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A new era for Internet Retailer
Description: As a senior editor of Business Week in 1982, I wrote a cover story on the networks that were linking ATMs of different banks. It was a revolutionary idea. Consumers could now get on-line access to their bank accounts at any ATM. The barriers erected against convenience by bankers hours and government prohibitions against national branching were bound to come down and soon a generation of consumers would think of banking as an electronic experience.
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Give away hosting, make it up in ads
Description: How many retailers are selling online? The number just grew by 1,000.
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Mall operators are bringing clicks to bricks
Description: P Few predict that online shopping will ever replace the joys or agonies of mall shopping. But some big mall operators are hedging their bets by offering an online experience at the mall.
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How Webvan hopes to leapfrog the competition to the customer`s front porch
Description: The organizing concept behind Webvan, insists its proponents, is delivery, not food. The company strives to be in the consumers home on a reliable replenishing basis. That way, the customer depends more and more on the predictable appearance of the courier as a convenience and adds to each order.
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The Sales Tax Tug-of-War
Description: For their part, congressional leaders see the issue through a different filter. Rather than focusing on the threat facing states and municipalities from untaxed electronic commerce, House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman George Gekas (R-Pa.) opened recent hearings on the issue by warning that current multi-state taxing complexities threaten to stymie the full commercial potential of the Internet. Either way, part of the solution revolves around technology. The good news is that a growing number of software companies are developing powerful new programs that promise to streamline sales tax collection, both on the Internet and from traditional bricks-and-mortar sellers. Some of these systems are already in use by tax authorities in certain parts of the country. Washington state, for one, has developed a Geographic Information System, or GIS, that provides retailers hooked up to the Internet with the ability to determine the exact tax applicable to a street address.
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Drugstore.com combines thoughtful customer service with old-fashioned browsability
Description: Jean Lawrence is a feelance writer based in Chandler, Ariz.
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All We Want For Christmas Is
To Sell Toys in July
Description: With its five years of experience in online fulfillment, Amazon.com has spent a lot of time on the logistical infrastructure and operating systems, says Jorrit Van der Meulen, merchandising manager for Amazon.coms toy division. That expertise helped Amazon clinch the Toys R Us deal. Amazon.com is geared up for the holidays with six U.S. distribution centers, all of which will be operating more than a year by the 2000 holiday season.
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How the dot-com jitters have wrung some of the craziness out of the job market
Description: Nevertheless, the reality at the moment is that many companies are laying people off. And companies like Bluelight.com are picking them up. BlueLight.com recently hired people from Petstore.com, Reel.com and Homewarehouse.com, and BlueLights hiring activity and the availability of experienced engineers dont look to let up. The number of resumes BlueLight is receiving has increased from 20 a week in February to 50 a week nowand much of the additional resumes are coming from staffers at failed or failing dot-coms.
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Gifts for the new baby---the 2000 way
Description: Peek into the purse of any doting grandma, and youll find pictures of the latest arrival. But such photos could become as passe as cloth diapers if a New York-based company makes a go of its new venture. BabyPressConference.com lets grandma and other invited guests log onto the Internet for a live webcast of the newborn and parents, streamed directly from the hospitaland while theyre at it, they can send baby and parents gifts from the sites retail collection.
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When style speaks, people listen
Description: Some people cant get enough convenience. Online marketer Sombassa Media is banking on convenience-driven consumers to drive demand for a free email newsletter that not only entices fashion shoppers to apparel sites, but tells them what to buy as well.
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Will program e-retailing sites for food
Description: While the layoffs among dot-coms have been widely reported, two studies last monthone by Getzler & Co. of New York and the other by Challenger, Gray and Christmas of Chicagoreported that retailers account for the bulk of layoffs. In the Getzler study, 52 of 119 b2c companies with layoffs were in retailing. Most were responding to the new dash of realism that skittish investors brought to the market. While some of the layoffs were the result of the completion of projects, most were the result of companies downsizing or going out of business.
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Disposable AmEx
Description: Disposable AmEx American Express Co.has announced a new series of products designed to address consumer concerns about online privacy and security. The first product, called
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NextCard Lists Top Sites in August
Description: NextCard Lists Top Sites in August NextCard today released the NextCard eCommerce Index for August that shows consumer spending over the Internet. Overall merchant movement in
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E-retailers are too conservative technologically, says a new Jupiter report
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Cheaper In Indiana
Description: Cheaper In Indiana Citing lower rent, labor and other operating costs in the Midwest, Pets.com has relocated the bulk of its customer service operations from the pricey San
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Peapod Goes Shopping
Description: Peapod Goes Shopping Chicago-based Peapod Inc. has paid $12 million in cash for the operations of rival online grocer Streamline.com in Chicago and Washington, D.C. At the same
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Study Tracks Online Access Here and Abroad
Description: Study Tracks Online Access Here and Abroad More than 295 million people have Internet access through a home PC, according to a new study by Neilsen/NetRatings ö and more than one
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ACIas e-wallet Emerges
Description: ACIas e-wallet Emerges Omaha, Neb.-based ACI Worldwide, an e-payment solutions provider, today introduced a smart e-wallet designed to make Internet transactions simpler and more
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Allpets.com Re-launch Backed By Catalog
Description: Allpets.com Re-launch Backed By Catalog Allpets.com, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PetQuarters, Inc., re-launched its web site and an offline catalog. Orders from both the
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New shoppers need never be off the web
Description: New shoppers need never be off the web Talk about bridging channels. ShopTalk today said it is launching a voice commerce platform for the telephone and Internet. Using speech
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AffiliateMall2000.com's 500% Growth
Description: AffiliateMall2000.com's 500% Growth A one-man show is shooting for the stars, and believes he is well on his way to reaching them. AffiliateMall2000.com says its program listings
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Zbox jumps into a deal with Whirlpool
Description: Zbox jumps into a deal with Whirlpool Major home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. and zBox Co., which markets a secure home delivery box, today announced an alliance to
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Women, Men & The Web
Description: Women, Men & The Web Women and men differ in the Web sites they visit, according to Internet audience measurement service Nielsen//NetRatings, New York. The top sites with the
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Amazon Anywhere Auctions Announced
Description: Amazon Anywhere Auctions Announced Online retailer Amazon.com has launched Amazon Anywhere Mobile Auctions, a wireless service that offers mobile alerts for Amazon Auctions to
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Holiday retail sales could double this year
Description: Holiday retail sales could double this year Worldwide holiday shopping on the Internet will reach $19 billion this year, nearly twice last year's $10.5 billion, according to the
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ESPN Launches Online Mall With Nike Store
Description: ESPN Launches Online Mall With Nike Store Top sports information web site ESPN.com will relaunch its shopping area as a sports merchandise mall this fall with a new online Nike
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Grocers Looking to Grow Online
Description: Grocers Looking to Grow Online GroceryWorks.com, Safeway, Inc.'s exclusive Internet grocery provider, has selected EXE's Exceed eFulfillment System (eFS) as the warehouse
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CommerceHub Gets Cash Infusion From Comcast, QVC
Description: CommerceHub Gets Cash Infusion From Comcast, QVC CommerceHub, a provider of virtual warehousing solutions for online retailers and catalog merchants, has received a multi-million
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Online adBricks, Mortar Redemption
Description: Online adBricks, Mortar Redemption Coupons.com Inc., an online incentive marketing company, has released its new technology, which provides advertisers with the ability to
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Feds say Internet Sales Growing
Description: Feds say Internet Sales Growing The U.S. Department of Commerce reports e-retail sales of $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2000, a 5.3% increase over the first three months
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Rocket Cash Expands Currency Xchange Program
Description: Rocket Cash Expands Currency Xchange Program RocketCash, an online gateway that allows consumers to shop on the Internet without a credit card, has expanded its Currency Xchange
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Dinosaurs Go Online
Description: Dinosaurs Go Online Jurassic Park DVDs and VHS tapes will get their own web store with the launch of jurassicpark.com. Consumers can log onto the site to pre-order the Jurassic
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Sale Item Radar
Description: Sale Item Radar ShoppingList.com wants to be consumers' online radar screen for offline sales by alerting users to when and where items go on sale. Visitors can look for specific
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Home Depot Rolls Dice Online
Description: Home Depot Rolls Dice Online The Home Depot has launched its online store, www.homedepot.com, to customers in the Las Vegas market. The service allows customers to choose from
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E-retailers Closing in on Profitability
Description: E-retailers Closing in on Profitability Online retailers are making a slow, steady ascent up Mt. Profitability. E-retailers have marginally improved their performance while
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Britannica References mySimon
Description: Britannica References mySimon mySimon inc., an online comparison shopping site, has formed a partnership with Britannica.com, that enables those searching Britannica.com's free
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A Different Kind of Online Bank
Description: A Different Kind of Online Bank After a soft launch, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. has officially launched its new, enhanced web site, www.josbank.com, and will begin promoting the
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Web Use Keeps Workers Happy
Description: Web Use Keeps Workers Happy Use of the web for personal reasons such as shopping is helping to drive the nation's e-commerce engine Ð and it's also helping employees be happier
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Visions of Sugar Plums
Description: Visions of Sugar Plums Online retailer eToys Inc. has officially opened its East Coast distribution complex in Blairs, Va., and says that the facility, which will process and
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Retailers on Wrong Track
Description: Retailers on Wrong Track Most multichannel retailers don't adequately track customer behavior across channels, risking the loss of sales to retailers who have tracking nailed,
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Fantasy Site and Merchandiser Look for Winning Season with Sports Fanatics
Description: Fantasy Site and Merchandiser Look for Winning Season with Sports Fanatics Like beer and pretzels, some things just go together. Such was the case when eFANshop, of Dallas,
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E-Book Update
Description: E-Book Update Microsoft Corp. says that online retailer Amazon.com has selected the Microsoft Reader as the preferred format for Seattle-based Amazon's future e-Book store.
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AOL Big Deal To Amazon
Description: AOL Big Deal To Amazon Amazon.com and America Online Inc. have announced a promotional alliance under which Amazon.com's products will be available across several AOL brands.
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Web Shoppers Anonymouse
Description: Web Shoppers Anonymouse Ecount, an e-commerce payments company, has unveiled PrivateBuy.com, which it claims is "the first and only" product that facilitates anonymous purchases
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New Fossil Product Line Called For Immedient Attention
Description: New Fossil Product Line Called For Immedient Attention E-commerce solutions firm Immedient Corp. has teamed with retailer Fossil Inc. to build a content-rich web platform for the
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One Out of Three Shoppers Left with Sour Taste
Description: One Out of Three Shoppers Left with Sour Taste In a study just released by NFO Interactive, 266 of the 759 respondents (35%) purchasing products online in the past six months
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Program Gives New Meaning To "Net"
Description: Program Gives New Meaning To "Net" Since June 28, Arkansas hunting and fishing licenses, and a variety of other stamps and permits, have been available for purchase directly from
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Ediets.com Beefs Up With Web Store
Description: Ediets.com Beefs Up With Web Store It's a well-known fact: shedding those extra pounds takes healthy eating and exercise. To help users reach that goal -- whatever it takes --
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Site for Avid Golfers
Description: Site for Avid Golfers Avid Sportswear & Golf Corp. has launched its new web site, www.avidsportscorp.com. Sarasota, Fla.-based Avid's products are sold under a trademarked label
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More Offline for Online
Description: More Offline for Online And another online retailer is adding an offline presence. Beautymerchant.com Inc., an Internet retailer of cosmetics, fragrances and personal care
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