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More layoffs for MVP
Description: More layoffs for MVP MVP.com, the online sporting goods retailer headed by former superstars Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan and John Elway, laid off 36 more employees Jan. 4. In
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Barnes & Noble to publish original e-books
Description: Barnes & Noble to publish original e-books Barnes & Noble.com created Barnes & Noble Digital, an electronic publishing imprint that will create a direct link between authors and
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Mercata shuts down
Description: Mercata shuts down Mercata Inc., the Internet-based group buying service, will cease operations Jan. 31, citing a lack of available funding. The company had pulled back an IPO a
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A new survey shows evolving online buying habits
Description: A new survey shows evolving online buying habits NFO Interactive, an interactive research provider, release its 2000 Online Retail Monitor, a bi-annual study that examines the
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Ashford and Amazon renew deal
Description: Ashford and Amazon renew deal Ashford.com, an online luxury retailer, and Amazon.com renewed their marketing aggrement for one year. Under the terms of the agreement, Ashford
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GoCollect.com's revenue doubles while orders grow 80%
Description: GoCollect.com's revenue doubles while orders grow 80% Revenue at GoCollect.com, seller of gifts and collectibles, doubled its revenue in the fourth quarter from the third
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Survey respondents praise Amazon.com
Description: Survey respondents praise Amazon.com Amazon.com is among the best e-commerce sites, according to a clear majority of information architects surveyed this holiday season. More
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Web sales star in otherwise sluggish Eddie Bauer performance
Description: Web sales star in otherwise sluggish Eddie Bauer performance E-commerce sales were one of the bright spots in figures released this week by the Spiegel Group. Overall, in-store
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Ashford.com to acquire GUILD.com
Description: Ashford.com to acquire GUILD.com Ashford.com, an Internet luxury retailer, will acquire GUILD.com, an online retailer of contemporary art. The addition of GUILD.com will
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Flooz up 400% in Q4
Description: Flooz up 400% in Q4 Flooz.com, the creator of online gift currency, experienced record growth in fourth quarter 2000 with sales up 400% over the same period in 1999. According to
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Mothers Work web site sales increase 205%
Description: Mothers Work web site sales increase 205% Mothers Work Inc., maternity apparel retailer, reports that Internet sales in December grew 205% over December 1999 while total sales
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The Children's Place temporarily shuts down web site
Description: The Children's Place temporarily shuts down web site The Children's Place is closing down its web site for a restructuring and plans to re-launch the site in April. The
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Clothing sites, department stores, home sites experience major online growth between Christmas and New Year's
Description: Clothing sites, department stores, home sites experience major online growth between Christmas and New Year's Following a down week between Dec. 18 and 24, traffic to leading
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Fry Multimedia says holiday shopping was merry online
Description: Fry Multimedia says holiday shopping was merry online Fry Multimedia, an eBusiness design, development and management firm , announced online shopping results for this past
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Global Sports ahead of the game in 2000
Description: Global Sports ahead of the game in 2000 Sporting goods web site developer and operator Global Sports Inc. expects to outperform analysts' quarterly and yearly estimates. Global
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Handmade rug dealers woven into web
Description: Handmade rug dealers woven into web Kinzan, a hosted web services provider, and Nourison Inc., handmade rug importer, have teamed up to bring Nourison's network of 1,200 dealers
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Ashford.com's holiday on time rate near perfect
Description: Ashford.com's holiday on time rate near perfect Ashford.com, a luxury e-retailer, said it sent more than 99.9% of its packages on time for Christmas and more than 99.5% of
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A new president for Mercantec
Description: A new president for Mercantec Mercantec Inc., a global provider of e-commerce products and services for small-to-medium sized businesses, has named Tim Noe CEO. Noe takes over as
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Timebeat.com's strategy to honor competitors' warranties
Description: Timebeat.com's strategy to honor competitors' warranties Timebeat.com Enterprises Inc., an online luxury goods seller, said its affiliate, Watch Central Repair Center, will honor
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Online shopping lags in final week
Description: Online shopping lags in final week Online buying expectedly dropped during the week leading up to Christmas, as home Internet users spent an estimated $1.04 billion, according to
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WebSLED: a kiosk that rocks
Description: WebSLED: a kiosk that rocks First Choice Solutions, a Utah-based service provider for the mobile electronics industry, introduced WebSLED, an Internet kiosk for the mobile
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fashionmall.com not looking to sell, but listening
Description: fashionmall.com not looking to sell, but listening fashionmall.com, Inc. acknowledged receipt of a letter from GenesisIntermedia.com, Inc. proposing a business combination in
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ROXY.com, OneClip.com offer instantly redeemable online promotions
Description: ROXY.com, OneClip.com offer instantly redeemable online promotions With patented technology provided by OneClip.com, an Internet-based manufacturer-sponsored promotions solution,
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Fatbrain gets fat contract
Description: Fatbrain gets fat contract Fatbrain.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble.com, announced that the federal government has named Fatbrain.com to its General Services
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Homeportfolio, eyestsorm open cobranded site
Description: Homeportfolio, eyestsorm open cobranded site HomePortfolio.com, a home design portal, and eyestorm, the web-based art media company which works with artists to produce limited
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Lycos Shop holiday traffic up 250%
Description: Lycos Shop holiday traffic up 250% Terra Lycos, a global Internet network, announced that traffic to Lycos Shop for the 2000 holiday season from mid-November through December
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Priceline.com founder hits the road
Description: Priceline.com founder hits the road The board of directors of priceline.com said that Jay S. Walker, who had been the board's vice chairman and company founder, is stepping down
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Bizmetric: Average fulfillment time 5 days
Description: Site // Fulfillment Time* // Standard Shipment Carrier**
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Amazon opens outlet, boasts ontime deliveries
Description: Amazon opens outlet, boasts ontime deliveries Amazon.com says it surpassed 31 million units ordered as of midnight PST Dec. 23, 2000, shipping better than 99% of items to arrive
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Global Sports completes FogDog acquisition
Description: Global Sports completes FogDog acquisition Global Sports Inc., a developer and operator of e-commerce businesses, completed its acquisition of Fogdog, Inc., following approval of
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Ebags cuts 25% from workforce
Description: Ebags cuts 25% from workforce Greenwood Village, Colo.-based eBags passed out pink slips to 22 employees, or about one-quarter of its staff, last week. The company cited a need
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Retail traffic slows the week before Christmas
Description: Retail traffic slows the week before Christmas Media Metrix, says that 31.8 million unique visitors went to online retail sites during the week before Christmas (week ending Dec.
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Dec. 22 busiest shopping day for Visa
Description: Dec. 22 busiest shopping day for Visa Visa U.S.A says that its holiday transaction volume peaked on Dec. 22 with total Visa volume, for both online and offline transactions,
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Online holiday sales top $6 billion
Description: Online holiday sales top $6 billion Online shoppers spent more than $6 billion this holiday season, according to BizRate.com, with more than 52 million orders placed online
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Egghead and Ticketmaster top list of web site failures the week before Christmas
Description: Egghead and Ticketmaster top list of web site failures the week before Christmas Many of the top e-commerce web sites couldn't process orders for more than 30 minutes a day the
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Meals.com adds two food companies
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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BlueLight.com to focus free Internet service on shoppers
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Keynote: holiday shopping sites get mixed reviews, but fair performance overall
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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BlueLight stats through the roof
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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RedEnvelope sees holiday sales jump
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Wake up and smell the Internet
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MyPoints surveys shopping habits
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Online holiday spending soars in 2000
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Egghead.com investigates systems breach
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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RetailExchange.com gets $5.5 million in funding
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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PXes find online success
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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1-800-flowers.com will sell over AOLbyPhone
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Coldwater Creek's Internet volume grows 222.2% in Q3
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Robertson's Stephens' take on this year's online holiday shopping: more mass market, somewhat lower satisfaction
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Outpost.com posts strong sales, growth in first 19 days of December
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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