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Pick-up Artist
Description: As more retailers launch buy online/pick up in store programs, competition is forcing them to differentiate the service
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Its a sellers market on the job front
Description: Even with better pay and perks, web retailers struggle to hire all of the skilled employees they need
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Yahoo pumps up its advertising power
Description: Yahoo Inc. is adding some advertising muscle with the recent purchase of an ad space exchange and rollout of its search marketing platform. The former could help Yahoo bulk up in the fledgling remnant online ad space market, but the company likely will continue to be bullied by Google when it comes to search marketing.
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While Discovery closes stores, another company opens stores for e-retailers
Description: While Discovery Communications is closing stores, Convergent Retail LLC is betting other retailers that sell only online and by catalog will want to try a physical store. The company, spearheaded by developer Sheldon Gordon who created such lavish retail locations as the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, last month announced plans to open what it calls The Epicenter Collectiona grouping of stores for online and catalog merchants at the Christiana Mall in Delaware.
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High frequency buzz
Description: Amid all the hype about RFID, many retailers still are searching for the right business models
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Late to music downloads, Amazon makes them easy to share
Description: First in the volume of overall online sales, Amazon.com Inc. cant be first in everything. But if it hears opportunity in something new like digital music downloads, its a fair bet it will find a way to make its presence knowneven if its late to the dance.
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A sea of shoppers
Description: Spearfishing vs. casting a wide net: Search marketers try out niche search engines
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Ethics 101
Description: The web means new opportunities in retailopportunities that require a closer look at values and business practices.
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Happy holidays
Description: An online shopping avalanche for holiday season 2007
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Socialize First, Shop Second
Description: Another Web 2.0 development, social shopping sites, is bringing consumers together
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Keep the customer satisfied
Description: How the Top 100 e-retailers rate on two key performance metrics
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Ticket to success
Description: Travel sites are harnessing the webs power to further transform their industry
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Gullivers shoppers
Description: Mobile mini-shopping mall seeks maximum revenue from minimal effort
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The Top 500 Guide
Description: 2006 marked another record year of sales, but the fastest-growing merchants are smaller niche retailers who specialize and know what makes their customers tick
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FirstStreet opens doors to older consumers
Description: Housewares and gifts e-retailer firstStreet is tag-teaming with marketing partners to pin down its target audience of Baby Boomers and older adults. Advertising on blogs and linking with Retirement Livings web site RL.tv are two recent examples of how the e-retailer is wrestling with new marketing techniques.
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A relaunched Acehardware.com working to bring the local store to life
Description: A relaunched Acehardware.com working to bring the local store to life Ace Hardware Corp.s February site relaunch has made big strides toward its key objective: bringing Aces
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Smaller retailers boast biggest growth in 2007 Top 500
Description: Smaller retailers boast biggest growth in 2007 Top 500 The 100 smallest retailers in the Internet Retailer 2007 Top 500 Guide outperformed the Top 100 in web sales increases,
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Kelley Blue Book soups up internal search
Description: Kelley Blue Book soups up internal search Kelley Blue Book is revving up its automotive research site with more advanced search features and functions. Kelley, which has provided
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Sharper Image continues to decline in monthly sales report
Description: Sharper Image continues to decline in monthly sales report Sharper Image Corp. again posted lower year-over year numbers in reporting May sales in its total, Internet, store and
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Drugstore.com juggles up to 100 technology projects each year
Description: Drugstore.com juggles up to 100 technology projects each year Not all e-retailers have $415 million in sales, but virtually all find themselves needing to set a pecking order for
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Testing and shopper perspective are keys to tech implementation success
Description: Testing and shopper perspective are keys to tech implementation success One of the most fundamental, and overlooked, steps in a technology implementation is testing. Testing
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Keyword search, store locator top tools for buying decisions, study says
Description: Keyword search, store locator top tools for buying decisions, study says Keyword search and store locator functions are the top decision-making tools consumers use when visiting
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Wal-Mart, Orbitz show biggest growth in visits to online shopping sites
Description: Wal-Mart, Orbitz show biggest growth in visits to online shopping sites Wal-Mart Stores Inc. scored a 33% increase in the number of unique visitors in April, to 21.6 million from
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Shoes.com strides to higher Q1 web sales
Description: Shoes.com strides to higher Q1 web sales Shoes.com Inc., the e-commerce arm of Brown Shoe Co., is reporting another quarter of solid growth. Shoes.com, No. 155 in the Internet
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Customer satisfaction drives conversion rates, loyalty
Description: Customer satisfaction drives conversion rates, loyalty E-retailers have many tools available to measure events after the fact. But calculating conversion rates and site visitors
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Managing search more challengingand rewardingthan ever
Description: Managing search more challengingand rewardingthan ever General best practices have emerged around search engine marketing, but for online retailers working with an outside
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E-commerce platforms created in house dominate the e-retail landscape
Description: E-commerce platforms created in house dominate the e-retail landscape The majority of web merchants use custom-built, in-house e-commerce platformsits the dominant way
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Netflix turns to instant movies online to stay ahead
Description: Netflix turns to instant movies online to stay ahead Netflix is leading the pack in online DVD rental, but CEO Reed Hastings knows it wont last forever. To stave off decline,
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Better fulfillment is a work of art
Description: Better fulfillment is a work of art A new approach to systems integration is helping The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York do a better job of controlling costs and expedite
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Roots Canada using social media to support eco-product campaign
Description: Roots Canada using social media to support eco-product campaign Roots Canada Ltd. is taking an aggressive position in multi-channel initiatives with social media, participating
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Give the lady what she wants
Description: Give the lady what she wants Lauren Freedman once worked for Marshall Fields, which, she recalls, had an old saying it made sure all employees knew well: Give the lady what she
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New e-retailer index offers clues on winning over customers
Description: New e-retailer index offers clues on winning over customers Visitor-to-sales conversion rates, though a common measurement of web site performance, overlook more useful data that
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Understanding the arduous task of PCI compliance
Description: Understanding the arduous task of PCI compliance Web merchants shouldnt underestimate the time and cost needed to remain fully compliant with Payment Card Industry, or PCI, data
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Niche e-retailers capitalize on innovation and market opportunities
Description: Niche e-retailers capitalize on innovation and market opportunities The Internet created an opening for niche marketing and e-retailers like NetShops.com were quick through the
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E-commerce growth will lead to more mergers and acquisitions
Description: E-commerce growth will lead to more mergers and acquisitions With online retail sales growing much faster than offline sales, Internet retailing and technology will be hot
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Buy.com reports record e-commerce sales
Description: Buy.com reports record e-commerce sales Pursuing its quest to compete with Internet retailing heavyweight Amazon.com, Buy.com Inc. used a revamped web site that includes video
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Online electronics retailer eCost.com debuts syndicated content
Description: Online electronics retailer eCost.com debuts syndicated content Online electronics retailer eCost.com continues to overhaul its web site to improve sales. In February, eCost.com
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AbeBooks.com introduces ratings with a twist
Description: AbeBooks.com introduces ratings with a twist Online books retailer AbeBooks.com is rolling out a ratings system with a twist. Other online book merchants such as Amazon.com have
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YOOX sees third-party e-commerce services as the height of fashion
Description: YOOX sees third-party e-commerce services as the height of fashion YOOX Group, an international online apparel and accessories retailer, is getting into the third-party services
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Zappos.com eyes $1 billion in annual web sales
Description: Zappos.com eyes $1 billion in annual web sales Zappos.com is closing in on the $1 billion sales club. In 2007, Zappos, No. 31 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, expects to
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Sweetwater continues expanding by acquiring Digital Pro Audio
Description: Sweetwater continues expanding by acquiring Digital Pro Audio Musical instrument and professional audio products retailer Sweetwater recently purchased Digital Pro Audio. Terms
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Ice.com warms to its new relationship with Google
Description: Ice.com warms to its new relationship with Google Ice.com is no longer giving Google AdWords a cold shoulder. In December, following a less-than-stellar performance of its
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DELiAs web sales climbed 9% in the first quarter
Description: DELiAs web sales climbed 9% in the first quarter DELiAs Inc.s web sales climbed 9% to $28.6 million for the first quarter ended May 5, 2007, representing almost 50% of the
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Free shipping for book buy-backs sustains eCampus.coms growth
Description: Free shipping for book buy-backs sustains eCampus.coms growth Online textbook retailer eCampus.com is offering free UPS shipping for every book buy-back order placed on its web
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Dell continues to dominate high broadband performance
Description: Dell continues to dominate high broadband performance Dell.com continues to provide the fastest high broadband access time among Top 50 retailers for May, says Gomez Inc. At 2.76
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BabyUniverse gets a bundle of joy with $2.5 million equity investment
Description: BabyUniverse gets a bundle of joy with $2.5 million equity investment BabyUniverse Inc., an online retailer of baby and toddler-oriented merchandise and a provider of online
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Toys R Us gets up close and personal with gift cards
Description: Toys R Us gets up close and personal with gift cards Toys R Us Inc. is implementing personalized gift cards that shoppers can redeem online or in stores. Online shoppers can
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Use the webs power to engage customers, Internet Retailer keynoter says
Description: Use the webs power to engage customers, Internet Retailer keynoter says Although 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. is approaching $1 billion in sales with a widely recognized brand, it
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More marketers see value in measuring their paid search ROI
Description: More marketers see value in measuring their paid search ROI The iProspect Search Marketer Measurement and Performance Study, released at the 2007 Internet Retailer Conference
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Amazon makes a bigger commitment to Joyo.com
Description: Amazon makes a bigger commitment to Joyo.com Amazon.com is giving Joyo.com, a growing online Chinese mass merchandise site, greater brand recognition and better personalization
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