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eBay and eBay Motors the top retail sites visited in August, says Hitwise
Description: eBay and eBay Motors the top retail sites visited in August, says Hitwise In August, eBay was the most-visited retail web site in Hitwise`s Top 20, a position it also held in the
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U.K. e-retailer Headingley Retail boosts sales 18% on new platform
Description: U.K. e-retailer Headingley Retail boosts sales 18% on new platform After migrating to a new e-commerce platform, the U.K.-based Leeds Rugby sports organization has increased
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Why one web merchant thinks the days of the pure-play appear numbered
Description: Why one web merchant thinks the days of the pure-play appear numbered The online retail entrepreneur who co-founded OutdoorDecor.com thinks the days of many pure-play merchants
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Multi-channel marketing moves to yet another channel: m-commerce
Description: Multi-channel marketing moves to yet another channel: m-commerce While wildly popular overseas, m-commerce is only now beginning to pop up in the United States. Using mobile
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Amazon and CustomFlix launch CD on-demand service
Description: Amazon and CustomFlix launch CD on-demand service CustomFlix Labs Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., is introducing a CD on Demand service that offers
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Building out a store vs. building out the web
Description: Building out a store vs. building out the web Brick-and-mortar retailers each have their own formula for plotting store expansion strategies ranging from a gut feeling its time
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Consumers exposed to both display and search ads convert at higher rates
Description: Consumers exposed to both display and search ads convert at higher rates Consumers exposed to both display and search advertising converted at a 22% higher rate than those using
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Turning abandoned carts into a marketing tool
Description: Turning abandoned carts into a marketing tool Marketing programs that effectively bring consumers to a web sites buy page often result in an abandoned shopping cart. Think
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More U.K. shoppers using web to research and buy, study finds
Description: More U.K. shoppers using web to research and buy, study finds Cited by 59% of online users surveyed, product research is the top online shopping activity in the U.K, says Jupiter
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Retailers dont fully coordinate marketing across channels, study says
Description: Retailers dont fully coordinate marketing across channels, study says About three-quarters (76%) of multi-channel retailers do not fully coordinate brand marketing across
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Petco.com offers interactive online pet first aid course
Description: Petco.com offers interactive online pet first aid course Petco.com has added something new to bring customers to its site: registration for an online pet first aid course its
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ToysRUs.com sales decline 16.1% in Q2
Description: ToysRUs.com sales decline 16.1% in Q2 Second quarter web sales for ToysRUs.com decreased by $10 million, or 16.1%, to $52 million from $62 million in the second quarter of 2005.
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Gen Yers favor PCs and cell phones over TV, Forrester says
Description: Gen Yers favor PCs and cell phones over TV, Forrester says Marketers targeting Gen Yerscustomers between the ages of 18 and 26should focus on interactive marketing and mobile
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Amazon offers smaller distributors new fulfillment and storefront options
Description: Amazon offers smaller distributors new fulfillment and storefront options As a way to cement its ongoing relationship with shoppers and smaller manufacturers and distributors
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Retailers underestimate resources needed to set up web analytics program
Description: Retailers underestimate resources needed to set up web analytics program Many online retailers underestimate the amount of time and effort needed to set up and run a web
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Discovery sells video downloads through new Amazon service
Description: Discovery sells video downloads through new Amazon service Discovery Communications Inc. is making video content from Discoverys networks available on Amazon.com through
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Sales at Bidz.com sparkle during the first six months of 2006
Description: Sales at Bidz.com sparkle during the first six months of 2006 E-commerce sales for Bidz.com Inc. sparkled during the first six months of the year. Bidz, an online jewelry
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Blyth streamlines its business operations
Description: Blyth streamlines its business operations Blyth Inc. is restructuring its business operations, and the changes will affect its e-commerce segment. Blyth, No. 370 in the Internet
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Enough with the technology, already!
Description: Enough with the technology, already! E-retailers constantly are researching, purchasing and monitoring technology, whether fundamental like infrastructure or experimental like
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CDW acquires I.T. services provider Berbee
Description: CDW acquires I.T. services provider Berbee To expand its market share among bigger information technology buyers, CDW is purchasing Berbee Information Networks Corp. in a deal
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Payment provider MODASolutions gets $11 million in new funding
Description: Payment provider MODASolutions gets $11 million in new funding MODASolutions, a provider of alternative payment solutions including e-checks for online purchases, has received
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RealNetworks makes real plans to take on iTunes
Description: RealNetworks makes real plans to take on iTunes RealNetworks Inc. is teaming with SanDisk Corp. and other consumer electronics manufacturers to develop a digital download
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Circuit City CEO: Retailers must better weave channels
Description: Circuit City CEO: Retailers must better weave channels Many multi-channel retailers look at sales channels as separate entities that require separate strategic plans. To gain
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Apparel retailers delivered the best site consistency in August
Description: Apparel retailers delivered the best site consistency in August As a category, apparel retailers gave web shoppers the most consistent performance in August. Apparel and
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Books-A-Million web sales decline 12% in Q2
Description: Books-A-Million web sales decline 12% in Q2 E-commerce sales at Books-A-Million Inc. totaled $5.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2007, a decrease of 12% from web sales
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Making and selling CDs one at a time
Description: Making and selling CDs one at a time CustomFlix Labs Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., has introduced the CustomFlix CD on Demand service. The new service is similar to the
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ATG to acquire eStara in cash-and-stock deal worth up to $48 million
Description: ATG to acquire eStara in cash-and-stock deal worth up to $48 million Art Technology Group, a major provider of e-commerce platforms, will acquire customer service technology
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Neeps launches nine new e-commerce, pet-related sites
Description: Neeps launches nine new e-commerce, pet-related sites Neeps Inc., which operates a number of e-commerce web site related to pets and pet supplies and accessories, has launched
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Napster considers its options for merging or selling
Description: Napster considers its options for merging or selling In response to several third-party inquiries about acquiring all or a part of the company, Napster Inc. has retained an
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Home Décor Products launches its 9th e-commerce site
Description: Home Décor Products launches its 9th e-commerce site Home Décor Products Inc. has launched its ninth web site, ChristmasCatalog.com, featuring holiday gifts and decorative items
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Wize.com launches as affiliate site that compiles consumer-written reviews
Description: Wize.com launches as affiliate site that compiles consumer-written reviews Visitors to Wize.com, which launched today, can view the product reviews that consumers have entered
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ElectricShopping.com boosts average order 10% on new e-commerce platform
Description: ElectricShopping.com boosts average order 10% on new e-commerce platform ElectricShopping.com, a London-based e-retailer of home appliances, boosted its average order size by 10%
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Fords web traffic explodes following latest financing promotion
Description: Fords web traffic explodes following latest financing promotion Traffic on Ford Motor Co.s network of web sites, including dealer sites, grew 70% and new inventory searches
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Former Lands End execs launch fair-trade retail apparel site
Description: Former Lands End execs launch fair-trade retail apparel site Fair Indigo, an apparel e-retailer co-founded by Bill Bass, former senior executive of e-commerce at Lands End and
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iCrossing promotes two to market research and search analytics positions
Description: iCrossing promotes two to market research and search analytics positions Online marketing company iCrossing has promoted several staffers to executive positions. Lisa Ponte Fazio
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Apparel retailer bebe promotes Walter Parks to COO
Description: Apparel retailer bebe promotes Walter Parks to COO Womens apparel retailer bebe stores inc. is giving chief financial officer Walter Parks double duties. In addition to serving
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Molecular names Vince Santo head of new New York office
Description: Molecular names Vince Santo head of new New York office Internet technology consulting firm Molecular Inc. has named a 20-year industry veteran as vice president and general
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Toys R Us opens new fulfillment center to support its retail web site
Description: Toys R Us opens new fulfillment center to support its retail web site Having split from its Amazon e-commerce services contract earlier this year, Toys R Us Inc. has opened a
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McAfees web site safety software inquiries boom to 100 million a day
Description: McAfees web site safety software inquiries boom to 100 million a day Online security company McAfee Inc.s SiteAdvisor web safety software answered on average more than 100
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Sean OToole named CEO and president of GiftCertificates.com
Description: Sean OToole named CEO and president of GiftCertificates.com GiftCertificates.coms board of directors has appointed Sean OToole to be the pure-play web retailers new CEO and
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Wincor Nixdorf names Brad Waugh as U.S. CEO
Description: Wincor Nixdorf names Brad Waugh as U.S. CEO Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH, a Germany-based provider of web-enabled POS technology for retailers, has named former CRM industry
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Tower Records selects a primary bidder
Description: Tower Records selects a primary bidder A number of companies are expected to bid for Tower Records, which in August announced intentions to sell the company under proceedings of
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SmartBargains.com relaunch steps up focus on shoes
Description: SmartBargains.com relaunch steps up focus on shoes SmartBargains.com has relaunched this month with a new logo, a new taglineYour personal bargain hunter and a new site
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Lower income households shopping more online
Description: Lower income households shopping more online Although theyre still the least likely among income groups to shop on the web, down market households (incomes of $22,500 or less)
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EBay leads in visits to apparel and beauty sites in August
Description: EBay leads in visits to apparel and beauty sites in August EBay Clothing Shoes & Accessories recorded the most traffic of the top 10 apparel and beauty sites in August, with
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Xerox boosts web site traffic 600% with free cards sent to U.S. soldiers
Description: Xerox boosts web site traffic 600% with free cards sent to U.S. soldiers Videos and other online content contributed by consumers are helping to drive traffic to e-commerce
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More auto dealers embrace natural and paid search, study says
Description: More auto dealers embrace natural and paid search, study says Auto dealers are slowly increasing their use of search engine marketing to drive traffic to both their web site and
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Marketers turn to ads on social media sites but consumers still wary
Description: Marketers turn to ads on social media sites but consumers still wary 20% of online advertisers surveyed by Jupiter Research say they plan to test viral marketing in vehicles
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Intuit acquires StepUp Commerce for $60 million
Description: Intuit acquires StepUp Commerce for $60 million Intuit Inc., provider of the popular QuickBooks financial accounting software, has acquired StepUp Commerce for about $60 million
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Internet-related activity a minor cause of identity fraud, study says
Description: Internet-related activity a minor cause of identity fraud, study says Despite publicity garnered by security breachesincluding those that happen onlined data breaches are at
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