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The sales picture brightens after a redesign at The Artful Home Description: The sales picture brightens after a redesign at The Artful Home The Artful Home retail web site sells the original work of artists, but finding desired items was not always easy
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British Telecommunications acquires retail e-commerce provider Fresca Description: British Telecommunications acquires retail e-commerce provider Fresca British Telecommunications plc has formed BT Fresca as a new e-commerce technology and services unit through
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1-800-FLOWERS.COM® Picks Mercent Description: The Worlds Leading Florist and Specialty Gift Retailer Adopts Mercents Online Marketing Software Services to Grow Online Sales
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7 Billion People Launches New Generation of Web Analytics Software for Online Retailers Description: MarketMaestro gives e-marketers new insight into their shoppers based on proven behavioral science
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Department store sites post highest holiday sales gains in 2007 Description: Department store sites post highest holiday sales gains in 2007 Department store e-commerce sites posted the highest growth in holiday spending in 2007, with a 35% increase in
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E-commerce platform provider ATG racks up a 33% revenue increase in 2007 Description: E-commerce platform provider ATG racks up a 33% revenue increase in 2007 Revenue grew 33% from $103.2 million in 2006 to $137.1 million in 2007 at Art Technology Group Inc.
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RedPrairie Announces Collaborative Portal for Managing Inbound Freight Description: Solution delivers more effective communication and coordination with transportation providers
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New Motion and Traffix merge for digital content Description: New Motion and Traffix merge for digital content New Motion Inc. and Traffix Inc. have completed a merger they announced in September, creating a company that aims to provide
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Hitwise names Heather Dougherty director of research Description: Hitwise names Heather Dougherty director of research Veteran industry analyst Heather Dougherty has been appointed director of research at online competitive intelligence
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Soft Solutions appoints Bob Harlond managing director for Canada Description: Soft Solutions appoints Bob Harlond managing director for Canada Soft Solutions, a France-based provider of web content management technology and related services that is
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CableOrganizer.com uses search behavior data to personalize landing pages Description: CableOrganizer.com uses search behavior data to personalize landing pages A new application developed by CableOrganizer.com is harnessing what the site knows of visitors web
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VeriSigns CTO takes top technology job at Yahoo Description: VeriSigns CTO takes top technology job at Yahoo Aristotle Balogh, former chief technology officer at Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign Inc., will lead global
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Advanced EMedia, Inc. Adds Three Board Members to its Management Team Description: Client and New Board Member Makes an Investment in the Leading ECommerce Platform Provider
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MyWebGrocer.com expands with new appointments in sales and development Description: MyWebGrocer.com expands with new appointments in sales and development MyWebGrocer.com is expanding with the appointment of two new sales representatives to the team. The
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Software provider RightNow Technologies promotes two executives Description: Software provider RightNow Technologies promotes two executives RightNow Technologies, a provider of web-based customer relationship management software, has promoted Susan
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AZOOGLEADS GROWTH SPURS OFFICE EXPANSION Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Kathleen Brush named chief marketing officer at analytics firm WebTrends Description: Kathleen Brush named chief marketing officer at analytics firm WebTrends Analytics and online marketing firm WebTrends Inc. has announced the hiring of four executives, including
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Rayce Jonsrud Joins Payventures Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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TrueDemand Announces New Software-as-a-Service Suite for Consumer Product Companies to Improve Sales Execution at Retail Stores Description: Latest version of award-winning software suite transforms data from multiple retailers into daily tasks that predict and prevent lost sales at the shelf
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Social commerce company Powered hires new vice president of sales Description: Social commerce company Powered hires new vice president of sales Powered Inc., whose technology is designed to enable manufacturers and retailers to build online communities,
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Eye-tracking helps Charlotte Russe tie online merchandising to impulse buys Description: Eye-tracking helps Charlotte Russe tie online merchandising to impulse buys Eye tracking studies can yield information not obtainable by other means of research about how
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OneCommand Launches Next-Generation Mobile Marketing Campaigns for Auto Dealers: Real-Time, Two-Way Interaction Enables Communication with Customers Anytime, Anywhere Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Mobile commerce is coming of age, but not without design headaches Description: Mobile commerce is coming of age, but not without design headaches Mobile commerce will eventually be considered the fourth major retailing channel, but web site designers still
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Holiday web performance at 26 leading online retailers improved Description: Holiday web performance at 26 leading online retailers improved Web performance at 26 leading online retailers improved overall during the holiday season, with the top seven
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SonyStyle.com uses consumer reality to break down web site design barriers Description: SonyStyle.com uses consumer reality to break down web site design barriers Over the course of seven years and three redesigns, Sony has learned how to use consumer research to
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iStorez.com offers shopping and searching via e-retailers newsletters Description: iStorez.com offers shopping and searching via e-retailers newsletters Kriyari Inc. has launched iStorez.com, a consumer shopping site that collects and organizes shopping
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Search marketing click fraud up 15% in 2007 Description: Search marketing click fraud up 15% in 2007 The rate of click fraud in online pay-per-click advertising rose to 16.6% in 2007s fourth quarter, up from 14.2% a year earlier and
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Nintendo, Xbox lead traffic growth to computer hardware manufacturer sites Description: Nintendo, Xbox lead traffic growth to computer hardware manufacturer sites Online game device providers Nintendo and Xbox led in traffic growth to computer hardware
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Microsoft eyes web search, online video and m-commerce with bid for Yahoo Description: Microsoft eyes web search, online video and m-commerce with bid for Yahoo Microsoft Corp. said today it has offered to buy Yahoo Inc. in a deal valued at about $44.6 billion, and
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Audible accepts Amazons acquisition overtures Description: Audible accepts Amazons acquisition overtures Amazon.com Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire Audible Inc., an online retailer of digital spoken word audio content,
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How customers helped two online retailers fine-tune new site features Description: How customers helped two online retailers fine-tune new site features In a jewelry store, consumers like to try on items and look at them from all sides. In a bookstore browsers
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Through retargeting, Hobby-Lobby wins back visitors who abandon its site Description: Through retargeting, Hobby-Lobby wins back visitors who abandon its site Hobby-Lobby International Inc., a multi-channel retailer of radio-controlled model airplanes, is boosting
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How should e-retailers behave with ad targeting? Description: How should e-retailers behave with ad targeting? Is behavioral ad targeting the right way to go for e-retailers? There is an ongoing discussion regarding behavioral targeting,
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Bodybuilding.com to match visitors and shoppers with content and friends Description: Bodybuilding.com to match visitors and shoppers with content and friends Many e-retailers present customers with product recommendations, a cross-selling tactic that suggests
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Spark passion around your brand, then work on all the other requirements Description: Spark passion around your brand, then work on all the other requirements It starts with making customers passionate about your brand, but then online retailers have to roll up
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New forms of online marketing call for new ways to measure it Description: New forms of online marketing call for new ways to measure it With the quick pace of evolution in e-marketing that targets online shopping behavior, its helpful to have
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How site design helped Walmart.com drive through three key initiatives Description: How site design helped Walmart.com drive through three key initiatives After redesigning its web site in 2006, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last year embarked on three key initiatives
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FTC seeks comments on principles for self regulation of behavioral ads Description: FTC seeks comments on principles for self regulation of behavioral ads The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on proposed privacy principles to guide the development of
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Specific Media plans for growth with IBM tech and $100 million in funding Description: Specific Media plans for growth with IBM tech and $100 million in funding Online advertising network Specific Media is getting a boost from increased consumer targeting
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Behavioral targeting ads outperform contextual ads by up to 22%, study says Description: Behavioral targeting ads outperform contextual ads by up to 22%, study says More online consumers are consistently more receptive to behaviorally targeted ads than to contextual
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CD Baby goes wireless with Txttunes Description: CD Baby goes wireless with Txttunes Its fitting that CD Baby Inc., an online retailer of independent music, would figure out a way for artists to sell music in an MP3 and
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Redcats USA posts moderate growth in 2007 web sales Description: Redcats USA posts moderate growth in 2007 web sales Redcats USA is reporting a moderate increase in web sales for 2007. The company, No. 28 in the Internet Retailer Top 500
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Coach uses the web to drive more store traffic Description: Coach uses the web to drive more store traffic Coach Inc. continues to be bullish on its Internet channel. During the companys recent second quarter earnings call with Wall
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Internet accounts for greater share of NBTYs direct sales Description: Internet accounts for greater share of NBTYs direct sales Nutritional supplements maker and marketer NBTY Inc. reports that 40% of direct sales came via the Internet in the
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Improvement Direct finds a home for new bid management system Description: Improvement Direct finds a home for new bid management system A new bid management system is giving Improvement Direct Inc. better control over its search engine marketing
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Home coffee market brews up a 70% increase in sales at Green Mountain Description: Home coffee market brews up a 70% increase in sales at Green Mountain A home version of its single-cup brewers and the single-serving tea, coffee and cocoa packages from which
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Action Envelope springs into action with a new site design Description: Action Envelope springs into action with a new site design Its pretty clear that Action Envelope has a taste for reinvention. The retailer, No. 430 in the Internet Retailer Top
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Apparel retailers are tops in December web performance Description: Apparel retailers are tops in December web performance Apparel and accessories retailers provided customers with high broadband connections the fastest access time in December,
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NetShops looks to add 30 to 50 online stores in 2008 Description: NetShops looks to add 30 to 50 online stores in 2008 NetShops Inc. is planning to add 30 to 50 web stores to its roster of about 230 niche stores in 2008, along with upgrading
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Overstock.coms 2007 revenue dips 2% year-over-year to $769 million Description: Overstock.coms 2007 revenue dips 2% year-over-year to $769 million Revenue at Overstock.com Inc. declined 2% to $768.8 million for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, down from
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