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Safeway.com boosts site search cross-sells with contextual ads Description: Safeway.com boosts site search cross-sells with contextual ads When customers search for Rice Krispies on Safeway Inc.`s Safeway.com, the results page shows the cereal in several
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FAST Unveils FAST ESP Description: FAST Enterprise Search Platform Sets Standard for Complete, Single Point Retrieval and Discovery of Relevant Information Across the Enterprise and the Web
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TigerDirect tweaks in-house site search for better conversions Description: TigerDirect tweaks in-house site search for better conversions Consumer electronics retailer TigerDirect Inc. is taking an innovative approach to marrying site search and
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Sharper Images web sales grow 37% Description: Sharper Images web sales grow 37% Web sales at Sharper Image Corp. rose 37% in the fiscal year just ended to $95.1 million from $69.2 million in the prior year, the company
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Internet sales at J.C. Penney rise 50%, as total sales increase 2% Description: Internet sales at J.C. Penney rise 50%, as total sales increase 2% Internet sales at J.C. Penney Co. Inc.`s JCPenney.com rose about 50% year-over-year for the fiscal year ended
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Batteries.com improves sales conversion rate 30% with new site search Description: Batteries.com improves sales conversion rate 30% with new site search After having tried three site search engines, Batteries.com was still unhappy with its customers lack of
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bTrade and Becton Schantz Sign Alliance to `EDI-ze` Retailer Supplier Communities Description: Accelerates AS2 Deployment in Global CPG and Food Service Industries
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The market moves toward search and browse, says Forrester analyst Description: The market moves toward search and browse, says Forrester analyst The market for site search technology is moving to search and browse, Paul Sonderegger, analyst with Forrester
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palmOne`s conversions from site search rise 60% with keyword-driven promos Description: palmOne`s conversions from site search rise 60% with keyword-driven promos Wireless handheld device maker palmOne saw its conversion rates from site search inquiries rise by 60%
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The key to consumer comfort--e-retailings emerging standard practices Description: The key to consumer comfort--e-retailings emerging standard practices Web shopping is becoming standardized with certain practices showing up on 85% or more of the sites shopped
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GreatArrivals.com speeds customer service with new UPS shipment view tool Description: GreatArrivals.com speeds customer service with new UPS shipment view tool Gifts retailer GreatArrivals.com is one of nearly 1,000 companies that have signed on to a new web-based
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CoolSavings Reports Net Income and Positive Cash Flow for 2003 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Multi-channel shopping grows in popularity, new study reports Description: Multi-channel shopping grows in popularity, new study reports The proportion of consumers who shop in multiple channels grew 16% during the holiday shopping period in 2003,
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Badcock Furniture Improves Customer Experience with Neoware Thin Client Appliances Provided Through IBM Description: 325-store retail chain unifies point-of-sale and inventory process with Neoware thin client computing
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CORESense Closes Series A Financing Round Description: Enhanced Capital Partners Invests in Retail Management Software Company
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Just like chocolate, online orders can sometimes be too much of good thing Description: Just like chocolate, online orders can sometimes be too much of good thing As Valentines Day approaches, candy retailers are gearing up for one of their biggest days of the
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EMAIL MARKETING POWERHOUSES NETCREATIONS AND RETURN PATH TO FORM ALLIANCE Description: Partnership Brings Additional Value to Network Partners
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Spam haters are shopping less online, says a new consumer group survey Description: Spam haters are shopping less online, says a new consumer group survey Spam haters are an international group and their antipathy goes so deep that a significant number are
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RedPrairie Achieves Record License Revenue and Profitability in 2003 Description: Growth for Leading Global Supply Chain Solutions Provider Driven by Record Number of Deals Covering All Product Lines
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The Kellogg Company Picks Manticore Technologys Virtual Traffic Master to Manage Online Marketing Description: Virtual Traffic Master will optimize Web-based marketing programs for world leader in cereal and convenience foods
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WebSourced Achieves Back-to-Back Record Sales Months, Adding More Than 90 New Customers in January Alone Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Online retailers getting a better handle on credit card fraud, study says Description: Online retailers getting a better handle on credit card fraud, study says Internet retailers are experiencing a sharp drop in chargebacks of credit card transactions, with 9.7%
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7-Eleven tunes into online music market with pre-paid card for RealRhapsody Description: 7-Eleven tunes into online music market with pre-paid card for RealRhapsody The online music market continues to build a presence in brick-and-mortar stores, as 7-Eleven Inc.
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JDA acquires Timera, developer of web-based workforce management systems Description: JDA acquires Timera, developer of web-based workforce management systems JDA Software Inc., which provides software and systems on the demand-chain side of the retail operation,
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VeriSign Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2003 Results Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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GERS Retail Systems Announces, New Vice President, Executive Promotions Description: Changes focus companys intent to expand products and services within retail marketplace
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Hallmark Flowers Cultivates Growth in Customers Satisfaction with ForeSee Results Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Wal-Mart luring more suppliers than planned to RFID Description: Wal-Mart luring more suppliers than planned to RFID To push ahead using RFID to track shipments throughout its supply chain, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is working closely with
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eBay drop-off stores think big in estimating market size Description: eBay drop-off stores think big in estimating market size EBay drop-off stores--physical locations that let consumers drop off merchandise to be auctioned on eBay.com--are a
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How Down East slew the cross-channel integration dragon Description: How Down East slew the cross-channel integration dragon Down East Outfitters is a Utah-based chain of 12 liquidation stores that until a year ago did not have a web site. But
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American Eagle Outfitters Implements ProfitLogic`s Merchandise Optimization Solution to Make Better Decisions at the Local Market Level Description: American Eagle Outfitters Also Utilizes ProfitLogics Store Clustering Optimization Capabilities to Determine the Best Price Zones
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Wells Fargo hits $12 billion in processing web merchant payments, up 100% Description: Wells Fargo hits $12 billion in processing web merchant payments, up 100% Internet merchant payments processed by Wells Fargo & Co. grew 100% year over year to nearly $12
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Guild hires a new president; 2003 sales up 23% Description: Guild hires a new president; 2003 sales up 23% December retail sales at Guild LLC, operators of home furnishings site Guild.com, were up 17%, the company reports. For the year,
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Patagonia finds HTML beats rich media for e-catalog Description: Patagonia finds HTML beats rich media for e-catalog Before it launched an electronic version of its product catalog, sports apparel and gear retailer Patagonia Inc. tested two
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Shift4 Corporation Experiences 400% Growth in Transaction Volume in 2003 Description: Flagship Product, $$$ ON THE NET®, Processes Nearly Six Billion Dollars in Transactions
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Apple leads computer sites in visits Description: Apple leads computer sites in visits Apple Computer Inc.s Apple.com led all computer manufacturers in site traffic for the week ending Jan. 18, Nielsen/NetRatings reports. Apple
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LivePerson Fourth Quarter Revenue Increases 49% From Prior Year Description: Quarterly sequential revenue growth tops 12%
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Revenues triple to $123 million but Overstock posts a net loss for year Description: Revenues triple to $123 million but Overstock posts a net loss for year Though revenues soared to $123.2 million from $41.5 million a year ago, Overstock.com posted a net loss of
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UPS has a record year with 3.4 billion deliveries Description: UPS has a record year with 3.4 billion deliveries United Parcel Service had a record year for package deliveries in 2003, the company reports, delivering 3.44 billion packages.
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Army and Air Force Exchange Service Selects Retek Retail Enterprise Solutions Description: Retek Merchandising, Replenishment and Optimization Solutions to Power Army and Air Force Retail Operations
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National In-Store Adds SmartCall(TM) to its RetailStream(TM) Suite of Retail Intelligence Solutions Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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After CAN-Spam, next step is authentication technology, says Digital Impact Description: After CAN-Spam, next step is authentication technology, says Digital Impact In the midst of a growing spam problem, one of the worlds largest e-mail service providers is
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The cross-channel pull of e-mail at Bombay: 10x more in stores than online Description: The cross-channel pull of e-mail at Bombay: 10x more in stores than online For years, home furnishings retailer Bombay Co. promoted only its web site in e-mailed marketing
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DoubleClick Has Fourth Consecutive GAAP Profitable Quarter and Raises Guidance for Full Year 2004 Description: Company reports fourth quarter and full year 2003 results
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DigitalThink Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2004 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Microsoft wants to make spam senders pay for e-mail Description: Microsoft wants to make spam senders pay for e-mail Bill Gates is focusing on spam. The Microsoft Corp. chairman told the recent World Economic Forum, which dealt with issues of
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75% of consumers think its OK to swap music on the web, Harris reports Description: 75% of consumers think its OK to swap music on the web, Harris reports Bad news for music marketers who are fighting to get consumers to pay for music online: 75% of American
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A super virus could coincide with the Super Bowl, web experts warn Description: A super virus could coincide with the Super Bowl, web experts warn Although the Mydoom e-mail worm spread extremely fast on Monday and Tuesday, its impact on Internet traffic had
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Lawson Retail Insight Applications Help Retailers Strategically Grow Their Business Through Customer-Centric Advanced Analytics Description: Leading-Edge Retail Focus Using Existing Data in Innovative Ways Is Key to Improving Retail Sales
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Quova Secures Major Technology Patent Description: Comprehensive Endorsement of Innovative Technology Proven Vital to Internet Business
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