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Major upscale retailer in the U.K. launches e-commerce site Description: Major upscale retailer in the U.K. launches e-commerce site House of Fraser, a major upscale department store chain in the United Kingdom, has launched an e-commerce site, with
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Phone company Embarq offers online video rental in deal with CinemaNow Description: Phone company Embarq offers online video rental in deal with CinemaNow Embarq, a Sprint spin-off that provides telephone and Internet service in 18 states, has opened an online
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Web measurement firm comScore plans to track mobile Internet use Description: Web measurement firm comScore plans to track mobile Internet use Buoyed by strong revenue growth in its Internet measurement business, comScore Inc. plans to open offices this
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PCI SECURITY STANDARDS COUNCIL ISSUES UPDATED SELF ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE Description: Enhanced validation tool helps merchants protect their payment data
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Car buyers benefit from Autodata Solutions Incentives Research Description: Autodata Solutions Introduces Regional Incentive and Rebate Data for Automotive Portals and Media Sites
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MySpace opens it doors, but retailers may walk on by Description: MySpace opens it doors, but retailers may walk on by MySpace made available this week documentation that will allow retailers and others to build applications to run on the
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December traffic to Target.com grows 26% year-to-year Description: December traffic to Target.com grows 26% year-to-year Target Corp.s Target.com ranked third after Amazon and eBay in number of unique visitors in December, but showed the
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TIGERGPS.COM LOCATES HIGHER SALES AND SEO WITH NEXTOPIAS ECOMMERCE PRODUCT SEARCH TECHNOLOGY Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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RealNetworks 2007 sales of $567.6 million top 2006 by 44% Description: RealNetworks 2007 sales of $567.6 million top 2006 by 44% Online entertainment services company RealNetworks Inc. posted record revenue for both the fourth quarter and all of
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AOL acquires affiliate network buy.at Description: AOL acquires affiliate network buy.at Internet portal AOL LLC has acquired buy.at, a UK-based affiliate network that announced plans to expand into the U.S. late last year. AOL
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BrooksBrothers.com sews up 52% revenue hike with new e-mail strategy Description: BrooksBrothers.com sews up 52% revenue hike with new e-mail strategy A change in e-mail campaign strategy helped generate 52% more revenue last year for BrooksBrothers.com, says
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How Abt Electronics boosts e-mail open rates and conversion rates Description: How Abt Electronics boosts e-mail open rates and conversion rates At Abt Electronics, images of the digital cameras, TVs and microwave ovens it sells can make all the difference
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IAC/InterActiveCorp Selects e-Dialog as Enterprise-wide E-mail Service Provider Description: Multi-brand Operating Company Looks to e-Dialog for Strategic E-mail Marketing Services and Best-of-Breed Technology
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E-mail opt-outs can still bring value to marketers, new study says Description: E-mail opt-outs can still bring value to marketers, new study says While major online retailers honor e-mail unsubscribe requests quickly, their opt-out processes need to
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Accertify and iovation Partner to Offer the Industrys Most Comprehensive Online Fraud Prevention Solution Description: Accertify`s Interceptas Solution Integrates iovations Device Reputation Technology to Provide Online Merchants with Best-of-Breed Approach
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Global luxury jewellery retailer launches its new on-line store on ATG Commerce platform Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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While complying with Can-Spam, marketers miss chance to engage customers Description: While complying with Can-Spam, marketers miss chance to engage customers 96% of e-mail marketing professionals include an unsubscribe function in their promotional e-mails and
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2007 Shutterfly revenue hits $186.7 million, a 51% increase over 2006 Description: 2007 Shutterfly revenue hits $186.7 million, a 51% increase over 2006 Revenue for online photography retailer Shutterfly Inc. totaled $186.7 million in 2007, an increase of 51%
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MailChimp Increases Email Marketing Deliverability Rates Description: Email marketers can now achieve higher email deliverability rates using MailChimp`s Email Authentication feature.
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Spending on e-mail marketing to top $2 billion by 2012, study forecasts Description: Spending on e-mail marketing to top $2 billion by 2012, study forecasts Overall spending on marketing e-mail in the U.S. is expected to grow from $1.2 billion last year to $2.1
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Drugstore.com reports its first quarterly profit Description: Drugstore.com reports its first quarterly profit Drugstore.com reported its first-ever quarterly profit in the last three months of 2007 along with record quarterly revenue and
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CHINABANK PAYMENT SIGNS A FIVE YEAR RESELLER AGREEMENT WITH RETAIL DECISIONS FOR WORLD LEADING CARD FRAUD PREVENTION Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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U.K. marketers step up customer interactivity with e-mail campaigns Description: U.K. marketers step up customer interactivity with e-mail campaigns U.K. marketers are stepping up their use of e-mail campaigns to engage consumers with targeted messages based
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IMN introduces customizable e-coupons and e-newsletter content Description: IMN introduces customizable e-coupons and e-newsletter content IMN, provider of Loyalty Driver, an e-newsletter service for automotive dealerships, has introduced customizable
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Supershoes.com Launches new Ajax Based Site Description: Introduces One Page Checkout and Continuously Viewable Shopping Cart Features
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With global sales surging, Blue Nile ships to 12 more foreign markets Description: With global sales surging, Blue Nile ships to 12 more foreign markets After more than doubling international sales last year to $17.2 million, web-only jewelry retailer Blue Nile
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CDW plugs in healthy 2007 web sales Description: CDW plugs in healthy 2007 web sales Online computer gear retailer CDW Corp. grew its e-commerce sales by 20% to $2.4 billion in 2007 from $2 billion in the prior year. CDW, which
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Speakers call rich media a powerful tool to use with care Description: Speakers call rich media a powerful tool to use with care Rich media on a web site can help sell products, or it can get in the way of salesit all depends on how its deployed,
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Retail web sales for IAC climb 24.7% in 2007 Description: Retail web sales for IAC climb 24.7% in 2007 Internet retail sales for IAC/InterActiveCorp. rose by 24.7% to an estimated $987.4 million in 2007 from an estimated $792 million in
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Housewares e-retailer Stacks and Stacks closes last store Description: Housewares e-retailer Stacks and Stacks closes last store Housewares e-retailer Stacks and Stacks has shut down its last storefront, ending its nine-year transition to a web-only
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Sitebrand Announces the Launch of Retail Marketing Suite v6.1 Description: Integration with Google and Coremetrics central to marketing accountability theme.
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Scholastic.com delivers fastest high broadband connectivity in January Description: Scholastic.com delivers fastest high broadband connectivity in January At 2.72 seconds Scholastic.com gave shoppers the fastest high broadband access time among big web retailers
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LivePerson Integrates Live Chat Statistics with Google Analytics Description: Seamless Integration Measures Impact of Live Chat Interactions on Conversion Rates
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Online Shoppers Spent Over 4 Million Minutes Viewing SellPoint Active Product Tours in December Description: SellPoint Adds Office Products Manufacturer Brother to Client Roster
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FragranceNets growth hints of repeat orders and broad selection Description: FragranceNets growth hints of repeat orders and broad selection FragranceNet.com reports 2007 sales of $72 million, up 44% from $50 million in 2006. The web-only retailer of
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More sites plan to add zoom, spin and other rich Internet features in 2008 Description: More sites plan to add zoom, spin and other rich Internet features in 2008 93% of web site operators plan to add Web 2.0 features within 12 months, according to a survey by
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Rhapsody to become Yahoos on-demand digital music service Description: Rhapsody to become Yahoos on-demand digital music service In the next few months, Rhapsody America, the digital music service of RealNetworks Inc. and Viacom Inc.s MTV
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FTD consumer web sales drop in Q2 Description: FTD consumer web sales drop in Q2 U.S. consumers didnt purchase as many flowers online and by phone at FTD Group Inc. in the second quarter of fiscal 2008. For Q2, FTDs
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Steady expenditures and a knack for niches propel Amazons growth Description: Steady expenditures and a knack for niches propel Amazons growth Amazon.com Inc. didnt achieve record profits in 2007 by virtue of just being the biggest kid on the block.
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CheaperThanDirt.com aims for $1 million in Google advertising in 2008 Description: CheaperThanDirt.com aims for $1 million in Google advertising in 2008 CheaperThanDirt.com, an online shooting sports discount retailer, plans to spend $1 million on Google
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Childrens Wear Digest morphs into web retailing Description: Childrens Wear Digest morphs into web retailing Childrens Wear Digest Inc. used a web site redesign to make the final transition from a traditional catalog company to an
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SPSS Survey Software Increases Response Rates with Improved Authoring, Collection and Reporting Description: Dimensions 5.0 Allows Market Research Firms and Commercial Organizations to Easily Capture Customer Attitudes, Opinions and Experiences
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CSN Stores increases conversions by 7% using web site testing Description: CSN Stores increases conversions by 7% using web site testing CSN Stores increased conversion rates by 7% using web site testing and optimization technology, says Eric Klose,
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Consumer frustration leads to lost sales for Great Britains e-retailers Description: Consumer frustration leads to lost sales for Great Britains e-retailers Online retailers in Great Britain lost sales during the 2007 Christmas shopping season because consumers
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Cars.com Launches VideoShowcase to Help Dealers Close More Sales With Comprehensive Merchandising Capabilities Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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On its 10th anniversary, a home theater publication launches a web store Description: On its 10th anniversary, a home theater publication launches a web store Home theater publication Audioholics.com has launched an online store in conjunction with its 10th
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How online retailers make sure their door is always open with the lights on Description: How online retailers make sure their door is always open with the lights on Not long ago, monitoring site performance meant making sure that the site was available when called up
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Sterling Commerce Advances its Business-to-Consumer Strategy Description: Integrated Approach to Business-to-Consumer Operations Changes the Game for Retailers, Manufacturers and Telecommunications Companies
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Best Buy Selects DemandTec Markdown Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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High-value consumers routinely channel hop Description: High-value consumers routinely channel hop Multi-channel shopping has become a standard part of the purchase path for high-value consumers, with shoppers increasingly using the
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