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Lucy Listens To All Shapes and Sizes
Description: Lucy Listens To All Shapes and Sizes Lucy.com, the online women's athletic wear retailer, got some ideas for how to improve its web site from customer service calls. The idea to
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JP Morgan Details Winning E-tailing Paradigm
Description: JP Morgan Details Winning E-tailing Paradigm Global financial firm J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., New York, has released "The Winning E-Tailing Program" report by Internet equity
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Brick-and-Mortar Performs Well Among Web Retail Sites
Description: Brick-and-Mortar Performs Well Among Web Retail Sites Prominent name brands and brick-and-mortar sites demonstrated renewed online strength in the middle of a summer slowdown in
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The Best of Both Toy Worlds
Description: The Best of Both Toy Worlds The combination of Amazon.com and Toys R Us Inc. on one toy web site has the power to start another segment shake out among online toy retailers,
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Webvan, HomeGrocer Merger Deal Moves Ahead
Description: Webvan, HomeGrocer Merger Deal Moves Ahead Webvan Group Inc. and HomeGrocer.com have received notification of the early termination of the waiting period under the
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Toshiba Picks 800.COM
Description: Toshiba Picks 800.COM 800.COM Inc., an online retailer of consumer electronics and home entertainment products, has been authorized by Toshiba America Consumer Products to sell
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E commerce ad spending is up
Description: E commerce ad spending is up Amazon.com and Priceline.com were among the top five e-commerce companies in terms of spending during the first quarter to drive customers to their
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Amazon, Toys R Us Team Up On Toys, Video Games & Baby Products
Description: Amazon, Toys R Us Team Up On Toys, Video Games & Baby Products Amazon.com and Toysrus.com have forged an alliance to create a cobranded toy and video games store, expected to
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The Artful E-Retailer
Description: The Artful E-Retailer ArtfulStyle Inc., Los Angeles, has launched ArtfulStyle.com, a marketplace "enabler" bringing together artists with interior designers, professional art
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Barnes & Noble.com Launches Online Bookstore With Microsoft Reader
Description: Barnes & Noble.com Launches Online Bookstore With Microsoft Reader Barnes & Noble.com today opened its eBookStore, which features Microsoft Reader technology for desktop PCs and
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PowerBuy Wins Patent
Description: PowerBuy Wins Patent Internet-based group buying service Mercata has received the first-ever U.S. patent on group buying methods and technology for proprietary systems supporting
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Women Outpace Men Online
Description: Women Outpace Men Online Women are no longer a niche market online, according to a study released today by Media Metrix, Inc. and Jupiter Communications. The study, which
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Mutual-Fund-For-Shopping Deal Is Full of Beenz
Description: Mutual-Fund-For-Shopping Deal Is Full of Beenz SaveDaily.com Inc., a Web-based savings and investment solutions provider that allows its members to invest in mutual funds with no
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BN Cracks Open eBookStore
Description: BN Cracks Open eBookStore Barnes & Noble.com has opened its eBookStore, featuring Microsoft's Reader technology for desktop PCs and laptop computers. It features works from more
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ProPay Partners With Auction Watch
Description: ProPay Partners With Auction Watch ProPay, a provider of a personal payment service that allows individuals to securely accept credit cards online, in person or through wireless
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Lucy Lets Women Shop By Body Type
Description: Lucy Lets Women Shop By Body Type Portland, Ore.-based women's sports apparel retailer Lucy.com has revamped its web site, featuring Body Type Solutions, which allows women to
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Elephants For Sale
Description: Elephants For Sale The California Republican Party and online cash-back shopping portal Ebates.com have launched Republicanshopping.com, which allows users to shop at more than
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Beauty Site Gets Makeover
Description: Beauty Site Gets Makeover Naturalbeauty.com Inc. has launched a revamped e-commerce site. The new layout of the site is easier to navigate, says the San Francisco-based company,
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Nabisco Quick Delivery Deal
Description: Nabisco Quick Delivery Deal PDQuick, a direct-to-home delivery retailer, says that Nabisco Inc. will supply PDQuick customers nationwide with cookies, crackers, snacks and other
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"Lip Service" CRM Not Good Enough, Gartner
Description: "Lip Service" CRM Not Good Enough, Gartner Even the most popular e-retailers have only average execution when it comes to customer service on the Web, says a new study released
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MVP.com Buys Outdoor Niche
Description: MVP.com Buys Outdoor Niche Chicago-based online sports retailer MVP.com today announced plans to acquire Boulder, Colo.-based PlanetOutdoors.com to build its outdoor sporting
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NextCard's Newest Rankings
Description: NextCard's Newest Rankings The NextCard eCommerce Index, a monthly listing of the top web sites based on the number of online transactions by the more than 440,000 NextCard
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Buy A House & Stock It, Too
Description: Buy A House & Stock It, Too HomeAdvisor.com, an online real estate service, has expanded its online shopping section to include more than 50,000 items from more than 25 merchants
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Online Art Dealer Gets $10 Million
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Buylink, X.com Form Partnership
Description: Buylink, X.com Form Partnership Wholesale specialty consumer product marketplace Buylink Corp. and online payments network X.com have created a partnership that will provide an
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Firm Hopes Comparison Shopping Stations Wow Mallgoers
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Beautiful Data
Description: Beautiful Data The NPD Group Inc.'s NPD BeautyTrends, a beauty-industry marketing information resource, has launched e-commerce tracking services, including point-of-sale
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More Accounts Means More Dough
Description: More Accounts Means More Dough In an initiative designed to accelerate online account growth, USABancShares.com has launched a fully integrated banking solution for DoughNET.com,
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The Theory & Practice Of Online Sporting Goods
Description: The Theory & Practice Of Online Sporting Goods AppliedTheory Ltd. has been selected by E-Media Publishing, to jointly design and host a new online shopping site, to be called
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Offline ShopRite To Sell Online Moola
Description: Offline ShopRite To Sell Online Moola Cybermoola Inc., San Francisco, has formed an alliance with supermarket chain ShopRite that makes web-spendable Cybermoola electronic
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Wedding Channel.com, Bride's Magazine Say "I Do"
Description: Wedding Channel.com, Bride's Magazine Say "I Do" Advance Publications, the parent of Conde Nast Publications, publisher of Bride's Magazine, has invested $18 million in bridal
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Size Matters To JCPenney.com
Description: Size Matters To JCPenney.com JCPenney.com, the e-commerce portal for J. C. Penney Co. Inc., has launched Just4MePetite.com and Just4MeTall.com, Web sites featuring JCPenney
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GlobalPC To Feature NextCard
Description: GlobalPC To Feature NextCard MyTurn.com Inc., a provider of Internet-based e-commerce computing products and services, and Web-based credit card NextCard, say that GlobalPC users
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Return To Sender
Description: Return To Sender Ashburn, Va.-based ReturnBuy, a service firm for online and offline retailers that processes returns for retailers and posts the items on the Internet for
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Cornering The Online Hardware Market, Brand By Brand
Description: Cornering The Online Hardware Market, Brand By Brand CornerHardware.com has introduced a new online resource for do-it-yourselfers. BrandCenters allows visitors to shop for
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After the Boo-Hoo Tears, A Plan to Relaunch "The Portal to Cool"
Description: After the Boo-Hoo Tears, A Plan to Relaunch "The Portal to Cool" "They tried to hit the moon and they were off by an inch, and when you're off by an inch on a moon shot, you miss
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Cheaper, Quicker & Easier Returns
Description: Cheaper, Quicker & Easier Returns Few shoppers actually return items purchased from online sites, and those that do are not so dissatisfied with the return process that it
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Improving E-Retailing Profits With E-mmediate Delivery
Description: Improving E-Retailing Profits With E-mmediate Delivery To hear Joe Park tell it, the highly publicized profit problems of some dot-com retailers can be solved by going ãthe last
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Getting The Pop On Pets
Description: Getting The Pop On Pets One advantage e-retailers have over their offline counterparts is the ability to provide a large amount of information. Petsmart.com is taking advantage
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$190 Million Priceline Stock Deal
Description: $190 Million Priceline Stock Deal Liberty Media Corp. and Vulcan Ventures Inc. have invested $190 million in priceline.com stock. Stamford, Conn.-based priceline.com will use
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VeriSign Secures Webvan
Description: VeriSign Secures Webvan Web trust services provider VeriSign Inc.'s Payflow payment services platform and digital certificates technology will be integrated with online retailer
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Getting It in Gear
Description: Getting It in Gear Closeout sporting goods e-tailer Gear.com says that it has tripled its product line in the past six months. Ealier this year, Gear.com offered approximately
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Webcasts Deliver Babies, E-Commerce To Parents, Family & Friends
Description: Webcasts Deliver Babies, E-Commerce To Parents, Family & Friends Illinois' Evanston Hospital today becomes the thirtieth hospital-and the only one in the state-to roll out live
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Sparking Teen Spending
Description: Sparking Teen Spending Solspark Inc. has announced the availability of a turnkey payment platform that allows banks to serve the teen market through stored-value payment
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MuseumShop.com Adds Six New Partners
Description: MuseumShop.com Adds Six New Partners Musuemshop.com, the largest online source for museum and cultural products from popular museums around the world, has added six new museums
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BN Reports Loss, Despite Increases In Sales, Customers
Description: BN Reports Loss, Despite Increases In Sales, Customers Barnesandnoble.com has reported a higher-than-forecast net loss of $67.3 million for second-quarter 2000, versus a net loss
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Drugstore.com Raises Nearly $63 Million
Description: Drugstore.com Raises Nearly $63 Million Internet retailer of health, beauty and wellness products provider drugstore.com says that it has secured commitments for $62.7 million in
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Pottery Barn Debuts Online
Description: Pottery Barn Debuts Online Lifestyle retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. today launched a web store for Pottery Barn, its contemporary home furnishings unit. PotteryBarn.com features
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Webvan In Chicagoland
Description: Webvan In Chicagoland Webvan Group Inc., Foster City, Calif., is now offering its Internet-based delivery service in the Chicagoland area. The company says that it will deliver
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Toy Retailers Get In On Back-To-School Kick
Description: Toy Retailers Get In On Back-To-School Kick SmarterKids.com and eToys are touting back-to-school supplies on their toy web sites. Smarterkids.com, which sells educational toys
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