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Site search on Gap.com? Not til it suits Gaps style, it says
Description: Site search on Gap.com? Not til it suits Gaps style, it says When Gap.com re-launched with a new site design a year ago, it left out a site search functiona key tool of most
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Backcountry introduces an alert system for bargain hunters
Description: Backcountry introduces an alert system for bargain hunters Backcountry.com has introduced a service for customers who cant get enough of its SteepandCheap.com site, which offers
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Special holiday promotions supersede price discounts at Moosejaw
Description: Special holiday promotions supersede price discounts at Moosejaw With sales this month up 73% compared with November 2005, executives at Moosejaw Mountaineering and Backcountry
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Channel Intelligence gets $15 million in a new investment
Description: Channel Intelligence gets $15 million in a new investment Internet Capital Group Inc. has invested $15 million for a 40% interest in Channel Intelligence, which provides
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Zazzle.com puts unique designs into online shopping
Description: Zazzle.com puts unique designs into online shopping By perfecting a strategy that combines online merchandising with digital content, Zazzle.com is building a niche as a site
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Internet Retailer announces its Top 50 web sites for 2007
Description: Internet Retailer announces its Top 50 web sites for 2007 Internet Retailer today announced its Top 50 Best of the Web online retailing web sites. We are pleased to recognize
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Bass Pro Shops gains from new thinking about an old idea
Description: Bass Pro Shops gains from new thinking about an old idea New thinking about an old idea is making a difference at BassProShops.com this year as the outdoors hobby gear supplier
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AppliancePartsPro masters the challenge of selling hard-to-find products
Description: AppliancePartsPro masters the challenge of selling hard-to-find products AppliancePartsPro is building a bigger web business and a loyal audience of do-it-yourself shoppers by
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American Eagle Outfitters driving toward $200 million in online sales
Description: American Eagle Outfitters driving toward $200 million in online sales By combining new-age video and audio merchandising along with ease of shopping, American Eagle Outfitters is
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Amazon draws on non-profit volunteers for gift-wrapping staff
Description: Amazon draws on non-profit volunteers for gift-wrapping staff In an unusual move that expands its holiday fulfillment staff while supporting non-profit organizations, Amazon.com
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Mondays online sales hit a record for a single day
Description: Mondays online sales hit a record for a single day The Monday after Thanksgiving marked the first time that online retail sales surpassed $600 million in a single day and more
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Q4 web sales grow 23% for NBTY
Description: Q4 web sales grow 23% for NBTY E-commerce sales for NBTY Inc. grew 23.3% in the fourth quarter. In Q4, NBTY, No. 137 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide to Retail Web Sites,
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Ross-Simons steps into the ring with Blue Nile and Diamond.com
Description: Ross-Simons steps into the ring with Blue Nile and Diamond.com Ross-Simons, a multi-channel jewelry retailer, has launched an all-certified diamond web site that aims to
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Buy.com piles on holiday purchasing incentives
Description: Buy.com piles on holiday purchasing incentives Buy.com is introducing a flurry of incentives to drive holiday traffic and sales. Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, Buy.com, No.
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Online computer retailer eCost posts a net loss in Q3
Description: Online computer retailer eCost posts a net loss in Q3 Online personal computers and electronics retailer eCost.com, which merged with PFSweb Inc. in February, posted a net loss
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SmartBargains.com clocks buyers at 7 minutes
Description: SmartBargains.com clocks buyers at 7 minutes SmartBargains.com customers will buy two to three items and spend $120 to $150 this holiday season, all in about seven minutes. The
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Jewelry Television changes the face of ShopAtHomeTV.com
Description: Jewelry Television changes the face of ShopAtHomeTV.com Nearly six months after it acquired the URL and certain assets of Shop At Home TV from the E.W. Scripps Co., Jewelry
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So much for Cyber Monday; more shoppers go online on Black Friday
Description: So much for Cyber Monday; more shoppers go online on Black Friday Cyber Monday may finally have a name, but its a concept thats becoming outdated already. More consumers
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Zappos delivers fastest October response time
Description: Zappos delivers fastest October response time At 2.92 seconds, Zappos in October provided the fastest response time for customers accessing the site using a high broadband
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Walmart.com expects record holiday traffic
Description: Walmart.com expects record holiday traffic Despite the fact that its site went down for a few hours on the Friday after Thanksgiving and early holiday store sales are slow,
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Wal-Mart enters the video download market at Walmart.com
Description: Wal-Mart enters the video download market at Walmart.com Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which gave up its online DVD rental business to Netflix a year and a half ago, has started offering
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Search makes the difference on Thanksgiving weekend for Vermont Teddy Bear
Description: Search makes the difference on Thanksgiving weekend for Vermont Teddy Bear Over the Thanksgiving weekend, search, affiliate, and other pay-per-click marketing made the difference
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Cyber Monday shows strong sales, but the best is yet to come, retailers say
Description: Cyber Monday shows strong sales, but the best is yet to come, retailers say Online retailers reported strong year-over-year growth in Cyber Monday sales, though high volumes for
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Guitar Center agrees to buy assets of The Woodwind & Brasswind
Description: Guitar Center agrees to buy assets of The Woodwind & Brasswind Guitar Center Inc., a multi-channel retailer of musical instruments and related products, has agreed to acquire the
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Overstocks Cyber Monday volume 3.5 times higher than any October Monday
Description: Overstocks Cyber Monday volume 3.5 times higher than any October Monday Overstock.coms Cyber Monday sales volume was three and a half times that of any Monday in October and
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Search makes the difference on Black Friday weekend for Vermont Teddy Bear
Description: Search makes the difference on Black Friday weekend for Vermont Teddy Bear Over the Thanksgiving weekend, search, affiliate, and other PPC marketing made the difference online
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Ice.coms post-Thanksgiving sales nearly double from year ago
Description: Ice.coms post-Thanksgiving sales nearly double from year ago Sales at online diamond retailer Ice.com on Friday were up 100% over the Friday after Thanksgiving last year and up
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After a bumpy Black Friday, site performance hums on Cyber Monday
Description: After a bumpy Black Friday, site performance hums on Cyber Monday Keynote Systems reports that Cyber Monday--the Monday after Thanksgiving--presented no significant web site
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Demand for web technology is expanding retailers IT staffs, Yoh reports
Description: Demand for web technology is expanding retailers IT staffs, Yoh reports Its a retail IT workers market, as demand for web-based systems among all types of retailers is pushing
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Bare Necessities hires a retail veteran to head up e-commerce
Description: Bare Necessities hires a retail veteran to head up e-commerce Online lingerie retailer Bare Necessities has hired Jessica Jackson, an ex-Victorias Secret director, as its vice
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Endeca grows staff 50% to meet demand
Description: Endeca grows staff 50% to meet demand With revenue up 104% for the first nine months of this year over last, site search provider Cambridge, MA-based Endeca Technologies has
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Online retail sales surge 42% year-over-year on Black Friday
Description: Online retail sales surge 42% year-over-year on Black Friday Despite unusually nice weather across much of the U.S., consumers flocked to their computers on Black Friday to drive
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As part of expansion, Mercado names two new vice presidents
Description: As part of expansion, Mercado names two new vice presidents Mercado Software, provider of e-commerce search and merchandising technology, has hired two new vice presidents as
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Macys.com CEO joins The Knots board of directors
Description: Macys.com CEO joins The Knots board of directors Peter Sachse, chairman and CEO of Macys.com, is among three new members of the board of directors at The Knot Inc., an online
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Shop.org launches CyberMonday.com as a holiday shopping portal
Description: Shop.org launches CyberMonday.com as a holiday shopping portal Shop.org is trying out something new this holiday season by getting into the retail business itself. The online
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eBay sweeps the ratings in October visits to apparel and beauty sites
Description: eBay sweeps the ratings in October visits to apparel and beauty sites EBay Clothing Shoes & Accessories recorded the most traffic of the top 10 apparel and beauty sites in
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Wal-Mart kicks off online shopping season with web-only offers
Description: Wal-Mart kicks off online shopping season with web-only offers On Thanksgiving, Wal-Mart Stores used the web site to drive shoppers to stores. Now it is using the web site to
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RedEnvelope searching for a new CFO
Description: RedEnvelope searching for a new CFO RedEnvelope Inc., an online and catalog retailer of gifts ranging from jewelry and apparel to home-and-garden products, is seeking a
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DisneyShopping.com upgrades web site
Description: DisneyShopping.com upgrades web site DisneyShopping.com has introduced a new web site design that aims to improve the gift-giving process for customers this holiday season. The
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Shop.com and GSI Commerce link for merchant integration
Description: Shop.com and GSI Commerce link for merchant integration Shop.com announced a partnership with GSI Commerce Inc. to help its base of online retailers and branded manufacturers to
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Web sales rise 30.5% for The Knot in Q3
Description: Web sales rise 30.5% for The Knot in Q3 E-commerce revenue for The Knot Inc. rose 30.5% in the third quarter while total revenue grew by 41.5%. Web sales totaled $4.2 million in
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Majority of companies cant prove online ROI, survey finds
Description: Majority of companies cant prove online ROI, survey finds Even some retailers bringing in as much as multiple millions of dollars online dont know the ROI from their web site,
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eMusic to celebrate 100 millionth with Barenaked Ladies
Description: eMusic to celebrate 100 millionth with Barenaked Ladies Digital music retailer eMusic is barreling down on the sale of its 100 millionth MP3 download. The company expects to
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Google Checkout offers discounts through new holiday site
Description: Google Checkout offers discounts through new holiday site Google Checkout is offering discounts of $10 or $20 per purchase through a new holiday site at
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HP launches Spanish-language product information site for the holidays
Description: HP launches Spanish-language product information site for the holidays Hewlett-Packard Co. has launched a web site to offer online access to Spanish-language product information
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Sterling Commerce to acquire order management software provider Comergent
Description: Sterling Commerce to acquire order management software provider Comergent Sterling Commerce, a provider of web-based software that helps retailers connect with both consumers and
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Web sales rise 28.6% for Coldwater Creek in Q3
Description: Web sales rise 28.6% for Coldwater Creek in Q3 Internet sales for Coldwater Creek Inc. increased 28.6% to $59.5 million in the third quarter from $46.2 million in the fiscal 2005
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Giving the gift of Napster
Description: Giving the gift of Napster Napster Inc. has revived gifting functionality on its e-commerce site for the holidays and will continue it beyond the peak shopping period. The
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AmEx holiday promotion rewards cardholders for making online purchases
Description: AmEx holiday promotion rewards cardholders for making online purchases American Express Co. is offering cardholders enrolled in its Membership Rewards program triple points when
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Average online spend this holiday season: $504, or 39% of total budget
Description: Average online spend this holiday season: $504, or 39% of total budget 80% of Internet users in the U.S. expect to purchase gifts online between now and Christmas, spending an
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