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Why some retailers like wish lists, which arent just for gift-giving any more Description: Think wish lists are just for people giving gifts? Think again. Books On Tape Inc. installed a wish list on its web site and today is getting 10 orders a day from the wish listsorders it thinks it otherwise might have lost. And most are coming from the customers who created the list.
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Why some retailers should move faster to get ready for broadband Description: Why some retailers should move faster to get ready for broadband With more of the online audience going broadband-already installed in 19 million U.S. households by the end of
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Why the global payments well is full for Wells Fargo Description: Why the global payments well is full for Wells Fargo The executive in charge of Wells Fargo & Co.s Business Internet Services unit sees a bright future for its web retailing
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Why the line between auctions and other online marketplaces is blurring Description: Why the line between auctions and other online marketplaces is blurring One of the biggest changes in the online auction space in the past few years is that increasingly, the
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Why the routes of web search carry more traffic than ever Description: Search marketing has been riding a rocket since one of the first big industry reports to hang numbers on what had been a quietly growing market surfaced a few years ago. Thats when Piper Jaffray forecast that spending on search would soar from $1.4 million in to nearly $7 billion by 2007, a prediction thats since been eclipsed by more recent forecasts such a Forrester Research report that predicts search marketing spending will hit $11.6 billion by 2010, accounting for 44% of all online advertising spending.
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Why the web analytics association wants more Internet retailers Description: Why the web analytics association wants more Internet retailers The new Web Analytics Association is taking shape and has a number of initiatives going forward that will be of
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Why the web is coming up roses for FTD Description: Why the web is coming up roses for FTD FTD Group Inc. is fast approaching the day when the Internet will account for nearly all of its consumer business. In its recently released
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Why the web is now the main sales channel at The Sportsmans Guide Description: Why the web is now the main sales channel at The Sportsmans Guide Its been more than a year since The Sportsmans Guide Inc. purchased The Golf Warehouse in June 2004 for about
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Why the web keeps driving more show room traffic Description: Why the web keeps driving more show room traffic The Internet continues to make an impact on how effective auto dealers are in using the web as a multi-channel marketing tool,
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Why the web works for The Sharper Image Description: Why the web works for The Sharper Image Richard Thalheimer began his keynote address at last weeks Shop.org Annual Summit in New York with a disclaimer that he really does not
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Why theres still money on the table in search Description: Why theres still money on the table in search For the second consecutive year, a survey by search marketing company OneUpWeb shows that most of the retailers that constitute the
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Why this might not be the time to move that e-mail server Description: Why this might not be the time to move that e-mail server Internet service providers are getting more aggressive in monitoring e-mail from new IP addresses, says George Bilbrey,
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Why used car buyers are using the Internet even more Description: Why used car buyers are using the Internet even more When it comes to researching and scouting out the best price for their next used car, vehicle shoppers are flocking to the
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Why we rank America`s Top 400 e-retailers Description: Americans love rankings. Lists of the top-drawing movies, best-selling books, hottest CDs, or richest people rivet our attention. Viewed kindly, they feed our competitive spirit. Viewed skeptically, they reflect a culture that prizes achievement that can be measured in dollars and cents. Viewed from a journalists perspective, they almost always inform.
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Why we recognize retailing`s online leaders Description: Every year at this time,
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Why web grocers are playing it cool Description: Why web grocers are playing it cool Web grocers such as Peapod, FreshDirect Inc. and others are growing because theyre learning a cold, hard fact of life in the online food and
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Why web shopping estimates vary Description: Why web shopping estimates vary Estimates of consumer spending online vary so greatly because many such surveys are based on consumer recall of behavior which can overstate or
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Why multi-channel contact center will soon be redundant Description: Why multi-channel contact center will soon be redundant Given the rapid rise of e-mail and other forms of web-based customer communication, the term multi-channel contact
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WhyRunOut, a same-day delivery competitor, expands test in Southern California Description: WhyRunOut, a same-day delivery competitor, expands test in Southern California WhyRunOut.com, a web site that offers same-day home delivery from multiple retail stores, has
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Whyand howsome employers encourage online shopping at work Description: When The Buckle Inc. wanted to extend its reach to sell its apparel fashions for young people, it went to where the money is: the wallet-wielding parents of its typical 12- to 24-year-old customers. And it reached them where commerce-supporting bandwidth is greatestat the office.
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Wi-fi is entering the technology-hype phase, IDC warns Description: Wi-fi is entering the technology-hype phase, IDC warns The topic of wi-fi--wireless fidelity that lets users with properly equipped laptops or handhelds access the Internet
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Wi-fi technology surging in retail stores, study says Description: Wi-fi technology surging in retail stores, study says Quickly seeing advantages in providing wireless broadband Internet access to customers, retailers will account for nearly
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Wickes Implements Manugistics Solution to Improve Home Delivery Business Description: Manugistics` Proven Commitment to Retail, Results in New Projects with DIY Giant
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Wide gap exists in how merchants address payment security, new study says Description: Wide gap exists in how merchants address payment security, new study says On average, only 66% of merchants and other organizations involved in processing payment card data
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WideRay Unveils New Solution to Delivering On-Demand, On-Location Content and Applications to Handheld Devices Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Wild Impact Marketing Completes Acquisition of Denvers Blue Ink Solutions Description: Combination creates new category of marketing firm: branded promotional products and brand-centric email and interactive marketing
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Will Canadians Charge Into Online Shopping? Description: Will Canadians Charge Into Online Shopping? Internet portal canada.com has partnered with Bank of Montreal to target online shoppers with the canada.com MasterCard for the
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Will program e-retailing sites for food Description: While the layoffs among dot-coms have been widely reported, two studies last monthone by Getzler & Co. of New York and the other by Challenger, Gray and Christmas of Chicagoreported that retailers account for the bulk of layoffs. In the Getzler study, 52 of 119 b2c companies with layoffs were in retailing. Most were responding to the new dash of realism that skittish investors brought to the market. While some of the layoffs were the result of the completion of projects, most were the result of companies downsizing or going out of business.
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Will seniors take over the online world? Description: Will seniors take over the online world? Greenfield Onlines Surfing Seniors Digital Consumer survey reports that more Americans over the age of 55 are shopping online than a year
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Will that be credit, debit or mobile phone? Description: Will that be credit, debit or mobile phone? Mobile commerce, a subset of electronic commerce, is on the rise. An increasing number of Americans are purchasing digital content as
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William Glass promoted to president of comparison shopping site Shopzilla Description: William Glass promoted to president of comparison shopping site Shopzilla Comparison shopping site Shopzilla has promoted William G. Glass from chief operating officer to
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William Rowe Joins KANA as Senior Vice President of Sales, Americas Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Williams-Sonoma Internet sales up 15% in Q3 Description: Williams-Sonoma Internet sales up 15% in Q3 Williams-Sonoma Inc. reported Internet revenue of $227.2 million for the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 15% from the same
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Williams-Sonoma Leveraging Information with Evoke Software Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Williams-Sonoma cooks up 17% more Q3 web sales Description: Williams-Sonoma cooks up 17% more Q3 web sales Web sales grew substantially faster than same-store sales for Williams-Sonoma Inc. in the third quarter. For the quarter,
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Williams-Sonoma e-commerce sales growth outpaces total growth Description: Williams-Sonoma e-commerce sales growth outpaces total growth E-commerce sales at specialty retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. grew 31% to $201 million during the first quarter of
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Williams-Sonoma grows Q2 web sales by 32% Description: Williams-Sonoma grows Q2 web sales by 32% Williams-Sonoma Inc. is reporting another quarter of solid web sales. For the second quarter of 2005, Williams-Sonoma, No. 20 in the
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Williams-Sonoma grows Q3 web sales by 42.2% Description: Williams-Sonoma grows Q3 web sales by 42.2% Williams-Sonoma Inc. today reported third quarter web sales of $197.5 million, up 42.2% from $138.9 million in 2004s third quarter.
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Williams-Sonoma launches Potterybarnkids.com Description: Williams-Sonoma launches Potterybarnkids.com Williams-Sonoma Inc. division Pottery Barn this week launched Potterybarnkids.com, the new online channel of its Pottery Barn Kids
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Williams-Sonoma launches premium furniture site Description: Williams-Sonoma launches premium furniture site Williams-Sonoma Inc. on Monday will officially launch a web site dedicated solely to its premium home furnishings brand,
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Williams-Sonoma pushes toward the $1 billion web sales mark Description: Williams-Sonoma pushes toward the $1 billion web sales mark Williams-Sonoma Inc. is pushing hard to join the $1 billion online sales club. In the fourth quarter, web sales rose
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Williams-Sonoma reports Q2 web sales up 11% year-over-year Description: Williams-Sonoma reports Q2 web sales up 11% year-over-year Williams-Sonoma Inc. reports web sales rose 11% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007 to $237.4 million versus
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Williams-Sonoma reports results, plans web site for Pottery Barn Kids Description: Williams-Sonoma reports results, plans web site for Pottery Barn Kids Heavy promotional costs dragged down earnings at home gear retailer Williams-Sonoma despite revenues that
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Williams-Sonoma to shut down its Hold Everything brand Description: Williams-Sonoma to shut down its Hold Everything brand Williams-Sonoma Inc. is closing down HoldEverything.com, which sells home décor, storage and home accessories products. We
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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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Williams-Sonoma web sales rise 24% in Q2 Description: Williams-Sonoma web sales rise 24% in Q2 Williams-Sonoma Inc. is coming off another good quarter of e-commerce sales. For the second quarter, e-commerce sales rose by 23.7% while
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Williams-Sonoma will keep its Internet house in order using WebSphere Description: Williams-Sonoma will keep its Internet house in order using WebSphere To keep up with its growing web sites, Williams-Sonoma Inc. in 2006 will roll out on a new e-commerce
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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Selects Coremetrics to Analyze Online Customer & Visitor Behavior Across All eCommerce Sites Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Williams-Sonoma`s online sales jump 55% in Q2 Description: Williams-Sonoma`s online sales jump 55% in Q2 Online sales in the second quarter grew 55.1% over Q2 last year at housewares retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc., reaching $69.3 million
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Williams-Sonomas 2003 web sales rise 66% over previous year Description: Williams-Sonomas 2003 web sales rise 66% over previous year With strong sales in its Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and PBTeen brands, Williams-Sonoma Inc. today reported a
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