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Upstart Glam Media hangs onto its lead in apparel & beauty sites
Description: Upstart Glam Media hangs onto its lead in apparel & beauty sites Glam Media, an e-commerce and media site, continues to dominate online apparel & beauty sites, only a few months
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Urban Brands Selects ATG`s e-Commerce Personalization Platform to Re-Launch Ashley Stewart and Marianne Web Stores
Description: Leading specialty apparel retailer to grow women`s brands with expanded online presence powered by ATG Commerce
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Urban Outfitters Purchases Gerber`s WebPDM and ICICI Infotech`s Product Tracking System to Achieve Greater Efficiencies in Product Life Cycle Management
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Urban Outfitters gets help from the web in managing job applicants
Description: Urban Outfitters gets help from the web in managing job applicants Urban Outfitters Inc. has begun using a recruiting management software that will assist the firm in sorting
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Urban Outfitters moves to new corporate headquarters
Description: Urban Outfitters moves to new corporate headquarters Urban Outfitters, a multi-channel apparel retailer, is moving to a new Philadelphia corporate campus that will contain its
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Urban Outfitters web and catalog sales boost Q4 and annual results
Description: Urban Outfitters web and catalog sales boost Q4 and annual results Urban Outfitters` direct response sales, which include catalog and web, increased by 28% over the comparable
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Urban Outfitters, Inc. Selects 360Commerces Suite of Store Optimization Solutions
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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UrbanFlorist.com blooms with a multi-channel marketing campaign
Description: UrbanFlorist.com blooms with a multi-channel marketing campaign Once literally a local mom-and-pop operation, UrbanFlorist.com has blossomed into a prolific online merchant. By
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Usability Sciences Releases PathNav Analysis Tool
Description: Product Allows Quick Insight Into Web Site Effectiveness
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Usability testing works only if it moves outside the lab, consultant says
Description: Usability testing works only if it moves outside the lab, consultant says Many online merchandisers swear by the notion of usability testing. But tests do no good unless results
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Use Keywords To Target With Laser-Like Precision
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Use and trust of the Internet are both going up, says survey
Description: Use and trust of the Internet are both going up, says survey Consumers trust of the Internet is going up at the same time as their use, says the quarterly Consumer Internet
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Use of RSS rising among marketers, a Jupiter survey finds
Description: Use of RSS rising among marketers, a Jupiter survey finds Many companies are experimenting with RSS as a supplement to their email strategy and that includes retailers and
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Use of local search increases 43% year-over-year, comScore says
Description: Use of local search increases 43% year-over-year, comScore says 63% of U.S. Internet users performed a local search in July, a 43% increase from July 2005, according to comScore
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Use of mobile web low but growing, firm says
Description: Use of mobile web low but growing, firm says Only 5% of U.S. Internet users with broadband access via any hardware use their mobile devices to access the Internet, according to
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Use of seasonality sharpening search engine marketing, says Overture
Description: Use of seasonality sharpening search engine marketing, says Overture Even the merchants whove been at search engine marketing the longest keep finding new ways to grow sales and
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Use the basics in e-mail marketing, marketers say
Description: Use the basics in e-mail marketing, marketers say In the early days of Internet marketing, many marketers believed that the Internet community was a homogenous group of
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Use the webs power to engage customers, Internet Retailer keynoter says
Description: Use the webs power to engage customers, Internet Retailer keynoter says Although 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. is approaching $1 billion in sales with a widely recognized brand, it
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Used car buyers prefer web surfing to paper shuffling
Description: Used car buyers prefer web surfing to paper shuffling More than twice as many late-model used vehicle buyers find the car, truck or SUV they purchase through the Internet than
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User accessibility will be mainstream site design issue, says Forrester
Description: User accessibility will be mainstream site design issue, says Forrester Think handicapped accessibility applies only to wheelchair ramps and wide doorways? Not so, says a new
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User errors lead to dead ends at half of sites reviewed, Forrester says
Description: User errors lead to dead ends at half of sites reviewed, Forrester says Sites that dont help visitors by providing an easy way to fix errors lose out on several fronts,
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Users find half of mission-critical site problems, not IT staff
Description: Users find half of mission-critical site problems, not IT staff Half of significant web site problems such as errors or slow response times are found by customers rather than by
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Users find value in competitive market for web analytics tools, study says
Description: Users find value in competitive market for web analytics tools, study says In a highly competitive market of about 50 vendors of web site analytics tools, users report getting
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Using Google to find Yahoo
Description: Using Google to find Yahoo Web surfers are using search engines to navigate their way to common web sites rather than typing the web sites URL directly into their browsers
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Using an econometric model to measure web shopper satisfaction
Description: Using an econometric model to measure web shopper satisfaction For 50 years, economists have used the University of Michigans Consumer Confidence Index to forecast the ups and
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Using automated e-mail keeps Borders.com`s stafffing under control
Description: Tuller says artificial intelligence is at the core of the product, and Brightwares origins in a pioneering AI company are critical to its success. As Tuller puts it, AI may be a major strategic asset for Brightware, but its also one of the bigger challenges of the marketplace, because AI falls in and out of favor. So Brightware would rather talk about more efficient customer service.
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Using blogs to attract new customers
Description: Using blogs to attract new customers With traditional online marketing tools becoming more expensive, retailers are turning to alternative techniques, such as blogs, podcasts and
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Using cash to make purchases at Amazon
Description: Using cash to make purchases at Amazon Amazon.com Inc. has signed a deal with Coinstar Inc., a provider of electronic cash-processing machines common in grocery stores, that will
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Using deals and giveaways to drive daily visits
Description: Using deals and giveaways to drive daily visits One thing that the web allows retailers to do that would be difficult to accomplish offline is to offer a changing series of daily
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Using e-mail CRM, Calvin Klein builds a 3-year cult following for ad stars
Description: Using e-mail CRM, Calvin Klein builds a 3-year cult following for ad stars Calvin Klein was able to establish a three-year dialog with cK One customers using an e-mail marketing
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Using e-mails as invites, Bella of Cape Cod takes the house party online
Description: Using e-mails as invites, Bella of Cape Cod takes the house party online Catherine Bean and Megan Murphy, two stay-at-home moms who live on Cape Cod, started selling inexpensive
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Using ideas and concepts to build a better online brand
Description: Using ideas and concepts to build a better online brand Personalizing content whether on the site or in outgoing e-mails will make a big impact on building better brand
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Using kiosks to streamline retail store hiring
Description: Using kiosks to streamline retail store hiring To reduce the administrative time and costs related to high employee turnover rates, some retailers are using in-store kiosks to
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Using multiple approaches to spark web sales conversions
Description: Using multiple approaches to spark web sales conversions Just renting an e-mail list and broadcasting out to the masses certainly wont produce a cost-effective sales conversion
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Using site search to get more out of paid search
Description: Using site search to get more out of paid search One emerging aspect of site search functionality is that marketers are using it as a strategic tool rather than just a list of
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Using the Internet to level the battlefield for independent retailers
Description: ince the rise of the super retailers who have invaded every consumer market promising wide selections, volume discounts and huge retail facilities, many Main Street retailers have gone out of business, unable to compete for low-cost/high-demand products. Although it sometimes seems like it, not all Main Street retailers have disappeared. And Chicago-based Goliath Falls Inc., an aggregate online buying service for independent retailers, wants to use the Internet to help the remaining Davids of the retail world fight against the Goliaths in getting discounts on merchandise.
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Using the same content across channels can give retailers an edge
Description: Using the same content across channels can give retailers an edge Retailers who use the same content in their stores, catalogs and web sites can gain a competitive edge with the
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Using the web to boost the convenience in c-stores
Description: Convenience stores are finding that the convenience niche is not what it used to be. Retailers ranging from pet stores to office supply merchants are selling items like soda, snacks and batteries in the checkout line, forcing c-stores into new ways of luring and capturing customers.
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Using the web to determine if loss leaders are doing their job
Description: Using the web to determine if loss leaders are doing their job Retailers are harnessing the web to determine the effectiveness of their loss leaders, says NCR Corp.s Teradata
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Using the web to make new product rollouts less risky
Description: Proven sellers are easy for stores to stock at the right levels, since they have a history. But new products are something else. Despite market testing of new products, retailers usually guess at how much to initially stock, running the risk of running short on a staror being stuck with a dud.
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Using the web to move niche products in local markets
Description: Using the web to move niche products in local markets Fine china with images of buffaloes or black bears may not always sell well in Charlottesville, VA., the home town of Sara
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Using the web to nab dishonest employees
Description: Using the web to nab dishonest employees Using a web-based loss prevention system has allowed Steve Bottom, Sonic Drive-In franchisee with two locations, to monitor potential
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Using the web to peer into the hearts of prospective employees
Description: In the past few years, retailers have found many uses for the web, from sourcing merchandise in the supply chain to selling direct to customers. Now some are finding that its also a good way to screen prospective employees.
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Using the web to put legs on a successful p.r. placement
Description: Using the web to put legs on a successful p.r. placement Sometimes a web site can be used to extend the life of a successful p.r. placement, Norma Wilkins Gross, vice president
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Using the web, Real Mex Restaurants cuts credit card approvals to 1 second
Description: Using the web, Real Mex Restaurants cuts credit card approvals to 1 second With deployment of the web technology-based iPass Retail Connection, Real Mex Restaurants has reduced
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Using wireless web access to get people in motion into a store
Description: Retailers want traffic; Switchboard Inc. aims to deliver it. Switchboard of Westboro, Mass., which provides directory technology to search engine web sites and online yellow pages, teamed up in June with AT&T Wireless to deliver product information from local stores through wireless devices. It figures consumers out shopping with cell phone in hand will access the web to do a product search, then buy what theyre looking for at nearby stores.
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Usually the final word, Commerce Dept. e-sales report raises questions
Description: Usually the final word, Commerce Dept. e-sales report raises questions Many in the e-retailing industry consider the online retail sales numbers from the Census Bureau of the
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Utah law could limit competitive keyword search advertising
Description: Utah law could limit competitive keyword search advertising Should Barnes & Noble be able to pay search engines to have its ad show up on a page when a consumer searches for
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Utah legislators back off keyword search bill
Description: Utah legislators back off keyword search bill A Utah law designed to prevent competitors ads from popping up next to search results for a trademarked name took effect April 30
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Utility Safeguard using analytics to maintain rapid growth
Description: Utility Safeguard using analytics to maintain rapid growth Launched in 2002 as a b2b supplier of hard hats, lead-lined gloves and other safety-related work items, Utility
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