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When the weather turns, Rock Bottom Golf goes from online to on the road
Description: When the weather turns, Rock Bottom Golf goes from online to on the road To engage northern golfers during the winter season, e-retailer Rock Bottom Golf drives two tractor
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Golden Gate Capital adds web/catalog retailer Haband to its portfolio
Description: Golden Gate Capital adds web/catalog retailer Haband to its portfolio Golden Gate Capital has completed the acquisition of Haband Inc., a catalog, online and three-store retailer
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Online customer service with a twist
Description: Online customer service with a twist E-commerce technology vendor Jaduka has launched a service that enables shoppers and retailers to immediately connect via telephone. The
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Boo! FearNet.com launches as a horror video-on-demand site
Description: Boo! FearNet.com launches as a horror video-on-demand site FearNet.com, a video-on-demand site specializing in horror films and powered by Guba LLC, launched this week as a joint
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Shoppers understate Q4 e-spending plans while Forrester predicts a 23% rise
Description: Shoppers understate Q4 e-spending plans while Forrester predicts a 23% rise Consumers registered pessimism toward online holiday shopping this year in Forrester Researchs U.S.
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Q3 web sales sparkle for Blue Nile
Description: Q3 web sales sparkle for Blue Nile Web sales for online jeweler Blue Nile Inc. jumped 26.8% in the third quarter to $53.2 million from $42 million in Q3 2005. At the same time
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More rational search environment helps FTD boost direct sales 14%
Description: More rational search environment helps FTD boost direct sales 14% A more rational competitive environment in online search marketing helped FTD Group Inc. grow its direct to
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Avon names a new vice president of global web enablement
Description: Avon names a new vice president of global web enablement Avon Products Inc. has named Stephen Pedley to vice president global web enablement and new marketing, a position that
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Tool King launches new site design, projects $27 million in sales
Description: Tool King launches new site design, projects $27 million in sales A new site design based on Java technology offers improved site search and guided navigation, product videos and
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58% of Canadas population is online, lagging slightly behind U.S.
Description: 58% of Canadas population is online, lagging slightly behind U.S. About 58% of Canadas population is online, only slightly behind the U.S. penetration rate of 63%, according to
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Online shoppers are waiting longer to begin holiday buying, study says
Description: Online shoppers are waiting longer to begin holiday buying, study says 33% of online shoppers plan to start their online holiday shopping by the end of October, down from 38%
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Amazon.com woos seasonal workers with chance to win $100,000
Description: Amazon.com woos seasonal workers with chance to win $100,000 Seeking to lure reliable seasonal warehouse workers who will stay until the end to meet the holiday rush, Amazon.com
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Former HatWorld exec becomes president of Genesco
Description: Former HatWorld exec becomes president of Genesco Robert J. Dennis has been named president & COO of Genesco Inc. Dennis was named executive vice president and COO of Genesco in
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Executive who joined WebSideStory in merger becomes president & CEO
Description: Executive who joined WebSideStory in merger becomes president & CEO WebSideStory Inc., provider of digital marketing and analytics services, has announced that Jim MacIntyre will
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Q3 sales at Drugstore.com rise 4% to $100.6 million
Description: Q3 sales at Drugstore.com rise 4% to $100.6 million With a boost from beauty products, net sales at Drugstore.com Inc. rose 4.2% year-over-year to $100.6 million for the third
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Lowest online price for electronics beats offline average price by 44%
Description: Lowest online price for electronics beats offline average price by 44% Most consumers know that they can find lower prices online than they can offline. Now a study from Vendio
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BestBuy leads in September visits to electronics sites
Description: BestBuy leads in September visits to electronics sites BestBuy.com recorded the most traffic of the top 10 multi-category computers and consumer electronics sites in September,
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Godzilla attacks DVDswith an online video-on-demand strategy
Description: Godzilla attacks DVDswith an online video-on-demand strategy In a strategic move that may presage the shape of things to come for post-theatrical run movie sales, manufacturer
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Timex.com starts ticking on an Amazon Enterprise platform
Description: Timex.com starts ticking on an Amazon Enterprise platform Timex Corp. has launched a new web site powered by Amazon Enterprise Solutions that upgrades its earlier site. Amazon
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Jellyfish.com gets $5 million in funding
Description: Jellyfish.com gets $5 million in funding Jellyfish.com, a new pay-per-sale comparison shopping engine, has secured $5 million in funding led by private equity funds Kegonsa
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Fiscal Q1 web and telephone sales total $109.3 million at 1-800-Flowers.com
Description: Fiscal Q1 web and telephone sales total $109.3 million at 1-800-Flowers.com Online and telephone sales at 1-800-Flowers.com totaled $109.3 million for the 2007 fiscal year first
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Google, Yahoo services help retailers develop successful keywords
Description: Google, Yahoo services help retailers develop successful keywords Retailers looking for help in developing a successful keyword strategy can turn to Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.
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Less popular keywords may be more cost-efficient
Description: Less popular keywords may be more cost-efficient Retailers should look beyond popular category terms when attempting to increase the visibility of keywords, says Scot Wingo,
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Google launches customized search engine
Description: Google launches customized search engine Google Inc. has launched a custom search engine that enables users to choose which pages they want to include in their index, how the
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GSI Commerces online sales jump 84% year-over-year in Q3
Description: GSI Commerces online sales jump 84% year-over-year in Q3 Merchandise sales through GSI Commerce Inc.s e-commerce platform rose 84% to $233 million in the third quarter ended
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Search still most efficient by far at acquiring customers, study says
Description: Search still most efficient by far at acquiring customers, study says At an average cost per acquisition of $8.50, Internet search was shown to be more than twice as efficient as
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Knowledgeable electronics shoppers pay more attention to Internet ads
Description: Knowledgeable electronics shoppers pay more attention to Internet ads Consumer electronics retailers will continue to invest heavily in search marketing and site optimization for
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Databazaar finds a way to get more orders out of Google AdWords
Description: Databazaar finds a way to get more orders out of Google AdWords After the cost of Google AdWords search keywords had climbed to more than $20 per order, office supplies
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Rise in search marketing increases concerns about click fraud and rankings
Description: Rise in search marketing increases concerns about click fraud and rankings Although most search marketers are not concerned about click fraud, their concern rises as the
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Online sales continue their strong growth in Q3
Description: Online sales continue their strong growth in Q3 Online retail sales in the third quarter rose 23% to $23.1 billion from $18.8 billion in Q3 2005, comScore Networks Inc. reports.
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Shoes.com takes e-commerce expansion in stride
Description: Shoes.com takes e-commerce expansion in stride Shoes.com, the online shoe store owned and operated by Brown Shoe Co., is marking its fifth anniversary in web retailing by
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Databazaar.com adds 10% more products in site re-design
Description: Databazaar.com adds 10% more products in site re-design Databazaar.com, a pure-play online retailer of office supplies, is adding 10% more products as part of a recent site
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Amazons Q3 sales rise 24% to $2.31 billion, as net income drops 37%
Description: Amazons Q3 sales rise 24% to $2.31 billion, as net income drops 37% Net sales at Amazon.com Inc. rose 24% to $2.31 billion for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up from $1.86
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Q2 web sales climb 27% at PetMed
Description: Q2 web sales climb 27% at PetMed PetMed Express Inc. is reporting a jump of 27.6% in web sales for the companys second quarter. For Q2 of the 2007 fiscal year, PetMed had total
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ShopNBC extends its auction business to eBay
Description: ShopNBC extends its auction business to eBay Following the success of its auction business on ShopNBC.com, ValueVision Media Inc. is now also offering auction sales through the
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Apparel retailers deliver the best performance
Description: Apparel retailers deliver the best performance Apparel and accessories retailers gave web shoppers the most consistent low broadband performance in September. Gomez Inc. notes
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Netflix CEO: Movie rental stores will lose more market share to pure-plays
Description: Netflix CEO: Movie rental stores will lose more market share to pure-plays Netflix Inc. founder and CEO Reed Hastings is painting a bleak future for bricks-and-mortar movie
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Blair makes a bigger push for e-commerce
Description: Blair makes a bigger push for e-commerce E-commerce sales at Blair Corp. rose 11% in the third quarter while total sales decreased by 8.7%. For Q3, Blair, No. 95 in the Internet
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Yankee Candle agrees to be acquired
Description: Yankee Candle agrees to be acquired Yankee Candle Co., a multi-channel retailer and manufacturer of scented candles and related gift products, has agreed to a merger under which
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Blockbuster pilots rent-online/return-to-store program
Description: Blockbuster pilots rent-online/return-to-store program As a way to drive more multi-channel sales, Blockbuster Inc. is piloting a rent-online/return-to-store program. Today
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BabyUniverse launches social networking and video on BabyTV.com
Description: BabyUniverse launches social networking and video on BabyTV.com BabyUniverse Inc., an online retailer with several retail and content sites catering to the needs of parents, is
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Levenger cuts costs of feeding data to e-shopping malls
Description: Levenger cuts costs of feeding data to e-shopping malls Levenger Co., an e-retailer of writing and travel products, has lowered its overall costs of participating in third-party
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Q3 revenue at Netflix rises 48% to $256 million
Description: Q3 revenue at Netflix rises 48% to $256 million Revenue at Netflix rose 48% to $256 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, as it netted 493,000 new subscribers for a total
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Nike names a new global vice president of e-commerce
Description: Nike names a new global vice president of e-commerce Now that Nike Inc. has launched a new redesign of its e-commerce site the company is also naming a new executive to run it.
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Online retail is acquiring customers at a faster rate than retail stores
Description: Online retail is acquiring customers at a faster rate than retail stores Online shopping is acquiring customers at a higher rate than store shopping and losing fewer customers
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Yahoo, Arroweye to offer personalized gift cards for multiple retailers
Description: Yahoo, Arroweye to offer personalized gift cards for multiple retailers In a new venture with Arroweye Solutions Inc., Yahoo Inc. will offer gift cards that online shoppers can
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ATG`s Q3 revenue drops 4% year-over-year
Description: ATG`s Q3 revenue drops 4% year-over-year Revenue at e-commerce technology provider Art Technology Group Inc. fell 4% to $21.8 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, from
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77% of consumers research electronics purchases online
Description: 77% of consumers research electronics purchases online Although the majority of consumer electronics purchases are made at retail locations, 77% were influenced by Internet
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Wal-Mart introduces an overhauled Walmart.com
Description: Wal-Mart introduces an overhauled Walmart.com Just in time for the holiday shopping season Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is redesigning Walmart.com. The new redesign features larger
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MyShape.com chooses a CFO
Description: MyShape.com chooses a CFO MyShape.com, a start-up online womens apparel retailer, has named Joe Deckop as chief financial officer. Deckop will oversee myShapes overall business
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