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RealNetworks names a new chief for its music business
Description: RealNetworks names a new chief for its music business RealNetworks, creator of digital media software and services, has named Philip W. O`Neil senior vice president and head of
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$34 million in venture capital fundsthats the ticket for TicketsNow.com
Description: $34 million in venture capital fundsthats the ticket for TicketsNow.com TicketsNow, a secondary market web-only seller of event tickets, has closed its first round of
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E-commerce veteran Shelley Nandkeolyar takes the head job at Norm Thompson
Description: E-commerce veteran Shelley Nandkeolyar takes the head job at Norm Thompson Norm Thompson Outfitters Inc. has appointed veteran e-commerce and direct marketing manager Shelley
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Sterling Commerce names Bob Irwin president/CEO
Description: Sterling Commerce names Bob Irwin president/CEO Sterling Commerce, a provider of web-enabled supply chain execution and other types of business operations software, has named Bob
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UBid.com names a new chairman
Description: UBid.com names a new chairman Online auctioneer uBid.com Holdings Inc. has named Steven Sjoblad chairman of its board of directors. Sjoblad also is chairman and CEO of Captira
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The games at handbut slowing a bit
Description: The games at handbut slowing a bit On-portal mobile game revenue jumped 61% percent year-over-year to $151 million in Q4 2006; also, 17.4 million consumers who own mobile
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Ogilvy Group acquires search marketing firm Global Strategies International
Description: Ogilvy Group acquires search marketing firm Global Strategies International Neo@Ogilvy, the digital and direct media unit of The Ogilvy Group marketing/communications company,
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Shop.orgs CyberMonday.com raises $107,000 for scholarship fund
Description: Shop.orgs CyberMonday.com raises $107,000 for scholarship fund Trade association for online retailers Shop.org, a unit of the National Retail Federation, raised more than
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Kia tops the list of best auto manufacturers` sites
Description: Kia tops the list of best auto manufacturers` sites Kia.com is the most useful manufacturers web site for new vehicle shopping, according to J.D. Power and Associates. A new
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ServiceMagic.com breaks into Top 10 home & garden sites
Description: ServiceMagic.com breaks into Top 10 home & garden sites ServiceMagics web site, which links up consumers and home improvement contractors, came on strong in January, with unique
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BabyUniverse rolls out its new BabyTV.com online content channel
Description: BabyUniverse rolls out its new BabyTV.com online content channel Online retailer and content provider BabyUniverse Inc. launched its much-anticipated BabyTV.com this week, after
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Borders launches a series of original Internet programming
Description: Borders launches a series of original Internet programming Borders Group Inc. may outsource its e-commerce operation to Amazon.com Inc., but it continues to find ways to leverage
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Local.com gets $8 million in financing
Description: Local.com gets $8 million in financing Local.com Corp., which provides technology and services for helping retailers advertise and consumers search for locally available
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Affiliate sites help drive online traffic to stores
Description: Affiliate sites help drive online traffic to stores Multi-channel retailers are beginning to drive online traffic to stores by working with affiliate sites to promote in-store
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That Pet Place migrates to a Java suite for better multi-channel marketing
Description: That Pet Place migrates to a Java suite for better multi-channel marketing Fish Net Inc., a pet supplies retailer operating as That Fish Place-That Pet Place, expects to build on
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Video e-mails steer traffic to dealer sites and showrooms
Description: Video e-mails steer traffic to dealer sites and showrooms The videos feature special incentives and other offers intended to prompt consumers to click on a related link in a
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Aubuchon Hardware builds cross-channel shopping with e-mail loyalty program
Description: Aubuchon Hardware builds cross-channel shopping with e-mail loyalty program With an e-mail marketing program that sends offers to customers based on their multi-channel shopping
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Blueflys revenue grows 31% for the year while net loss nearly quadruples
Description: Blueflys revenue grows 31% for the year while net loss nearly quadruples 2006 revenue for online discount apparel retailer Bluefly Inc. grew 31% over 2005 revenue to $77.1
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Direct response TV drives more multi-channel sales for Drs. Foster & Smith
Description: Direct response TV drives more multi-channel sales for Drs. Foster & Smith For the past year, pet supplies retailer Drs. Foster & Smith, No 83 in the Internet Retailer Top 500
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Staples reports another year of strong web sales
Description: Staples reports another year of strong web sales Staples Inc. is reporting a 29% increase in e-commerce sales for 2006, while total sales rose by 13%. For the year, Staples
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Target teams up with iTunes, Ticketmaster in multi-channel music offer
Description: Target teams up with iTunes, Ticketmaster in multi-channel music offer Target, in an exclusive deal, will offer co-branded gift cards this spring for purchases of digital music
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How to use local search to promote cross-channel sales
Description: How to use local search to promote cross-channel sales Consumer popularity with local search is driving up more multi-channel marketing opportunities for retailers, says Scot
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One reason why Circuit Citys multi-channel customers buy more
Description: One reason why Circuit Citys multi-channel customers buy more Its a known fact that multi-channel customers buy more than those who shop a single channel at a retailer, but
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Drugstore.com plans a makeover for Beauty.com using Web 2.0
Description: Drugstore.com plans a makeover for Beauty.com using Web 2.0 Drugstore.com wants to reach $500 million in web sales by 2008 and its counting on a redesign of Beauty.com and
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Web sales growth topping 40% made 2006 super for SuperMediaStore.com
Description: Web sales growth topping 40% made 2006 super for SuperMediaStore.com SuperMediaStore.com reports 40% sales growth for 2006. Key contributors to that growth were new products,
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Alternative payments and more inventory are planned for eCost.com
Description: Alternative payments and more inventory are planned for eCost.com The metamorphosis continues at eCost.com, which is trying new and different strategies to stop a long period of
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Transaction performance remains steady in January
Description: Transaction performance remains steady in January The January Gomez Performance Index for E-Retailers finds little change at the top positions for both response time and
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PCRUSH.com diversifies into voice and data services
Description: PCRUSH.com diversifies into voice and data services Like other online electronics retailers looking for new ways to augment slower web sales growth, Atman Inc., which operates
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Health care e-commerce is nothing to sneeze at
Description: Health care e-commerce is nothing to sneeze at In 2006 an estimated 18.3 million U.S. adults purchased health-related products online, according to a Manhattan Research LLC
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Design Within Reach pulls web sales up 10% to $7.6 million in Q3
Description: Design Within Reach pulls web sales up 10% to $7.6 million in Q3 Design Within Reach Inc.s online net sales rose 10.1%, or $700,000, to $7.6 million for the third quarter of
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Restoration Hardware hammers away at growing web sales
Description: Restoration Hardware hammers away at growing web sales Restoration Hardware Inc. is on track to join the $100 million online sales club. Through the first nine months of 2006,
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Goldspeed is vigilant on price match guaranteeand about finding the fakes
Description: Goldspeed is vigilant on price match guaranteeand about finding the fakes When you advertise yourself as the Internets largest discount jeweler and offer a 110% price matching
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Its BYOC for Buy.coms local area network party
Description: Its BYOC for Buy.coms local area network party Buy.com, No. 36 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, is throwing itself a 10th anniversary local area network party and video
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QVC web sales the star of the show in 2006
Description: QVC web sales the star of the show in 2006 Though overall sales were moderate, QVC Inc. is reporting a 31% increase in U.S. web sales for 2006 and 20.4% in Q4. In 2006, QVCs
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Wine.com serves choices and helps customers remember what they bought
Description: Wine.com serves choices and helps customers remember what they bought 2006 sales at Wine.com improved on the prior year by 5% because customers appreciate technology that
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The goods, the fads and the Yugly
Description: The goods, the fads and the Yugly E-commerce merchant Yugster.com, known for its home page-consuming deal of the day, has added to its e-commerce site online video, a
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CelebrateExpress.com launches a redesigned site to boost cross-sells
Description: CelebrateExpress.com launches a redesigned site to boost cross-sells With an eye toward increasing cross-sells among its family of brands, Celebrate Express Inc., which sells
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Yahoos new search effort bears fruit for advertisers, comScore reports
Description: Yahoos new search effort bears fruit for advertisers, comScore reports Yahoo Inc.s new search marketing initiatives are paying off for advertisers, says a report from comScore
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Online revenue makes up Blockbusters growth in Q4 and full year 2006
Description: Online revenue makes up Blockbusters growth in Q4 and full year 2006 Fourth quarter revenue at Blockbuster Inc. grew $20 million to $1.51 billion from $1.49 billion a year
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MovieTickets.com opens a box office in Second Life
Description: MovieTickets.com opens a box office in Second Life As commercial enterprises discover it, SecondLife.com, the virtual world where people create alter egos, is getting more like
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Oops! What happened to that Google natural search ranking?
Description: Oops! What happened to that Google natural search ranking? A change in the way Google Inc. recognizes the number of inbound links to a web site has caused many sites to drop in
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YourAmigo hires ex-Commission Junction to head strategic development
Description: YourAmigo hires ex-Commission Junction to head strategic development YourAmigo, provider of search engine optimization technology and services, has appointed Celine Takatsuno
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Marketing company Oneupweb hires a new director of marketing
Description: Marketing company Oneupweb hires a new director of marketing Online marketing company Oneupweb has hired Scott Schaiberger as director of marketing. Schaiberger joins Oneupweb
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The web remains the fastest growing sales channel for J.C. Penney
Description: The web remains the fastest growing sales channel for J.C. Penney The web remains the fastest growing sales channel at J.C. Penney Co. Inc. In 2006, web sales grew to $1.3
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Home Décor Products hires a new CIO and a new chief of Cliquidate.com
Description: Home Décor Products hires a new CIO and a new chief of Cliquidate.com Home Décor products, an online-only retailer of kitchen and bath products, appliances and other home-related
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Netflix delivers its billionth video on DVD
Description: Netflix delivers its billionth video on DVD Online video rental company Netflix Inc. reports that on Saturday it delivered the one billionth DVD since the company`s subscription
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I4 Commerce adds retail heavyweights to its board
Description: I4 Commerce adds retail heavyweights to its board Online payments provider I4 Commerce has added some retail heft to its board of directors with the addition of Mark Britto,
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New cash payment option launches for online shoppers
Description: New cash payment option launches for online shoppers Retail Expansion Network today launched PaidByCash, a nationwide system that lets shoppers pay for online purchases with a
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Saks promotes its top e-commerce executive
Description: Saks promotes its top e-commerce executive Saks Inc., which operates Saks Direct and Saks Fifth Avenue, is promoting its top e-commerce officer. The retailer, No. 54 in the
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Fashion icon Nicole Miller launches lingerie line on Barenecessities.com
Description: Fashion icon Nicole Miller launches lingerie line on Barenecessities.com Designer Nicole Miller has an information-only web site, but wanted to launch a new line of lingerie
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