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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 128
Description: CEO Wal-Mart IR2005 GNX MediaBay ex-Barnes Rimm-Kaufman
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U.K. online browsers are the most likely to convert to buyers
Description: U.K. online browsers are the most likely to convert to buyers The U.K. has the highest rate of online browsers to buyers, according to Nielsen/NetRatings Third Quarter 2002
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Retailers find happy medium for e-mail promos
Description: Retailers find happy medium for e-mail promos If theres one thing online retailers are very leery of, it is inundating their customers with e-mail. Retailers addressing the
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For unloading unwanted presents, some consumers are turning to the Internet
Description: For unloading unwanted presents, some consumers are turning to the Internet For the millions of Americans who will receive unwanted gifts this holiday, the Internet is offering a
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The web channel continues to gallop at Dover Saddlery
Description: The web channel continues to gallop at Dover Saddlery The horsy set apparently likes shopping online. In 2006 web sales for Dover Saddlery Inc., a specialty retailer and the
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No rubber stamp for software patents
Description: In a bid to defuse a potentially crippling explosion of Internet business-method patents, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last month outlined a process to work closer with the e-commerce industry and improve patent screening. The plan coincides with the office being named one of two so-called performance-based organizations, a federal designation that will give the agency more flexibility in procurement, hiring and staff pay in exchange for meeting certain goals. Were listening to our customers and trying to improve our pro-cesses, says patent commissioner Nick Godici.
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BestBuy.com names Lynn Morris senior vice president
Description: BestBuy.com names Lynn Morris senior vice president Lynn Morris has been promoted to senior vice president of operations of BestBuy.com. She will be responsible for BestBuy.com`s
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Shopping for deals among online versions of retailers printed ad circulars
Description: Shopping for deals among online versions of retailers printed ad circulars Online comparison shopping has made its way to retailers printed weekly circulars. Two new web sites
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Amazon names senior executives at Joyo.com Limited and Amazon.co.uk Ltd.
Description: Amazon names senior executives at Joyo.com Limited and Amazon.co.uk Ltd. Amazons China-based Joyo.com has installed a new management team that includes former executives of
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E-mail communication still needs refinement, says the e-tailing group
Description: E-mail communication still needs refinement, says the e-tailing group E-retailers still have some way to go in communicating with customers via e-mail, a study of 50 sites by
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Drugstore cowboys ride onto the Internet
Description: Industry analysts used to joke that someday people would buy even toothpaste online. Now, its happening. Nearly half a dozen online drugstores have opened in recent months, and consumers are filling prescriptions, e-mailing virtual pharmacists, learning about vitamins, and even buying toothpaste without ever leaving their home. And on April 20 the most aggressive entrant of them all, drugstore.com, unveiled the boutique, targeting brand-loyal shoppers looking for top-of-the-line cosmetics.
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The bottom line on Amazon: Higher first quarter net income
Description: The bottom line on Amazon: Higher first quarter net income The worlds largest online retailer turned in a much-improved bottom line for the first quarter. In previous quarters
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Affiliate Marketing
Description: Low-profile affiliate marketing grows in importanceand in complexity
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Ask Jeeves Opens New Office in Campbell and Expands Corporate Headquarters in Oakland
Description: Company Readies for Aggressive Hiring as It Continues to Grow Market Share
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Drs. Foster & Smith gallops into a new web category
Description: Drs. Foster & Smith gallops into a new web category Drs. Foster & Smith Inc. will spend 2007 expanding into new categories, adding more computing horsepower and growing the
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Why search campaigns must change throughout the holiday season
Description: Why search campaigns must change throughout the holiday season Marketers put major effort into preparing for the onset of the holiday shopping season, now in full swing, but the
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Office Depot`s Chief Information Officer William Seltzer Announces Retirement
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Sales at AllergyBuyersClub.com grow 18% in Q1
Description: Sales at AllergyBuyersClub.com grow 18% in Q1 First quarter sales at AllergyBuyersClub.com, a multi-channel retailer of home products, increased 18% over Q1 a year ago, reaching
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Napster sings a happy tune in the fourth quarter
Description: Napster sings a happy tune in the fourth quarter Napster is sending investors and Wall Street a strong signal that year-end sales and other key business metrics will exceed
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Its back: E-retailers should be taking risks again, says eBags CEO
Description: Its back: E-retailers should be taking risks again, says eBags CEO Launched in the dot-com boom, eBags.com survived the dot-com investment bomb that followed, in part by putting
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BabyUniverse sales jump 46% in Q3
Description: BabyUniverse sales jump 46% in Q3 BabyUniverse Inc. is reporting a solid third quarter. For the third quarter, BabyUniverse had total sales of $5.7 million, an increase of 46.1%
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Major retailers endorse UCCnets item data registry
Description: Major retailers endorse UCCnets item data registry With expectations of improving how data is handled in supply chains, a retail industry group representing major merchants and
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E-payment fraud reaches $3.6 billion for 2007, or 1.4% of sales, study says
Description: E-payment fraud reaches $3.6 billion for 2007, or 1.4% of sales, study says The percentage of online revenue lost to fraud in 2007 held steady with 2006 at 1.4%but as e-commerce
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AZOOGLEADS GROWTH SPURS OFFICE EXPANSION
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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To drive customer service, Kelley Blue Book relaunches KBB.com
Description: To drive customer service, Kelley Blue Book relaunches KBB.com To enhance customer service for online car buyers who use the web as a research and vehicle comparison tool, Kelley
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N9NE Group Installs Shift4s Payment Processing Solution $$$ ON THE NET®
Description: $$$ ON THE NET In Place at All Four of N9NE Groups Restaurants and Clubs at The Palms in Las Vegas
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Xchange Integrates Global Marketing Organization Under Proven Leadership
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Online merchants often off the mark with e-mail marketing, eMarketer says
Description: Online merchants often off the mark with e-mail marketing, eMarketer says There`s nothing like e-mail for efficient and targeted large-scale marketing to consumers, but there`s
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Online shopping up 30% for week ending Jan. 11
Description: Online shopping up 30% for week ending Jan. 11 Online consumer spending for the week ending Jan. 11 grew 30% to $1.18 billion from $906 million the year before, comScore Networks
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Netflix has strong case against Blockbuster, patent attorney says
Description: Netflix has strong case against Blockbuster, patent attorney says Online DVD rental company Netflix has a strong case in its patent infringement suit against Blockbuster Inc.,
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Coldwater Creek looks at its Internet future
Description: Coldwater Creek looks at its Internet future As it continues to grow its base of stores, the Internet over the long term will account for a smaller percentage of total sales for
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ValueClick Unites Technology Businesses under the Mediaplex Brand; Industry Veteran Joe Lampert Hired to Lead AdVault Strategic Sales in New York
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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State of Online Retailing: Incredible, says Shop.orgs new study
Description: State of Online Retailing: Incredible, says Shop.orgs new study The 2002 holiday season online was incredible across the board, Elaine Rubin, the chairman of Shop.org, told
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Overture Services To Become Yahoo! Search Marketing Solutions
Description: Will Offer Sponsored Search and Submit Products, Providing One-Stop Search Marketing Resource for Businesses Worldwide
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Target.com adopts Visa online customer authentication system
Description: Target.com adopts Visa online customer authentication system Target.com has become one of the first e-retailers to adopt Visa USAs new online payer authentication system,
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Lillian Vernon Selects Scene7 for its Superior Full Service eCatalog Offering
Description: Scene7 the only provider to combine proprietary automated eCatalog production system with expert customer service
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WINN-DIXIE TO OFFER EXPANDED PRODUCT SELECTION USING ENDLESS AISLE(tm) TECHNOLOGY FROM NEXPANSION®
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Crystal manufacturer Swarovski goes on the web
Description: Crystal manufacturer Swarovski goes on the web Crystal manufacturer Swarovski has started selling direct to consumers over the web. Swarovski Crystal Online AG expects to be
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TOP EBAY SELLERS CHOOSE CHANNELADVISOR MERCHANT
Description: ChannelAdvisor Starts 2005 with Several Customer Wins
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Chevy dealer builds national accessories market on the web
Description: Chevy dealer builds national accessories market on the web Until it launched a retail web site for its accessories business, Mike Castrucci Chevrolet sold common items like
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VeriFone and EHPT to Offer Integrated, Standards-based e-Payment Solution for Internet Micro- and Macro-payments
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Young entrepreneur has a busy summer ahead expanding BizChair.com
Description: Young entrepreneur has a busy summer ahead expanding BizChair.com While his college classmates head off for summer internships, jobs and vacations, Sean Belnick is planning a
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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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Web Site Trends: Page 148
Description: eBay PerformanceProducts.com NetRatings
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Lenox boosts e-mail sales with personalized images campaign
Description: Lenox boosts e-mail sales with personalized images campaign The online retail arm of tableware and gift manufacturer and marketer Lenox Inc. saw a 32% increase in response rate
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The Internet and TV are converging and not just in shopping
Description: The Internet and TV are converging and not just in shopping Certain retailers have known for some time that the Internet and TV are converging--consumers who view promotion of
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Brooks Brothers boosts site search sales 25% with new WebSideStory release
Description: Brooks Brothers boosts site search sales 25% with new WebSideStory release WebSideStorys new Search 4.0 release, the first on-demand solution to automatically integrate site
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Online sales growth keeps to its double-digit ways
Description: Online sales growth keeps to its double-digit ways Online retail sales for the week ending Feb. 2 were up 30% to $987 million from $761 million a year ago, comScore Networks Inc.
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BlowSearch launches pay-per-click search engine advertising
Description: BlowSearch launches pay-per-click search engine advertising BlowSearch.com, a meta search engine and provider of instant messaging tools, has launched a pay-per-click search
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Consumers will pay more to shop at sites that protect their privacy
Description: Consumers will pay more to shop at sites that protect their privacy A study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University suggests consumers will pay more for privacyif there is
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