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The NFL names a database marketing manager Description: The NFL names a database marketing manager Brian Fitzgerald is the next manager of database marketing for the National Football Leagues NFLShop.com. As the database marketing
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R.R. DONNELLEY FURTHER INVESTS IN LOGISTICS BUSINESS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Springtime for dot-coms: Overstock plans an IPO Description: Spring may be stirring for dot-coms in the long-dormant capital markets. Palo Alto, Calif.-based PayPal Inc. went public on Valentines Day. And last month, in one of the only other such moves by a dot-com in the past two years, Salt Lake City-based Overstock.com Inc. filed for an IPO. The company says it will use the proceeds from the $36.8 million it hopes to raise for debt reduction and expansion. Along the way, it may shed the bone-picker image it acquired in its earlier days for sourcing its online merchandise offerings from the inventory of failed Internet retailers.
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Former Wal-Mart executive joins eBay MarketPlaces as CTO Description: Former Wal-Mart executive joins eBay MarketPlaces as CTO Matt Carey, former senior vice president and chief technology officer for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is joining eBay Inc. as
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One Way Furniture promotes from within for its CTO Description: One Way Furniture promotes from within for its CTO Online home furnishings retailer One Way Furniture Inc. has named Naoya Higashi chief technology officer. One Way Furniture is
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Online ad market showing signs of maturity in Q3, DoubleClick reports Description: Online ad market showing signs of maturity in Q3, DoubleClick reports DoubleClick Inc.s third-quarter ad-service trend report suggests that the long-volatile online advertising
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A new peek into the online retailing world Description: Nielsen/NetRatings unveiled some new data measurements in April, reporting such hitherto not publicly available data about average order size by category, conversion rates at select retailers and number of visitors and purchases at a number of retailers broken down by category. Nielsen/NetRatings` MegaView Online Retail report measures at-work and at-home Internet usage. Its first measurements were in February. Here`s what it shows:
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Top keywords change with the times, and quickly, say search engine experts Description: Top keywords change with the times, and quickly, say search engine experts Keywords are the foundation of any successful search strategy for Internet retailers, say search engine
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Napsters music download catalog moving to all-MP3 format Description: Napsters music download catalog moving to all-MP3 format Digital music retailer Napster Inc. plans to shift its download sales catalog to the MP3 format in the second quarter of
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Traffic spikes until last minute at flower and card sites pre-Mothers Day Description: Traffic spikes until last minute at flower and card sites pre-Mothers Day Sales of flowers online for the week ending on Mothers Day totaled $76.6 million, an increase of 390%
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CardinalCommerce Corporation Acquires iBIZ Software Inc. Description: CardinalCommerce Expands Global Presence After Acquiring iBIZ Software Inc.
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Akamais Q3 revenue rises 42% year over year Description: Akamais Q3 revenue rises 42% year over year Akamai Technologies Inc., a content delivery network that makes images appear faster on web sites, said revenue rose 42% to $75.7
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Description: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays The staff of InternetRetailer.com wishes all our readers a safe and happy holiday. The next news will appear on the site Dec. 26. The next
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webHancer Launches Readenduser.com to Rank Website Performance and Improve the End-User Experience Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Technology: Page 93 Description: RedPrairie RFID Wal-Mart RFID GERS IDC NetRatings EarthLink ISP OfficeMax BlueNile.com
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SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT: Search Engine Marketing: The Major Online Promotion Tool Description: Theres no doubt that consumers are turning to web search more than ever for the products they want to buyor researchonline. In just the past six months, for instance, consumers have conducted more than 1 billion retail-related searches at Google.com. In the past year, paid-search provider Overture Services Inc. has provided results on more than 2 billion commercial searches.
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Boscovs to Beta Test QRS Reveal Description: Countrys Largest Privately Held, Family-Owned Department Chain Joins Beta Program
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StrongMail names Cece as CEO Description: StrongMail names Cece as CEO StrongMail Systems Inc. has named Sam Cece as chief executive officer. Cece has more than 18 years of management expertise in software and systems
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ATG reports 65% increase in Q3 revenue as e-commerce software sales soar Description: ATG reports 65% increase in Q3 revenue as e-commerce software sales soar Art Technology Group Inc., which provides e-commerce software and hosting services, today reported a 65%
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Apparel retailers deliver the best performance in November Description: Apparel retailers deliver the best performance in November Apparel retailers gave web shoppers the most consistent high broadband performance in November. Gomez Inc. notes that
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Channel Intelligence, Inc. Surpasses $1 Billion Mark in Customer Leads Sent To Online Retailers Through Channel Buy Links Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Cyclone Commerce Is The "Secret Sauce" In CPG/Retail Industry`s Internet-Based Transactions Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Coldwater Creek gets ready to roll out new search function Description: Coldwater Creek gets ready to roll out new search function Coldwater Creek, the catalog and online retailer of womens clothing and accessories, will activate EasyAsk Inc.s
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A web-based system streamlines Krogers hiring Description: Among the biggest challenges retailers face is hiring the right peoplethose who are not only more productive over the long term but who also avoid the temptation to steal from their employer. To control employee theft, retailers have deployed a slew of reactive measures, such as monitoring systems, turnstiles and, more recently, software that checks for discrepancies in POS records. Now more retailers are going proactive and adopting web-based tools to screen out undesirable employees in the first place.
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How site search helps retailers meet customers higher expectations Description: Site search and web search share a common origin: they provide functionality that helps online seekers find what theyre looking for. Major web search engines have gotten so proficient at that task that its had the effect of raising the bar for site search as well. Everybodys been Google-ized, says Ofer Milstein, vice president of marketing at site search technology vendor Mercado Software Inc. Because of consumers experience with web search, there are higher expectations of search on e-commerce sites.
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New CyberSource release aims to find fraud faster and cut processing costs Description: New CyberSource release aims to find fraud faster and cut processing costs Order velocity checking is one way to flag potentially fraudulent orders, and online merchants who
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ORACLE AND AKAMAI DELIVER TECHNOLOGY TO ACCELERATE WEB APPLICATIONS AND CONTENT Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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If it were a store, Bebe`s web site would be the biggest, the company says Description: If it were a store, Bebe`s web site would be the biggest, the company says Web sales at Bebe Stores Inc. grew 240% and exceeded sales of any store, the company reported today. It
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GO Software Launches New Brand, Aligns Corporate Image with Growth Plans Description: - Company to introduce new look at next week`s Electronic Transaction Association show -
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Bills Returns to Retail Planning Associates as President Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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CBC/Radio-Canada LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE RETAIL SHOP WITH HELP FROM NAVANTIS Description: Navantis builds CBCshop.ca`s compelling one-stop shop featuring a variety of distinctive Canadian merchandise
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Company offers alternative to meeting payment data encryption requirements Description: Company offers alternative to meeting payment data encryption requirements Retailers struggling with meeting the stringent data encryption requirements of the Payment Card
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Silverpop promotes Chris Curtin to CTO and expands development staff Description: Silverpop promotes Chris Curtin to CTO and expands development staff Silverpop, provider of permission-based e-mail marketing products and services, has added three technology
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The TV-web convergence: Internet sales boom at ShopNBC Description: The TV-web convergence: Internet sales boom at ShopNBC Internet sales at ValueVision, owner of ShopNBC TV and web-based merchant, grew 121% in the fiscal year completed Jan. 31
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Retail site content crosses a new horizon with iPod videos for DIYers Description: Retail site content crosses a new horizon with iPod videos for DIYers The ways that retailers can add content to their continue to expand. The latest content offering harnesses
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Buylink, X.com Form Partnership Description: Buylink, X.com Form Partnership Wholesale specialty consumer product marketplace Buylink Corp. and online payments network X.com have created a partnership that will provide an
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Staples, youre getting a Dell Description: Staples, youre getting a Dell Beginning Nov. 11, 1,400 Staples Inc. stores will sell computers, printers and ink, and other products made by Dell Inc. Staples.com also will
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Bombay shutters its trio of e-commerce sites Description: Bombay shutters its trio of e-commerce sites The Bombay Co. Inc. is out of both the stores and e-commerce business. The retailer, No. 277 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide,
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First Union Builds E-Commerce Marketplace for Small Businesses Description: First Union Builds E-Commerce Marketplace for Small Businesses First Union Bank will team up with Intelisys Electronic Commerce to launch a new division dedicated to building an
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Achieving retail web site usability is harder than it looks Description: Achieving retail web site usability is harder than it looks A lot of discussion at the Annual Catalog Conference centered on web site usability--what is it, how a retailer
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Company launches new technology to link local businesses, consumers Description: Company launches new technology to link local businesses, consumers WAGT Television Inc., NBC 26 in Augusta, GA, has launched e-commerce web pages linked to its content site via
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Nike names a new global vice president of e-commerce Description: Nike names a new global vice president of e-commerce Now that Nike Inc. has launched a new redesign of its e-commerce site the company is also naming a new executive to run it.
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Appeals Court ruling affirms patent infringement violation by eBay Description: Appeals Court ruling affirms patent infringement violation by eBay A federal Appeals Court has upheld an earlier U.S. District Court ruling that eBays Buy It Now feature
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SPORTIF`S NEW E-COMMERCE WEBSITE FROM MULTIMEDIA LIVE PROVIDES CUSTOMER-FOCUSED B-TO-C AND B-TO-B SALES ENVIRONMENTS Description: MML`s MarketLive(tm) Technology Provides Sportswear Cataloger Real-Time Inventory, Custom Embroidery and Hemming, Coordinated Collections, and More
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Overstock grows fastest in January among top shopping sites Description: Overstock grows fastest in January among top shopping sites Overstock.com showed the sharpest year-to-year growth in the number of unique visitors to shopping and travel sites in
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Endeca Reports 135 Percent Annual Revenue Growth Description: - Rapid Growth Continues in 2005 for Search and Information Access Leader -
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Best Buy moving to Internet-based EDI Description: Best Buy moving to Internet-based EDI For its larger suppliers, Best Buy Co. Inc. already exchanges documents directly over its EDI system. But now it hopes to eventually move
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Office Depots Q3 online sales grow 24%, nearly twice as fast as all sales Description: Office Depots Q3 online sales grow 24%, nearly twice as fast as all sales Worldwide online sales in the third quarter at Office Depot Inc. grew 24% to $672.1 million from the
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Email Service Provider ExactTarget Forms Industry`s First Online API Developer Community Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Customers & Marketing: Page 32 Description: RSS VistaPrint OfficeMax VistaPrint
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