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Google dials up quality score algorithms and marketers feel the effects Description: Google dials up quality score algorithms and marketers feel the effects Google and its network are getting an even larger percentage of the money marketers are spending on paid
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Click-throughs are only the first step in an online campaign, study says Description: Click-throughs are only the first step in an online campaign, study says It stands to reason that online ads act just like offline adsthe target of the ad doesnt take the
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Avenue A | Razorfish names Kokich as worldwide president Description: Avenue A | Razorfish names Kokich as worldwide president Seattle-based Avenue A | Razorfish, a unit of aQuantive Inc., has named Clark Kokich worldwide president. Kokich has held
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Web hosting company 1&1 to expand to 40,000-server facility in Kansas Description: Web hosting company 1&1 to expand to 40,000-server facility in Kansas Web hosting company 1&1 Internet Inc., a unit of United Internet, is opening a new data center in Lenexa,
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John Federman named SVP at ATG, where he will lead the eStara unit Description: John Federman named SVP at ATG, where he will lead the eStara unit Art Technology Group Inc., e-commerce platform provider, has appointed John Federman senior vice president. He
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Sun Mountain Sports selects 3B2B Commerce for supply chain services Description: Sun Mountain Sports selects 3B2B Commerce for supply chain services Sun Mountain Sports, a national golf and sporting goods supplier, has selected eB2B Commerce Inc., a provider
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How Magellans cut pick, pack and ship time in half Description: How Magellans cut pick, pack and ship time in half Travel-related e-retailer and cataloger Magellans International Travel Corp. has reduced by half the time to pick, pack and
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Minutes after a concert ends, fans download the soundtrack from the web Description: Minutes after a concert ends, fans download the soundtrack from the web Minutes after the band Southern Culture on the Skids performed at Maxwells club in Hoboken, NJ, fans were
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inQ names Bernard Louvat as president and CEO Description: inQ names Bernard Louvat as president and CEO InQ, an online marketing company specializing in hosted live chat technology, has named Internet technology entrepreneur Bernard
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VictoriasSecret.com posts largest traffic gain of top apparel/beauty sites Description: VictoriasSecret.com posts largest traffic gain of top apparel/beauty sites VictoriasSecret.com recorded the sharpest increase in traffic among the top 10 apparel and beauty sites
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Endeca grows staff 50% to meet demand Description: Endeca grows staff 50% to meet demand With revenue up 104% for the first nine months of this year over last, site search provider Cambridge, MA-based Endeca Technologies has
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Customers & Marketing: Page 215 Description: McDonalds iPass MSN BackcountryStore.com BizRate.com TV
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Sourcelink.com Introduces Instant Worldwide Purchasing of Souvenir and Promotional Products Direct From Suppliers Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Lillian Vernon officially launches updated web site Description: Lillian Vernon officially launches updated web site After a soft launch reported by Internet Retailer in November, Lillian Vernon Corp. has officially launched its new web site.
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Overstock.com Launches O-minders, a full-featured Gift Reminder Service Powered by BigDates.com Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Best Buy Selects Instruction Set to Offer Interactive Training Courses and Host Its Online Learning Site Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 11 Description: uBid.com EyeWonder
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NetIQ to Acquire FirstPlace Software WebPosition Business Description: Combination of WebTrends and WebPosition Gold Creates Opportunity to Accelerate Web ROI
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Web sales growth outpace total sales growth at Sportsmans Guide Description: Web sales growth outpace total sales growth at Sportsmans Guide Internet sales at South St. Paul, MN-based The Sportsman`s Guide Inc. were up 53% in 2001 while total sales were
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Callaway Golf tees up a new e-commerce executive Description: Callaway Golf tees up a new e-commerce executive Callaway Golf Interactive has a new general manager to replace CEO David Schofman who has left the company. Callaways e-commerce
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STYLECLICK AND OXYGEN MEDIA JOIN FORCES FOR "MONDAY NIGHT AUCTION" TV SHOW ON APRIL 9 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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There's a whole lotta shakin' online Description: There's a whole lotta shakin' online In recent months, the field of companies chasing after the online music consumer has gotten more crowded than the ladies' dressing room at
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Heritage Partners to Acquire Package Services Division of R.R. Donnelley Logistics Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Hanover Direct Reports Fiscal 2002 First Quarter Net Loss of $(1.8) million, $5.8 million Improvement Over First Quarter 2001 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Martha Gets Green Light On BlueLight Description: Martha Gets Green Light On BlueLight Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has launched the Martha Stewart Everyday line of home and garden products on Kmart's BlueLight.com "preview"
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Three execs fill David Dyers shoes at Lands End/Sears Description: When former Lands End CEO David F. Dyer left Sears, Roebuck and Co. to rescue apparel company Tommy Hilfiger last month, he left a void in three positions: CEO of the Lands End apparel unit, executive vice president and general manager of Sears Customer Direct; and the same position at its Great Indoors home furnishings business.
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Jenson USA finds keyword buys beat other online PPC programs Description: Jenson USA finds keyword buys beat other online PPC programs Though it initially focused exclusively on print advertising, Jenson USA, an online and catalog retailer of bicycle
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 414 Description: IBMs WebSphere VP CatalogCity eBay IBM PC MoreDirect CPFR
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Eight of top 10 home and garden sites experience increased visits in April Description: Eight of top 10 home and garden sites experience increased visits in April Eight of the top 10 home and garden sites experienced increased traffic in April, according to
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Broadband web access from home climbs 20% in 5 months Description: Broadband web access from home climbs 20% in 5 months The number of home-based Internet users accessing the web through broadband rose 20% between August and January, to 53.8
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Mobile coupon provider Cellfire hires a head of engineering Description: Mobile coupon provider Cellfire hires a head of engineering Cellfire Inc., a provider of services that enable marketers to distribute mobile coupon and discount offers, has named
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Engage Unveils Engage for Retailers at Retail Systems and Announces General Availability of ContentServer Version 7.0 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Competitors unite over customer data Description: Competitors unite over customer data About 25 e-business application vendors today announced plans to develop a vendor-neutral way to create, store, and exchange customer
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Quixtar tops in April site performance Description: Quixtar tops in April site performance Retailers need to be consistent in their site performance across all access points, including high broadband, low broadband and dial-up. In
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Hasbro to launch consumer site for toys and games Description: Hasbro to launch consumer site for toys and games Hasbro Inc. will launch next month HasbroToyShop.com, which will initially focus on a selected number of Hasbro brands,
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Unicru Acquires Technology Leaders Guru and Xperius Description: Acquisitions Enable Unicru to Bring Selection Science and Emphasis on Workforce Quality to New Markets
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GXS` Global Product Catalogue Service Achieves Certification for UCCnet Foundation Services 2.1 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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CompUSA and Channel Intelligence Give Web Surfers Leg Up on Holiday Shopping Description: Online Shoppers of Leading Nationwide Retailer Get Product Price and Availability before Rushing Headlong to Stores
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Peapod expands into Milwaukee, its 15th market Description: Peapod expands into Milwaukee, its 15th market Internet grocer Peapod LLC is expanding into Milwaukee beginning delivery this Sunday, April 10. The service will include regional
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Email Marketing Platform Captures E-Commerce Transactions Description: Gives Online Retailers Immediate ROI Analysis and Makes it Easy to Leverage Purchase History to Improve Email Marketing Programs
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 36 Description: QVCs GuitarCenter.com AG CPA2Biz.com Books-A-Million iTunes
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Tupperware is fastest growing e-commerce site at end of March, Nielsen says Description: Tupperware is fastest growing e-commerce site at end of March, Nielsen says Tupperware.com, not usually among the ranks of stand-out e-retail sites, was the fastest growing
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CyberCash wants to shed the e-money mantel Description: It was born in the dot-com excitement when no one knew how Internet commerce would play out. But as the medium matured and many physical world practices moved to the web, its business case became less compelling. In March, CyberCash Inc. filed for reorganization to give it time to find a buyer that could integrate its electronic payment services into a broader suite of products. We wanted to be not quite so dependent on the growth of the Internet, says John Karnes, executive vice president and CFO.
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Web retailer iGourmet.com hungers for more space Description: Web retailer iGourmet.com hungers for more space Online food retailer iGourmet.com is topping a busy year of business development with construction of a new 100,000 square foot
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Webloyalty Grew 2005 Revenues 26% to Exceed $100 Million Description: Track Record of Boosting Profits of Top Internet Retailers
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Wooing the lucrative but fickle multi-channel shopper Description: Its no wonder more retailers are trying hard to serve customers across multiple channels: its well-documented that the more they shop across channels, the more they spend. They generated about $125 billion in offline sales in 2005 alone, they spend up to 50% more than single-channel shoppers, and they usually buy bigger-ticket items like electronics, appliances and computers, according to research and consulting firm Forrester Research Inc.
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Kmart drops the banners on its ISP, adds local access numbers Description: Kmart drops the banners on its ISP, adds local access numbers Are consumers sick of the relentless advertising on the Internet? Kmart Corp. thinks so. Kmart is removing the
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Wal-Mart, Target begin collecting online sales tax Description: Wal-Mart, Target begin collecting online sales tax For some multi-channel retailers, it`s beginning to make sense to collect sales taxes for online sales. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
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Wal-Mart opens free web-based service for aspiring movie makers Description: Wal-Mart opens free web-based service for aspiring movie makers Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched a free web-based service that allows users to create and share personal mini
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Hanover`s web sales boom as total sales languish; Penney`s web sales rise Description: Hanover`s web sales boom as total sales languish; Penney`s web sales rise Internet sales in the first nine months of the year at multi-line direct retailer Hanover Direct Inc.
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