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QVC domestic e-commerce revenue climbs 22%
Description: QVC domestic e-commerce revenue climbs 22% TV and web retailer QVC Inc. grew its domestic e-commerce sales 22.5% in the second quarter while total domestic sales grew 10%. For
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Indigo grows Q2 web sales by 7.2%
Description: Indigo grows Q2 web sales by 7.2% Indigo Books & Music, Canadas largest book retailer, is reporting an e-commerce sales gain of 7.2% for the second quarter while total sales
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Sales and products stack up at Stacks and Stacks
Description: Sales and products stack up at Stacks and Stacks Sales for the first seven months of 2006 at Stacks and Stacks increased 34% year-over-year while the average ticket has risen
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66% of parents will go online for some back-to-school shopping, study says
Description: 66% of parents will go online for some back-to-school shopping, study says 66% of parents say they will do up to a quarter of their back-to-school shopping online, according to a
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The click fraud problem is inflated by auditing errors, Google says
Description: The click fraud problem is inflated by auditing errors, Google says A Google Inc. analysis of click fraud audits from third-party consultants has found fundamental flaws that
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Chicos FAS to launch new e-commerce site
Description: Chicos FAS to launch new e-commerce site Though it has yet to set a specific date, Chicos FAS Inc. will launch a new e-commerce site sometime this fall. The new site, Soma.com,
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E-commerce flowers for FTD in FY 2006
Description: E-commerce flowers for FTD in FY 2006 FTD Inc. grew total e-commerce sales by 14.9% in fiscal 2006 and 24.9% in the fourth quarter. The company, No. 48 in the Internet Retailer
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Web sales up but total sales down for Blair
Description: Web sales up but total sales down for Blair Though overall sales are down for the first six months this year as the result of closing down its Crossing Pointe catalog and its
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NFLShop.com kicks off newly redesigned site
Description: NFLShop.com kicks off newly redesigned site The National Football League last month launched a newly redesigned and enhanced version of its online store, NFLShop.com. The NFL,
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`Drink up a good book`
Description: `Drink up a good book` More e-retailers continue to begin experiments with all the latest and greatest Internet tools, everything from blogs and podcasts to social networking
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Office Depot and OfficeMax deliver highest consistency rate
Description: Office Depot and OfficeMax deliver highest consistency rate Consumers with a low broadband connection could access a Top 50 retail web site an average of 98.67% of the time in
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Endeca enters the search engine optimization business
Description: Endeca enters the search engine optimization business Guided search and navigation technology provider Endeca Technologies is looking beyond site search to web search. Its added
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Online retailers shifting to relationship marketing for 2006 holiday season
Description: Online retailers shifting to relationship marketing for 2006 holiday season Online retailers will be shifting away from price-based promotions to relationship marketing
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Kanoodle finds broader marketing role for itself as Seevast
Description: Kanoodle finds broader marketing role for itself as Seevast Kanoodle, a marketing firm specializing in content-targeted and search-based online advertising, has recast itself
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Q2 revenue soars 194% at tiny Abelauctions.com
Description: Q2 revenue soars 194% at tiny Abelauctions.com Revenue at Ableauctions.com Inc. rose 194% to $1.8 million in the second quarter ended June 30 from $613,849 a year earlier,
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Retin-A skin-care cream, Home Depot lead tally of searched retail terms
Description: Retin-A skin-care cream, Home Depot lead tally of searched retail terms Vitamin A-based Retin-A, a skin care cream for the treatment of acne, was the most searched-for retail
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Sales sparkle with 84% increase at LimogesJewelry.com
Description: Sales sparkle with 84% increase at LimogesJewelry.com With a strategy of growing sales through comparison shopping and other third-party sites as well as at LimogesJewelry.com,
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GSI Commerces president/COO to retire
Description: GSI Commerces president/COO to retire Outsourced e-commerce services provider GSI Commerce Inc. today announced that Robert Blyskal, president and chief operating officer, will
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Comparison shopping sites lead in affiliate marketing quality of experience
Description: Comparison shopping sites lead in affiliate marketing quality of experience Comparison shopping sites score high compared to other types of affiliate marketing sites ranked
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Tires Plus launches new web site and gets a new Internet marketing chief
Description: Tires Plus launches new web site and gets a new Internet marketing chief With a Sept. 1 re-launch of its web site, Tires Plus Inc., which operates 472 stores in 22 states, has
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West named senior vice president of e-commerce at Papa Johns
Description: West named senior vice president of e-commerce at Papa Johns Glenn West, vice president of information services and e-commerce at Papa Johns International, has been promoted to
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Yahoo plays a new tune with its Yahoo Music service
Description: Yahoo plays a new tune with its Yahoo Music service Yahoo Inc. is combining features of its Yahoo Music Engine and Musicmatch Jukebox digital music services to introduce the new
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OneUpWeb launches PodTractor to track podcast performance
Description: OneUpWeb launches PodTractor to track podcast performance Some marketers are using podcasts as a way to enrich site content offerings and encourage customers loyalty, but
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VistaPrint names a new CFO
Description: VistaPrint names a new CFO VistaPrint Ltd., an online supplier of graphic design services and customized print products, has announced that Harpreet Grewal will join the company
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Become.com names CEO for Become Japan Corp.
Description: Become.com names CEO for Become Japan Corp. Masahiro Ueno, a leader in Japans Internet industry, has joined Become Japan Corp. as CEO. Launched in April, Become Japan is a joint
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BotanicChoice.com hires a new marketing manager
Description: BotanicChoice.com hires a new marketing manager Julie Bridge, affiliate marketing manager and site merchandising/content manager at PersonalCreations.com, is leaving Personal
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Q Interactive names a new president and CEO
Description: Q Interactive names a new president and CEO Matt Moog, since 2001 the president and CEO of CoolSavings.com, the coupon site that grew into online marketing services company Q
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Cabelas is the leader in online shopping experiences, Cisco says
Description: Cabelas is the leader in online shopping experiences, Cisco says Cabelas.com offers the best shopping experience among 20 major U.S. retail sites, edging out Best Buy, Costco,
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ValueClicks Q2 revenue grows 138% from year ago
Description: ValueClicks Q2 revenue grows 138% from year ago Revenue for the second quarter of 2006 at ValueClick Inc., which owns online marketing companies Commission Junction, ValueClick
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Four arrested for allegedly selling stolen goods over eBay
Description: Four arrested for allegedly selling stolen goods over eBay Pennsylvania law enforcement authorities this week arrested four people accused of shoplifting hundreds of thousands of
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Q2 revenue up 62% at WebSideStory, clients increase nearly 10%
Description: Q2 revenue up 62% at WebSideStory, clients increase nearly 10% Second quarter 2006 revenue for analytics provider WebSideStory Inc. increased 62% to $15.24 from $9.4 million a
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ServiceMagic has largest June traffic gain for home and garden sites
Description: ServiceMagic has largest June traffic gain for home and garden sites Service Magic posted the largest increase in traffic among the top 10 online home and garden sites in June,
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Liquidity Services posts record Q3 revenue of $39 million
Description: Liquidity Services posts record Q3 revenue of $39 million Gross merchandise sales at online liquidator and wholesaler Liquidity Services Inc. rose 76% year-over-year to $46.7
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Revenue rises 40% year-over-year in Blueflys Q2
Description: Revenue rises 40% year-over-year in Blueflys Q2 Revenue at fashion apparel e-retailer Bluefly Inc. rose 39.6% to $16.8 million for the second quarter ended June 30, up from $12
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First-half online retail spending rises 25% to $46 billion, study says
Description: First-half online retail spending rises 25% to $46 billion, study says Online retail spending by consumers increased 24.6% year-over-year for the first half of this year, to
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July web sales fall 18% at Sharper Image; JCP.com sales increase 21%
Description: July web sales fall 18% at Sharper Image; JCP.com sales increase 21% Internet sales at Sharper Image Corp. in July were down 18% from July last year, falling to $4.5 million from
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Searchfeed.com promotes Bryan Brickley to general manager
Description: Searchfeed.com promotes Bryan Brickley to general manager Searchfeed.com, a provider of pay-per-click Internet search advertising, has promoted Bryan Brickley to senior director
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National Allergy Supply maintains high search rankings on new site platform
Description: National Allergy Supply maintains high search rankings on new site platform With web sales surging in recent years, largely due to search marketing, National Allergy Supply took
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Napsters revenue grows 34% year over year to record $28 million
Description: Napsters revenue grows 34% year over year to record $28 million Revenue at digital music download retailer Napster Inc. grew 34% in the first quarter of its 2007 fiscal year,
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MSN leads shopping engines; Google tops general search engines, study says
Description: MSN leads shopping engines; Google tops general search engines, study says In a study of search engines from Jupiter Research, Google leads the other general engines in unique
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Yahoo gives away clicks in cases of suspected click fraud, exec says
Description: Yahoo gives away clicks in cases of suspected click fraud, exec says Yahoo Inc. has not charged retailers for billions of clicks that were fraudulent or suspected to be
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When clicks count - and when they dont
Description: When clicks count - and when they dont When is a click not a click? With the goal of developing a standard definition of what counts as a click and of getting a handle on
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How Tool King built 4-fold increase in its number of search-indexed pages
Description: How Tool King built 4-fold increase in its number of search-indexed pages To boost the impact of search engine marketing on its growth in sales, Tool King has expanded its
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Assist clicks play a large role in conversions, study finds
Description: Assist clicks play a large role in conversions, study finds Consumers who clicked more than one of a marketers listingswhether paid or naturalwere responsible for 37.3% of
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The web outpaces total retail sales for IAC/InterActiveCorp
Description: The web outpaces total retail sales for IAC/InterActiveCorp IAC/InterActiveCorp grew its U.S. web retail sales by 17.2% in the second quarter while total U.S. retail sales, which
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FTD flowering with acquisition of Interflora Holdings
Description: FTD flowering with acquisition of Interflora Holdings FTD Group Inc. has completed the acquisition of Interflora Holdings Limited, a U.K.-based provider of floral-related
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Crime does pay
Description: Crime does pay PropertyRoom.com Inc. has signed agreements with 26 police departments and law enforcement agencies to put their police property auctions on the PropertyRoom.com
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Neeps continues web expansion with a super site
Description: Neeps continues web expansion with a super site Pet supplies e-retailer Neeps Inc. has unveiled the latest in its corral of brand name goods e-commerce sites,
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Blue Nile grows e-commerce sales 30% in the second quarter
Description: Blue Nile grows e-commerce sales 30% in the second quarter Online jeweler Blue Nile Inc. is reporting sales of $56.9 million for the second quarter of 2006 compared with sales of
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FreshDirect takes a fresh look at one-stop shopping
Description: FreshDirect takes a fresh look at one-stop shopping Online grocer FreshDirect is getting serious about one-stop shopping. After six months of development FreshDirect is rolling
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