|
Flowers USA acquires FreshFlowerSource.com
Description: Flowers USA acquires FreshFlowerSource.com Flowers USA, a retailer of flowers and gifts, today acquired FreshFlowerSource.com, an online direct marketer of flowers and gifts. The
|
|
FindWhat.com Announces Record Third Quarter Results
Description: EPS of $0.12; Revenue Increases 62% Versus Q3 2002; Raising 2003 EPS Guidance
|
|
Drugstore.com posts an 11% gain in 2005 web sales
Description: Drugstore.com posts an 11% gain in 2005 web sales Drugstore.com turned in a stronger financial performance for 2005 by boosting its sales while trimming its net loss. For 2005,
|
|
Bringing ambience to the web
Description: Musical backgrounds have been on the web for some time. The feeling among some retailers is: Consumers get it when they shop in a store, so why not when they shop online? Now Best Buy Co. Inc.s BestBuy.com is taking the idea of a musical site one step further. Not only is BestBuy.com providing music, it has contracted with online media provider NetRadio Corp. to provide 20 originally-programmed radio stations on the BestBuy.com site. The deal, which will launch later this spring, includes the development of two additional online radio stations that Best Buy will use for sales, marketing and promotions. Advertising on the radio channels will promote Best Buy special offers.
|
|
Why West Marine moved its suppliers onto the Internet
Description: Why West Marine moved its suppliers onto the Internet West Marine Inc., with $500 million in multi-channel sales in 2001, decided two years ago that it could no longer handle the
|
|
SPS COMMERCE CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH IN 2005 WITH 69% INCREASE IN INTEGRATED SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE EDI CONTRACTS
Description: Hosted EDI Service Market Leader Adds More Than 5,500 Subscriptions in 2005
|
|
Barnes & Nobles web sales increase 2.7% during Q4
Description: Barnes & Nobles web sales increase 2.7% during Q4 Sales Barnes & Noble.com during the last quarter of 2004 increased 2.7% over Q4 2003 to $105.5 million from $102.7 million. For
|
|
Customers & Marketing: Page 30
Description: iTunes BIGresearch NBC iTunes BlueLithium DiscountGolfWorld.com DRM-free
|
|
Industry Issues & Trends: Page 126
Description: SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT: E-Commerce NetRatings
|
|
Growing fraud--and the threat of more--drive more e-retailers to encryption
Description: Growing fraud--and the threat of more--drive more e-retailers to encryption The proportion of businesses that sell over the Internet and who are encrypting stored credit card
|
|
Online sales will reach $118 billion in 2006, Jupiter says
Description: Online sales will reach $118 billion in 2006, Jupiter says Researcher Jupiter Media Metrix has revised its projections for online sales, but still sees strong growth, the company
|
|
eBags sales last week nearly double year-to-year
Description: eBags sales last week nearly double year-to-year Sales at eBags.com nearly doubled year-over-year for the 7-day period ended Dec. 21, rising 98%, as shoppers purchased
|
|
How constant monitoring can prevent holiday performance problems
Description: How constant monitoring can prevent holiday performance problems Christmas is just six weeks off, and retailers hopes for happy holidays online could backfire if systems arent
|
|
The web helps Sports Supply turn around, the company reports
Description: The web helps Sports Supply turn around, the company reports Sport Supply Group Inc., which distributes sports equipment to schools, universities, camps, youth sports leagues and
|
|
Sharper Image Selects Coremetrics for Detailed Analysis of Web Site Behavior
Description: Web Analytics Market Leader to Optimize Web Site Performance& Improve Customer Relationships for Internationally Renowned Specialty Retailer of Innovative Products
|
|
Zappos and Dell had February`s fastest low broadband times
Description: Zappos and Dell had February`s fastest low broadband times Low broadband is the typical high-speed Internet connection shoppers use from home to access a retailers web site. But
|
|
Web site sells $412,000 ring. Who will be first to $1 million?
Description: Web site sells $412,000 ring. Who will be first to $1 million? Bragging rights in the online diamond arena keep getting more expensive. The latest: JamesAllen.com sold a
|
|
Nations No. 1 Seafood Chain Plans to Gauge the Effectiveness of its Overboard Club Membership Program
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
|
|
BuilderDepot Now Sells Over 40,000 Products From Over 500 Vendors
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
|
|
Stride Rite consolidates its e-commerce trading partner network
Description: Stride Rite consolidates its e-commerce trading partner network The Stride Rite Corp. is moving all its trading community data to QRS Corp. technology, the company announced
|
|
Web search sets the bar for Europe`s site search, but not all sites deliver
Description: Web search sets the bar for Europe`s site search, but not all sites deliver Virtually all online European consumers 97% -- use search engines to find information, and in the
|
|
Keynote Offers Customized Load Testing for E-tailers
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
|
|
eBay acquires social networking/search site StumbleUpon
Description: eBay acquires social networking/search site StumbleUpon eBay Inc. has acquired StumbleUpon, a web site that helps consumers find content online, for $75 million. StumbleUpon is a
|
|
Web-based sourcing shortens retailers order lead times, analyst says
Description: Web-based sourcing shortens retailers order lead times, analyst says Web-based sourcing systems are helping retailers take weeks or months out of the 6- to 9-month period it
|
|
The Napster lesson: Expect the unexpected
Description: In the early days of radio, recording companies feared that playing of music over the airwaves would kill record sales. But radio had the opposite effect, propelling the recording industry into a major component of the economy. Now the same thing could happen with Napsterthe greatly feared yet wildly popular Internet-based music-swapping service.
|
|
Blue Niles crown jewel: $1 billion in e-commerce sales within 7 years
Description: Blue Niles crown jewel: $1 billion in e-commerce sales within 7 years Annual web sales at online jeweler Blue Nile Inc. could reach $1 billion within five to seven years,
|
|
Web Site Trends: Page 176
Description: CarePackages.com PDA/handheld eVineyard SKUs 1-800-Flowers TV
|
|
Credit card debt goes up while consumers pull back on card usage
Description: Credit card debt goes up while consumers pull back on card usage Consumer credit card indebtedness is growing at the same time that the proportion of consumers who dont use a
|
|
World Wrestling Entertainments Q1 web sales up 43% to $7 million
Description: World Wrestling Entertainments Q1 web sales up 43% to $7 million World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. reports e-commerce sales of $7 million for the first quarter of 2007, a 43%
|
|
Bodybuilding.com to get personal after beefy 2005 sales
Description: Bodybuilding.com to get personal after beefy 2005 sales Bodybuilding.com is getting bigger. Its building on the personalization features of its web site to foster routine,
|
|
DemandTec Delivers Analytics Application For Demand Based Management
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
|
|
How a candle retailer uses the web to make sense of its scents demand
Description: How a candle retailer uses the web to make sense of its scents demand The web is helping put some science into the art of determining which candle fragrances to stock at
|
|
IT spending takes an unexpected dip in August, Gartner reports
Description: IT spending takes an unexpected dip in August, Gartner reports IT spending dipped precipitously in August after holding strong for three months, Gartner Inc. reported today in
|
|
CDW Computer Centers, Inc. Reports Earnings Per Share of $0.49 for Third Quarter
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
|
|
Fred Meyer Jewelers goes online with new transactional site
Description: Fred Meyer Jewelers goes online with new transactional site Land-based jeweler Fred Meyer goes online this week with the launch of FredMeyerJewelers.com, selling both fine and
|
|
Netflix leads in online ad impressions for week ending Aug. 10
Description: Netflix leads in online ad impressions for week ending Aug. 10 Online video rental company Netflix Inc. garnered the most online ad impressions among companies providing retail
|
|
Paid search marketing: fine for some, but not always everyone
Description: Paid search marketing: fine for some, but not always everyone Overall spending on paid search marketing is climbing higher into the billions of dollars but its not always the
|
|
Manugistics Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2002 Final Results
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
|
|
eVineyard opts for EasyAsk search system
Description: eVineyard opts for EasyAsk search system eVineyard, an online seller of domestic and imported wines, will implement search technology from EasyAsk Inc., a provider of precise
|
|
Netflix streamlines fulfillment to help boost subscriber base
Description: Netflix streamlines fulfillment to help boost subscriber base As Netflix faces mounting competition from Wal-Mart and others, its banking on cutting-edge service to maintain its
|
|
Merchants turn to more payment options to support growth
Description: Merchants turn to more payment options to support growth Niche Retail LLC plans to launch up to seven e-commerce sites this year, up from the 18 it already operates, and one way
|
|
Personalized recommendations boost conversions at outdoor gear retailer
Description: Personalized recommendations boost conversions at outdoor gear retailer Masseys Professional Outfitters says conversion rates are at least double on its site that uses MyBuys
|
|
How a small retailer boosted daily online order capacity to 800 from 300
Description: How a small retailer boosted daily online order capacity to 800 from 300 Big Als, a Toronto-based retailer of aquatics products, operates 20 stores in Canada but does most of
|
|
Tips to drive top results from Valentines Day e-mail campaigns
Description: Tips to drive top results from Valentines Day e-mail campaigns Holiday-themed e-mail campaigns typically deliver results for retailerseven more so this Valentines Day if
|
|
Vendaria Announces Strategic Agreement With InfoSpace to Integrate Video Technology into InfoSpace`s Commerce Platform
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
|
|
Disposable card numbers come to France
Description: Disposable card numbers come to France Two French credit card issuers have introduced disposable credit card numbers, which card issuers in the U.S. have been promoting for
|
|
Online retail spending rises 17% for week ending Sept. 25
Description: Online retail spending rises 17% for week ending Sept. 25 Online retail spending grew 17% to $1.58 billion for the week ended Sept. 25, up from $1.35 billion in the comparable
|
|
Kaplan scores with iTunes as channel to reach students
Description: It may be a no-brainer that teens prefer listening to music on their iPods over studying for college-entrance exams, but now study-aid publisher Kaplan Inc. is letting them do both at the same timeand boosting online sales in the process by offering its study material through Apple Inc.s iTunes.com for download to an iPod.
|
|
Gen Y shoppers concerned less about online security, more about rewards
Description: Gen Y shoppers concerned less about online security, more about rewards Security and privacy are two major reasons why consumers in general choose to use one form of payment over
|
|
VeriSign Signs Agreement with eConnect to Provide Secure Payment Gateway for Credit and PIN Entered Debit Transactions
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
|
