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Time Life terminates fulfillment operations with Lillian Vernon
Description: Time Life terminates fulfillment operations with Lillian Vernon Time Life Music and Books will no longer rely on former sister company Lillian Vernon Corp. to handle fulfillment
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Best Buy buys web-access provider Speakeasy Inc. for $97 million
Description: Best Buy buys web-access provider Speakeasy Inc. for $97 million Best Buy Co. Inc. is entering the Internet access and data services business by acquiring Speakeasy Inc., one of
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Celebrate Express Q3 web sales increase slightly as total sales decline
Description: Celebrate Express Q3 web sales increase slightly as total sales decline Web sales for Celebrate Express Inc., an online and catalog retailer of party supplies, costumes and
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Its time to begin experimenting with m-commerce, study suggests
Description: Its time to begin experimenting with m-commerce, study suggests As U.S. consumers grow increasingly comfortable with mobile devices, using them for activities beyond voice, the
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1-800-Mattress changes name to reflect growing web sales
Description: 1-800-Mattress changes name to reflect growing web sales Reflecting a growing shift in sales from its call center to the Internet, mattress and bedding accessory retailer
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NexTag leads comparison shopping sites in traffic growth, study says
Description: NexTag leads comparison shopping sites in traffic growth, study says NexTag Network showed the largest year-over-year increase among comparison shopping sites in February
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Ace Hardware relaunches web site to support multi-channel retailing
Description: Ace Hardware relaunches web site to support multi-channel retailing Ace Hardware has relaunched its retail e-commerce site with features designed to support multi-channel
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Many online health information seekers just looking, not buying
Description: Many online health information seekers just looking, not buying Searching for health care information is one of the top reasons people use the Internet today. But getting health
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RadioShack rolling out ship-to-store program to 3,400 franchise stores
Description: RadioShack rolling out ship-to-store program to 3,400 franchise stores RadioShack RadioShack Corp., following the launch last fall of a ship-to-store program that lets online
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Google again tops search engine market share
Description: Google again tops search engine market share In February Google Sites captured 48.1% of the U.S. search market, gaining 0.6 share points from the previous month. Yahoo Sites
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Phishers finding new ways to con visitors to retail sites
Description: Phishers finding new ways to con visitors to retail sites Phishers and spammers are getting more creative in using copy and creatives hijacked from legitimate web sites,
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Open and delivery rates not the only measures of e-mail program success
Description: Open and delivery rates not the only measures of e-mail program success Marketers most often view e-mail program success in terms of open and delivery rates, but that doesnt
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Number of e-mail phishing sites rises 180% year-over-year
Description: Number of e-mail phishing sites rises 180% year-over-year The number of phishing web sites designed to steal consumer passwords, credit card account numbers and other data
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Segmentation often overlooked as key to e-mail marketing, expert says
Description: Segmentation often overlooked as key to e-mail marketing, expert says Its unfortunately easy to overlook whats right under your nose. In the realm of e-mail marketing,
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ValueVision sells its stake in apparel retailer Polo.com
Description: ValueVision sells its stake in apparel retailer Polo.com ValueVision Media Inc. is selling its stake in Ralph Lauren Media LLC, which operates Polo.com, back to Polo Ralph Lauren
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Borders e-mail drives millions in weekly store sales, Jupiter says
Description: Borders e-mail drives millions in weekly store sales, Jupiter says Borders.com doesnt sell online, but its e-mail program helps drive millions of dollars in store sales each
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How behavioral ad targeting lifted online campaign results for Snapple
Description: How behavioral ad targeting lifted online campaign results for Snapple When ad placement in the obvious online venues is pricey for a fledgling product, digging deeper into the
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Certified e-mail tops list of marketing measures to build consumer trust
Description: Certified e-mail tops list of marketing measures to build consumer trust A new e-mail authentication program from Internet service providers, tagged CertifiedEmail, is proving to
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U.S. consumers savvy about tools used to report and control spam
Description: U.S. consumers savvy about tools used to report and control spam The average American is extremely e-mail savvy and knows what methods to use to manage e-mail and spam, according
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E-mail marketing continues to hit home with shoppers, new study says
Description: E-mail marketing continues to hit home with shoppers, new study says Online retailers have good reason to continue to love e-mail marketing, says a new report from Forrester
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Williams-Sonoma pushes toward the $1 billion web sales mark
Description: Williams-Sonoma pushes toward the $1 billion web sales mark Williams-Sonoma Inc. is pushing hard to join the $1 billion online sales club. In the fourth quarter, web sales rose
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AT&T is taking Napster To Go along for the wireless ride
Description: AT&T is taking Napster To Go along for the wireless ride AT&T consumers with qualifying telephone service soon will be able to customize playlists on their PC and transfer
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Disney hit with lawsuit over Internet film deal
Description: Disney hit with lawsuit over Internet film deal Cable TV programmer Starz Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Co.s Buena Vista Television unit for
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YesStyle.com sews up more than $512,000 in sales for first six months
Description: YesStyle.com sews up more than $512,000 in sales for first six months YesStyle.com, a fashion e-commerce site launched last summer by YesAsia.com, has registered more than
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Use of mobile web low but growing, firm says
Description: Use of mobile web low but growing, firm says Only 5% of U.S. Internet users with broadband access via any hardware use their mobile devices to access the Internet, according to
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Annual web sales drop at Mrs. Fields
Description: Annual web sales drop at Mrs. Fields E-commerce revenue for Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC dropped by 11% in 2006 while total revenue grew by 8%. For the year Mrs. Fields, No. 309
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Kohls is adding e-commerce checkout tools and fulfillment capacity
Description: Kohls is adding e-commerce checkout tools and fulfillment capacity Kohls Corp. is beefing up its e-commerce business with new order management technology and by doubling the
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Coldwater Creek promotes Daniel Griesemer to co-president and COO
Description: Coldwater Creek promotes Daniel Griesemer to co-president and COO Daniel Griesemer, head of sales and marketing for Coldwater Creek Inc.s web, store and catalog channels since
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If over-pronation is your arch enemy, try the Running Shoe Fit Guide
Description: If over-pronation is your arch enemy, try the Running Shoe Fit Guide Sierra Trading Post, No. 196 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, has rolled out a Running Shoe Fit
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SimonDelivers seeks and finds additional funding
Description: SimonDelivers seeks and finds additional funding Its been a flat couple of years for sales for regional online grocer SimonDelivers.com. The company, No. 121 in the Internet
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Apparel retailers lead in high broadband response time
Description: Apparel retailers lead in high broadband response time Apparel and accessories retailers provided customers with high broadband connections the fastest access time in February,
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Circuit City plugs in IBM for information technology outsourcing
Description: Circuit City plugs in IBM for information technology outsourcing In a move to improve its financial performance and streamline operations, Circuit City Stores Inc. is outsourcing
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RealNetworks eyes Canada for mobile music expansion
Description: RealNetworks eyes Canada for mobile music expansion RealNetworks Inc. is diving deeper into the international market for digital music that can be downloaded to cell phones and
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Eavesdropping to discover what online consumers want
Description: Eavesdropping to discover what online consumers want When it comes to finding out what consumers want from an e-commerce site experience and product selection, the best place to
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Auto dealers rev up their online advertising spending
Description: Auto dealers rev up their online advertising spending The shift of advertising dollars from traditional TV, radio and print advertising to the Internet is accelerating, according
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How CompUSA readies online orders for in-store pick-up in 15 minutes
Description: How CompUSA readies online orders for in-store pick-up in 15 minutes When CompUSA, which operates more than 200 stores, launched its buy online/in-store pick-up program in 2003,
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Science toy e-retailer sets off blog geyser of publicity
Description: Science toy e-retailer sets off blog geyser of publicity When scientist and toy e-retailer Steve Spangler does an experiment, things just might explode. Like the time he mixed
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Former Circuit City exec Fiona Dias joins GSI Commerce
Description: Former Circuit City exec Fiona Dias joins GSI Commerce Fiona Dias, a former executive vice president and chief marketing officer with Circuit City Stores Inc., has a new senior
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Rich Americans would buy more online in customer-centric environment
Description: Rich Americans would buy more online in customer-centric environment Wealthy consumers research and buy onlinewith 69% in a recent survey, for example, preferring to make hotel
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Ritz Interactive grows web sales 37% in Q4 to $36 million
Description: Ritz Interactive grows web sales 37% in Q4 to $36 million Web sales at Ritz Interactive Inc. grew 37% year over year during the fourth quarter of 2006 and 20% for the year, the
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Health-conscious consumers feel good about buying online, new report says
Description: Health-conscious consumers feel good about buying online, new report says Consumers interest in looking and feeling good is fueling healthy online product sales. Its not just
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Junonia.com to relaunch this week in first major redesign
Description: Junonia.com to relaunch this week in first major redesign Apparel retailer Junonia will this week launch a new web site thats been more than a year in development, the first
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Web site content management company DigitalPost Interactive names a new VP
Description: Web site content management company DigitalPost Interactive names a new VP DigitalPost Interactive, provider of web platforms for digital media sharing and social networking, has
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Channel Intelligence promotes three to vice president, expands staff by 35%
Description: Channel Intelligence promotes three to vice president, expands staff by 35% Channel Intelligence, provider of technology syndicates consumer brand manufacturers product
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Charming Shoppes hires a new president for its Crosstown Traders unit
Description: Charming Shoppes hires a new president for its Crosstown Traders unit Charming Shoppes Inc. has hired Lori Twomey, formerly with Eddie Bauer, as president of Crosstown Traders,
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Search engine group names board officers
Description: Search engine group names board officers The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization has announced its 2007 officers chosen by its board of directors. Gordon Hotchkiss,
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Auction site uBid.com appoints new board members
Description: Auction site uBid.com appoints new board members uBid.com Holdings Inc., the company behind auction site uBid.com, has appointed to its board of directors two senior executives
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Former Fossil exec joins MarketNet as director of e-commerce
Description: Former Fossil exec joins MarketNet as director of e-commerce MarketNet Inc., a web design and marketing firm, has named former Fossil Inc. executive Matthew Brown as senior
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PayPal nears 35 million consumer accounts in Europe
Description: PayPal nears 35 million consumer accounts in Europe PayPal, the third-party online payment service from eBay Inc., processed nearly $8.4 billion in payment volume last year in
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Broadband Internet access growing speedily
Description: Broadband Internet access growing speedily 89.9 million U.S. households will have broadband Internet access by 201169.3% of what will be Americas then 129.7 million total
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