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Visa is the top payment brand online, but Bill Me Later users spend more
Description: Visa is the top payment brand online, but Bill Me Later users spend more Online shoppers pay most often with Visa, but those who pay with deferred payment option Bill Me Later or
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The Walking Company trots out new web site search features
Description: The Walking Company trots out new web site search features Multi-channel high-end and specialty shoe retailer The Walking Company has rolled out a new web site that enables
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Borders` beta site is already driving in-store sales
Description: Borders` beta site is already driving in-store sales Though it wont support e-commerce transactions until early next year, the beta version of BordersStores.com is already
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Cabelas looks for a new chief retail strategist
Description: Cabelas looks for a new chief retail strategist Cabelas Inc. is once more looking for a new chief retailing strategist following the resignation of senior vice president Lynn
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Online video can close sales, but challenges abound
Description: Online video can close sales, but challenges abound Online video complements product offerings for multi-channel retailer 2nd Wind Exercise Equipment, but the learning curve for
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Callaway Golf tees up a new e-commerce executive
Description: Callaway Golf tees up a new e-commerce executive Callaway Golf Interactive has a new general manager to replace CEO David Schofman who has left the company. Callaways e-commerce
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Expanding online retailer of eco-friendly products adds warehouse capacity
Description: Expanding online retailer of eco-friendly products adds warehouse capacity Safe Home Products has moved into a 6,000-square-foot warehouse in Iowa City, IA, to accommodate its
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InPhonic adds CEO to presidents duties
Description: InPhonic adds CEO to presidents duties InPhonic Inc., an online seller of wireless services and products, has added CEO to the duties of president Andy Zeinfeld. David A.
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The Finish Line says Genesco is in breach of merger agreement
Description: The Finish Line says Genesco is in breach of merger agreement The Finish Line Inc. says Genesco Inc. has yet to supply the necessary financial records it requires to close their
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Gadi Maier named president and CEO of FraudSciences
Description: Gadi Maier named president and CEO of FraudSciences E-commerce veteran Gadi Maier, former CEO of online travel services company GetThere, is taking over the reins as president
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Harlequin goes digital with all new titles offered as e-books
Description: Harlequin goes digital with all new titles offered as e-books Womens fiction publisher Harlequin Enterprises Limited is now making its complete front list catalog that is, new
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Diane Meyer takes on the role of e-commerce director for Pokémon USA
Description: Diane Meyer takes on the role of e-commerce director for Pokémon USA Diane Meyer has joined Pokémon USA Inc. as e-commerce director, responsible for managing all aspects of the
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Google introduces rich media-friendly Gadget Ads
Description: Google introduces rich media-friendly Gadget Ads Google Inc. this week introduced Gadget Ads that can incorporate such rich media features as video, Flash animation, Ajax
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Genesco heads to court to close its merger with The Finish Line
Description: Genesco heads to court to close its merger with The Finish Line After several back and forth episodes over finances and follow-up accounting, Genesco Inc. is suing The Finish
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TV and web site team up in QVC football jersey promotion
Description: TV and web site team up in QVC football jersey promotion QVC last month used the 20th anniversary of its Todays Special Value home shopping TV show to promote online sales of
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How Roots gets in shape for the holidays and the Olympics
Description: How Roots gets in shape for the holidays and the Olympics Although the Olympics come only every two years, creating a boom time for the maker and retailer of Olympics-licensed
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Affluent northeastern men are most likely to look online for electronics
Description: Affluent northeastern men are most likely to look online for electronics A nationwide survey of 1,001 adults for investment bank RBC Capital Markets provides a detailed
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Merchandising to win higher conversion rates
Description: Merchandising to win higher conversion rates Best-in-class merchants are improving the customer experience with rich media, community features and customized shopping pages,
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Making sense out of web analytics data
Description: Making sense out of web analytics data Although web analytics data can be overwhelming and difficult to interpret, retailers can take steps to understand it, apply it to
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Open brands more in tune with consumers, Shop.org keynoter says
Description: Open brands more in tune with consumers, Shop.org keynoter says As retailing mixes with the social web, where consumers interact more with brands as well as one another,
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Consumers cozying up to Web 2.0
Description: Consumers cozying up to Web 2.0 Users of Web 2.0 technologyincluding online video, Flash images, social networks and blogsspent about $27 billion online in the second quarter
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Get ready for next wave of web technology, expert says
Description: Get ready for next wave of web technology, expert says The combination of trends like intelligent search engines, new tools for user-generated content and social networks are
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Flowershop.com boost sales by 75% after Aug. 1 site redesign
Description: Flowershop.com boost sales by 75% after Aug. 1 site redesign Flowershop.com boosted conversion rates by 75% one month after implementing site design changes Aug. 1, including
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Retailers improving on e-mail, but still have room to improve, study finds
Description: Retailers improving on e-mail, but still have room to improve, study finds E-mail marketers have made progress in optimizing their use of this channel, but they still have a ways
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Your Electronic Warehouse promo lets iPod owners upgrade earphones
Description: Your Electronic Warehouse promo lets iPod owners upgrade earphones Your Electronic Warehouse has announced an iPod earphone trade-in promotion. The program enables Apple iPod
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Gap Q2 online sales rise 26%
Description: Gap Q2 online sales rise 26% Online sales for Old Navy, Gap and Banana Republic climbed 26% collectively in Q2 2007 for Gap Inc. compared with the same period in 2006. Comparable
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YOOX adds an e-commerce customer, builds toward IPO
Description: YOOX adds an e-commerce customer, builds toward IPO YOOX Services, the third-party services business of online apparel and accessories retailer YOOX Group, has launched its
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Customer segmentation paying off for Shoeline.com
Description: Customer segmentation paying off for Shoeline.com Segmenting its customer base according to the metrics of RFM recency and frequency of purchase plus monetary contribution
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RedEnvelope ends Q1 in the red
Description: RedEnvelope ends Q1 in the red The web represented about 79% of all orders for RedEnvelope Inc. in the first quarter, but the direct marketer of gifts also posted lower sales and
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Beauty.com dresses up with Web 2.0 tools
Description: Beauty.com dresses up with Web 2.0 tools Beauty.com, a beauty products e-commerce site, has a new design featuring a more personalized look with Web 2.0 technologies such as a
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ValueVision values its Q2 e-commerce sales
Description: ValueVision values its Q2 e-commerce sales E-commerce sales at ValueVision Media Inc., which owns and operates ShopNBC.com, grew by 19.7% in the second quarter. Web sales rose to
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The web bears about the same fruit at Harry and David
Description: The web bears about the same fruit at Harry and David Internet sales at Harry and David Holdings Inc. grew by 6.2% in fiscal 2007 while total revenue grew by 7%. For the year,
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Office Depot has multiple uses for A/B testing
Description: Office Depot has multiple uses for A/B testing Office Depot Inc. is a big believer in A/B testing to drive e-commerce sales and make upgrades to its web store. Specifically
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Tiffany and Saks fashion new e-commerce statements
Description: Tiffany and Saks fashion new e-commerce statements Tiffany & Co. and Saks Inc., two of the most well known luxury gifts retailers, are redesigning their web sites. Tiffany, No.
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J. Crew catalog sales slip, web sales up 29%
Description: J. Crew catalog sales slip, web sales up 29% E-commerce sales continue to grow at multi-channel retailer J. Crew Group Inc. Second quarter web revenue was $57.3 million compared
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Dell dominates high broadband responsiveness
Description: Dell dominates high broadband responsiveness Dell.com once more provided the fastest high broadband access time among Top 50 retailers, says Gomez Inc. At 2.65 seconds Dell in
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Online games are far from a game for IAC/InterActive
Description: Online games are far from a game for IAC/InterActive IAC/InterActive Corp. sees a big growth opportunity in online games. IAC, No. 26 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide and a
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Bazaarvoice lands another round of funding
Description: Bazaarvoice lands another round of funding Bazaarvoice, provider of technology that allows consumers to post product reviews and comments to retail web sites, has secured $8.8
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New ShopLocal index tracks cross-channel shopping activity
Description: New ShopLocal index tracks cross-channel shopping activity ShopLocal LLC, which hosts web sites for 50 retailers that detail the promotions they are offering through newspaper
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Redesigned Dealio.com displays coupons and user-generated deals
Description: Redesigned Dealio.com displays coupons and user-generated deals Vendio Services Inc. has launched the redesigned shopping engine Dealio.com. The comparison shopping web site now
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Web 2.0 technologies leave sites vulnerable to attack
Description: Web 2.0 technologies leave sites vulnerable to attack The growing use of web 2.0 technologies by online retailers and others is making it easier for crooks to compromise trusted
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Product search often starts with manufacturers, but sites found wanting
Description: Product search often starts with manufacturers, but sites found wanting Consumers begin product research with manufacturer web sites 58% of the time, says a report from Channel
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Online retailers plan major investments in improved web site design
Description: Online retailers plan major investments in improved web site design Internet retailers have ambitious plans for improving their web sites, according to the second part of the
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Backcountry.coms Dogfunk seeks friends-to-site traffic lift from MySpace
Description: Backcountry.coms Dogfunk seeks friends-to-site traffic lift from MySpace In an effort to find the opportunity in the fast-growing arena of social networking sites, one of
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Blockbuster hires a new CIO
Description: Blockbuster hires a new CIO Blockbuster Inc. has a new chief information officer. The retailer, No. 51 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, has named Keith Morrow as its new
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Teen apparel retailer dELiA*s names a senior director of e-commerce
Description: Teen apparel retailer dELiA*s names a senior director of e-commerce Teen apparel retailer dELiA*s Inc. has a new chief e-commerce and online marketing strategist. The retailer,
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Amazon launches a widget program with seven variations
Description: Amazon launches a widget program with seven variations Amazon.com Inc. is in on the hottest trend in online retail marketing: widgets. But its not just a widget program, its
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Poor navigation tops consumer complaints about retail web sites
Description: Poor navigation tops consumer complaints about retail web sites Poor navigation was the biggest complaint about retail web sites in a recent Harris Interactive survey, cited by
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E-commerce provider Solid Cactus promotes three to executive spots
Description: E-commerce provider Solid Cactus promotes three to executive spots Solid Cactus Inc., provider of web design and e-commerce services, has promoted Philip Gaughan to vice
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Michael Greenberg promoted to president at Loyalty Lab
Description: Michael Greenberg promoted to president at Loyalty Lab Michael Greenberg has been named president of loyalty programs services provider Loyalty Lab Inc. Previously, he had served
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