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Offline sales influenced by online research to hit $1 trillion
Description: Offline sales influenced by online research to hit $1 trillion Offline retail sales influenced by consumers online browsing and research will increase by a compounded annual
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Top U.S. retail brands are slow to go mobile
Description: Top U.S. retail brands are slow to go mobile Only 8% of the top 1,000 U.S. brands have web sites compatible with mobile web browsers, according to a new survey. And retail
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Drugstore.com writes a new rebate prescription
Description: Drugstore.com writes a new rebate prescription Drugstore.com Inc. is rolling out a "Free 30" program to help customers manage the cost of prescription medications. New
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NFL 2006 online sales reach $70 million
Description: NFL 2006 online sales reach $70 million The National Football League reports online sales from its NFLShop.com web site of $70 million for 2006, up 52% from 2005 web sales of $46
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U.S. Auto Parts gears up for a 10 million-share IPO
Description: U.S. Auto Parts gears up for a 10 million-share IPO U.S. Auto Parts Inc. has filed a stock registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of an initial
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U.K. retailers ring up the online cash registers with record sales
Description: U.K. retailers ring up the online cash registers with record sales British consumers spent £7.66 billion online between Oct. 16 and Dec. 24, 53.8% more than the ££4.98 billion
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The Bombay Company continues its e-commerce turn around
Description: The Bombay Company continues its e-commerce turn around Though it wont be releasing official figures for several more weeks, The Bombay Company Inc.s e-commerce business is
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ShopPBS.com pledges new e-commerce support to GSI
Description: ShopPBS.com pledges new e-commerce support to GSI Public Broadcasting Services and GSI Commerce Inc. have extended their multi-year e-commerce partnership agreement for
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Digital meets print: BabyTV.com gets a video deal with HarperCollins
Description: Digital meets print: BabyTV.com gets a video deal with HarperCollins BabyUniverse Inc. has signed a video content partnership agreement with HarperCollins Publishers. The
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Negativity about negative customer reviews may be unfounded
Description: Negativity about negative customer reviews may be unfounded While the vast majority of online consumers use customer reviews during product research, not very many online sellers
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Top retail web sites only rate an average of fair for December
Description: Top retail web sites only rate an average of fair for December Web site consistency was far from perfect for the webs 50 largest retailers in December. In December, only 10
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Animal advocate Betty White signs on with 1-800-PetMeds
Description: Animal advocate Betty White signs on with 1-800-PetMeds Actress and animal rights activist Betty White is the new spokesperson for PetMed Express Inc., the multiple market
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Apple hits 2 billion song downloads, 1 snag with iPhone
Description: Apple hits 2 billion song downloads, 1 snag with iPhone Apple Inc. announced that more than two billion songs, 50 million television episodes and more than 1.3 million
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American Greetings greets the New Year with a revised mobile strategy
Description: American Greetings greets the New Year with a revised mobile strategy American Greetings Corp. will spend part of 2007 giving a new look and feel to its core e-greetings card
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Faster site search isn`t a game for online retailer eToys
Description: Faster site search isn`t a game for online retailer eToys Getting even more up-close and personal with shoppers and delivering faster site search tops the list of e-commerce
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Montgomery Ward site launches in Spanish
Description: Montgomery Ward site launches in Spanish Direct Marketing Services Inc., operators of the Montgomery Ward web site wards.com, has launched a Spanish version of the site at
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Netflix to deliver rental films electronically to PCs--but not yet to TVs
Description: Netflix to deliver rental films electronically to PCs--but not yet to TVs Netflix has announced the next phase in its march toward the electronic delivery of rental films and TV
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Online music expands the market, says a trade groups survey
Description: Online music expands the market, says a trade groups survey Online music has been good for the music businessat least according to a survey from the Digital Media Association.
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Steinway terminates agreement to acquire The Woodwind & The Brasswind
Description: Steinway terminates agreement to acquire The Woodwind & The Brasswind Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. has terminated its Dec. 15 agreement to acquire bankrupt music retailer
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eBay expands its ticket offerings with an acquisition
Description: eBay expands its ticket offerings with an acquisition eBay Inc. will acquire privately held StubHub, an online reseller of event tickets. The acquisition will enable eBay to
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Jim Clark resigns as Shutterfly chairman
Description: Jim Clark resigns as Shutterfly chairman Online retailer and photo service provider Shutterfly Inc. is looking for a new chairman for its board of directors. On Jan. 8, Jim
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Internet shoppers in Europe are uneasy about making online payments
Description: Internet shoppers in Europe are uneasy about making online payments While 56% of European Internet users regularly shopped online last year, not all paid for purchases using an
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RichFX hires a new head of sales
Description: RichFX hires a new head of sales RichFX Inc., provider of rich media merchandising systems for web sites, has hired Jim Bonaventura as senior vice president of sales and account
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Junction Solutions gets $7.5 million in new funding
Description: Junction Solutions gets $7.5 million in new funding Junction Solutions, a provider of multi-channel retail and food and beverage enterprise software applications based on the
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Lycos files patent infringement suit against Netflix and Blockbuster
Description: Lycos files patent infringement suit against Netflix and Blockbuster Internet search engine Lycos Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Netflix Inc. and Blockbuster Inc., charging the
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IAC appoints a new Ticketmaster CEO
Description: IAC appoints a new Ticketmaster CEO IAC/InterActive Corp. has named Sean Moriarty as president and CEO of Ticketmaster. In his new role, Moriarty will maintain responsibility for
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Sterling Commerce CEO Samuel Starr dies
Description: Sterling Commerce CEO Samuel Starr dies Samuel Starr, president and CEO of supply chain technology company Sterling Commerce, died Dec. 31 after a brief hospitalization, the
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UPS names a new chief operating officer
Description: UPS names a new chief operating officer UPS has named David Abney as chief operating officer. Abney will be responsible for international operations, U.S. package operations,
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Yahoo continues to expand mobile offerings
Description: Yahoo continues to expand mobile offerings Yahoo Inc. has unveiled Yahoo oneSearch, a portal for mobile phones, and will integrate it into its overarching Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0
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HighJump Software gets a new president
Description: HighJump Software gets a new president HighJump Software, a unit of 3M that provides web-enabled supply chain execution and inventory management software, has named former EDS
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Choose carefully among Ajax site development tools, analyst warns
Description: Choose carefully among Ajax site development tools, analyst warns Ajax, or asynchronous Javascript and XML, one of the hot new development tools for making web sites more
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Mindy Meads leaves Victorias Secret Direct
Description: Mindy Meads leaves Victorias Secret Direct Mindy Meads, CEO and president of Victorias Secret Direct, has left the company after less than a year to pursue other interests,
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Movie watchers remain loyal to mail order and stores, for now
Description: Movie watchers remain loyal to mail order and stores, for now Despite all of the planning by online retailers such as Netflix Inc. and Blockbuster Inc. to introduce digital movie
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Car dealers rev up their e-commerce performance
Description: Car dealers rev up their e-commerce performance Auto dealers, once the e-commerce slowpokes on the information super highway, are catching up nicely with new web site upgrades
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AOL hands its music gig over to Napster
Description: AOL hands its music gig over to Napster AOL is closing up shop on its subscription-based AOL Music Now and turning it over to Napster. AOL announced today that Napster will
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Apple in November holds lead in visits to computer hardware sites
Description: Apple in November holds lead in visits to computer hardware sites Apple Computer Inc. in November 2006 continued to lead in the number of visits to computer hardware e-commerce
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Top choice for e-commerce investment is customer loyalty, study says
Description: Top choice for e-commerce investment is customer loyalty, study says When research and advisory firm Aberdeen Group last fall asked more than 120 retail industry companies to
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Motorola unveils e-commerce site
Description: Motorola unveils e-commerce site Motorola Inc. is getting into the e-commerce business: The 79-year-old, $35 billion company has launched an online store, Store.Motorola.com. It
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Online educational courses help drive sales, build loyalty for Sony
Description: Online educational courses help drive sales, build loyalty for Sony Building customer loyalty was one of the main reasons that Sony Corp. has been sponsoring online educational
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Home Depot Direct president Harvey Seegers resigns
Description: Home Depot Direct president Harvey Seegers resigns Harvey F. Seegers, president of Home Depot Direct since 2005, resigned Monday to pursue other interests. His resignation came
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Shrinking e-mail preview panes means marketers must adjust messages
Description: Shrinking e-mail preview panes means marketers must adjust messages New beta releases of the widely-used Yahoo Mail and Microsofts Windows Live Mail enable preview panes by
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Customer product reviews can drive customer loyalty
Description: Customer product reviews can drive customer loyalty Online retailers that post customer product reviews are able to generate more loyalty from customers than sites that dont
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Borders lets online visitors earn loyalty points through Gather.com
Description: Borders lets online visitors earn loyalty points through Gather.com Borders Group Inc. this week launched a co-branded web site with social networking site Gather.com, where
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When Grizzlies rookie calls fans over the web, they listenand buy tickets
Description: When Grizzlies rookie calls fans over the web, they listenand buy tickets In last place and struggling to get its fans back to fill the 18,000-seat FedExForum in Memphis, the
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Customer loyalty is one by-product of a convenient returns policy
Description: Customer loyalty is one by-product of a convenient returns policy A convenient returns policy can translate into more loyal customers and increased sales for online retailers,
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Holiday season starts earlier and ends later online, OneUpWeb study finds
Description: Holiday season starts earlier and ends later online, OneUpWeb study finds The Monday after Thanksgiving, thought of as the kick-off of the online holiday shopping season, doesnt
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How fashion e-retailer Rampage.com dresses up its customer base
Description: How fashion e-retailer Rampage.com dresses up its customer base By combining its Frequent Buyer program with its opt-in e-mail marketing newsletter, womens fashion apparel
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Saving the Trees
Description: E-catalogs vie for online space with new imaging and shopping features
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Advertising to the Masses
Description: Some web-only retailers are turning to mass media ad campaigns to raise their online profile
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Apples iPhone could push consumers to mobile commerce
Description: Apples iPhone could push consumers to mobile commerce The iPhone, revealed by Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday at MacWorld 2007, unites three key technologies that could jar
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