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HealthPricer announces healthy revenue growth
Description: HealthPricer announces healthy revenue growth HealthPricer Interactive Limited, a comparison shopping site for health care products, says its revenue increased ten-fold compared
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Blue Nile resumes the search for a CFO
Description: Blue Nile resumes the search for a CFO After announcing on June 29 that Scott Devitt was taking the job as chief financial officer, Blue Nile, No. 49 in the Internet Retailer Top
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High-tech wages hold strong in Q2, reports the Yoh Index
Description: High-tech wages hold strong in Q2, reports the Yoh Index Wages for highly-skilled technology professionals in 2007 continue to surpass pay rates from 2006. According to the Yoh
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CyberSources Q2 revenue grows 40%, while income shrinks
Description: CyberSources Q2 revenue grows 40%, while income shrinks Second quarter revenue for CyberSource Corp., provider of electronic payment and risk management services, increased 40%
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Former Retail Systems Alert Group team launches RSR research firm
Description: Former Retail Systems Alert Group team launches RSR research firm Following the June 15 shutdown of Retail Systems Alert Group, producer of the former Retail Systems store
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BabyUniverse relaunches ePregnancy.com with Web 2.0
Description: BabyUniverse relaunches ePregnancy.com with Web 2.0 BabyUniverse Inc. is relaunching ePregnancy.com this week with Web 2.0 features that let visitors interact with live events
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Audible appoints its latest board member
Description: Audible appoints its latest board member Audible Inc. has named former AOL LLC executive James P. Bankoff to its board of directors. Bankoff most recently served as executive
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GSI opens it largest fulfillment center
Description: GSI opens it largest fulfillment center E-commerce platform provider GSI Commerce Inc. has opened its largest fulfillment center, a 540,000-square-foot facility in Richwood, KY,
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ATG names Drew Reynolds to new position with acquisition portfolio
Description: ATG names Drew Reynolds to new position with acquisition portfolio E-commerce platform provider Art Technology Group Inc. has named Drew Reynolds to the newly created position of
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Security tester NSS Labs relocates to the United States
Description: Security tester NSS Labs relocates to the United States NSS Labs, which provides security and certification testing to technology vendors, has relocated to the United States from
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Golf balls get their own site at Rock Bottom Golf
Description: Golf balls get their own site at Rock Bottom Golf When is it time for an established e-commerce site to launch a separate sub-category microsite? When it frees up the merchant to
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Googles Q2 revenue jumps 58%, while hiring spree cuts profits
Description: Googles Q2 revenue jumps 58%, while hiring spree cuts profits Google reported revenue of $3.87 billion for the second quarter, up 58% from the same period last year. But net
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Wal-Mart lets customers have their say with new product review feature
Description: Wal-Mart lets customers have their say with new product review feature Product reviews and ratings was what Walmart.com shoppers asked for most, the company says, and now they
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Scholastic wants to throw the book at premature Harry Potter distributors
Description: Scholastic wants to throw the book at premature Harry Potter distributors DeepDiscount.com violated an agreement to keep the fate of the young wizard secret until midnight,
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Google dials up quality score algorithms and marketers feel the effects
Description: Google dials up quality score algorithms and marketers feel the effects Google and its network are getting an even larger percentage of the money marketers are spending on paid
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Home Depot takes over the No. 1 spot in home & garden web sites
Description: Home Depot takes over the No. 1 spot in home & garden web sites The Home Depot Inc. has overtaken eBay Inc.s Home department as the leading home & garden web site in
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Media bucks generate blog buzz, survey says
Description: Media bucks generate blog buzz, survey says Retailers that separate advertising from word-of-mouth tactics, such as web blogs, do so at their sales peril, says a report from The
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Back to school means back to the web for a growing number of parents
Description: Back to school means back to the web for a growing number of parents More parents will shop online for back-to-school items this year, according to an annual National Retail
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eBay eyes social networking with eBay To Go
Description: eBay eyes social networking with eBay To Go CEO Meg Whitman admitted this week that eBay Inc. hasnt kept up with changes in e-commerce and plans a big push into social
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Content sharing and sales platform CornerWorld signs Napster deal
Description: Content sharing and sales platform CornerWorld signs Napster deal CornerWorld.coma social networking and business management destination slated to launch this summerhas signed
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Borders Group boosts book sales through social networking
Description: Borders Group boosts book sales through social networking When Borders e-mailed its customers to ask Whos the biggest Harry Potter fan? about 1,000 accepted its invitation to
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Traditional marketing wont mix with social networking sites, study says
Description: Traditional marketing wont mix with social networking sites, study says Traditional marketing tactics, such as run-of-site advertising and static microsites, wont get a
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IslandBlinds.com launches customer-referral rewards
Description: IslandBlinds.com launches customer-referral rewards IslandBlinds.com, a retailer of low-cost blinds and window treatments, has launched a rewards program than allows customers to
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How Logitech built brand awareness through YouTube
Description: How Logitech built brand awareness through YouTube 18- to 24-year-olds have not traditionally been the target of marketing campaigns by computer and digital peripheral product
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eBays Q2 gross merchandise sales rise 12% to $14.5 billion
Description: eBays Q2 gross merchandise sales rise 12% to $14.5 billion Gross merchandise salesthe value of all products sold on eBay.comrose 12% year-over-year to $14.46 billion for the
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Super Bowl champs tackle social networking
Description: Super Bowl champs tackle social networking Peyton Manning, the star quarterback of the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts, is famous for the accuracy of his passing arm. The
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Affiliate program for small merchants sits well with Boltz Furniture
Description: Affiliate program for small merchants sits well with Boltz Furniture With more than 125 new affiliate partners gained through an affiliate program designed for small retailers,
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Wal-Mart opens free web-based service for aspiring movie makers
Description: Wal-Mart opens free web-based service for aspiring movie makers Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched a free web-based service that allows users to create and share personal mini
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Families compete, video viewers vote online in Hyatt campaign
Description: Families compete, video viewers vote online in Hyatt campaign Much of the buzz around consumer-generated video as an online marketing tool has been centered around whats
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Gander Mountain wins marketing rights in legal wrangle with Cabela`s
Description: Gander Mountain wins marketing rights in legal wrangle with Cabela`s The United States District Court of Minnesota has granted Gander Mountain Co. the rights to the Gander
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Nearly 75% of U.S. Internet users viewing streamed video online
Description: Nearly 75% of U.S. Internet users viewing streamed video online Streamed video is working its way into the mainstream of how consumers spend time online: 132 million Americans,
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Tiffany forecasts consistent 2007 direct market sales
Description: Tiffany forecasts consistent 2007 direct market sales Tiffany & Co., which generates more than 60% of its direct sales online, is expecting to grow its direct market business in
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J.C. Penneys web series flips teens into new social, fashion settings
Description: J.C. Penneys web series flips teens into new social, fashion settings J. C. Penney Co. Inc. has kicked off an integrated marketing campaign for the back-to-school sales season
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Tweeter assets sold for $38 million in cash and debt
Description: Tweeter assets sold for $38 million in cash and debt Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc. accepted a bid from Schultze Asset Management LLC for the sale of the electronics
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Online sheet music sales are humming for Musicnotes.com
Description: Online sheet music sales are humming for Musicnotes.com Musicnotes Inc., a company that sells downloadable sheet music solely on the web, reports sales for the first half of 2007
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Little to cheer about in Yahoos latest financial report
Description: Little to cheer about in Yahoos latest financial report In presenting their first earnings report since taking over the top jobs at Yahoo Inc. last month, CEO Jerry Yang and
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Online school supplies lists can earn teachers credit at OfficeMax.com
Description: Online school supplies lists can earn teachers credit at OfficeMax.com OfficeMax Inc. is enabling teachers to earn an extra $500 for their classrooms based on purchases made by
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Blue Nile boosts a pair of executive pay packages
Description: Blue Nile boosts a pair of executive pay packages Online jeweler Blue Nile Inc. is giving two of its senior executives a nice bump in pay. To reflect her promotion to company
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Web site consistency improves in June
Description: Web site consistency improves in June Web site consistency was on the uptick among big web retailers in June, with 20 merchants achieving a consistency rating of excellent,
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Coldwater Creek looks at its Internet future
Description: Coldwater Creek looks at its Internet future As it continues to grow its base of stores, the Internet over the long term will account for a smaller percentage of total sales for
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The online game is on for Walt Disney Internet Group
Description: The online game is on for Walt Disney Internet Group Walt Disney Internet Group is adding another property to its growing portfolio of online games. Walt Disney, also the
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Alibris.com pursues individual buyers as sellers
Description: Alibris.com pursues individual buyers as sellers Having already signed up 8,000 large book sellers for its third-party marketplace, Alibris Inc. is pursuing a new clientele:
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Web site sells $412,000 ring. Who will be first to $1 million?
Description: Web site sells $412,000 ring. Who will be first to $1 million? Bragging rights in the online diamond arena keep getting more expensive. The latest: JamesAllen.com sold a
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Consumers to go online to pick winning pet video in Petco Stars contest
Description: Consumers to go online to pick winning pet video in Petco Stars contest Petco Animal Supplies Inc. will shortly be rounding up consumer-generated videos of the in-store winners
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Even without their own credit cards, kids find a way to shop online
Description: Even without their own credit cards, kids find a way to shop online Even though most dont have credit cards, children 8 to 14 are shopping online, says a new survey from Stars
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Mobile video ads face many willing and some skeptical viewers
Description: Mobile video ads face many willing and some skeptical viewers E-retailers seeking to advertise on mobile web sites and before mobile video programs may face a conundrum: Most
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A new guide holds online music sites up for scrutiny
Description: A new guide holds online music sites up for scrutiny Retailers in the music business may find their offerings coming under greater scrutiny. CMP Technologys Contentinople.com, a
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Google introduces low-cost site search service
Description: Google introduces low-cost site search service For as little as $100 a year, retailers can let customers Google the merchandise on their sites. Google Inc. announced today a new
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ValueClick adds comparison shopping, search and foothold in China
Description: ValueClick adds comparison shopping, search and foothold in China ValueClick Inc. plans to acquire privately held MeziMedia Inc., an operator of U.S. comparison shopping web
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Four executives move up at Escalate Retail
Description: Four executives move up at Escalate Retail Escalate Retail, a provider of software to multi-channel retailers, has promoted four executives to vice president-level positions. All
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