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Saba Helps Amazon.com Extend E-Learning Solutions Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Gartner' expectations for holiday shopping: $19.5 billion worldwide Description: Gartner' expectations for holiday shopping: $19.5 billion worldwide Gartner Group Inc. forecasts worldwide online holiday shopping revenue to surpass $19.5 billion this year, and
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Marketers need to better explore cross-channel shopping data, expert says Description: Marketers need to better explore cross-channel shopping data, expert says Many retailers overlook valuable data on customers cross-channel shopping behavior that could support
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Coremetrics Closes 2003 with Record Growth and Widespread Industry Recognition Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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eValueville teams with ChannelAdvisor to expand online liquidations Description: eValueville teams with ChannelAdvisor to expand online liquidations The countrys largest online apparel liquidator, eValueville, has signed on with ChannelAdvisor as its online
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The key to consumer comfort--e-retailings emerging standard practices Description: The key to consumer comfort--e-retailings emerging standard practices Web shopping is becoming standardized with certain practices showing up on 85% or more of the sites shopped
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 130 Description: CMO AG JoAnn.com YesStyle.com YouTube
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Wickes Implements Manugistics Solution to Improve Home Delivery Business Description: Manugistics` Proven Commitment to Retail, Results in New Projects with DIY Giant
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Zappos.com grows fastest of the top 10 apparel/beauty sites Description: Zappos.com grows fastest of the top 10 apparel/beauty sites With a 37% increase in traffic during March, Zappos.com posted the highest growth rate of the top 10 apparel and
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Mall Networks appoints Jeff Sable as vice president of sales Description: Mall Networks appoints Jeff Sable as vice president of sales Mall Networks, a company that aggregates retailers in online shopping malls tied to loyalty programs, has appointed
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BuySafe names Michael Beveridge VP of business intelligence Description: BuySafe names Michael Beveridge VP of business intelligence Michael Beveridge as been promoted to vice president of business intelligence and monetization at e-commerce
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Live chat moves from service to sales Description: Live chat moves from service to sales HP Home and Home Office Store has used live chat for several years, but until recently saw it primarily as a customer service tool. However,
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Longs Drug Stores Selects Retek 10 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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By mining its customers shopping behavior, drugstore figures how to expand Description: By mining its customers shopping behavior, drugstore figures how to expand When drugstore.com CEO and former Wal-Mart tech guru Kal Raman designed drugstores e-commerce
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Federated Selects Inovis for Trading Partner Connectivity and Data Synchronization Description: Leading Retailer Will Migrate to Inovis` Value-Added Network
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comScore Networks names Bob Ivins to head expanded European operation Description: comScore Networks names Bob Ivins to head expanded European operation ComScore Networks Inc., provider of consumer behavior research and analysis, has named online research
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CGI Holding Corporation Acquires KowaBunga! Marketing, a Leading Affiliate Software Provider Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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eBay acquires HomesDirect, online auction site of foreclosed properties Description: eBay acquires HomesDirect, online auction site of foreclosed properties EBay Inc. has acquired HomesDirect, a web-based provider of real estate foreclosure-related auction
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Dealing with returns Description: Returns have been regarded by online retailers as an unwanted headache, and all too frequently, an expensive one. Gartner Inc.s Gartner G2 Retail Services Group estimates that returns are costing retailers anywhere from 0.2% to as much as 25% of sales. Forrester Research has estimated that next year, retailers will spend $9 billion to process some $11.5 billion in returned goods purchased online.
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With a mature U.S. market, Internet retailers must look abroad for growth Description: With a mature U.S. market, Internet retailers must look abroad for growth With U.S. Internet users time spent online at home trending downward, online retailers will have to
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The three criteria for a successful kiosk deployment Description: The three criteria for a successful kiosk deployment Those who have used them may find kiosks easy to operate and an improvement in customer service, but retailers need to
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eBay retailer fined in phony bid scheme Description: eBay retailer fined in phony bid scheme Ezra Dweck and his company EMH Group LLC have agreed to pay $400,000 in fines and restitution for artificially inflating prices on their
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E-commerce accounts for almost one quarter of Staples 2005 sales Description: E-commerce accounts for almost one quarter of Staples 2005 sales E-commerce accounts for 23.6% of business for office superstore Staples Inc. The chains online gross sales hit
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Housewares/Home Furnishings E-commerce sites as diverse as decorating tastes Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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AfterMarket Reports Direct Response Ads Return To Normal Levels In Wake of September 11 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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How CAN-Spam helps marketers sharpen their e-mail skills Description: How CAN-Spam helps marketers sharpen their e-mail skills Is the CAN-Spam Act an effective tool for eliminating spam? While merchants like multi-channel bike retailer Performance
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Gómez Gains $6.1 Million In New Equity Funding To Support Continued Expansion Description: Capital infusion to accelerate product development and distribution initiatives as well as fuel ongoing international expansion plans; existing backers joined by major German Venture Capital investor, AdAstra
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Sears stores carrying Lands End outperform others in apparel sales Description: Sears stores carrying Lands End outperform others in apparel sales The Lands End brand is pushing up apparel sales in Sears stores, helping to drive a 1.1% increase in overall
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Amazon turns search engine into marketing tool Description: Amazon turns search engine into marketing tool Amazon has extended to its full online product catalog a search mechanism designed to reach all of its web pages with content
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Siebel eConsumer Goods 7 Delivers Unparalleled CRM Functionality for Consumer Goods Companies Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Sharper Images Internet sales lag with rest of sales Description: Sharper Images Internet sales lag with rest of sales Internet sales in December at Sharper Image Corp. increased 5% to $24.8 million from last December`s $23.7 million, the
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Amazon grows sales 23% in 2005, but profits slide Description: Amazon grows sales 23% in 2005, but profits slide Amazon once more turned in sales numbers that cement its ranking as the worlds biggest online retailer. In 2005, Amazon
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 135 Description: eBay, TJX RadioShack CEO FindWhat.com
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PriceGrabber customers started earlier and ended later this year Description: PriceGrabber customers started earlier and ended later this year Consumers started their online shopping earlier this year and completed it later than in the past, shopping
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Mercantec Integrates to Lightbridge`s Authorize.Net to Provide Industry Leading Payment Options Description: Mercantec`s PowerCommerce 2005 accredited by Authorize.Net as a Certified Shopping Cart
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Amazon plans to nearly triple magazine offering Description: Amazon plans to nearly triple magazine offering In its bid to be the store for everything, Amazon.com also wants to be the great American newsstand. Amazon just beefed up its
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eBay goes into print to drive traffic to sellers wares Description: eBay goes into print to drive traffic to sellers wares Even the leading online marketplace is taking to print. eBay said today it is launching eBay Seller Classifieds, a service
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Livepersons Timpani Enhances Customer Service And Strengthens Customer Loyalty At Kitchenaid Description: Innovative Home Appliance Manufacturer Reports That Timpani Chat Quickly Accounts For 20% of All Web-based Consumer Contacts And Earns Praise From Users
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TheFind.com quadruples site traffic since November launch Description: TheFind.com quadruples site traffic since November launch Shopping engine TheFind.com, which launched in November, already is seeing the effects of its approach to online
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Gable to Lead iXL Supply Chain Management Services; Former Coopers & Lybrand Partner Joins as Global Managing Partner Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Using the web to boost the convenience in c-stores Description: Convenience stores are finding that the convenience niche is not what it used to be. Retailers ranging from pet stores to office supply merchants are selling items like soda, snacks and batteries in the checkout line, forcing c-stores into new ways of luring and capturing customers.
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Oriental Trading Co. seeks a new CEO Description: Oriental Trading Co. seeks a new CEO Oriental Trading Co., one of the largest direct retailers of party supplies, gifts and home décor, has formed a search committee to look for
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Avenue A, Inc. Announces Q2 Financial Performance Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Technology: Page 141 Description: E-Receipts E-Businesses AOL E-Books Y2K
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43% of shoppers will buy holiday gifts online: NRF Description: 43% of shoppers will buy holiday gifts online: NRF Nearly 43% of consumers plan to purchase holiday gifts online, up from 38.3% a year ago, according to the National Retail
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Runaway bride: BrideSave.com abruptly closes shop Description: Runaway bride: BrideSave.com abruptly closes shop Midland, Texas-based BrideSave.com, the top bridal industry e-retailer and a major player in the Internet retailing industry,
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SundanceCatalog.coms customers like live chat Description: SundanceCatalog.coms customers like live chat The number of live customer service chats at Salt Lake City-based Sundance Catalogs web site increased 65% in the past year to 241
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Furniture.com finds and makes an acquisition Description: Furniture.com finds and makes an acquisition Furniture.com has acquired the assets of FurnitureFind.com, an online retailer based in South Bend, IN. Terms of the deal werent
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Perfection Bakeries Expands viaLink Services Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Technology: Page 60 Description: H2O GiftCertificates.com CFO HersheysGifts.com ex-CEO eFashion
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