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Arizona Diamondbacks kick off opening day with loyalty e-mall Description: Arizona Diamondbacks kick off opening day with loyalty e-mall At the teams opening-day game today, the Arizona Diamondbacks became the second professional baseball team to
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PayPal opens up mobile commerce offering to smaller retailers Description: PayPal opens up mobile commerce offering to smaller retailers With its Mobile Checkout announcement this week, PayPal is seeking to reach a broader range of retailers that want
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Buy.com Enhances Web Site Description: Buy.com Enhances Web Site Internet "superstore" Buy.com Inc. has completed a comprehensive redesign of the customer support section of its Web site. The new customer support
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Labels wont reduce spam, FTC concludes Description: The Federal Trade Commissions conclusion that labeling unsolicited commercial e-mail wont reduce spam has struck a chord with e-mail marketers. Its consistent with what people are thinking about e-mail these days, says Keith Wardell, CEO of Exmplar. The spammers or bad players in the industry would not comply.
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WEBMASTERSOLUTIONS CHANGES NAME TO WEBMETRICS Description: Name Change Reflects Shift in Corporate Strategy; Company Offers Introductory Discount to New Monitoring Customers
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mySimon founders team up again to launch BECOME.COM search engine Description: -- Become.com: the next generation search engine for shopping
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Sales OnLine Direct`s aiSeller(TM) Enhancements Expedite Online Auction Checkout Via PayPal for Buyers & Sellers Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Bombay Co. relaunches three web sites with improved navigation Description: Bombay Co. relaunches three web sites with improved navigation Fort Worth, TX-based Bombay Co. has relaunched its three B2C web sites, with improved navigation and broader
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Lindex Selects Retek Solutions to Support Expanding Operations Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Site search still needs work, says new research Description: Site search still needs work, says new research For all the attention that the importance of site search has gotten as a key driver of successful retail web sites, the search
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Netflix reports 79% year-to-year rise in number of subscribers Description: Netflix reports 79% year-to-year rise in number of subscribers The subscriber base at Netflix Inc., which offers DVD rentals through Netflix.com, reached 1.29 million at the end
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 185 Description: comScore DMA comScore NetRatings
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Customers & Marketing: Page 48 Description: Wal-Mart, ROI eBay
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Online marketers losing billions due to slow-loading pages Description: Online marketers losing billions due to slow-loading pages Marketers lose $25 billion a year due to slow-loading web sites and customer bailout, according to Zona Research. The
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Genco announces new partnership with Auctionworks to manage sales on eBay Description: Genco announces new partnership with Auctionworks to manage sales on eBay Genco Distribution System has announced a partnership with online auction management services provider
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Vendors launch applications for printing RFID-tagged labels Description: Vendors launch applications for printing RFID-tagged labels Manhattan Associates and Zebra Technologies have each launched this week software applications that print RFID-tagged
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Nearly half of online merchants expect fraud to rise in 2005, study says Description: Nearly half of online merchants expect fraud to rise in 2005, study says Online payment fraud will increase next year, according to the largest percentage of online retailers in
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ShopPBS.com pledges new e-commerce support to GSI Description: ShopPBS.com pledges new e-commerce support to GSI Public Broadcasting Services and GSI Commerce Inc. have extended their multi-year e-commerce partnership agreement for
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RIGHTNOW LOCATOR 3.0 CONNECTS WEB SITE CUSTOMERS WITH PHYSICAL STORE LOCATIONS, INCREASING SALES Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Consumers will give personal info to get something in return, study finds Description: Consumers will give personal info to get something in return, study finds The prospect of getting usable product recommendations in return makes consumers up to 25% more likely
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RichFX, Inc. Announces Rich Zoom 3.0 and Flat-Fee, Unlimited Zooms on myRichFX Platform Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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WebSourceds parent gets $15 million in new funding Description: WebSourceds parent gets $15 million in new funding Lake Bluff, IL-based CGI Holding Corp., parent of search engine management company WebSourced Inc., has raised $15.05 million
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If over-pronation is your arch enemy, try the Running Shoe Fit Guide Description: If over-pronation is your arch enemy, try the Running Shoe Fit Guide Sierra Trading Post, No. 196 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, has rolled out a Running Shoe Fit
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PayPal nears 35 million consumer accounts in Europe Description: PayPal nears 35 million consumer accounts in Europe PayPal, the third-party online payment service from eBay Inc., processed nearly $8.4 billion in payment volume last year in
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CatalogCity offers catalogers a link to sell overstocks on eBay Description: CatalogCity offers catalogers a link to sell overstocks on eBay Altura International, which develops e-commerce shopping solutions for catalogers, announced today that it is
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Guitar Center grows its half-year web sales by 23% Description: Guitar Center grows its half-year web sales by 23% Guitar Center Inc., which operates MusiciansFriend.com and Giardinelli.com, is reporting solid Internet sales for the first
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Adobe Systems promotes Shantanu Narayen to CEO Description: Adobe Systems promotes Shantanu Narayen to CEO Adobe Systems, provider of rich media technology including Flash and Scene7, has promoted president and chief operating officer
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How do you say Buy in Danish? Description: How do you say Buy in Danish? Buy.com is going after the global market. The online retailer of electronics gear, books, music and games, today introduced an international
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Ritz Interactive joins the ranks of web retailers going public Description: Ritz Interactive joins the ranks of web retailers going public Ritz Interactive Inc. is joining the growing list of web retailers going public. Ritz, which filed for its initial
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BuySeasons names former Office Max executive COO Description: BuySeasons names former Office Max executive COO BuySeaons Inc., operator of BuyCostumes.com and Deal.com, named former OfficeMax executive David Haight as its new chief
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R.R. Bowker and GXS Partner on Next Generation of Pubnet Service Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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RETEK APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVES TO EXPAND OPERATIONS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Robertson's Stephens' take on this year's online holiday shopping: more mass market, somewhat lower satisfaction Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Web Site Trends: Page 51 Description: YouTube `GoogTube,`
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ShopGoOnline Grows With Vendor Alliances Description: ShopGoOnline Grows With Vendor Alliances ShopGoOnline.com, the e-commerce division of GoOnline Networks Corp., has forged three new vendor alliances that will broaden its product
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Watch out for breaches in content privacy rules, expert warns Description: Watch out for breaches in content privacy rules, expert warns Stepped up enforcement of laws including the federal Childrens On Line Privacy Protection Act are causing more
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RedEnvelope gets a new head of marketing Description: RedEnvelope gets a new head of marketing San Francisco-based RedEnvelope Inc. has named Pamela Knox senior vice president of marketing. She most recently was senior vice
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Online music sales are not cannibalizing CD sales, a new survey reports Description: Online music sales are not cannibalizing CD sales, a new survey reports The NPD Group reports an increasing number of CD buyers are also purchasing from legal digital music
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AquiTec Announces Trade-In Trade-Up Program Description: FREE License-For-License Trade-In for Old SCM Technology
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Your Electronic Warehouse promo lets iPod owners upgrade earphones Description: Your Electronic Warehouse promo lets iPod owners upgrade earphones Your Electronic Warehouse has announced an iPod earphone trade-in promotion. The program enables Apple iPod
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QRS Announces New Solution Framework for Retail Supply Chain Management Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Sabotage Spreads to e-Retail Sites Description: Sabotage Spreads to e-Retail Sites With "denial of service" disruptions spreading to Web merchants, e-retailers are giving renewed attention to security. The targeted sites had
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Testing new software enables group of e-retailers to boost conversion Description: Testing new software enables group of e-retailers to boost conversion While testing new software from Sento Corp., eFashion.com, an umbrella company for numerous
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Site improvements drive up conversions 50% at AllergyBuyersClub.com Description: Site improvements drive up conversions 50% at AllergyBuyersClub.com Citing analytics-driven changes to its web site as a key contributor, AllergyBuyers.Club.com reports that
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Housewares/Home Furnishings: Sharing with stores and reaching new audiences, the web helps to furnish the home Description: To Come
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Women, Men & The Web Description: Women, Men & The Web Women and men differ in the Web sites they visit, according to Internet audience measurement service Nielsen//NetRatings, New York. The top sites with the
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Intermix reaches agreement in adware suit Description: Intermix reaches agreement in adware suit Intermix Media Inc. reports it has reached an agreement in principle with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer under which it will
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Electronic Payment Exchange (EPX) Launches epxbank.com Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Agribuys Introduces New Supplier Pricing Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Adding A Life of Luxury Description: Adding A Life of Luxury Ashford.com, a luxury and premium products online retailer, has added a home and lifestyle department to its web site. Ashford.com now offers unique gifts
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