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Discovery wraps up experiential gift-giving deal with Excitations
Description: Discovery wraps up experiential gift-giving deal with Excitations Discovery Commerce has signed a multi-year deal with Excitations to sell gifts of the kinds of adventures
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E-Tailing Group cites 11 online retailers for standout customer service
Description: E-Tailing Group cites 11 online retailers for standout customer service BlueNile.com, No.49 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide to Retail Web Sites, ContainerStore.com, No.
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Ticketmaster to expand resale business with acquisition of TicketsNow
Description: Ticketmaster to expand resale business with acquisition of TicketsNow Multi-channel ticket seller behemoth Ticketmaster plans to expand its ticket resale business, having entered
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LuggageOnline.com experiences 36% growth in Q4 and full year 2007
Description: LuggageOnline.com experiences 36% growth in Q4 and full year 2007 Fourth quarter sales at LuggageOnline.com were up 36% over Q4 a year ago, the company reports, while traffic to
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Talbots names retail veteran Paula Bennett president of its J. Jill brand
Description: Talbots names retail veteran Paula Bennett president of its J. Jill brand The Talbots Inc. has named retail veteran Paula Bennett as president of its J. Jill brand that targets
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Joes Sports and Outdoor sends in a new CEO
Description: Joes Sports and Outdoor sends in a new CEO Hal Smith, former president of Bass Pro Shops, has been named president and CEO of multi-channel retailer Joes Sports & Outdoor and
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Kellwood names George Sokolowski as chief marketing officer
Description: Kellwood names George Sokolowski as chief marketing officer Kellwood Co., a manufacturer and direct marketer of apparel, has named George Sokolowski as chief marketing officer
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Mobile coupon provider Cellfire picks Mike Crumlin to build business
Description: Mobile coupon provider Cellfire picks Mike Crumlin to build business Cellfire, which transmits merchant discount offers to consumers cell phones, has named Mike Crumlin to head
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Web analytics firm Coremetrics appoints a new vice president for Europe
Description: Web analytics firm Coremetrics appoints a new vice president for Europe Web analytics firm Coremetrics has named Richard Sheppard, CEO of UK hosting company 7global, as its new
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Long-time Shop.org chairman Elaine Rubin steps down
Description: Long-time Shop.org chairman Elaine Rubin steps down Trade group Shop.org, a unit of the National Retail Federation, has named Richard Last, vice president of new business
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Online holiday shopping up sharply in UK and France, but not Germany
Description: Online holiday shopping up sharply in UK and France, but not Germany British and French consumers went online in large numbers during the recent holiday season, but not so
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E-commerce paid search network names new CEO
Description: E-commerce paid search network names new CEO Guidester Inc., a paid search e-commerce network for manufacturers, has appointed John Federman president and CEO. Federman
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E-commerce technology provider Fry promotes Peggy Pulliam to vice president
Description: E-commerce technology provider Fry promotes Peggy Pulliam to vice president E-commerce technology provider Fry Inc. has named Peggy Pulliam as vice president of professional
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Online marketplace uBid.com names Lee Olsen chief operating officer
Description: Online marketplace uBid.com names Lee Olsen chief operating officer Online marketplace uBid.com has named Lee Olsen chief operating officer and says it plans to take advantage of
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Retailer and manufacturer Tommy Bahama launches new e-commerce site
Description: Retailer and manufacturer Tommy Bahama launches new e-commerce site Apparel manufacturer and retailer Tommy Bahama has launched a new web site incorporating advanced imaging and
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Sony deal lets Amazon offer restriction-free music from four top labels
Description: Sony deal lets Amazon offer restriction-free music from four top labels Amazon.com has reached an agreement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment to provide the music labels content
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How Auto Barn put the brakes on unprofitable online marketing spend
Description: How Auto Barn put the brakes on unprofitable online marketing spend Auto parts retailer Auto Barn was getting a lot of clicks from comparison shopping engines Shopzilla.com and
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Amazon loses appeal in long-running Massachusetts lawsuit
Description: Amazon loses appeal in long-running Massachusetts lawsuit Amazon.com Inc. has lost the latest round in a lawsuit that has been before Massachusetts courts since 2003. The Appeals
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Q4 online sales rise 22% at Ritz Interactive
Description: Q4 online sales rise 22% at Ritz Interactive Online merchandise sales at Ritz Interactive Inc. rose 12% to $111 million in 2007 from $99 million the year before, but sales rose
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eBay and Home Depot cling to top spot among home and garden retail sites
Description: eBay and Home Depot cling to top spot among home and garden retail sites The leaders in the retail home and garden sector suffered a decline in unique visitors in November, but
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E-mail volume increased 45% during holidays for major online retailers
Description: E-mail volume increased 45% during holidays for major online retailers Major online retailers sent out 45% more e-mail during the six weeks from Nov. 10 to Dec. 21 than they did
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Digital music revenue will hit $5.34 billion by 2012, study forecasts
Description: Digital music revenue will hit $5.34 billion by 2012, study forecasts Revenue from digital music, both online and mobile, is growing, and will reach $5.34 billion by 2012,
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Long Haul
Description: For retailers, collaboration with carriers has come a long way thanks to the web
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Borders plays up social networking, personalization on the new Borders.com
Description: Borders plays up social networking, personalization on the new Borders.com Borders Group Inc. isnt letting the latest social networking trends dictate the building of its new
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Merchant Beware
Description: Mobile browsing and text messaging are giving shoppers new power in stores
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E-retail expansion and contraction sets the stage for 2008
Description: E-commerce is a growing opportunitybut as a recent round of e-retail closings, new launches and expansion shows, some merchants are better able to leverage that opportunity than others.
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Giving root to the green retailing movement
Description: What do electric scooters, solar panels and apparel made of organically grown cotton have in common? By the same token, what do Macys.com, HomeDepot.com and enviro-friendly lifestyle retailer VivaTerra.com share? The common thread is Evo.com, a site that aggregates the sale of green products and services from these and more than a thousand other online retailers.
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Spam aside, shoppers respond to e-mail marketing and buy, study shows
Description: Spam aside, shoppers respond to e-mail marketing and buy, study shows Being classified as spam isnt necessarily the end of the line for marketing e-mail. A study by Internet
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Amazon throws its weight behind online payment option Bill Me Later
Description: E-retailers already know that when it comes to alternative online payments, eBays PayPal is not the only game in town. Thats something that should become clearer to more consumers with Amazons announcement that it will offer Bill Me Later as a payment option and also will take an undisclosed equity stake in the company.
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SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT: Site designs that meet customers needs
Description: An elaborate site design may be aesthetically pleasing, but if it gets in the way of the shopping experience, sales wont come
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After post-Thanksgiving outage, Yahoo strives to reassure Yahoo Store retailers
Description: The Monday after Thanksgiving 2007 arrived as usual with high expectations among e-retailers of a busy kick-off to online holiday sales, but for OneWayFurniture.com and most of the more than 40,000 other merchants on the Yahoo Merchant Solutions e-commerce platform, the day was a disappointment. Database servers for the platform, also known as Yahoo Store, couldnt display contents in shopping carts during the days peak traffic load, preventing shoppers from completing their intended purchases for several hours.
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Online holiday sales at Barnes & Noble rise 10.9%
Description: Online holiday sales at Barnes & Noble rise 10.9% Online sales for the 9-week holiday season period that ended January 5 rose 10.9% to $129.4 million at BarnesandNoble.com, up
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Web 2.0 e-commerce technology will become mainstream in 2008, study says
Description: Web 2.0 e-commerce technology will become mainstream in 2008, study says Single-purpose marketing applications, such as widgets and rich media, and other Web 2.0 technology will
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Online influence on store sales rises 43% in December, ShopLocal reports
Description: Online influence on store sales rises 43% in December, ShopLocal reports The ShopLocal Index that measures consumer visits to online circulars that feature in-store promotions
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Designing the Future
Description: Wal-Mart hires a TV star to craft the creative side and user experience of Walmart.com
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Click on an interactive video to purchase whats featured
Description: Click on an interactive video to purchase whats featured Interactive video company FlipSeek LLC has released an application that allows consumers to click on an item inside an
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Split strategy maximizes the value of Google holiday ad spend for Gifts.com
Description: Split strategy maximizes the value of Google holiday ad spend for Gifts.com Like most retail sites over the past holiday, Gifts.com got a lot of holiday traffic from Google, but
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Gem of an Idea
Description: Bella of Cape Cod moves the Tupperware house party to the web
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Free, but not easy
Description: How e-retailers are building web links that charm search engine spiders
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Getting personal helps boost web sales
Description: 45% of online shoppers are more likely to shop at e-commerce sites that offer personalized shopping recommendations than they are at sites without recommendations, according to the 2007 ChoiceStream Personalization Survey from ChoiceStream Inc., a provider of personalization technology for the Internet and other channels. The survey, conducted via e-mail by MarketTools Inc., polled 811 U.S. Internet users age 18 and up. It found the more a consumer spends online, the more he or she likes to see personalized recommendations. Big spenders also are more likely to return to personalized sites. While 56% of consumers who have visited sites with personalized recommendations are more likely to return to such sites, 71% of those who spent $1,000 or more online in the trailing six months say they`re more likely to return.
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Where does the web team belong?
Description: Chains redraw their organization charts as they pursue cross-channel initiatives
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It`s the design, Stupid
Description: James Carville, the brilliant political campaign strategist, became ensconced in American political folkloreand helped get Bill Clinton elected President in 1992by hanging a sign at Clintons Little Rock campaign headquarters that read: Its the Economy, Stupid. It was there to remind the campaign staff that American Presidential elections tend to be won and lost over the current state of the U.S. economy. So, while George the First was basking in high poll ratings following his victory in Iraq One, Carville had his eye trained on the nations eroding economic numbers, which he knew could put the Comeback Kid in the White House. Its a funny thing that pocketbook issues trump all others in elections even though politicians, their staffers and the media often focus on everything else.
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Amid economic weakness, online holiday sales outpaced offline sales
Description: Online holiday sales grew substantially in the fourth quarter, but not at the rates of prior years, as lower-income consumers in particular cut back on spending as the economy weakened.
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Online consumers prefer to buy offline, study says
Description: Online consumers prefer to buy offline, study says Although the number of online buyers is increasing, web buyers still prefer to shop in traditional offline stores, according to
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To build, buy or outsource
Description: That is the question
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E-commerce platform provider ATG says 2007 revenue exceeded expectations
Description: E-commerce platform provider ATG says 2007 revenue exceeded expectations E-commerce platform provider Art Technology Group Inc. has raised its revenue estimate for 2007, and now
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Multi-channel CRM
Description: Technology is thereif retailers can manage sales and shopping behavior across channels
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Modern Art
Description: In web site design, technology and art come together
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Enabling Disabled Shoppers
Description: Multi-channel retailers, meet your multi-abled shoppers, who have money to spend
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CSN Stores finds the housing market isnt tapped out yet
Description: CSN Stores finds the housing market isnt tapped out yet The housing sector remains weak, but CSN Stores Inc. finished strong in 2007. In 2007, CSN Stores, a niche retailer of
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