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E-retail profitability is on the rise, Shop.orgs 8th industry survey shows
Description: E-retail profitability is on the rise, Shop.orgs 8th industry survey shows Retailers continue to find profits online, according to The State of Retailing Online 8.0, the latest
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E-retail rises ahead of holiday wave
Description: E-retail rises ahead of holiday wave Internet shoppers spent an estimated $222 million online last week, an increase of $21 million over the prior week, according to a study by
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E-retail sales growth: No breaking the mold in 2005
Description: 25% annual growth has been pretty much the story of online retail sales the last few yearsand 2005 was no exception. The Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce reported at the end of February that online retail sales in 2005 grew 24.6% over 2004, reaching $86.3 billion from $69.3 billion. The Commerce Departments numbers are the last wordliterally and figuratively. While other researchers had reported 2005 numbers weeks earlier, most benchmark their numbers against Commerce.
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E-retail sales in the UK skyrocket, trade group reports
Description: E-retail sales in the UK skyrocket, trade group reports E-retail sales in the UK will reach £14 billion this year, nearly double last years £7.6 billion, the trade association
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E-retail sales will grow 30% a year, PWC economist predicts
Description: E-retail sales will grow 30% a year, PWC economist predicts In a retailing market where sales will grow at 5% a year for the next five years, e-retailing sales will increase 30%
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E-retail sites pitch in after the New York and Washington tragedies
Description: Online retailers donated access to their powerful web traffic and in some cases their payments processing systems to relief for victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon last month.
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E-retail spending grows 7% in March
Description: E-retail spending grows 7% in March Retail sales on the Internet grew 7% in March from February, while overall consumer spending on the web, which includes travel as well as
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E-retail spending will grow 21% annually through 2007, Jupiter predicts
Description: E-retail spending will grow 21% annually through 2007, Jupiter predicts Online retail soared in last years last quarter, and it just keeps going. Jupiter Research Inc. says that
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E-retail veteran Jeffrey Branman joins investment company PetskyPrunier
Description: E-retail veteran Jeffrey Branman joins investment company PetskyPrunier Petsky Prunier LLC, a specialty investment bank providing merger and acquisition advisory services to
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E-retailer Smarter Marketing expects to double sales this year, CEO says
Description: E-retailer Smarter Marketing expects to double sales this year, CEO says Its only been two years since husband-and-wife team Jennifer and Brad Fallon launched
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E-retailer YOOX extending its global presence
Description: E-retailer YOOX extending its global presence Fashion e-retailer YOOX SpA this week announced it has expanded its e-commerce platform to enable online sales on an even bigger
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E-retailer gets a hobby: Nailing new niches
Description: E-retailer gets a hobby: Nailing new niches Executives at HobbyTron.com are grabbing their dolls and plastic models and getting ready to play. And theyre relying on both science
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E-retailers Closing in on Profitability
Description: E-retailers Closing in on Profitability Online retailers are making a slow, steady ascent up Mt. Profitability. E-retailers have marginally improved their performance while
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E-retailers and affiliate partners missing out on global sales, survey says
Description: E-retailers and affiliate partners missing out on global sales, survey says 87% of companies polled at a recent retail e-commerce affiliate conference said they would like to
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E-retailers are too conservative technologically, says a new Jupiter report
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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E-retailers bullish on rich media, coupons, themed merchandising
Description: E-retailers bullish on rich media, coupons, themed merchandising Rich media, coupons and themed merchandising areas lead a broad range of customer-focused improvements on retail
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E-retailers can address users` needs without fancy content, says new study
Description: E-retailers can address users` needs without fancy content, says new study Web site operators should focus on speedy delivery of content rather than rich media, says a new report
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E-retailers face tough challenge in wooing store shoppers, new study says
Description: E-retailers face tough challenge in wooing store shoppers, new study says When it comes winning over shoppers to multiple channels, it may be more difficult for online retailers
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E-retailers get it in presentation, but maybe not in technology, says study
Description: E-retailers get it in presentation, but maybe not in technology, says study Online retailers have done a good job of merchandising their sites in the past year, but their
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E-retailers get short-changed on credit card interchange rates, study says
Description: E-retailers get short-changed on credit card interchange rates, study says A recent report is giving credence to retailers argument that the interchange fees Visa and MasterCard
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E-retailers have no problem with the kids today
Description: E-retailers have no problem with the kids today The old chestnut of elders bemoaning the kids today is not something being heard in the aisles of web stores. This is because
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E-retailers looking to grow cannot afford to be antisocial
Description: E-retailers looking to grow cannot afford to be antisocial Functioning as a sales channel is not the most important role the Internet plays in retailing, and never has this been
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E-retailers may be hastening their own demise if they make the wrong fulfillment choice
Description: One of the first costs to consider is the amount of capital invested in a fulfillment process. Retailers need to look at what cost structure they can support, Schatsky says. Do they have the resources and expertise to build out and operate an in-house fulfillment operation? Outsourcing is the way to manage costs and minimize capital investments.
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E-retailers must excel in customer service, Zappos founder says
Description: E-retailers must excel in customer service, Zappos founder says There are many steps an online retailer needs to take to be a success, but the future will belong to those who can
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E-retailers need more than sock puppets and Super Bowl ads to convert shoppers to buyers
Description: Marketing online has come a long way in a short time. Investors have galvanized Internet companies to evolve their marketing strategies from a mass market to a targeted approach, finding efficient and verifiable marketing strategies to convert online browsers into buyers. Sock puppets and Super Bowl ads be damnedsmart e-retailers are now taking their cue from direct marketers.
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E-retailers need to re-think their returns policies, Gartner says
Description: E-retailers need to re-think their returns policies, Gartner says In spite of the all the attention that retailers, vendors and consultants have paid to the issue of returned
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E-retailers pushing the envelope in alternative marketing, experts say
Description: E-retailers pushing the envelope in alternative marketing, experts say Many e-retailers are rushing into alternative forms of online marketing, often to keep up with competitors
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E-retailers ramp up their buying
Description: The Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition has just concluded at the San Jose Convention Center, with more than 4,000 total attendees. They jammed the 93,000-square-foot Exhibit Hall where they visited 245 technology and services vendors. Traffic in the exhibit hall was strong and continual. That tells me the appetite for technology and services that serve the e-retailing market is stronger than ever. In fact, one successful online retailer, who operates a well designed, easy-to-navigate site and understands the marketing ins and outs of web retailing, told me that one of the highlights of the conference was the exhibit hall. Every single vendor was right on the money in terms of something we need, he said. I didnt have time to talk to all the vendors I was interested in.
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E-retailers should tread carefully with mixed media, analyst says
Description: E-retailers should tread carefully with mixed media, analyst says As leading e-retailers like Amazon.com Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.s Walmart.com expand their online shopping
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E-retailers stay on top of meeting holiday shopping load, Keynote reports
Description: E-retailers stay on top of meeting holiday shopping load, Keynote reports When it comes to product delivery, online retailers appear to be underpromising and overdelivering this
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E-retailers still struggle to respond quickly to customer service queries
Description: E-retailers still struggle to respond quickly to customer service queries Santa might be relaxing now, but retailers cant, says Jupiter Media Metrix senior analyst David
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E-retailers turn to cheaper shipping, but delivery doesnt suffer
Description: E-retailers turn to cheaper shipping, but delivery doesnt suffer Order delivery times have not deteriorated in the past year even though online retailers are shifting to lower
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E-retailers use their web sites to encourage disaster relief contributions
Description: E-retailers use their web sites to encourage disaster relief contributions A number of web-based retailers have enlisted their sites in the New York disaster relief efforts.
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E-retailers will offer special promotions on the Monday after Thanksgiving
Description: E-retailers will offer special promotions on the Monday after Thanksgiving In anticipation of a surge in sales on Cyber Mondaya term coined this year by the National Retail
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E-retailers` promotions are more cost-effective this holiday, says Shop.org
Description: E-retailers` promotions are more cost-effective this holiday, says Shop.org Smart online retailers are learning from the last holiday season in their approach to promotions this
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E-retailing booms in Europe as 40% of online users now buy online
Description: E-retailing booms in Europe as 40% of online users now buy online In the last three years, online retail in Europe, once little more than a shadow of e-retail in the U.S., has
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E-retailing continues to shine in survey of consumer satisfaction
Description: E-retailing continues to shine in survey of consumer satisfaction If the years-long double-digit growth in online spending isnt evidence enough, the latest e-retail American
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E-retailing declines in latest customer satisfaction survey
Description: E-retailing declines in latest customer satisfaction survey For the first time in five years, customer satisfaction with online retailers has declined, according to results of
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E-retailing fails to live up to insiders expectations, says a new survey
Description: E-retailing fails to live up to insiders expectations, says a new survey Online retailers dont have a very high opinion of e-retailing sites--and thats a good thing, say the
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E-retailing growth doesnt let up in January and February, comScore reports
Description: E-retailing growth doesnt let up in January and February, comScore reports The beginning of the economic recovery and the further maturing of the Internet as a sales channel are
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E-retailing growth will stay strong in Q4, says ERA`s Elissa Myers
Description: E-retailing growth will stay strong in Q4, says ERA`s Elissa Myers Electronic retailing has bounced back from the decline in online shopping after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
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E-retailing insiders feel better about their industry, says new survey
Description: E-retailing insiders feel better about their industry, says new survey Online retailers opinion of themselves has gotten better in the past three years, but it still lags
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E-retailing racks up high rankings in a new customer satisfaction survey
Description: E-retailing racks up high rankings in a new customer satisfaction survey Customer satisfaction with web-based retailing sites outstrips satisfaction at retail chains, according
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E-retailing sites experience mid-summer traffic boosts
Description: E-retailing sites experience mid-summer traffic boosts A number of leading e-retailing sites experienced significant jumps in traffic the week ending July 21 from the week before
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E-retailing solution provider preparing for interactive TV
Description: E-retailing solution provider preparing for interactive TV The day may come when interactive TV is the hottest web-selling vehicle, and some are taking steps to prepare for that
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E-retailing starts year with 30% year-to-year growth, comScore says
Description: E-retailing starts year with 30% year-to-year growth, comScore says Online retail spending grew 30% in the first quarter over the first quarter of last year, comScore Networks
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E-retailing success requires that merchants look at the entire consumer interaction
Description: Do provide positive feedback to customers at every step via opt-in email. As buying online becomes less of an event, people are more likely to forget what they ordered and from whom. Status emails become more important as reminders in such cases.
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E-retailing tops customer respect listand then some
Description: E-retailing tops customer respect listand then some On a scale from 0 to 10, the Internet retailing industry scored a 6.2 on the respect it receives from customers; it tied for
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E-retailing`s brightest stars at IRCE 2007
Description: The purpose of keynote speakers at a major industry conference is to deliver a compelling message about the theme of the meeting. I am thrilled that the two keynote speakers at the Internet Retailer 2007 Conference & Exhibitionthe worlds largest e-retailing show, to be held in San Jose, Calif., June 4-7could not be better suited to deliver powerful messages on the conference theme: The WebPowering the Reinvention of Retailing. Jim McCann, founder and CEO of 1-800-Flowers.com, and Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix Inc., are luminaries of e-retailing. More important, each has used the web to reinvent key retailing segments.
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E-retailings double-digit growth continues
Description: E-retailings double-digit growth continues Online retail spending for the week ending Feb. 23 was up 19% over the same week a year ago, comScore Networks Inc. reports. Online
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