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Retail site performance getting worse, not better, study says Description: Retail site performance getting worse, not better, study says The number of e-commerce sites that do not adeptly handle customer load and dial-up access and keep outages to a
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Customers & Marketing: Page 259 Description: PayPal CRM CRM IT CRM E-Mail TechnoScout.com
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Office Depot offers Internet shopping through handheld devices Description: Office Depot offers Internet shopping through handheld devices Office Depot small-business and home-office customers later this month will be able to shop through handheld
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Yahoos acquisition of Overture could open new opportunities for retailers Description: Yahoos acquisition of Overture could open new opportunities for retailers Yahoos announced $1.6 billion acquisition of paid search firm Overture Services Inc. focuses still
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Music fans in Europe download 800,000 songs from iTunes in first week Description: Music fans in Europe download 800,000 songs from iTunes in first week Music fans in the UK, France and Germany have purchased and downloaded more than 800,000 songs from the
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Barnes & Noble.com sales down 0.5% Description: Barnes & Noble.com sales down 0.5% Barnes & Nobles online sales declined 0.5% year-over-year to $95.8 million during the third quarter ending Oct. 28, the retailer said. Online
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Customers & Marketing: Page 152 Description: ShopLocal COO ICMI HostedSupport eBay PFSWeb ZAP eBay FTC ValueClick COOs
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IPO Off for American Greetings.com Description: IPO Off for American Greetings.com American Greetings says it is withdrawing its application for an initial public offering of a minority interest in its Internet division,
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 55 Description: IBM CFO FreshDirect CompactAppliance.com
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Now appearing at Lowes.com: DIY animated shorts Description: Now appearing at Lowes.com: DIY animated shorts Wilkesboro, NC-based Lowes Cos. Inc. is deploying animated how-to tutorials at Lowes.com. It began offering the tutorials with
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TIO Network expands with Speedway SuperAmerica LLC Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Q2 sales sparkle at tiny Abazias.com Description: Q2 sales sparkle at tiny Abazias.com Pure-play jeweler Abazias Inc. has announced preliminary 2006 second quarter sales of $1.1 million. This represents a 49% increase over sales
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Russias online shopping rate low, but showing promise Description: Russias online shopping rate low, but showing promise Although most Internet users in Russia prefer to shop in specialized retail stores, there are bright spots ahead for online
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Digital River and IM-Logistics Announce Alliance to Provide Global E-Commerce and Product Delivery Solution Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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American Eagle Outfitters Implements ProfitLogic`s Merchandise Optimization Solution to Make Better Decisions at the Local Market Level Description: American Eagle Outfitters Also Utilizes ProfitLogics Store Clustering Optimization Capabilities to Determine the Best Price Zones
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E-retailers` promotions are more cost-effective this holiday, says Shop.org Description: E-retailers` promotions are more cost-effective this holiday, says Shop.org Smart online retailers are learning from the last holiday season in their approach to promotions this
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Beanbasket.com integrates with Merchant Advantage for marketplace orders Description: Beanbasket.com integrates with Merchant Advantage for marketplace orders Beanbasket.com, a provider of e-commerce shopping cart technology, has integrated its technology with
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Digipict Partners with AXS Technologies Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Prevent Payment Fraud: Real-Time Account Verification Know if the account is open before the sale Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Olympics Tickets available Online Description: Olympics Tickets available Online Tickets to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games can now be purchased on the Internet through the Official Olympic Games Web site at www.olympics.com. A
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Monday was the real start of the online shopping season, comScore reports Description: Monday was the real start of the online shopping season, comScore reports All those people coming back to work on Monday after the long Thanksgiving weekend and firing up their
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Online newspaper users affluent and more likely to shop online, study finds Description: Online newspaper users affluent and more likely to shop online, study finds Marketers have looked at the advertising medium of newspapers as a way to expand local reach, and the
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VCOMMERCE POWERS INTERNATIONAL E-COMMERCE INITIATIVE FOR NAPSTER Description: Vcommerce Solution Adds Retail Sales of MP3 Players and Accessories to Napster Offerings
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ShopLocal names a retail information veteran as its COO Description: ShopLocal names a retail information veteran as its COO Chicago-based ShopLocal, which provides online search services for consumers looking to shop at local merchants, has named
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 458 Description: GroceryWorks.com PWC ValueVision web/TV Kmart/BlueLlight
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Analytics service helps small e-retailers target their marketing dollars Description: Analytics service helps small e-retailers target their marketing dollars Angie Lynch, a former schoolteacher who started her web site Goodforthekids.com a year ago to sell baby
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Surgery and Shopping Description: Surgery and Shopping Salt Lake City-based Surgery.com, a web site that provides information about elective surgery, today announced that it has signed affiliate relationship
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Bluefly takes e-mail in-house to better fight spam Description: Bluefly takes e-mail in-house to better fight spam Online discount fashion retailer Bluefly Inc. this week took its e-mail operations in-house to exert more control over
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AlertSite expands global monitoring locations Description: AlertSite expands global monitoring locations Web performance monitoring service AlertSite is expanding its monitoring scope geographically with the addition of New York City to
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ROI trax® Adds Click Fraud Detection Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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ESCALATE LAUNCHES SUPPLY CHAIN ORDER MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR RETAIL PURCHASING AND REPLENISHMENT Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Target teams up with iTunes, Ticketmaster in multi-channel music offer Description: Target teams up with iTunes, Ticketmaster in multi-channel music offer Target, in an exclusive deal, will offer co-branded gift cards this spring for purchases of digital music
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Sharper Images March web sales off 12%; Penneys web sales up 30% Description: Sharper Images March web sales off 12%; Penneys web sales up 30% Internet sales at Sharper Image Corp. decreased 12% in March to $8.7 million from last March`s $10 million, the
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 82 Description: ECost.com PFSweb ITunes
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 12 Description: comScore IRCE
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Paymentech Canada and Paradata Partner to Offer Complete e-Commerce Solution to Canadian Market Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Cabelas looks for a new chief retail strategist Description: Cabelas looks for a new chief retail strategist Cabelas Inc. is once more looking for a new chief retailing strategist following the resignation of senior vice president Lynn
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Coldwater Creeks web sales slip as total sales grow Description: Coldwater Creeks web sales slip as total sales grow Web-based sales at womens apparel retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. declined 4.4% last year to $148.3 million from $155.1
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 412 Description: LenoxCollections EasyAsks SmartBargains EasyAsk SizeAppeal.com LookSmart SimonDelivers.com IKONSupplies.com
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24/7 Mail Inks Exclusive Email Partnership with VeriSign Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Buy.com appoints a new CEO Description: Buy.com appoints a new CEO Buy.com has named Neel Grover as its CEO. Grover, a member of the board of directors since 2001, has served as president of Buy.com since September
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Talisma lands $5 million in new funding Description: Talisma lands $5 million in new funding Kirkland, WA-based Talisma Corp, provider of multi-channel CRM solutions, has secured $5 million in an inside round of funding from Oak
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What last-mile web performance monitoring told Benchmark Brands Description: What last-mile web performance monitoring told Benchmark Brands Monitoring web site availability and response time from the webs backbone, the Internets distribution network,
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FIRECLICKS NEW NETFLAME PLUS OFFERING FUELS INTERNET RETAILERS SUCCESS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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KBkids, MVP partner for holidays Description: KBkids, MVP partner for holidays Toy seller KBkids.com and online sporting goods retailer MVP.com are teaming up to offer special discounts as part of a holiday promotional
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Bare Necessities betting on site search to continue growth Description: Bare Necessities betting on site search to continue growth Late last year Bare Necessities moved into a new warehouse and upgraded its fulfillment systems. It also replaced its
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Organize.com names Deborah Wandner as marketing VP Description: Organize.com names Deborah Wandner as marketing VP Deborah Wandner as been named vice president of marketing at home storage and organization consumer products company
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Talking It Up Description: How delivering instant gratification boosts sales and conversions at TechnoScout
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The booming present and bright future for retail kiosks Description: The market for kiosks in retail stores is booming, says the fourth annual Kiosk Industry Sector Report - Retail from Rockville, Md.-based Summit Research Associates Inc. In fact, Summit reports that retail is the hottest sector for deployment of kiosks, accounting for 31% of all kiosks "with many exciting projects under way or well along in the planning process." The majority of retail kiosks are web-enabled. Summit`s 106-page report is a wealth of data about the industry and specific deployments and includes interviews with those on the front lines--retail clerks--who are in the best position to observe how customers use and react to kiosks. Some highlights of the report:
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StoreNext appoints Raymond G. Carlin president and CEO Description: 25-year IT veteran to drive growth at innovative supplier of technology solutions for independent grocers
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