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DONT show me the money: Consumers take to m-commerce for payments
Description: DONT show me the money: Consumers take to m-commerce for payments When it comes to buying soda, snacks, jerseys, ringtones and video clips, Atlanta basketball and hockey fans
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Multi-channel retailer dELiA*s grows web sales 31% in Q2
Description: Multi-channel retailer dELiA*s grows web sales 31% in Q2 Multi-channel retailer dELiA*s Inc. is reporting a strong second quarter for its e-commerce sales channel. In Q2 web
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Retail Internet exchange Agentrics hits profitable course, CEO says
Description: Retail Internet exchange Agentrics hits profitable course, CEO says Following years of tight financial margins at its predecessor organizations, the retail industry
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Blind advocacy group can sue Target over web accessibility, judge rules
Description: Blind advocacy group can sue Target over web accessibility, judge rules A class action lawsuit charging that Target Corp.s web site is inaccessible to the blind can move
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For mobile phone users, its time to face the music
Description: For mobile phone users, its time to face the music Blazing the m-commerce trail in the United States, SunCom Wireless has become the first wireless telecommunications company to
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eBay Home leads in visits to home and garden sites in July
Description: eBay Home leads in visits to home and garden sites in July EBay Home had the most traffic among the top 10 home and garden sites in July, with 11.9 million visits, up 19% from 10
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Sanrio to launch Hello Kitty retail site on Demandware on-demand platform
Description: Sanrio to launch Hello Kitty retail site on Demandware on-demand platform Migrating the retail web site for its Hello Kitty and other apparel and accessories brands from an
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More retailers let online shoppers check store inventory, study says
Description: More retailers let online shoppers check store inventory, study says As more multi-channel retailers offer in-store pick-up of online orders, more are also letting shoppers first
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MasterCard will post interchange rates online
Description: MasterCard will post interchange rates online MasterCard Worldwide will publish U.S. interchange rates on its site by Nov. 1, bending to pressure from retailers and trade groups
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Site redesign plays a key role in Spiegel turnaround
Description: Site redesign plays a key role in Spiegel turnaround The redesigned Spiegel.com web site has played a vital role in the turnaround of Spiegel Brands Inc., boosting conversion
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Crutchfield helps customers assemble audio/video setups online
Description: Crutchfield helps customers assemble audio/video setups online Crutchfield Corp. has introduced the Home System Planning Center, a suite of online tools that customers can use to
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Redesigned DelSol.com supports its color-changing products
Description: Redesigned DelSol.com supports its color-changing products Wear a T-shirt or wristwatch from Del Sol, and its color changes when going into or out of sunlight. Now a mouse-over
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Site design optimizing pages deeper inside
Description: Site design optimizing pages deeper inside Landing page optimization is important its where people start to navigate a site. But good site design doesnt stop there its
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New site JupiterWells.com is designed for consumers, not spiders
Description: New site JupiterWells.com is designed for consumers, not spiders Search engine marketing firms generally recommend sites use mostly HTML, with needed Flash elements embedded
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CompUSA.com syndicating customer product reviews to shopping engines
Description: CompUSA.com syndicating customer product reviews to shopping engines CompUSA.com, an early user of a new service that syndicates user-generated product reviews that originate on
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Leading payment brands form council to manage PCI standard
Description: Leading payment brands form council to manage PCI standard The five leading card brands in the U.S. have formed an independent council to manage the evolution of the Payment Card
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Spiegel acquires direct marketer Carabella
Description: Spiegel acquires direct marketer Carabella Spiegel Brands Inc. is making a pair of acquisitions. Backed by money from investment firm Golden Gate Capital, Spiegel is acquiring
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Charming Shoppes promotes a key e-commerce executive
Description: Charming Shoppes promotes a key e-commerce executive Charming Shoppes Inc. is making a concerted move to expand its e-commerce channel and within four years generate annual web
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Amazon.com and BabyUniverse cuddle up
Description: Amazon.com and BabyUniverse cuddle up BabyUniverse Inc. has expanded its merchant relationship with Amazon.com. Prior to July 1 the companys opportunity to market products on
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Redcats drops Lerner brand in favor of metrostyleä
Description: Redcats drops Lerner brand in favor of metrostyleä Redcats USA has changed the name of Lerner Catalog, one of its biggest brands, to metrostyleä. The multi-channel apparel
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Big retailers deliver better high broadband performance in August
Description: Big retailers deliver better high broadband performance in August At 3.27 seconds, Zappos in August provided the fastest response time for customers accessing the site using a
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Pier 1 peers out at more e-commerce expansion
Description: Pier 1 peers out at more e-commerce expansion Pier 1 Imports Inc. has added a major new section to its e-commerce site. On Aug. 28 Pier 1 launched an updated version of
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E-commerce growth runs way past overall at Brown Shoe
Description: E-commerce growth runs way past overall at Brown Shoe Second quarter 2006 sales at Shoes.com Inc. hit $11.9 million, a 78% increase over $6.7 million in last years second
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Visa warns retailers about improper storage of card data
Description: Visa warns retailers about improper storage of card data Visa U.S.A. has issued a security alert to merchants not to store magnetic stripe data, card verification values, PINs
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How Oliebollen.com uses analytics to move holiday inventory
Description: How Oliebollen.com uses analytics to move holiday inventory A web-only retailer of childrens apparel and toys, Oliebollen LLC uses its web analytics application to predict
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Zale web sales rise 39% in FY 2006
Description: Zale web sales rise 39% in FY 2006 Zale Corp. is reporting an e-commerce sales gain of 39% for the 2006 fiscal year while total sales rose by 2.3%. For FY 2006, Zale, No. 226 in
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Systemax annual e-commerce sales reach $650 million
Description: Systemax annual e-commerce sales reach $650 million Having delayed filing its annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission for accounting reasons, Systemax Inc. is
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Bridging store music shoppers to the Internet
Description: Bridging store music shoppers to the Internet Naxos, a packager of classical music, has come out with a product that bridges store shoppers to the Internet. Dubbed MPkey, the
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Online retail, travel sales will hit $211 billion this year, Forrester says
Description: Online retail, travel sales will hit $211 billion this year, Forrester says Online retail, travel and event ticket sales hit $45 billion in the second quarter, a 16% increase
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Zappos hits $1 billion in lifetime gross sales
Description: Zappos hits $1 billion in lifetime gross sales Zappos.com, a retailer of shoes and handbags, has amassed $1 billion in gross merchandise sales since launching in 1999, CEO Tony
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Price-insensitive consumers spend more online than average shopper
Description: Price-insensitive consumers spend more online than average shopper Price-insensitive consumers represent less than one-third of online shoppers but spend disproportionately more
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MySpace gets into the online music sales business
Description: MySpace gets into the online music sales business Social networking site MySpace.com is moving into web retailing and the merchandise is digital music. Under a new arrangement
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European and U.S. companies combine for video-on-demand sales
Description: European and U.S. companies combine for video-on-demand sales Video content aggregator MC&C and digital entertainment company DivX Inc. have partnered to create a new e-commerce
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Web shoppers are keen on text message alerts, study reports
Description: Web shoppers are keen on text message alerts, study reports Mobile phone text messaging solutions can provide the basis for a higher level of protection from online fraud and a
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Web settling into consumers furniture and appliance buying routines
Description: Web settling into consumers furniture and appliance buying routines More consumers are starting or building on their search for furniture, appliances and home furnishing on the
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Wine shoppers may clog store aisles with m-commerce
Description: Wine shoppers may clog store aisles with m-commerce Joining a growing number of companies embracing m-commerce as a marketing or sales tool, WineZap.com has unveiled a text
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AtomicPark.com keeps adding on the gear
Description: AtomicPark.com keeps adding on the gear Online computer software and gear retailer AtomicPark.com is once more expanding its online inventory. Since June AtomicPark has been
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Target posts largest July traffic gain among top 10 shopping sites
Description: Target posts largest July traffic gain among top 10 shopping sites Target had the largest increase in traffic among the top 10 online shopping and travel sites in July, with
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Redcats completes its acquisition of The Sportsman`s Guide
Description: Redcats completes its acquisition of The Sportsman`s Guide Redcats USA has completed its acquisition of The Sportsman`s Guide Inc. Redcats values The Sportsman`s Guide deal at
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MySpace grows in importance as a driver to retail web sites
Description: MySpace grows in importance as a driver to retail web sites For anyone whos noticed the amazing growth in popularity of social web sites and wondered about their impact on the
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Penney web sales up 16% in August; Jos. A. Bank direct sales rise 17.4%
Description: Penney web sales up 16% in August; Jos. A. Bank direct sales rise 17.4% Internet sales at J.C. Penney Co. Inc. increased about 16% in August over August 2005, while total
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Blue Nile captures live customer feedback during site search process
Description: Blue Nile captures live customer feedback during site search process With the average engagement ring purchase at its site about $5,600, and referrals a key source of new
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How Blooms Todays e-mail marketing flowers with sales, number of addresses
Description: How Blooms Todays e-mail marketing flowers with sales, number of addresses Floral retailer Blooms Today has earned a return-on-investment of 1,200% and expanded its list of
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August Sharper Image Internet sales down 10% from last year
Description: August Sharper Image Internet sales down 10% from last year August Internet sales at Sharper Image Corp. were down 10% from August last year, falling to $5 million from $5.6
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New site search features help Carolina Rustica boost sales by 30%, it says
Description: New site search features help Carolina Rustica boost sales by 30%, it says A new site search tool at Carolina Rustica, an online retailer of wrought iron furniture and other home
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Site search and navigation should hang together on page, says design expert
Description: Site search and navigation should hang together on page, says design expert Left-hand or top-of-the-page navigation scheme, its important that all navigation methods be
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FAST Search & Transfer posts 60% rise in Q2 revenue
Description: FAST Search & Transfer posts 60% rise in Q2 revenue Revenue at FAST Search & Transfer, a provider of enterprise site search technology, rose 60% to $38.5 million for the second
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Most site search terms are short and simple, study finds
Description: Most site search terms are short and simple, study finds When looking for keyword search terms that will be successful at getting searchers to click, simple is the way to go. A
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Netflix raises the curtain on a new feature
Description: Netflix raises the curtain on a new feature Capitalizing on the steadily increasing adoption of Internet broadband access in the home, Netflix Inc. has launched Previews, a
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Site search key to usability of Scripps Interactives new Marketplace
Description: Site search key to usability of Scripps Interactives new Marketplace Site search will play a key role in the recently launched Marketplace section developed by Scripps Networks
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