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How online auctioneer WhaBAM kicks counterfeiters off its site Description: How online auctioneer WhaBAM kicks counterfeiters off its site Crooks increasingly are using online auction sites to sell stolen or counterfeit items, but one fledgling auction
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The Internet speeds up the need for data reporting at Lillian Vernon Description: The Internet speeds up the need for data reporting at Lillian Vernon When Lillian Vernon Corp. re-launched its web site late last year, executives decided the site needed an
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Study confirms bulk of Net users are Net shoppers Description: Study confirms bulk of Net users are Net shoppers Echoing earlier findings, a survey by Greenfield Online and Parade magazine shows that 85% of Internet users have become online
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NLC Products, Inc. Selects IP Synaro Multi-channel Solution From Island Pacific Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Helping smaller retailers extend their reach Description: Helping smaller retailers extend their reach Stone Edge Technologies Inc., which provides e-commerce software to small merchants, is rolling out a marketing agreement with The
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FEDERATED JOINS GLOBALNETXCHANGE TO LEVERAGE ONLINE AUCTION SERVICE Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Gap Gets Maternal Description: Gap Gets Maternal Gap Inc. has taken baby steps into the maternity market by launching a new line of maternity clothes to be sold exclusively on its Web site. The newest line
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The web garden blooms for Proflowers.com Description: The web garden blooms for Proflowers.com The holidays were boom times for web-based flower retailers. The latest: Sales at San Diego-based Proflowers Inc., a
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When a web-based store is not a virtual store Description: Much like retailers use the web to collaborate with suppliers, some are turning to the web to manage store development. And just as product development time shortens when supplier and retailer collaborate on the web, so does store development time. In fact, Office Depot Inc. says it expects a web-based store development collaboration system from e-Builder Inc. to cut 60 days from the typical 12- to 18-month store development cycle.
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Newegg balances the old with the new on its redesigned home page Description: Newegg balances the old with the new on its redesigned home page Retail web site designers walk a fine line when they take on creating a new look for the home page. When
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UCCnet and Transora agree to merge Description: UCCnet and Transora agree to merge In a move intended to push more retailers and suppliers toward a trade-supporting global system of synchronized product data, UCCnet and
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Want Loyal Customers? Invest in Good Service Description: Want Loyal Customers? Invest in Good Service Online consumers expect a site's customer service to do more than help them sort out problems after the sale. In fact, 90% of online
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New loyalty programs boost sales at Drugstore.com Description: New loyalty programs boost sales at Drugstore.com From the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year, a time frame in which retailers often see a drop-off
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Foot Locker races to a 16% gain in Q1 web sales Description: Foot Locker races to a 16% gain in Q1 web sales Foot Locker Inc. increased its web sales 16% in the first quarter of 2006 while total sales declined by 1%. For Q1 2006 Foot
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Island Pacific Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Retail Technologies International Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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DirectNet Advertising Launches Latest Innovation in Email Marketing Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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TELECHECK INTRODUCES THE NEXT GENERATION INTERNET CHECK ACCEPTANCE® (ICA®) SERVICE Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Amazon's Appetite Grows-Again Description: Amazon's Appetite Grows-Again In a major expansion drive, (www.amazon.com) Amazon.com will open four new stores on Nov. 10: home improvement, software, video games and gift
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Customers & Marketing: Page 2 Description: AOL BrooksBrothers.com Can-Spam, IMN CheaperThanDirt.com
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Tachyon Launches On Demand E-Commerce Solution Description: Fully-hosted, customized offering enables mid-market companies to create and manage e-commerce sites using pay-as-you-go model
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Apple leads in visits to computer hardware sites in August Description: Apple leads in visits to computer hardware sites in August Apple Computer Inc. recorded the most traffic of the top 10 computer hardware sites in August, with visits increasing
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Online retailers end the holiday shopping season with a smile Description: Online retailers end the holiday shopping season with a smile Online retailers are generally pleased with their holiday shopping results, reports a survey of retailers by trade
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Monica Luechtefeld takes on new responsibilities at Office Depot Description: Monica Luechtefeld takes on new responsibilities at Office Depot Monica Luechtefeld has been named executive vice president, business development and information technology for
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Chase Cuts To The Internet Shopping Chase Description: Chase Cuts To The Internet Shopping Chase The Chase Manhattan Bank is launching an Internet shopping site in conjunction with ShopNow.com Inc., an Internet shopping network. As
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More than just a sales strategy, Internet coupons are market research tools Description: More than just a sales strategy, Internet coupons are market research tools Coupons are popular with online users, according to Forrester Research: approximately 40% of U.S.
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Make Room For GaZoom Description: Make Room For GaZoom GaZoom.com has launched a Web site with a "hybrid" online/offline business model The new site "uses the Internet to support national and local businesses
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eBay leads in traffic to home and garden sites in September Description: eBay leads in traffic to home and garden sites in September EBay Home recorded the most traffic among the top 10 home and garden sites in September, with 11.4 million visits,
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Improved Online Sales Not Guaranteed Description: Improved Online Sales Not Guaranteed Some 55% of Internet users surveyed this fall plan to shop online for gifts this holiday season, according to (www.visa.com) Visa U.S.A., a
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Court Lets States Control of Alcohol Distribution Description: Court Lets States Control of Alcohol Distribution The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has refused to reconsider its decision to prohibit the unlicensed direct
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Proflowers income leaps 120% on a revenue increase of 15% Description: Proflowers income leaps 120% on a revenue increase of 15% Buoyed by its strongest Valentines Day performance ever, Proflowers Inc. reported the most profitable quarter in its
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Search me Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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RETEK POS RINGS SAVINGS AT THE EDINBURGH WOOLLEN MILL GROUP Description: UK Retailer Reduces Costs, Improves Customer Service and Reduces Training Times With Retek Java-Based POS Running on Linux
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Amazon.com buys print-on-demand service BookSurge Description: Amazon.com buys print-on-demand service BookSurge Amazon.com Inc. has acquired BookSurge LLC, a print-on-demand service that will give customers access to thousands of
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Amazon beefs up book content with browsable pages Description: Amazon beefs up book content with browsable pages Booksellers and publishers know the power of browsing when it comes to selling books. Amazon.com today launched an initiative
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 18 Description: eMarketer CompUSA CompUSA.com QVC NetSuite DSW CEO
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New look and platform help OneStepAhead stay with the competition Description: New look and platform help OneStepAhead stay with the competition A recently redesigned OneStepAhead.com is helping Chelsea & Scott Ltd. do a better job of closing web sales and
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Catalogs are in style among e-retailers as TShirtKing.com plans its first Description: Catalogs are in style among e-retailers as TShirtKing.com plans its first Online-only t-shirt vendor TShirtKing.com plans to launch its first paper catalog next year, president
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Javien Surpasses One Million Registered Users Description: Milestone attributed to continued growth in digital music industry.
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Its more technology and focus at Tech for Less Description: Its more technology and focus at Tech for Less Tech for Less Inc. this year is making a variety of technology and strategic changes to boost its conversion rate and sales. One
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Wine.com by eVineyard and Harry & David team up for the holidays Description: Wine.com by eVineyard and Harry & David team up for the holidays Wine.com by eVineyard is teaming up with gourmet food gift retailer Harry & David to offer gift baskets with wine
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InternetRetailer.com wins a WebAward Description: InternetRetailer.com wins a WebAward InternetRetailer.com has won a Standard of Excellence award in the WebAward competition from the Web Marketing Association. The Web Marketing
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Online spending up 11% for week ending Feb. 12 Description: Online spending up 11% for week ending Feb. 12 The torrid pace of 2006s online spending growth has cooled in the past couple of weeks, with online sales up 11% in the sixth week
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Spicers rolls out e-catalogue search-and-buy tool to its retail network Description: Spicers rolls out e-catalogue search-and-buy tool to its retail network Spicers, a U.K. wholesaler of office suppliers, is rolling out to its network of 4,000 retailers a tool
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SignatureLink Releases Secure Online Signature Technology Description: New technology allows for capture and storage of authentic signatures over the Internet.
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Web sales at Communicate.com quadruple in 2004 Description: Web sales at Communicate.com quadruple in 2004 E-commerce sales at Communicate.com Inc., which operates a number of web sites that sell merchandise and advertising, reached $1.96
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GSI Commerce takes a stake in content provider WebCollage Description: GSI Commerce takes a stake in content provider WebCollage GSI Commerce Inc. has made an equity investment in WebCollage Inc., a privately held, New York-based provider of web
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ComScore: Learning a lot by watching participants every move on the web Description: ComScore: Learning a lot by watching participants every move on the web To Gian M. Fulgoni, chairman and co-founder of Chicago-based comScore Networks, the future of retailing
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Card-not-present fraud rises 24% in the UK Description: Card-not-present fraud rises 24% in the UK As more UK consumers shopped on the Internet, fraudulent card-not-present transactions rose to £150.8 million last year, up 24% from
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Online buying will quadruple in three years, says new eMarketer report Description: Online buying will quadruple in three years, says new eMarketer report New York-based researchers eMarketer projects that U.S. b2c e-commerce revenues, which totaled $38.3
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Digital River Acquires Customer Assets of FreeMerchant.com from Network Commerce Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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