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Levi's Cooks Up A New Online Ad Campaign
Description: Levi's Cooks Up A New Online Ad Campaign Levi's jeans is breaking new ground on the Internet with the first interactive advertising and experiential e-commerce shopping
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CDNow Has A New CEO To Lead Its Dance Card
Description: CDNow Has A New CEO To Lead Its Dance Card Scott N. Flanders has been named to lead the planned integration of CDNOW and Columbia House and to become chairman and CEO of the new
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Why A Big Spike In E-Commerce Transactions Isn't All Good News For Online Merchants
Description: Why A Big Spike In E-Commerce Transactions Isn't All Good News For Online Merchants New research released today from Jupiter Communications shows that leading consumer commerce
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Della & James Walk Down The E-Commerce Aisle With A Number Of New Partners
Description: Della & James Walk Down The E-Commerce Aisle With A Number Of New Partners Della & James, the online gift registry, today announced it raised $45 million from Amazon.com, The
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Online Holiday Shopping Sales Could Triple In 1999
Description: Online Holiday Shopping Sales Could Triple In 1999 Online retailers are already gearing up for a very happy holiday season, with worldwide electronic commerce this holiday season
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Why hot IPOs are cooling off
Description: Investor ardor for Internet stocks ran high this spring but faded during the dog days of summer with many initial public offerings (IPOs) falling short of expectations.
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A lot of fish are swimming by the lure; it`s up to merchants to get them to bite
Description: The Internet is about change. And nothing has changed more in the last 12 to 18 months than the competitive online environment. Online merchants must adopt new methods to keep visitors coming back andeven more importantlymaking repeat purchases. When the Internet was new, consumers flocked to the Web just to see what was available. Now there are thousands of online merchants all trying to capture the consumers attention and dollars.
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Playing to Win
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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To Tax or Not To Tax
Description: ricks-and-mortar stores have to add sales tax to the price of products they sell, and online retailers with physical stores often collect sales tax as well. Do Internet merchants who dont have to collect taxes have an unfair advantage?
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Bumper crop: Web retailers keep reaping sales
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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March of the Virtual Soldiers
Description: nternet toy retailers arent kidding around when it comes to rolling out serious merchandising strategies they think will make shoppers buy. Here are some of the top competitors and their game plans.
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Retailers are saying "I do" to this bridal registry site
Description: The latest entry in the online wedding gift business, Dellajames.com marched up the aisle in June to a $4 million fanfare of print and Web advertising.
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Tupperware seals its online sales strategy
Description: Tupperware, that venerable purveyor of plastics, joins the growing number of manufacturers selling directly to the public online.
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Nordstrom spins off its web site
Description: Analysts often criticize department store chains for moving too slowly. But thats certainly not the case with Nordstrom Inc.
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Once just a fad, online coupons are catching on big with retailers and shoppers
Description: Although the Internet was expected to revolutionize many things, coupon clipping wasnt necessarily one of them. Yet todays bargain hunters are finding plenty of reasons to reach for their virtual scissors.
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Gotta Have It
Description: Online retailers will try anything and everything to get customers to impulse buy. Are shoppers succumbing to their spell?
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With only a few flaws in its online makeup, Clinique is still fun and easy to shop
Description: For those of us who love department store cosmetics, but cant stand crowds or aggressive salespeople, there used to be but two choices: Brave the cosmetic counter frenzy or venture into the world with a bare face.
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Big money fuels Webvan`s national expansion drive
Description: Big money fuels Webvans national expansion drive
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New destination for Office Depot Online: higher sales and increased market share
Description: Experience
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With so many commerce server software options, retailers must weigh choices carefully
Description: Its no longer a science experiment. The toe-dipping, lets-test-the-water days of Internet retailing are over. Web sites have suddenly shifted from being pet projects to critical missionsa metamorphosis that not only shakes up retail ranks, but also thrusts commerce server software into the limelight.
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Oh, baby: Laurie McCartney launches a maternity site in style
Description: Laurie McCartney left Walt Disneys strategic planning team two years ago, wanting to scratch her entrepreneurial itch. There was just one problem: McCartney wasnt certain what kind of start-up tickled her fancy. Indecision ended as soon as McCartney became pregnant. Frustrated with traditional maternity offerings and channels, she decided to launch her own online specialty boutique for moms-to-be and their new offspring, delivering Babystyle.com in July.
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Getting back to the basics
Description: Recently I was invited by International Business Machines Inc. to participate in a day-long seminar that looked at the future of Internet technology and Web retailing. Being surrounded by IBMs leading Internet minds and well-known academics from Harvard, The London School of Business and other top universities was, for me, quite a heady experience.
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Disney's Buena Vista Internet Group Takes Majority Stake In Toysmart.com
Description: Disney's Buena Vista Internet Group Takes Majority Stake In Toysmart.com The Walt Disney Company's Buena Vista Internet Group has taken a controlling interest in toysmart.com, a
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Nordstrom Forms Subsidiary -- Nordstrom.com -- to Accelerate Growth of Its Internet and Catalog
Description: Nordstrom Forms Subsidiary -- Nordstrom.com -- to Accelerate Growth of Its Internet and Catalog Nordstrom, Inc. today announced plans to establish a new subsidiary --
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Once Red Hot, Retailing IPOs Go Ice Cold
Description: Once Red Hot, Retailing IPOs Go Ice Cold Investor ardor for Internet stocks ran high this spring but faded during the dog days of summer with many initial public offerings (IPOs)
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When It Comes To Impulse Shopping, Web Retailers Are Getting To Know All About You
Description: When It Comes To Impulse Shopping, Web Retailers Are Getting To Know All About You It's certainly more refined than looking into a crystal ball and guessing the future, but more
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Bluefly Soars On With $10 Million In New Working Capital
Description: Bluefly Soars On With $10 Million In New Working Capital Bluefly, Inc. a leading Internet retailer of designer fashions and home furnishings at outlet store prices
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About.com Does An About Face With Its E-Commerce Site
Description: About.com Does An About Face With Its E-Commerce Site About.com, A leading network of niche, vertical sites, today announced an online shopping partnership with ShopNow.com Inc.,
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The Web Merchant IPO Ranks Keep Growing
Description: The Web Merchant IPO Ranks Keep Growing SHOPNET.COM today announced that its affiliate, Play Co. Toys & Entertainment Corp. has entered into an agreement with an investment
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The Short, But Sweet Lowdown On Drugstore.com's IPO
Description: The Short, But Sweet Lowdown On Drugstore.com's IPO Drugstore.com, inc. today announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock at a
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AOL Revamps Its Shopping Channel
Description: AOL Revamps Its Shopping Channel America Online, Inc. today announced the debut of its new Shop@AOL consumer online shopping destination, introducing a cutting-edge product
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Getting Personal: Web Retailers Are Using Software That Tells Them Who Is Shopping Online and Why
Description: Getting Personal: Web Retailers Are Using Software That Tells Them Who Is Shopping Online and Why When Dana Lemke of Olathe, Kan., shops in a traditional store, she likes to look
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Home Depot Hones In On E-Commerce
Description: Home Depot Hones In On E-Commerce LifeMinders.com Inc. and The Home Depot today announced an agreement making LifeMinders.com the personalized e-mail engine on Home Depot's new
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Webvan Group, Inc. Raises an Additional $275 Million in Financing
Description: Webvan Group, Inc. Raises an Additional $275 Million in Financing Webvan Group, Inc., operator of the online grocery and drug megastore, www.webvan.com, today announced it has
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Why The Online Auction Market Is Coming Down To A War Between eBay and Amazon
Description: Why The Online Auction Market Is Coming Down To A War Between eBay and Amazon The test of a community is how well it stands up in the face of adversity. And for the denizens of
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Coldwater Creek accelerates its e-commerce plans
Description: Coldwater Creek accelerates its e-commerce plans Coldwater Creek announced today that the multi-channel retailer has placed all catalog merchandise online at coldwatercreek.com,
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The Bottom Line On Barnes and Noble
Description: The Bottom Line On Barnes and Noble Barnesandnoble.com inc. today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999, its first quarter as a publicly traded company.
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Online Retailing Just Keeps On Rolling
Description: Online Retailing Just Keeps On Rolling The rapid growth of online retailing in North America continues, with revenues expected to top $36 billion by the end of the year and a
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Circuit City Hits The Web Merchandising Circuit
Description: Circuit City Hits The Web Merchandising Circuit Circuit City Stores Inc. is getting into the e-commerce game. A new Web store launched July 20 offers a wide selection of consumer
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When It Comes To E-Commerce Revenues, Counties Want Their Fair Share
Description: When It Comes To E-Commerce Revenues, Counties Want Their Fair Share The National Association of Counties, meeting in an annual conference in St. Louis this week, unanimously
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Amazon Remains King Of The Web Retailing Hill
Description: Amazon Remains King Of The Web Retailing Hill After losing the No.1 title in Internet shopping to ebay.com in May, Amazon.com made a comeback in June as the most popular shopping
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Open Market Makes a Back To The Future
Description: Open Market Makes a Back To The Future Open Market, Inc. is acquiring FutureTense Inc., a leading provider of Internet content management software. Under the terms of the
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Why Online Retailers Are Flunking Out On Customer Service
Description: Why Online Retailers Are Flunking Out On Customer Service The importance of keeping customers happy and turning them into loyal shoppers should be obvious by now to the more than
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Chase Cuts To The Internet Shopping Chase
Description: Chase Cuts To The Internet Shopping Chase The Chase Manhattan Bank is launching an Internet shopping site in conjunction with ShopNow.com Inc., an Internet shopping network. As
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Why Egghead and Onsale Are looking For The Perfect Marriage
Description: Why Egghead and Onsale Are looking For The Perfect Marriage Onsale Inc. and Egghead.com, Inc. are merging. The companies have a combined 1999 sales rate approaching $500 million
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Another Sign That Internet Retailing Is Making Its Way Into The Public Main Stream
Description: Another Sign That Internet Retailing Is Making Its Way Into The Public Main Stream CDNow Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with Sony Corp. of America and Time Warner
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CDNow Finds A New Dance Partner In Columbia House
Description: CDNow Finds A New Dance Partner In Columbia House CDNow Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with Sony Corp. of America and Time Warner Inc. to merge with Columbia House,
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Excite Swallows Up iMall
Description: Excite Swallows Up iMall Excite@Home, a global media company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire iMALL, Inc., a leading provider of fully
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The Right Connection: Web Retailers Are Scrambling To Link Together Disparate Systems
Description: The Right Connection: Web Retailers Are Scrambling To Link Together Disparate Systems When Celestial Seasonings launched its e-commerce initiative last year, the country's No. 1
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Retailers and Investment Bankers Continue Their Heated Courtship
Description: Retailers and Investment Bankers Continue Their Heated Courtship Wall Street's love affair with online retailing continues. According to Winterberry Group LLC, a New York
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