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SheetMusicPlus.com maps out 2006 strategy to boost sales Description: SheetMusicPlus.com maps out 2006 strategy to boost sales SheetMusicPlus.com has laid out a three-prong plan it believes will lead to increased sales this year and beyond. The
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Orbit Drop reports 2005 revenue of $1.7 million Description: Orbit Drop reports 2005 revenue of $1.7 million Revenue at Orbit Drop Inc., a chain of eBay drop-off stores, reached $1.69 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2005, up from
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46% of European women are shopping online Description: 46% of European women are shopping online More European women are going online to shop, with 46% visiting online retail sites in 2005, according to a new study from the European
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Discovery Channel prepares for e-commerce expansion in Europe Description: Discovery Channel prepares for e-commerce expansion in Europe Discovery Channel, with an e-commerce site to support its TV programming in the U.S., broadcasts into 28 million
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Sales at niche e-retailer Merrick Group on pace to double this year Description: Sales at niche e-retailer Merrick Group on pace to double this year With a new site launched last fall at NationBlinds.com, multi-site e-retailer The Merrick Group is on course
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New data protection educational program targets small retailers Description: New data protection educational program targets small retailers Small online retailers looking for guidance on protecting confidential information in their databases will be able
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Felicite.com to offer patented partial purchase gift registry software Description: Felicite.com to offer patented partial purchase gift registry software Felicite.com Inc., which offers an aggregated partial-purchase gift registry service used by about 100
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Hat World grows web sales 28% in 2005 Description: Hat World grows web sales 28% in 2005 Hat World Corp., a business unit of Genesco Inc., is reporting strong web sales for 2005. In 2005, Hat World, No. 290 in the Internet
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Debit will surpass credit for online purchases by 2007, new report says Description: Debit will surpass credit for online purchases by 2007, new report says By 2007, consumers will use debit cards more often than credit cards for online purchases, mirroring a
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Benchmark names former Lowes exec as vice president of Internet marketing Description: Benchmark names former Lowes exec as vice president of Internet marketing William R. Billy May is the new vice president of Internet marketing at Benchmark Brands. He formerly
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Amazon Fishbowl host Bill Maher enters the gold rush of e-retailing Description: Amazon Fishbowl host Bill Maher enters the gold rush of e-retailing Joking on his first live video program on Amazon.com that TV is so 20th Century, TV personality Bill
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Kevin Ertell heads interactive marketing at Borders Group Description: Kevin Ertell heads interactive marketing at Borders Group Kevin Ertell, former vice president of e-commerce at Tower Records, is heading up multi-channel marketing programs at
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HARTE-HANKS NAMES WENDY LYNES AS VERTICAL PRACTICE LEADER FOR RETAIL MARKETS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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51% of Internet users make purchases from opt-in e-mails Description: 51% of Internet users make purchases from opt-in e-mails 51% of Internet users in the U.S. make purchases from opt-in e-mails and 44% make regular purchases from online ads,
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Kurt Salmon Associates Appoints Vice Presidents Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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GSI Commerce gets $3.75 million for economic development and job training Description: GSI Commerce gets $3.75 million for economic development and job training GSI Commerce Inc. has received grants totaling approximately $3.75 million from the Commonwealth of
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Former head of Targets web business named president of Kirklands Description: Former head of Targets web business named president of Kirklands Catherine David, a former Sears executive and head of Target Corp.s retail web strategy, has been named
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Island Pacific/Retail Pro Announces Global Channel Development Initiative Description: Newly appointed executives to drive Growth and Global Support of Customers
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Online sales rise 21% for week ending March 5 Description: Online sales rise 21% for week ending March 5 Online retail sales for the week ending March 5 totaled $1.88 billion, up 21% from $1.55 billion in the corresponding week a year
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Wal-Mart.com expands test of in-store pickup program Description: Wal-Mart.com expands test of in-store pickup program Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expanding to its new Plano, TX, Supercenter the test of a program that allows customers to have items
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Avalara Gives Sales Tax Rates Away Description: Stating That Rates Are a Commodity`, Avalara Introduces Free Rate Look-Up Tool
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Think Partnership gets $26.5 million financing deal Description: Think Partnership gets $26.5 million financing deal Think Partnership, a provider of e-marketing and electronic commerce services and applications, said it expects to raise $26.5
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Marc Ecko Enterprises Expands SPSS Deployment for Brand Performance Analysis Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Multichannel Retailer Chiasso Chooses SLI Systems to Furnish E-commerce Sites Online Search Capabilities Description: Learning Search and Site Champion Proven to Attract More Visitors, Deliver More Relevant Results and Increase Sales
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GXS Raises Trading Partner Ramping Bar with 100 Percent Enablement Guarantee Description: New Community Link SLAs Help Hub Companies Create Global, Comprehensive Trading Partner Communities
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Team Express re-launches two retail web sites Description: Team Express re-launches two retail web sites Team Express Inc., operator of BaseballExpress.com and Softball.com, relaunched each site last week with new features including rich
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Zappos experiences sharpest gain in traffic among apparel/beauty sites Description: Zappos experiences sharpest gain in traffic among apparel/beauty sites Zappos.com had the largest increase in traffic among the top 10 online apparel and beauty sites in
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Confusion prevents retailers from complying with data security standard Description: Confusion prevents retailers from complying with data security standard The majority of retailers still havent complied with the mandatory card industry database security
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WineMiner rolls out Internet-based wine-and-recipe kiosks in retail stores Description: WineMiner rolls out Internet-based wine-and-recipe kiosks in retail stores WineMiner LLC, a provider of Internet-based kiosks for researching wine and complementary food recipes,
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PayPal tests mobile payment service using text messaging Description: PayPal tests mobile payment service using text messaging Online payment provider PayPal is in the final stages of testing a service that will enable consumers to make purchases
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Offermatica Puts Products to the Test, Rolls Out Merchandising Relevance Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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More marketers are using online behavioral targeting, Forrester says Description: More marketers are using online behavioral targeting, Forrester says Three out of four marketers are using or plan to use online behavioral targeting this year, according to a
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NewRoads Announces New Client Agreement with America`s Lemonade Stand Description: Market Leader in Fundraising Programs Selects NewRoads for Long-Term Fulfillment and Customer Care Services
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Online auctions top fraud complaints at consumer Internet watchdog group Description: Online auctions top fraud complaints at consumer Internet watchdog group Online auctions again were the most commonly reported source of Internet scams in annual statistics
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Baseball Express drives up conversion rates with segmented e-mails Description: Baseball Express drives up conversion rates with segmented e-mails Using web analytics data on segmented groups of customers, Baseball Express is producing e-mail marketing
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Retailers dropping the ball on e-mail opt-outs, study says Description: Retailers dropping the ball on e-mail opt-outs, study says Retailers are passing up opportunities to lower the number of people who opt-out of e-mail marketing campaigns, a
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Mixing online and offline marketing puts new shine on Goldspeed.com Description: Mixing online and offline marketing puts new shine on Goldspeed.com With competition over keywords in its market raising the cost of search engine marketing, Goldspeed.com is
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Specialty retailer chooses the hosted version of NSB`s proven retail solutions Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Googles proposed click fraud settlement: a boon to some Description: Googles proposed click fraud settlement: a boon to some Googles proposed $90 million settlement of a lawsuit over click fraud allegations is potentially good news for
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Study suggests search marketings biggest ROI could be in offline sales Description: Study suggests search marketings biggest ROI could be in offline sales A comScore Networks study sponsored by Google further quantifies what retailers already know: online
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81% of e-mail marketers unaware of CAN-Spam Act, new report says Description: 81% of e-mail marketers unaware of CAN-Spam Act, new report says More than two years after the CAN-Spam Act took effect, e-mail marketers still show a shockingly low level of
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Boca Java brews a blogging strategy Description: Boca Java brews a blogging strategy A growing number of web retailers are using blogs as a marketing tool to promote products and gather customer feedback. But online coffee
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GSI plans to roll out video-driven e-commerce this year Description: GSI plans to roll out video-driven e-commerce this year With video-on-demand TV technology already in about 40 million U.S. households, GSI Commerce Inc. is planning to roll out
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Online jewelry retailer has a bead on management reorganization Description: Online jewelry retailer has a bead on management reorganization After more than doubling sales last year, the Artbeads.com team is increasing and modifying its ranks to create an
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FIRST DATA AND RETAIL DECISIONS TO OFFER ENHANCED CARD-NOT-PRESENT FRAUD SOLUTIONS Description: Global merchants can now reduce fraudulent transactions through a single relationship
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BabyUniverse to publish e-zine aimed at moms and moms-to-be Description: BabyUniverse to publish e-zine aimed at moms and moms-to-be Following its recent acquisition of PoshTots Inc., BabyUniverse Inc. has launched PoshCravings.com, a web site and
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A New Era for eBay Sellers: CrossPitch Releases Its Innovative Cross-Promotional Gallery Solution for eBay Sellers Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Avenue.com puts up record 2005 web sales Description: Avenue.com puts up record 2005 web sales Online sales are sizzling at United Retail Group, a multi-channel retailer of moderately priced plus-size women`s clothing. In 2005
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Williams-Sonoma web sales grow 36% in 2005 Description: Williams-Sonoma web sales grow 36% in 2005 Williams-Sonoma Inc. turned in another strong e-commerce performance for the fourth quarter and 2005. In 2005 Williams-Sonoma, No. 20
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Goldspeed.com rushes to add higher priced jewelry Description: Goldspeed.com rushes to add higher priced jewelry Pure-play discount jeweler Goldspeed.com Inc. plans this year to continue the expansion of its company by increasing the number
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