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The Internet Retailer Best of the Web Top 50 Retail Sites
Description: Experimenting and taking chances shoot 50 e-retailers to the top
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Apple leads in October visits to computer hardware sites
Description: Apple leads in October visits to computer hardware sites Apple Computer Inc. recorded the most visits to computer hardware e-commerce sites in October, with 35.8 million, up 30%
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Nov. 29 is leading online shopping day so far, says Nielsen/NetRatings
Description: Nov. 29 is leading online shopping day so far, says Nielsen/NetRatings So far, Nov. 29 is the champ shopping day in terms of visits to the sites that make up Nielsen/NetRatings
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Holiday sales showing big gains for online retailers
Description: Holiday sales showing big gains for online retailers Online sales are rising at a brisk pace for many online retailers so far this holiday shopping season, with one-fourth of
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Retailers push the limit in shipping cut-off dates, says BizRate survey
Description: Retailers push the limit in shipping cut-off dates, says BizRate survey Retailers are pushing online shopping almost to the limit when it comes to deadlines for standard
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Consumers ready to transact via mobile, but sites arent
Description: Consumers ready to transact via mobile, but sites arent Consumers are ready for mobile web surfing and transacting, but web sites? Not so much, according to a consumer survey
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Online retailer eCost.com unwraps a new home page for the holidays
Description: Online retailer eCost.com unwraps a new home page for the holidays Just in time for the holidays, online electronics retailer eCost.com is redesigning its home page to make it
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More adults becoming online media consumers
Description: More adults becoming online media consumers The consumption of media on the Internet is becoming increasingly widespread among online adults, according to a new report from
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Its a happy holiday for online retailers, with sales up 25%
Description: Its a happy holiday for online retailers, with sales up 25% The 2006 online holiday shopping season is upholding a new tradition: Sales since Nov. 1 have risen 25% over sales
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Walgreens.com adds more photo upload options from Fuji
Description: Walgreens.com adds more photo upload options from Fuji Walgreen Co. is expanding the options customers have to upload film over the Internet and pick up the pictures later at a
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How Golfballs.com is driving up sales 30% year-over-year
Description: How Golfballs.com is driving up sales 30% year-over-year With help from web analytics and Google checkout, Golfballs.com is building on demand for personalized products as it
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Sears opens an e-commerce operation in downtown Chicago
Description: Sears opens an e-commerce operation in downtown Chicago Along with hiring a new head of e-commerce, Sears Holdings Corp. is opening an e-commerce operation in a new, but familiar
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Good site performance trumps brand loyalty and savings, survey says
Description: Good site performance trumps brand loyalty and savings, survey says More than 90% of online shoppers abandon a web store after three or fewer unsuccessful experiences to complete
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Kiwis get iTunes and online Apple stores
Description: Kiwis get iTunes and online Apple stores Apple Computer Inc. has launched its online iTunes Store in New Zealand, giving New Zealanders access to all the music and features
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Foot Locker web sales climb 7%
Description: Foot Locker web sales climb 7% Foot Locker Inc. grew its web sales 6.8% in the third quarter while total sales increased by 1.6%. The retailers e-commerce sales in Q3 totaled
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Furniture.com expands connectivity for independent retailers
Description: Furniture.com expands connectivity for independent retailers Furniture.com Inc. is rolling out an extranet to help independent merchants affiliated with several major furniture
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Heavy traffic causes slow down at Overstock.com
Description: Heavy traffic causes slow down at Overstock.com Intermittent web performance problems continue to plague a number of the webs biggest retailers this holiday season. This time
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Google Checkout extends free transaction processing through year-end 2007
Description: Google Checkout extends free transaction processing through year-end 2007 Google Checkout has extended through year-end 2007 an offer to process all Google Checkout sales for
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Blair Corp. dials up RFID to help consolidate operations
Description: Blair Corp. dials up RFID to help consolidate operations Technology and improved productivity are behind multi-channel apparel and home goods retailer Blair Corp.s plan to fold
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Blockbuster chief sees upside in movie downloads
Description: Blockbuster chief sees upside in movie downloads Blockbuster Inc. has signaled its interest in entering the movie download business, possibly sometime in 2007, according to
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HobbyTron.com throws online video into the chopper
Description: HobbyTron.com throws online video into the chopper HobbyTron.com has launched a contest calling for the most creative customer-generated videos featuring the Picco Z mini
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Companies need deeper understanding of podcasting, says new study
Description: Companies need deeper understanding of podcasting, says new study Few corporate podcasts are optimized, missing the opportunity to be properly indexed in online podcast
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Most holiday shoppers look for a specific item at a favorite site
Description: Most holiday shoppers look for a specific item at a favorite site When shopping for holiday gifts online, 54% of consumers search directly for a specific item at a merchant site
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After six months of tests, Office Depot prepares to launch new site design
Description: After six months of tests, Office Depot prepares to launch new site design Office Depot in early December will quietly launch the first major overall update to its web site in
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Site availability stays consistent in November
Description: Site availability stays consistent in November Despite some performance problems this month in the wake of record online holiday shopping crowds, the high broadband availability
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CyberMonday.com is a hit, Shop.org reports
Description: CyberMonday.com is a hit, Shop.org reports CyberMonday.com, an online shopping mall set up by the National Retail Federations Shop.org, will stay live through the holiday
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Consumer confidence adds up to U.K. holiday online forecast of £3.3 billion
Description: Consumer confidence adds up to U.K. holiday online forecast of £3.3 billion E-retailers are under pressure to provide fast service at this time of year when more shoppers
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Seth Radwell takes on new responsibilities at Scholastic
Description: Seth Radwell takes on new responsibilities at Scholastic Seth D. Radwell has been named president of Scholastic at Home, the direct-to-home operation of childrens publishing and
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Blockbuster takes aim at Netflix subscribers with new holiday promotion
Description: Blockbuster takes aim at Netflix subscribers with new holiday promotion Blockbuster Inc. today fired another volley in its ongoing battle with Netflix Inc., giving Netflix
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Shoes.com posts another solid quarter
Description: Shoes.com posts another solid quarter Brown Shoe Co. grew its e-commerce sales 82% for the recently concluded third quarter and 79.6% for the first nine months of the year.
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Gap Q3 web sales rise 36%
Description: Gap Q3 web sales rise 36% Web sales once again represented the only bright spot in another flat quarter for Gap Inc. In the third quarter, combined web sales for the
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Goodmail gets $12 million in venture funding
Description: Goodmail gets $12 million in venture funding Goodmail Systems Inc., creator of the CertifiedEmail service for trusted, assured e-mail delivery, has secured $12 million in venture
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Apparel takes the lead in early holiday spending, with 19% of sales
Description: Apparel takes the lead in early holiday spending, with 19% of sales Apparel and accessories captured the largest share of spending on the Monday following Thanksgiving,
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Bazaarvoices Hurt joins the board of advisors at Click Forensics
Description: Bazaarvoices Hurt joins the board of advisors at Click Forensics Brett Hurt, CEO of Bazaarvoice and founder of Coremetrics Inc., has joined the board of advisors of Click
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Drugstore.com appoints two new board members
Description: Drugstore.com appoints two new board members Drugstore.com Inc., an online retailer of health, beauty, vision and pharmacy products, has appointed Richard W. Bennett III and
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Netflix CEO hits the TV airwaves
Description: Netflix CEO hits the TV airwaves Netflix Inc., which in 2006 expects to generate revenue of almost $1 billion by allowing subscribers to choose their DVD rentals online and
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Bid4Assets hires ex-Overstock manager to lead its private sector expansion
Description: Bid4Assets hires ex-Overstock manager to lead its private sector expansion Bid4Assets, an online auction marketplace for high-value personal property and real estate from the
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Online shoppers are spending 11% more per visit, comScore reports
Description: Online shoppers are spending 11% more per visit, comScore reports Year-over-year growth in November online retail sales, at 24%, outpaced the rise in the number of visits to
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Internet Retailer announces keynote speakers for IRCE 2007
Description: Internet Retailer announces keynote speakers for IRCE 2007 Jim McCann, chairman & CEO of 1-800-Flowers.com, and Reed Hastings, chairman & CEO of Netflix, have accepted Internet
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BabyUniverse gets new CFO
Description: BabyUniverse gets new CFO BabyUniverse Inc. has named Michael Hull chief financial officer. He joins BabyUniverse from an extended consulting engagement where he assisted a $40
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ValueClick acquires London-based Shopping.net for $13.3 million in cash
Description: ValueClick acquires London-based Shopping.net for $13.3 million in cash ValueClick Inc. has acquired London-based Shopping.net for approximately $13.3 million in cash, net of
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BJs Wholesale Club launches e-commerce site
Description: BJs Wholesale Club launches e-commerce site BJs Wholesale Club Inc. recently launched online shopping at its corporate site, BJs.com, becoming the last of the major discount
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BestBuy records the most traffic of electronics sites in October
Description: BestBuy records the most traffic of electronics sites in October BestBuy.com had the most traffic of multi-category computers and consumer electronics sites in October, with 12
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Online shoppings strong holiday start is just the beginning, says survey
Description: Online shoppings strong holiday start is just the beginning, says survey The annual e-commerce survey of investment bankers Cowen and Co. reports strong increases in spending
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Using deals and giveaways to drive daily visits
Description: Using deals and giveaways to drive daily visits One thing that the web allows retailers to do that would be difficult to accomplish offline is to offer a changing series of daily
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VenusSwimwear.com gets a new look and a new name
Description: VenusSwimwear.com gets a new look and a new name Jacksonville, FL-based Venus Swimwear Inc. is renaming its web site from VenusSwimwear.com to Venus.com, the company announced.
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PC Universe launches an Amazon store
Description: PC Universe launches an Amazon store PC Universe Inc., seller of computers, computer supplies and peripherals, has launched a store on Amazon.com, the company reported today. "We
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New content management system keeps online operations humming at Petco.com
Description: New content management system keeps online operations humming at Petco.com Putting customer-generated reviews on the site and weaving them into e-mail marketing efforts has
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November web sales drop 29% to $8.5 million at Sharper Image
Description: November web sales drop 29% to $8.5 million at Sharper Image Internet sales in November at The Sharper Image Corp. were down 29% to $8.5 million from $11.9 million in November
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Odimo winds down its e-commerce operations
Description: Odimo winds down its e-commerce operations E-commerce sales for Odimo Inc. dropped 73.9% in the third quarter to $2.4 million from $9.1 million in the third quarter of 2005. Its
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