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Site consistency remains constant in July
Description: Site consistency remains constant in July Web site consistency was about the status quo among big web retailers in July with 17 merchants achieving a consistency rating of
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Accoona searches for Wall Street
Description: Accoona searches for Wall Street Accoona Corp., which owns and operates an international search engine and three consumer electronics e-commerce sites, is going public. The
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Overstock liquidates unnecessary warehouse space
Description: Overstock liquidates unnecessary warehouse space Overstock.com Inc. is making good on its promise to streamline operations to increase profitability. Overstock, No. 25 in the
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Shutterfly reports 1.5 million orders for Q2
Description: Shutterfly reports 1.5 million orders for Q2 Online digital photo services retailer Shutterfly Inc. reports second quarter 2007 revenue of $29.9 million, up 52% compared with
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Customer comments serve up gourmet designs at Cooking.com
Description: Customer comments serve up gourmet designs at Cooking.com Hearing the unvarnished truth from shoppers can hurt. But for Cooking.com soliciting and evaluating customer feedback is
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Shoebuy.com steps into national TV land with its first commercial
Description: Shoebuy.com steps into national TV land with its first commercial A multimillion-dollar TV advertising campaign that launched last month on NBCs Today Show and other NBC and
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HealthPricer Interactive feeling a bit better
Description: HealthPricer Interactive feeling a bit better For its fiscal year ended March 31, HealthPricer Interactive Ltd. generated commission revenue of $390,068 compared with $8,555 for
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Blue Nile shines in second-quarter results
Description: Blue Nile shines in second-quarter results Online jeweler Blue Nile Inc. reported net sales of $72.1 million for the quarter ended July 1, up 28% from $56.9 million in the
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European online sales will triple in five years, says new eMarketer report
Description: European online sales will triple in five years, says new eMarketer report Online retail sales in Europe will triple in the next five years to 323 billion ($407 billion at
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Driving a marketing campaign through web-based outdoor billboards
Description: Driving a marketing campaign through web-based outdoor billboards When Dahlkempers tried billboard advertising in the past, the retail jewelry store found the medium too costly
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Its ship-to-store program creates new sales and new customers, Ace reports
Description: Its ship-to-store program creates new sales and new customers, Ace reports Three-fourths of sales at AceHardware.com this year have been for ship-to-store products, Ace reported
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Amazon rolls out web services for payments processing
Description: Amazon rolls out web services for payments processing Amazon.com is introducing a new payments systems service that will enable web developers to more easily create and manage
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Online home furnishings retailer Broadspan grabs exec from BabyAge
Description: Online home furnishings retailer Broadspan grabs exec from BabyAge Broadspan Commerce LLC, online retailer of home furnishings, has hired Tim Peck as director of merchandising.
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uBid names a new vice president of technology
Description: uBid names a new vice president of technology UBid.com Holdings Inc., parent company of online marketplace uBid.com, has promoted Amy Powers to vice president of technology. She
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Visual Sciences revenue rises 29% year-over-year in the second quarter
Description: Visual Sciences revenue rises 29% year-over-year in the second quarter Web analytics provider Visual Sciences Inc. reported revenue of $19.7 million in the three months ended
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AMR Research hires three retail tech veterans
Description: AMR Research hires three retail tech veterans AMR Research has hired Andy Sanfilippo, formerly of Oracle Retail and Williams-Sonoma, as research director, covering processes and
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Tiny Prints hires former Starbucks and Amazon exec as COO
Description: Tiny Prints hires former Starbucks and Amazon exec as COO Tiny Prints Inc., an online seller of personalized stationery, has named Mak Azadi its chief operations officer. "We are
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Office Depot names Steven M. Schmidt to executive team
Description: Office Depot names Steven M. Schmidt to executive team Office Depot Inc. has appointed Steven M. Schmidt president of the North American business solutions division. He oversees
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Amazons CustomFlix renames itself CreateSpace for broader on-demand market
Description: Amazons CustomFlix renames itself CreateSpace for broader on-demand market CustomFlix Labs, a unit of Amazon.com Inc. that produces CDs and DVDs on an on-demand basis for
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Jos. A. Bank gives its CIO a bigger role in direct sales
Description: Jos. A. Bank gives its CIO a bigger role in direct sales Multi-channel retailer Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. is putting Gary Merry, its top technology executive, in charge of
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Northwest retail chain Joes Sports hires new head of e-commerce
Description: Northwest retail chain Joes Sports hires new head of e-commerce Wilsonville, OR-based Joe`s Sports & Outdoor has hired Kelly C. Jett as e-commerce manager. He was formerly web
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Marketers must keep up with multitasking consumers, BIGresearch says
Description: Marketers must keep up with multitasking consumers, BIGresearch says Traditional media trigger many web searches, but so do newer channels like e-mail. And the online consumer is
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Dominos delivers new site centered on online ordering
Description: Dominos delivers new site centered on online ordering Dominos Pizza has begun offering customers the ability to place orders online. Targeted at younger customers, online
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Amazon gets fresh with an expanded grocery service
Description: Amazon gets fresh with an expanded grocery service Amazon.com is expanding its online grocery business to include fresh meat, produce and other perishables. Though the worlds
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LivePersons second quarter revenue grows 57% over year-ago
Description: LivePersons second quarter revenue grows 57% over year-ago Second-quarter revenue at LivePerson Inc., provider of live chat for web sites, grew 57% from Q2 a year ago to $11.7
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VistaPrint adopts a multi-channel strategy without a store investment
Description: VistaPrint adopts a multi-channel strategy without a store investment VistaPrint Ltd., online supplier of graphic design services and customized printed products for small
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Best Buy moves back into the top online consumer electronics spot
Description: Best Buy moves back into the top online consumer electronics spot Best Buy Co. Inc. reclaimed its leading spot among online sellers of consumer electronics in June, after being
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For redesign, HSN brings television online
Description: For redesign, HSN brings television online Multi-channel retailer HSN has unveiled a redesigned e-commerce site that places online video in the spotlight. The redesigned site is
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XLNTads reaches out to consumers to produce advertising videos
Description: XLNTads reaches out to consumers to produce advertising videos A new service launched this week from marketing services provider XLNTads offers a network of hundreds of
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Car dealers on Autobytel.com drive up lead generation with form-to-phone
Description: Car dealers on Autobytel.com drive up lead generation with form-to-phone A form-to-phone feature on the vehicle-trading site has helped car dealers increase by 52% the number
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American Eagle launches a new video series on the web and in stores
Description: American Eagle launches a new video series on the web and in stores Apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters has launched an entertainment series of video content that it will
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How Jos. A. Bank keeps a mature affiliate program fresh
Description: How Jos. A. Bank keeps a mature affiliate program fresh A successful online marketing program poses its own challengeto keep growing on top of success, marketers have to keep
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PayPal adds Pay Later option
Description: PayPal adds Pay Later option PayPal merchants can offer consumers a 90-day grace period before they have to make payments in a newly announced enhancement to the PayPal Express
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Mobile coupons reach mostly young adults in southern states, study says
Description: Mobile coupons reach mostly young adults in southern states, study says Marketing with coupons delivered through web-enabled cell phones connect mostly with consumers aged 18-34
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P&G is loving the results of its dumpcupid.com promo
Description: P&G is loving the results of its dumpcupid.com promo Having concluded that few consumers are passionate enough about their shampoo to spend much time on shampoo web sites,
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Green teens influence peersand are more likely to buy online, study says
Description: Green teens influence peersand are more likely to buy online, study says Green is not only an attitude but also one of the latest marketing strategies, and now JupiterReseach
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Keynotes third quarter revenue grows 25%
Description: Keynotes third quarter revenue grows 25% Third quarter revenue at Keynote Systems Inc., which measures and monitors web site performance, increased 25% from a year ago to $17.4
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Retailers have a lot to learn about e-mail marketing, says a new report
Description: Retailers have a lot to learn about e-mail marketing, says a new report The proportion of online retailers offering incentives to consumers to sign up for their e-mail
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National Archives rolls out films through Amazons on-demand DVD service
Description: National Archives rolls out films through Amazons on-demand DVD service In a move to make historic films more easily available to the public, the National Archives has agreed to
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The Internet is the main sales channel at Celebrate Express
Description: The Internet is the main sales channel at Celebrate Express The web now accounts for more than three-fourths of total sales at Celebrate Express Inc. For the 2007 fiscal year,
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Coach web sales top $80 million
Description: Coach web sales top $80 million Coach Inc. is reporting solid Internet sales for its just-concluded fiscal year. During the companys year-end earnings call with analysts, CEO
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Web retailer iGourmet.com hungers for more space
Description: Web retailer iGourmet.com hungers for more space Online food retailer iGourmet.com is topping a busy year of business development with construction of a new 100,000 square foot
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Repeat customers walk all over Zappos.com
Description: Repeat customers walk all over Zappos.com Online shoe retailer Zappos Inc. has reached a milestone: six million paying customers. Zappos, which is expecting online sales to total
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AAFES marches to $1 billion in web sales
Description: AAFES marches to $1 billion in web sales It took a decade to achieve, but the Army & Air Force Exchange Service now commands $1 billion in annual web sales. AAFES, which operates
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Q3 web sales pep up NBTY
Description: Q3 web sales pep up NBTY E-commerce sales for NBTY Inc. rose by 11.1% in the third quarter while total sales grew by 5.9%. For the quarter e-commerce revenue totaled $17.9
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Newegg.com hatches a new home page
Description: Newegg.com hatches a new home page Newegg.com has re-launched its home page and is emphasizing a broader range of consumer electronics products. With its old home page, Newegg,
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iTunes and iPhones make sweet financial music for Apple
Description: iTunes and iPhones make sweet financial music for Apple The sale of iPhones gave Apple Inc. a strong end to its recently concluded third quarter, but online music sales also grew
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Fastest Response starts at Dell.com
Description: Fastest Response starts at Dell.com Dell.com provided the fastest high broadband access time among Top 50 retailers for June, says Gomez Inc. At 2.86 seconds Dell was followed by
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VistaPrint closes the book on a good year
Description: VistaPrint closes the book on a good year VistaPrint Ltd. just closed the books on a record year, with sales rising 68% and net income growing by 41% for fiscal 2007. VistaPrint,
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Build-A-Bear is bullish on its e-commerce prospects
Description: Build-A-Bear is bullish on its e-commerce prospects Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. grew web sales 8.2% in the second quarter. For Q2, Build-A-Bear, No. 411 in the Internet Retailer
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