.s WalMart.com re-introduced apparel sales today after having discontinued them in 2001. It expects to
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While SmartBargains pursues IPO, its platform is already primed for growth Description: While SmartBargains pursues IPO, its platform is already primed for growth As discount retailer SmartBargains Inc. pursues up to $80.5 million through an initial public offering
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Smith+Noble Puts the Power of Online Design Into Shoppers` Hands with RichFX`s Rich Design Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Overstock.com Super-Sizes Its Online Marketing on MSN Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Group 1 Releases Latest Version of CODE-1 Plus, Industry`s Leading Address Verification Software Description: Release Facilitates MERLIN Compliance and Supports Upcoming CASS Cycle
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Escalate Automates Retail Special Order, Speeds In-Store Order Configuration Description: Allows stores to increase special order revenue without customer service hassles
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FREEBORDERS AND INVISTA LAUNCH LARGEST HOSTED CATALOG FOR FIBERS AND FABRICS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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ChainDrugStore.net Welcomes Four New Manufacturers Description: Connetics Corporation, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Pamlab L.L.C., and Tronex Company to Connect to Retail Pharmacy Through ChainDrugStore.net
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Consumers will give up data for personalized shopping, survey says Description: Consumers will give up data for personalized shopping, survey says How much do consumers value their privacy online? 64% would provide information about their preferences and 56%
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Online spending grew 24% for week ending July 4, comScore reports Description: Online spending grew 24% for week ending July 4, comScore reports Online retail spending grew 24% for the week ending July 4, reaching $872 million from $705 million a year ago,
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E-mail services firm ExactTarget gets $10.5 million in venture capital Description: E-mail services firm ExactTarget gets $10.5 million in venture capital ExactTarget, an e-mail services provider whose clients include The Home Depot as well as small merchants,
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Blockbuster testing online DVD rentals for Q4 launch Description: Blockbuster testing online DVD rentals for Q4 launch Blockbuster is testing a long-anticipated online DVD-rental service with a multi-channel twist: In addition to receiving
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Office Depot Selects Alpine Access for Call Center Support Description: Quality, reliability of home-based agent model motivates selection
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. Implements ProfitLogic`s Merchandise Optimization Solution to Improve Performance of Softline Business Description: Sears to Bolster Its Merchandise Performance Improvement Project (MPIP) by Applying Customer Insight and Analytics to Its Markdown Process
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Napster expands its college access programs Description: Napster expands its college access programs Online music downloading service Napster, a division of entertainment company Roxio Inc., has reached agreements with six colleges and
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CyberSource Posts Record Revenue, Company Raising Net Income Guidance for 2004 Description: Q2 results: $8.6 million revenue, $6.0 million gross profit, $0.02 EPS, 100 million transactions
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eBay tunes up a test of the digital music download market Description: eBay tunes up a test of the digital music download market As it searches for new ways to grow, eBay will soon launch a test of digital music download sales from its music
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Locked into top apparel/beauty sites, eBay wont let go, NetRatings reports Description: Locked into top apparel/beauty sites, eBay wont let go, NetRatings reports EBay.com led retail apparel and beauty sites in traffic for the week ending July 4, Nielsen/NetRatings
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Netflixs Q2 revenue rises 90% vs. year ago while subscribers nearly double Description: Netflixs Q2 revenue rises 90% vs. year ago while subscribers nearly double Second quarter revenue for online DVD rental company Netflix Inc. rose 90% to $120.3 million from
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Shopping.coms COO resigns Description: Shopping.coms COO resigns Online shopping comparison site Shopping.com today announced that Nirav Tolia has resigned as chief operating officer and a member of the board of
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Merchandising strategy affects content management choices, analyst says Description: Merchandising strategy affects content management choices, analyst says Web content management is a mature technology market with plenty of choices among vendors, but retailers
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Perry Ellis International Is Dressed for Success With Business Objects Description: Global Fashion Leader Uses Business Intelligence to Monitor Inventory Levels and Enterprise Performance Management
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SEARCHFEED.COM ISSUES RELEVANCY GUIDELINE REVISIONS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Tommy Hilfiger learns the power of a brand in building an e-mail list Description: Tommy Hilfiger learns the power of a brand in building an e-mail list Apparel designer and marketer Tommy Hilfiger Corp. sells mostly through other companies retail stores, but
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J. PETERMAN CHOOSES ECOMETRY Description: Cataloger of Unique and Exotic Gifts Selects Customer Focused Software
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A new tool takes a dealer`s e-mail response time out of the slow lane Description: A new tool takes a dealer`s e-mail response time out of the slow lane A new tool that uses advanced business rules and data logic to eliminate the manual process of opening and
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Retailers should get ready for e-mail authentication, DMA urges Description: Retailers should get ready for e-mail authentication, DMA urges With major ISPs planning to launch an e-mail authentication system as early as this fall, retailers should take
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Car dealers finally driving to better e-mail responsiveness Description: Car dealers finally driving to better e-mail responsiveness Car dealers are finally getting better at answering e-mail and following up on customers requests for more online
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66% of marketers violate CAN-Spam, but they`re not spammers, says new study Description: 66% of marketers violate CAN-Spam, but they`re not spammers, says new study For all the attention that the CAN-Spam Act has gotten since it went into effect Jan. 1, a lot of
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KEWILL EXTENDS MARKET LEADERSHIP WITH JAVALIN LAUNCH Description: Designed for Global Corporations Javalin Accelerates Kewills Expansion in Enterprise Shipping Management
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Email Marketing Experts Partner to Optimize Email Deliverability Description: ExactTarget and Pivotal Veracity Offer Delivery Tracking and Advanced Content Scoring
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SPEEDERA Posts another Record fiscal year, revenue jumps 60 percent Description: New Services Combined with New Channel Partners and Sales Offices Spur Strong Growth and Profitability
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More e-mail sparks a problem; a new management system solves it Description: More e-mail sparks a problem; a new management system solves it At what volume does a retailers customer service center need to look beyond Microsoft Outlook as a way to handle
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DHL NAMED THE EXCLUSIVE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER FOR QUIKDROP Description: Leading eBay Drop-Off Store Franchise Chooses DHL for Full-Service Transportation Solution
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After segmenting customers, Avon doubles sales driven by e-mail Description: After segmenting customers, Avon doubles sales driven by e-mail After analyzing its online customer activity, Avon Products Inc. segmented its e-mail marketing campaigns
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Linens n Things expects to save big with web-based trade settlement Description: Linens n Things expects to save big with web-based trade settlement Multi-channel home furnishings retailer Linens n Things, operating ahead of the curve with new web-based
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Donna Karan International selects NSB Store and Merchandising solutions Description: Specialty apparel retailer to gain efficiency and real-time accuracy with newest release of Connected Retailer solutions
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Hosted e-mail application helps Wild Birds Unlimited grow franchise stores Description: Hosted e-mail application helps Wild Birds Unlimited grow franchise stores When franchiser Wild Birds Unlimited needed a way to help its small, individual stores build customer
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Consumers respond to brands placed high in paid search listings, study says Description: Consumers respond to brands placed high in paid search listings, study says The higher up brands appear in paid search listings, the more they remain top of mind by consumers,
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How GiftCollector.com grew step by step from a small gift shop Description: How GiftCollector.com grew step by step from a small gift shop Growing from a small gift shop to grow step by step on the web, GiftCollector.com has learned how to expand its
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BondRewards names a new president Description: BondRewards names a new president Charles Berman has been named president and COO of Los Gatos, CA-based BondRewards, the company announced today. BondRewards is a loyalty
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WOOLRICH SELECTS FREEBORDERS SOLUTIONS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Keeping up with online customer queries challenges even the most adroit rep Description: Keeping up with online customer queries challenges even the most adroit rep Though live text chat has only been offered on e-commerce sites for about five years, thats long
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iTunes downloads cross the 100 million mark Description: iTunes downloads cross the 100 million mark Music fans have downloaded 100 million songs from Apple Computer Inc.s iTunes.com, the company has reported. It last reported
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AEON Group Selects Manugistics to Build Comprehensive Supply Chain Management System Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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WEBMETRICS ANNOUNCES HITANALYZER FOR INTEGRATED WEB SITE PERFORMANCE AND ANALYTICS REPORTING Description: Webmetrics and ClickTracks Partner to Deliver Correlated Web Site Performance, Traffic and Marketing Data
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Envision Names Ted Lubowsky as Vice President Description: Prominent Industry Leader to Join Envision as Head of Sales and Marketing
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Retailers learn to trust web-based hiring systems, sometimes the hard way Description: Retailers learn to trust web-based hiring systems, sometimes the hard way When a grocery store manager decided to override his chains web-based hiring management system to hire
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Retailers moving toward web-based trade settlement to manage invoices Description: Retailers moving toward web-based trade settlement to manage invoices Web-based trade settlement technology is emerging as a tool to help retailers match the data in purchase
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