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A "whole" lot of living going on
Description: In the market for some new solar panels? How about information on homeopathic or holistic health remedies? Or are you searching for clothes made with organic and natural fibers? If that doesnt suit your fancy, how about some hemp floor mats or shower curtains?
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A 10 for customer service
Description: Online retailers still face some challenges in customer service. Of 100 retailing sites that Chicago-based consultants The E-Tailing Group Inc. mystery shopped for customer service in the fourth quarter, only 10 earned perfect scores.
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A 104% increase in sales is music to Napsters ears
Description: A 104% increase in sales is music to Napsters ears Napster Inc. is whistling a happy financial tune. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, Napster, No. 100 in the Internet
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A B2B Online Toy Player
Description: A B2B Online Toy Player 1stop-toys.comhas launched a B2B web site this week that will provide an Internet toy marketplace where willing buyers can meet willing sellers. Instead
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A BIG WEBSITE FOR SOME SMALL APPLIANCES
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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A Bright Idea
Description: Shining a light into the kiosk market; how one retailer made kiosks work
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A Changing of the Chiefs at Priceline
Description: A Changing of the Chiefs at Priceline Priceline.com says Richard S. Braddock will step down as CEO and will be succeeded by Daniel H. Schulman, the company's president and chief
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A Diamond in the Rough: Quixtar Welcomes Blue Nile as New Partner Store
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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A Different Kind of Online Bank
Description: A Different Kind of Online Bank After a soft launch, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. has officially launched its new, enhanced web site, www.josbank.com, and will begin promoting the
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A European effort to promote electronic product codes and RFID
Description: A European effort to promote electronic product codes and RFID Three large European retailers and Intel Corp. have formed a European working group to accelerate the adoption of
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A Fitting Offer
Description: Why the web is suited for custom-fit apparel
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A Fujitsu computer giveaway generates a 7.5% e-mail click-through rate
Description: A Fujitsu computer giveaway generates a 7.5% e-mail click-through rate FujitsuPC achieved a click-through rate of 7.5% on an e-mail campaign it conducted earlier this year to
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A Headphones Play
Description: Getting the retail warehouse worker`s attention with web-enabled voice systems
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A House subcommittee approves extending the Internet tax moratorium
Description: A House subcommittee approves extending the Internet tax moratorium The House Judiciary Committees Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law voted this week to extend
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A Juggling Feat
Description: Undaunted by their lack of resources or web knowledge, owners of small retail sites tackle (many) big issues
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A Little Less Boo
Description: A Little Less Boo In the latest example of post-holiday restructuring, online sportswear merchant Boo.com has laid off 70 employees. The layoffs come just three months after
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A Marketing Geyser
Description: E-retailer blogs aid branding, marketing and search, as long as they stay on message
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A Michigan supermarket partners with Beeline web technology
Description: A Michigan supermarket partners with Beeline web technology Buschs Supermarkets, a grocery chain based in Ann Arbor, MI, has become part of the Beeline Shopper network, which
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A Move That Spared
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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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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A New Jersey court upholds Toys R Us suit against Amazon.com
Description: A New Jersey court upholds Toys R Us suit against Amazon.com Toys R Us Inc. has won its lawsuit against Amazon.com in a New Jersey court. Toys R Us was seeking to get out
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A New Years letter to CEOs
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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A New York food delivery site takes on an obvious name: Delivery.com
Description: A New York food delivery site takes on an obvious name: Delivery.com NYCTOGO.com has relaunched and changed its name to Delivery.com, reflecting a broadening of services and
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A Nice, Safe ATM/Debit Card Deal
Description: A Nice, Safe ATM/Debit Card Deal Star Systems Inc., Maitland, Fla., says it will join NYCE Corp., Woodcliff Lake, N.J., in offering SafeDebit to 3,400 STAR member financial
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A Puzzling Answer
Description: How a technology to stop spam could add costs to retailers e-mail marketing campaigns
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A STELLAR NEW WEBSITE FOR ORION
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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A Slurpee, a Moonpie and a Mondrian
Description: Shoppers have become more comfortable buying art as well as picture frames on the web, resulting in robust business at Barewalls.com, CEO Lorne Lieberman says. Were up 20% so far this year, he says.
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A Sound Decision: Pioneer Picks RightNow for eService Solutions
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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A Star Is Born
Description: A Star Is Born A HREF="http://www.starcd.com">*CD has unveiled a new service that allows consumers toidentify the song, performer and CD title of music playing over the airwaves
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A Sure Fire Way to Increase Web Traffic
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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A Swat at Cybersquatting
Description: A Swat at Cybersquatting Thanks to the new Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, domain name speculators soon may be out of business. The law, recently signed by President
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A Thanksgiving Day web and TV promo push for HSN
Description: A Thanksgiving Day web and TV promo push for HSN HSN, the TV and online retailer, is planning an aggressive program to get the jump on post-Thanksgiving Christmas shopping.
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A Treasure Trove of Data
Description: Retailers` restricted budgets are creating a growing market for outsourced analytics
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A UK retail group is taking a group approach to fighting fraud
Description: A UK retail group is taking a group approach to fighting fraud A U.K.-based trade group, the Interactive Media in Retail Group, is shooting for a new merchant-based fraud
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A Very Wary Christmas
Description: With one eye on an uncertain economy and another on the drive for profits, e-retailers prepare for Q4 and Christmas.
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A behind-the-scenes data decision drives web sales at Micro Warehouse
Description: A behind-the-scenes data decision drives web sales at Micro Warehouse Micro Warehouse Inc. has expanded product offerings on its web site from 30,000 SKUs to 130,000 in the last
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A better yardstick for measuring online ads effectiveness
Description: Fuzzy metrics have helped deflate enthusiasm for impression-based online advertising. But now Jupiter Media Metrix Inc. has launched a performance measurement tool that could pump online advertising back up. The research firms Internet advertising planning tool, based on Jupiters own consumer panel of 60,000 U.S. web users, applies the reach and frequency metric of offline media buying to the online environment.
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A blast from the past: PayPals IPO spikes 62% in first trading day
Description: A blast from the past: PayPals IPO spikes 62% in first trading day It was a phenomenon not seen almost since the good old days of three or four years ago: An Internet company
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A blue note goes gold
Description: A pioneer among online music stores, CDNow plays to a crowd with insightful recommendations, convenience and selection.
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A brand all her own
Description: Beauty may only be skin deep, but it can be profitable. At least thats what Proctor & Gamble hopes when it launches its new beauty Web site, Reflect.com. The venture, expected to go live before the holidays, has kept a surprisingly low profile in an industry that thrives on hype.
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A brand that spans three centuries launches a new web site
Description: A brand that spans three centuries launches a new web site Old-line classic mens apparel manufacturer Hart Schaffner Marx--founded in 1887--has re-launched its web site as it
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A brick-and-mortar side to eBay emerges in growing chains
Description: A brick-and-mortar side to eBay emerges in growing chains EBay is no longer just an online phenomenon. Five companies in California and Tennessee are offering physical stores
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A busy year so far for SubmitOrder
Description: SubmitOrder Inc. has a lot going on at its Ohio, headquarters: a new CEO, a new round of financing, and plans to start expanding its service offerings.
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A change in Verified by Visa rules gets the merchants attention
Description: A change in Verified by Visa rules gets the merchants attention Visa and MasterCard are offering incentives to merchants to participate in new cardholder identity authorization
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A change in fees at eBay adds up to $50,000-plus for one retailer
Description: A change in fees at eBay adds up to $50,000-plus for one retailer B2B computer and accessories wholesaler Exel-I.com also has a growing b2c business selling laptops and parts
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A change in strategy hits Sharper Images June web sales
Description: A change in strategy hits Sharper Images June web sales Multi-channel retailer Sharper Image Corp. this week reported an 11% decrease to $3.3 million from $3.7 million in June
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A claret that says you care
Description: Send.com wants its customers to say it with wine just as easily as they can with flowers. It solves the dinner party dilemma, says Bonnie Tonneson, an e-commerce analyst at Hambrecht & Quist in San Francisco.
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A co-op approach to online wine lifts all wineries, says Winetasting.com
Description: A co-op approach to online wine lifts all wineries, says Winetasting.com Online selling cooperatives may actually increase revenue for each seller in the cooperative, says the
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A code upgrade interrupts payments at PayPal
Description: A code upgrade interrupts payments at PayPal EBay Inc.s PayPal has been experiencing major problems since Friday when a code upgrade proved unable to stand up to traffic. EBay
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A competitive market is pushing site search technology to new plateaus
Description: Until last fall, the search function at NeimanMarcus.com was typical of e-retailers. It was very frustrating. Results very rarely were spot on and in many cases there were no results, says Michael Crotty, vice president of marketing of Neiman Marcus Group Inc.s Neiman Marcus Direct. It was terribly flawed.
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