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Germans are willing to pay more for eBay items than Americans, index says
Description: Germans are willing to pay more for eBay items than Americans, index says A new index that monitors prices paid for items sold on eBay in the U.S. vs. prices for items in Germany
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Germans prefer direct debit to pay for online purchases, says new report
Description: Germans prefer direct debit to pay for online purchases, says new report Although credit cards remain the most popular method of payment in general for online purchases by
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Get fuzzy
Description: Effective site search has come to be associated with a sharp focus on what the searcher is looking for. But one developer of search technology believes search could be a better experience for consumers--and capture more online conversions at merchants--if it were less sharp and a little more fuzzy.
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Get ready for Phase 4 of online retailing, eTail speaker urges
Description: Get ready for Phase 4 of online retailing, eTail speaker urges Online retailing is moving into Phase 4 of its development when managing for long-term success will supercede the
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Get ready for e-retailing mash-ups
Description: Get ready for e-retailing mash-ups Using XML to integrate applications, online retailers will be able to provide through application mash-ups a more customized shopping
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Get ready for more online growth, retailers predict
Description: Get ready for more online growth, retailers predict How much of retail sales will the Internet account for? Lots, said a number of speakers at eTail 2004 in Palm Springs this
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Get ready for next wave of web technology, expert says
Description: Get ready for next wave of web technology, expert says The combination of trends like intelligent search engines, new tools for user-generated content and social networks are
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Get ready for sales tax
Description: States put the final touches on a tax plan that they expect Congress to approveand some large retailers arent waiting for legislative OK
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Get ready for the digital millennials, Shop.org speaker urges
Description: Get ready for the digital millennials, Shop.org speaker urges At some 80 million strong, they`re already about as large a group as the Baby Boomers but expected to grow to more
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Get ready for the new round of web innovation, IR2006 keynoter says
Description: Get ready for the new round of web innovation, IR2006 keynoter says Online retailing is entering a new age of customer-engaging, interactive technology across multiple channels,
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Get ready for the second Internet boom, IDC says
Description: Get ready for the second Internet boom, IDC says When it comes to Internet use, you aint seen nothing yet, says Framingham, MA-based researchers IDC. Worldwide Internet traffic
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Get smart
Description: Business intelligence enables broader view of data and better handle on performance
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Get your motor running
Description: Get your motor running Motorcycle.com, the home of Motorcycle Online magazine, launched CycleSaver, a discount shopping club for motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel.
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GetConnected hires a new chief executive from Fast Search
Description: GetConnected hires a new chief executive from Fast Search Boston-based GetConnected Inc., developer of a transaction processing platform that enables the sale of digital
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Getting Connected
Description: Extending the supply chain to small suppliers can reap big rewards
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Getting It Right
Description: Big chains strive to harness the web
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Getting It Straight
Description: Data sync: Where the same old, same old is a good thing
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Getting It in Gear
Description: Getting It in Gear Closeout sporting goods e-tailer Gear.com says that it has tripled its product line in the past six months. Ealier this year, Gear.com offered approximately
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Getting Personal: Web Retailers Are Using Software That Tells Them Who Is Shopping Online and Why
Description: Getting Personal: Web Retailers Are Using Software That Tells Them Who Is Shopping Online and Why When Dana Lemke of Olathe, Kan., shops in a traditional store, she likes to look
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Getting Personal
Description: Livening up online customer service: How live chat increases satisfaction and reduces costs
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Getting Personal
Description: How HP and OfficeMax dig deep into the detail to target e-mail campaigns
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Getting Results
Description: Clean the customer info before putting it through the CRM technology, retailers learn
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Getting Sacked
Description: Getting Sacked Webvan sacked its grocery sack logo in favor of a two-color "WV". The company also gave its web pages a new look, it says is based on customer feedback. Both moves
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Getting The Pop On Pets
Description: Getting The Pop On Pets One advantage e-retailers have over their offline counterparts is the ability to provide a large amount of information. Petsmart.com is taking advantage
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Getting Top Dollar
Description: Everyone remembers last years online price testing debacle at Amazon.com. The poster child for Internet retailing sparked a major backlash from consumers when it gave different DVD buyers different discounts to test sales response. When shoppers found out and some whod been offered lesser discounts complained the buzz got so negative that Amazon changed it policy to give everyone the lowest price at the end of a test.
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Getting Tough
Description: Running fast with web site security to stay ahead of the bad guys
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Getting a new hook on the phishers
Description: Getting a new hook on the phishers As e-mail phishing attacks continue their attempts to steal consumer identities and account information to support fraudulent online
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Getting back to the basics
Description: Recently I was invited by International Business Machines Inc. to participate in a day-long seminar that looked at the future of Internet technology and Web retailing. Being surrounded by IBMs leading Internet minds and well-known academics from Harvard, The London School of Business and other top universities was, for me, quite a heady experience.
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Getting customers to sound off helps CustomInk boost sales
Description: One of the beauties of web selling is that retailers can easily use customer feedback to prompt others to buy. While testimonials are probably as old as retailing itself, the web makes it easier to pop them in front of customers.
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Getting e-mail to retail`s deskless workers
Description: When a retailer sends a corporatewide e-mail notice, do all employees get the message? In fact, most of them probably dont, says Greg Olson, chairman of Sendmail Inc. More than half of retail workers dont have access to corporate e-mail, says Olson, whose company provides e-mail systems for 29 Internet service providers. A survey conducted in February for Sendmail by King Research showed 70% of retail workers are without corporate e-mail access.
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Getting in customers` faces
Description: Getting in customers` faces Before Katie Geminder joined social networking giant Facebook as head of product development a year ago, a typical implementation of a new feature
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Getting in-store kiosks to produce incremental revenue
Description: Getting in-store kiosks to produce incremental revenue Retail store kiosks can generate substantial incremental revenue as well as provide a higher level of customer service for
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Getting personal helps boost web sales
Description: 45% of online shoppers are more likely to shop at e-commerce sites that offer personalized shopping recommendations than they are at sites without recommendations, according to the 2007 ChoiceStream Personalization Survey from ChoiceStream Inc., a provider of personalization technology for the Internet and other channels. The survey, conducted via e-mail by MarketTools Inc., polled 811 U.S. Internet users age 18 and up. It found the more a consumer spends online, the more he or she likes to see personalized recommendations. Big spenders also are more likely to return to personalized sites. While 56% of consumers who have visited sites with personalized recommendations are more likely to return to such sites, 71% of those who spent $1,000 or more online in the trailing six months say they`re more likely to return.
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Getting personal
Description: Retailers are turning to site personalization tools to get more intimate with customers
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Getting real: performance monitoring goes beyond scripts to catch errors
Description: Getting real: performance monitoring goes beyond scripts to catch errors To test the speed and availability of web site applications, site operators have used synthetic
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Getting the Goods
Description: Profit pressures say someone will have to pay for deliveryretailers are betting it will be the consumer
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Getting the kinks out of retailer-supplier connections
Description: Invisible for the most part to shoppers, who usually see only the products and advertising messages that retailers display, the management of supply chains often can make or break a merchants merchandising strategy. And to compete in todays crowded retail environment, more retailers are realizing the value that a web-based supply chain management system can bring to a retail operation. A system that offers real-time communication with suppliers ensures the best products are on their way in time to satisfy shoppers.
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Getting the marketing message outinstantly
Description: Even as e-mail marketing remains an important way to reach consumers, some companies are taking a more direct approach. Snack-foods manufacturer The Keebler Co. last month tested a promotion for its Cheez-It sweepstakes through instant messaging. Out of 120,000 impressions, the campaign generated a click-through rate of 6.5%, three times Keeblers traditional e-mail response rate.
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Getting the most out of an online affiliate program
Description: Getting the most out of an online affiliate program Online affiliate marketing programs are big revenue drivers for some online merchants, but if the affiliate program is
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Getting the peanut population under control
Description: Getting the peanut population under control Online package shipments are up with the holiday season, and so are calls to the Peanut Hotline. The 800 number, along with a
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Getting them there at the right time
Description: Challenging economic times call for cutting labor costs while increasing customer service. Food Lion LLC and Dollar Tree Stores Inc. say thats why theyre deploying web-based workforce management systems. Between them, theyll install the systems in more than 3,000 stores.
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Getting those new e-commerce wheels
Description: To capitalize on the growth in online and multi-channel sales, retailers are beginning to shop for a new breed of e-commerce platforms
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Getting to Know You
Description: Getting to Know You According to a new study by management consulting firm McKinsey & Co., and Media Metrix Inc., an Internet measurement company, just half of online consumers
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Getty Images reaches agreement to sell Art.com
Description: Getty Images reaches agreement to sell Art.com Getty Images Inc. has signed a letter of intent to sell its Art.com web retailer for an undisclosed amount. The transaction, which
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Gevalia and Atkins settle with L.L. Bean in spyware complaint
Description: Gevalia and Atkins settle with L.L. Bean in spyware complaint One month after filing suit against Atkins Nutritionals Inc. and Gevalia Kaffe over their alleged use of
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Ghost of Christmas past
Description: The shortcomings of Christmas past grabbed headlines deep into the summer. But have e-retailers learned from the mistakes of 1999, or will online shoppers find more late deliveries and out-of-stock items this season?
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Giant Eagle Supermarkets Pilot NCR Copient Interactive Direct Marketing Solution
Description: Interactive Web-based tool customizes promotions for loyalty shoppers
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Giant Eagle Takes a Giant Leap Forward with Aldatas G.O.L.D.
Description: Retailer cites rich functional coverage, integrated technology and solid track record in servicing daily goods sector as factors in its selection.
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Giant Eagle cuts lead times and inventory costs with web-based logistics
Description: Giant Eagle cuts lead times and inventory costs with web-based logistics Giant Eagle, with more than 200 supermarkets and five distribution centers in four states, is cutting
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Giant Eagle saves 20% on uniforms through web sourcing
Description: Giant Eagle saves 20% on uniforms through web sourcing Giant Eagle Inc., a grocery and convenience-store retailer, saved 20% of the cost of uniforms for about 36,000 employees by
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