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Another dull sales report from Sharper Image
Description: Another dull sales report from Sharper Image A new fiscal year is bringing no relief for struggling electronics retailer Sharper Image Corp. The company reported today its
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International markets pushing up demand for payment security systems
Description: International markets pushing up demand for payment security systems The expansion into foreign markets by U.S.-based online retailers is pushing up demand for security systems
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Perimeter eSecurity says new service tosses a net over phishing attacks
Description: Perimeter eSecurity says new service tosses a net over phishing attacks Perimeter eSecurity is targeting online retailers with a service that it says can quickly shut down
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E-commerce sales up in March for J.C. Penney
Description: E-commerce sales up in March for J.C. Penney Internet sales at J.C. Penney Co. Inc. increased 15.5% for the five weeks ended April 7. E-commerce was the star player in the
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Payment security compliance should differentiate merchants, report says
Description: Payment security compliance should differentiate merchants, report says The January discovery of a data breach at TJX Companies Inc. is a reason for merchants to stop dragging
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Discover Card reports 120% rise in use of alternate credit card numbers
Description: Discover Card reports 120% rise in use of alternate credit card numbers Consumer usage of the Secure Online Account Numbers security program at Discover Financial Services, the
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Newgistics acquires logistics company, plans fulfillment services
Description: Newgistics acquires logistics company, plans fulfillment services Expanding its role beyond a provider of package return services, Newgistics Inc. has acquired transportation
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Consumers concerned over data securityand its not just about ID theft
Description: Consumers concerned over data securityand its not just about ID theft A Zogby Interactive survey has found that worry about identify theft has now reached most online
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Design Within Reach is featuring e-commerce in its blueprint for 2007
Description: Design Within Reach is featuring e-commerce in its blueprint for 2007 Design Within Reach reports total sales for fiscal year 2006 were about $178 million, which includes sales
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Sweetwater expects high marks from instrument and equipment retailer buy
Description: Sweetwater expects high marks from instrument and equipment retailer buy Sweetwater Sound is building its music education business to a crescendo by acquiring competitor
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Overstock.com is adding online parking for 340,000 vehicles
Description: Overstock.com is adding online parking for 340,000 vehicles Overstock.com soon will have more than 500,000 vehicles available for sale in its online Cars program following a deal
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Web consistency gets a mixed review for March
Description: Web consistency gets a mixed review for March Web site consistency was decidedly mixed among big web retailers in March with just 20 merchants achieving a consistency rating of
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Bluefly CEO awarded $6.1 million in 2006 compensation
Description: Bluefly CEO awarded $6.1 million in 2006 compensation Online fashion retailer Bluefly Inc. gave its top managers a significant pay raise in 2006 after the group completed a $50
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PC Universe plugs in new working capital
Description: PC Universe plugs in new working capital Online computer gear and electronics retailer PC Universe Inc. has received a round of investment capital and will plow the money back
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Web sales bloom at dELiAs in 2006
Description: Web sales bloom at dELiAs in 2006 E-commerce sales for the multi-channel teen clothing and accessories retailer climbed 18.03% in fiscal 2006, reaching $124.5 million. Overall
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Aggregate Knowledge gets $20 million in financing
Description: Aggregate Knowledge gets $20 million in financing Aggregate Knowledge, whose web site technology recommends products to online shoppers based on past shopping behavior of
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What a concept: Quixtar gift program lets recipients pick what they want
Description: What a concept: Quixtar gift program lets recipients pick what they want Online health and beauty retailer Quixtar Inc.s Ribbon brand is a new online gift program that enables
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Annual international sales rise 152% for Blue Nile
Description: Annual international sales rise 152% for Blue Nile Online jeweler Blue Nile Inc. is quickly increasing its international book of business. In 2006, international sales totaled
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Building m-commerce sites in 30 minutes
Description: Building m-commerce sites in 30 minutes Mobile retail technology vendor mPoria Inc. has launched GoMobile, a service that enables retailers to quickly create an m-commerce site.
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Napster sings a happy tune in the fourth quarter
Description: Napster sings a happy tune in the fourth quarter Napster is sending investors and Wall Street a strong signal that year-end sales and other key business metrics will exceed
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The search is on
Description: Web merchants are spending more to get better results on their investment in natural search and pay-per-click
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Growing digital music industry still fights pirates, study says
Description: Growing digital music industry still fights pirates, study says The recording industry registered solid growth of digital music sales from services such as iTunes, but they
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Burning Down the Housewares
Description: Mel Ronick refuses to get crushed by the giants and takes a gamble: tear down bricks and mortar
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Picture this
Description: Dynamic product imagery shrinks the gap between the online and offline shopping experiences
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Webby stores
Description: The web works its way into stores via kiosks to build customer relationships and boost sales
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Achilles Heel
Description: The scary part of online retailing: Hackers are easily finding the unlocked doors
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Beep beep, beep beep, yeah!
Description: When information overload strikes, retailers can winnow data with a dashboard
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Travelers shift their purchasing to the Internet
Description: Travelers shift their purchasing to the Internet For the first time this year, a majority of online households will book travel plans online, says a new study of the online
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The whole worlds watching
Description: The whole worlds watching Microsoft, Google and Yahoo top the list of the worlds most visited web sites, according to the latest research from comScore Inc., a research firm
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Social networking sites influence one third of online buyers, study says
Description: Social networking sites influence one third of online buyers, study says One in four adult Internet users in the U.S. visits social networking sites regularly, and one in three
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The Home Depot finds no room for third-party ads on its web site
Description: The Home Depot Inc. is pulling back this month from selling ad space to third parties on its web site, an experiment it had launched in July, saying it would return HomeDepot.com to its original function. The Home Depot reviewed its online advertising program and determined that our resources would be better utilized by focusing HomeDepot.com on its core mission of supporting our online and store customers as they research and shop, a spokeswoman says.
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Stand Still!
Description: The lightning pace of e-commerce business developments forces retailers to hit moving targets at budget time
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At Overstock.com, its out with travel but in with O-cars
Description: Maybe the shoppers who visit Overstock.com would simply rather drive themselves. The online-only mass merchant is selling off its travel unit, OTravel.com, after shoppers showed little interest in it as a source of travel bargains. But that doesnt mean they wont check Overstocks pages for cars to buy, says Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com Inc.
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Locked in
Description: Pressure mounts for retailers to comply with payment card data security standards
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Fashion Forward
Description: How a web-enabled supply chain keeps Neiman Marcus up with the hot trends
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SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT: Site search
Description: E-retailings most powerful online merchandising tool
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More than two-thirds of consumers shop online before buying offline
Description: More than two-thirds of consumers shop online before buying offline A new survey from consultants Accenture reports that a strong majority of consumers use the Internet to
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Mobile phone expected to have big impact on retail
Description: Mobile phone expected to have big impact on retail Whether or not shoppers choose to make purchases via m-commerce, the mobile platform will have a profound impact on e-commerce,
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Driving a straight line to a better return through online marketing
Description: Whats the fastest way to get a return on investment from online marketing? Drive straight to customers, says Wade Wahy, Internet sales manager for Coastal Hyundai, a Florida-based car dealership.
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73% of Third Agers in the U.S. shop online, study says
Description: 73% of Third Agers in the U.S. shop online, study says Third Agersthose U.S. adults in their early-40s through mid-60splay a major role in online retailing, according to a new
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Bloomies woos young shoppers with social retailing
Description: Bloomingdales may be known as a fashion destination, but that doesnt mean it cant reach out more to teens and young adults. So in a recent test at its flagship 59th Street Store in New York, it offered an interactive sales-floor mirror that let shoppers view themselves in outfits as well as commentsand images of alternate garmentssent to the mirror by their online friends.
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Web/store integration still missing for many big merchants
Description: When it comes to multi-channel retailing, biggest isnt necessarily best, retail industry research and consulting firm LakeWest Group LLC says. While nearly three-quarters of the 100 fastest-growing publicly held retailers in the U.S. operate in multiple channels, only 22% consider seamless multi-channel integration as a top priority, the firm says in its 8th Annual POS Benchmarking Survey. More than a third of the multi-channel retailers operate in at least three channels.
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Long-time cataloger Blair looking to web to help inform catalog strategy
Description: Long-time cataloger Blair looking to web to help inform catalog strategy Long-time cataloger Blair Corp. is using the power of the web to help refine its catalog strategy. While
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Affiliate networks shrink
Description: Online marketers using fewer affiliates
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Walmart.com opens the door to in-store pick-up
Description: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is breaking down the boundaries between online and in-store shopping as it rolls out a Site to Store in-store pick-up service for Walmart.com shoppers.
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Bass Pro Shops fishes for more margin at comparison shopping sites
Description: Shopping comparison sites are getting big buzz among retailers as paid search costs rise, but there, too, some marketers find the return on ad spend elusive. One solution is to put more strategy behind the spend, and retailers whove harnessed web analytic data to their comparison shopping engine spending say theyre seeing better margins on shopping sites as a result.
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Fulfilling Promises
Description: By automating fulfillment, retailers can satisfy customers who are always demanding more
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Retailers not digging deep enough to score with web analytics data
Description: Web analytics are capable of delivering more data on site visitor behavior in more ways than ever beforebut even so, many web merchants spend only a relatively small amount of time each week analyzing it. In an upcoming report from The e-Tailing Group Inc.s Sixth Annual Merchant Survey, about half of the retailers polled48%said they spend less than 10 hours a week reviewing site metrics. And 32% reported spending only 10 to 20 hours a week, a surprising figure in view of the wealth of data at their fingertips.
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RedEnvelope shuffles top management as CEO resigns
Description: RedEnvelope shuffles top management as CEO resigns Ken Constable, president and CEO of RedEnvelope, has resigned to pursue other business opportunities, the retailer has
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United Retail names a new head of e-commerce
Description: United Retail names a new head of e-commerce United Retail Group Inc. has appointed Julie L. Daly to the newly created position of president, Shop @ Home, the companys
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