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Retailers struggle to interpret a mountain of customer data, Forrester says Description: Retailers struggle to interpret a mountain of customer data, Forrester says Even with sophisticated analytical tools, retailers are struggling to understand the data they collect
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Linens n Things expects to save big with web-based trade settlement Description: Linens n Things expects to save big with web-based trade settlement Multi-channel home furnishings retailer Linens n Things, operating ahead of the curve with new web-based
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Online shoppings strong holiday start is just the beginning, says survey Description: Online shoppings strong holiday start is just the beginning, says survey The annual e-commerce survey of investment bankers Cowen and Co. reports strong increases in spending
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Customers & Marketing: Page 288 Description: REI NCR MuseumShop.com zShops TV-based NASDAQ eBags
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Amazon customers get to vote on the deals they want Description: Amazon customers get to vote on the deals they want Reprising a promotion introduced last holiday season, Amazon.com announced today it will let customers vote on which discounts
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SHIPNOW OPENS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IN INDIA Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Ann Taylor president resigns Description: Ann Taylor president resigns AnnTaylor Stores Corp. announced that Patricia DeRosa, president and chief operating officer, has resigned, effective today. Ann Taylor is one of the
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Ritz Interactive reels in InsideSportfishing.com Description: Ritz Interactive reels in InsideSportfishing.com Ritz Interactive Inc. has acquired InsideSportfishing.com, the web site of the weekly "Inside Sportfishing" TV series on Fox
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Yahoo to acquire search company Overture for $1.6 billion Description: Yahoo to acquire search company Overture for $1.6 billion Portal Yahoo Inc. will acquire online search services provider Overture Services Inc. in a deal valued at $1.6 billion,
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Four arrested for allegedly selling stolen goods over eBay Description: Four arrested for allegedly selling stolen goods over eBay Pennsylvania law enforcement authorities this week arrested four people accused of shoplifting hundreds of thousands of
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Marshall Fields welcomes yahoos to its State Street store Description: People dont usually associate the upscale Chicago department store Marshall Fields with yahoos, which the dictionary describes as a boorish, crass or stupid person. But both Fields and Yahoo Inc,. the Internet services company, are hoping consumers will make that connectionand that it will pay off for both.
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Customers & Marketing: Page 181 Description: AOL BizRate FTC CarsDirect REI AAdvantage eShopping
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ShopNBC.com`s third-quarter sales climb 29% year-over-year Description: ShopNBC.com`s third-quarter sales climb 29% year-over-year Sales at ShopNBC.com rose 29% year-over-year to $44.37 million for the third quarter ended Nov. 4, as total sales at
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Alibris.com and Books-a-Million team up Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 84 Description: CEO VAT
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Liquidity Services buys Wholesale411.com Description: Liquidity Services buys Wholesale411.com Liquidity Services Inc., an owner of web sites that sell excess goods and wholesale products, has acquired Wholesale411.com, it said
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RedEnvelope web sales grow 21% in FY 2006 Description: RedEnvelope web sales grow 21% in FY 2006 RedEnvelope Inc. is reporting stronger web sales for its latest fiscal year; nonetheless, it continues to explore various strategic
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Michael Greenberg promoted to president at Loyalty Lab Description: Michael Greenberg promoted to president at Loyalty Lab Michael Greenberg has been named president of loyalty programs services provider Loyalty Lab Inc. Previously, he had served
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Critical Mass adds Web-personalization expertise Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Nudging consumers to buy from an e-catalog Description: Nudging consumers to buy from an e-catalog Mobular Technologies Inc.s e-mail catalog technologies could blow the doors off of the current response rates for HTML e-mails. In a
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Genco plans a b2b auction site for disposal of returned goods Description: Genco plans a b2b auction site for disposal of returned goods Genco Distribution System is preparing to launch a b2b auction site to dispose of returned merchandise, Pete Rector,
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MarineMax launches web platform to speed up supply chain Description: MarineMax launches web platform to speed up supply chain MarineMax, a multi-channel recreational boat and accessories retailer, has deployed an IBM web-based platform that
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1-800-Flowers Shops for Groceries Description: 1-800-Flowers Shops for Groceries In a move that further extends its reach beyond floral gifts, (www.1800flowers.com) 1-800-Flowers.com has acquired (www.greatfood.com)
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Roxio offers Mac users relief in video downloading Description: Roxio offers Mac users relief in video downloading Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions and an online provider of digital media software, has released a family of software aimed
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Bricks Meet Clicks Description: Bricks Meet Clicks Staples Inc. says that it is transforming its business by installing in-store Business Solutions Centers that merge the online "clicks" of Staples.com with the
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Dress Barn, not online yet, lays another brick in its web foundation Description: Dress Barn, not online yet, lays another brick in its web foundation The Dress Barn, a womens apparel retailer with 747 stores, is slowly adopting a web strategy. While
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Retail Expert, Inc. Partners With Lund Food Holdings to Control Shrink and Manage Operational Performance Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Travel led online retail, with computers second in online sales last year Description: Travel led online retail, with computers second in online sales last year Travel, at an estimated 44% of all online sales, racked up more dollars online in 2003 than any other
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 380 Description: eBay uBid ToyRUs.coms GiftsRUs.com TechnoScout UCCnets
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 339 Description: DigitalThink DollarDays.com iTunes Wal-Mart eBays GardenersEden.com
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Talisma Corp. Announces New Versions of its Talisma Contact Center Suite and Talisma CRM Suite Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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New Web Site Banishes Handling Charges Description: New Web Site Banishes Handling Charges New Web Site Banishes Handling ChargesFree shipping has been one of the tactics used by e-retailers to sell the public on buying online.
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Amazon says apparel is its fastest growing category Description: Amazon says apparel is its fastest growing category Four months after introducing apparel sales, Amazon.com says apparel is now its fastest-growing category in terms of number of
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 232 Description: FTD 1-800-Flowers PhotoWorks FedEx Williams-Sonoma
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Found, Inc. Releases ICaM Version 2.0 Creating New Flexibility for Real-Time Retail Operations Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Dell sells its 10 millionth PC: 'Who needs retail?' Description: Dell sells its 10 millionth PC: 'Who needs retail?' Retailers better be looking over their shoulders. Dell Computer Corp., which manufactures computers and sells them over the
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How a bike shops e-mail campaign won Tour de France jersey sales Description: How a bike shops e-mail campaign won Tour de France jersey sales Bicycle Garage Indy, a 2-store bike retailer based in Indianapolis, does only a tiny percentage of its $6
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Arzoon Acquires Best-in-Class Event Management Technology Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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InPhonic hires RadioShack exec as president of e-commerce Description: InPhonic hires RadioShack exec as president of e-commerce InPhonic Inc., an online seller of wireless phones and service plans, has named Andy Zeinfeld as president of
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Online social marketing is growing but budgets arent, Jupiter study finds Description: Online social marketing is growing but budgets arent, Jupiter study finds Online social marketing is growing, but the budgets supporting it arent, says a new report from
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Pairing with provider yields product search info for Abt.com Description: Pairing with provider yields product search info for Abt.com In 2004, Abt Electronics Inc. knew it had a problem organizing more than 10,000 SKUs on its e-commerce site.
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Blockbuster Online: Drop that mouse and get in here Description: Blockbuster Inc. is upping the number of movies that online customers can obtain at stores as part of their subscription. Last month, the movie and video game rental giant doubled the number of free movie rentals redeemable at bricks-and-mortar stores that Blockbuster Online subscribers receive.
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Hosted service lowering entry cost for analytics--but watch those add-ons Description: Hosted service lowering entry cost for analytics--but watch those add-ons Hosted service at a monthly cost versus the upfront cost of installed software has lowered the cost of
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VitalStream Launches Content Delivery Service for Audio and Video Description: Completes core product suite to ensure quality and performance
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Talbots debuts its mens line on the web Description: Talbots debuts its mens line on the web Talbots Inc. is debuting its new Talbots Men product line on its web site today, ahead of the mailing of a 24-page Talbots Men catalog
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Web Site Trends: Page 128 Description: eBay SharpUSA.com TigerDirect palmOne`s
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Supply Chain: Page 27 Description: CPFR 7-Eleven TruServe`s HighJump WorldWide GNX CPFR SPS VP
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Customers & Marketing: Page 119 Description: CAN-Spam BabyUniverse GSI
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Endeca and EasyAsk announce new customer signings Description: Endeca and EasyAsk announce new customer signings The market for site search technology remains extremely competitive, and so technology providers never miss a chance to trumpet
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CinemaNow to Deliver Content Internationally to Intel(R) Viiv(TM)-Technology-Based PCs Description: Support for New Technology Platform Includes Hollywood Movies from CinemaNow Japan
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