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New WebTrends 7 Innovations Arm Marketers with Complete Conversion Analytics for Their Top Three Initiatives Description: Industry Breakthroughs in Search Engine Marketing, Audience Segmentation and Email Marketing Make it Easier and Faster to Improve Business Results
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Albertsons.com gears up for a Super Sunday Description: Albertsons.com gears up for a Super Sunday Many couch potatoes watching the Super Bowl on Sunday wont even get the exercise of a trip to the supermarket for snacks, reports
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Buy.coms 2004 sales reached $290.8 million, up 22% from 2003 Description: Buy.coms 2004 sales reached $290.8 million, up 22% from 2003 Theres nothing like an IPO to provide insight into a company. Buy.com Inc., which filed for an IPO yesterday,
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CHANNELADVISOR LAUNCHES INTO EUROPEAN MARKET: OPENS OFFICE IN UNITED KINGDOM Description: European Expansion brings ChannelAdvisor Solutions® to the International Market; Announces Country Manager and Several New Customers
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New data protection educational program targets small retailers Description: New data protection educational program targets small retailers Small online retailers looking for guidance on protecting confidential information in their databases will be able
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AMAZON.COM OFFERS CUSTOMERS A SNEAK PEEK AT JOHN GRISHAMS ANTICIPATED NEW LEGAL THRILLER, THE SUMMONS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Sport Supply Groups holiday Amazon.com sales rise 47% Description: Sport Supply Groups holiday Amazon.com sales rise 47% Sport Supply Group Inc., a Dallas-based manufacturer and direct distributor of sporting goods to institutions, continued
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/e/intuity Announces Name Change to Red Spade Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Home Depot names new vice president for e-business Description: Home Depot names new vice president for e-business The Home Depot has named Rebecca W. Bass to the new position of vice president for e-business. Bass, former CEO of Galileo
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Mercado Software Launches New e-Commerce Merchandising Tool-Kit with the Release of CSN v3.0 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Online spending is up, but theres more shopping to be done, report says Description: Online spending is up, but theres more shopping to be done, report says 27% of online shoppers have completed their holiday shopping vs. 31% last year at this point and theyve
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INTELLIGENT CATALOGING(tm) PROVIDES INTERACTIVE CATALOGS TO HELP ALIGN ONLINE AND OFFLINE CHANNELS Description: New Cost-Effective Merchandising Option for Catalogers is Integrated with MarketLive(tm), Pleases Customers Who Like to Shop Online with Printed Sales Materials in Hand.
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New technologies abound, but not all will succeed in retail Description: New technologies abound, but not all will succeed in retail Even the shopping cart offline, that is was a revolutionary shopping tool when it debuted in 1936, dramatically
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CoolSavings` revenue grows 51% in the fourth quarter Description: CoolSavings` revenue grows 51% in the fourth quarter Spurred largely by continuing results from lead generation services it expanded early last year, interactive marketing
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MOREVISIBILITY SIGNS RECORD NUMBER OF NEW CLIENTS & RENEWALS DURING THIRD QUARTER 2003 Description: More Than 100 Clients Join Company Last Quarter
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Logility Voyager Solutions 7.5 Debut at Connections 2005 Description: Internet-based solutions feature enhanced performance management capabilities, deeper demand chain planning functionality, and increased flexibility to further propel demand-driven supply chains
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Best Buy Implements Industry Leading ClearCommerce Payment Software to Process Online Sales Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Helping searchers Description: Identifying consumers at the moment they are most receptive to a product is one of the ways in which the Internet has changed shopping patterns. Unlike in a bricks-and-mortar store where a sales associate often must employ numerous skills to determine first if a customer is actually looking for something or just browsing then exactly what the customer wants, the Internet can tell a retailer precisely which product the customer is considering.
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Shopping.com kicks off a TV ad campaign Description: Shopping.com kicks off a TV ad campaign In a test of how well offline advertising can win consumers over to a comparison shopping web site, Shopping.com today launched a
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E-mail click-to-purchase conversions rise 14%, DoubleClick says Description: E-mail click-to-purchase conversions rise 14%, DoubleClick says Click-to-purchase conversions in e-mail marketing campaigns rose 14% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2004,
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Drugstore.com introduces an automatic shipment program Description: Drugstore.com introduces an automatic shipment program Drugstore.com today launched a program that enables consumers to set up automatic shipments of frequently ordered products.
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E-retailers need to re-think their returns policies, Gartner says Description: E-retailers need to re-think their returns policies, Gartner says In spite of the all the attention that retailers, vendors and consultants have paid to the issue of returned
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inQ appoints industry veteran to lead sales strategy Description: inQ appoints industry veteran to lead sales strategy Outsourced live chat services provider inQ has named Rachelle Gable as vice president of sales, with responsibility for
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Ace Hardware becomes first hardlines retailer to push UCCnet standards Description: Ace Hardware becomes first hardlines retailer to push UCCnet standards The move to get retailers and suppliers on common product data standards has finally moved beyond general
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What are retailers buying? Online searches provide some answers Description: What are retailers buying? Online searches provide some answers One of the benefits of doing business on the Internet is that with the right technology, marketers can find what
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PFSweb Extends $7.5 Million Bank Facility with Comerica; Finances Capital Expansion by Issuing $5 Million in Industrial Revenue Bonds Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Retailers devise strategies for leveraging broadband web access Description: Retailers devise strategies for leveraging broadband web access More than half of online shoppers now have broadband Internet access in their homes, supporting more innovative
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Meritline rebuilds sites and targets $50 million in sales this year Description: Meritline rebuilds sites and targets $50 million in sales this year Meritline, an online retailer of blank CDs and DVDs and other computer-related accessories, expects to grow
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 243 Description: E-Businesses CD AOL $9B
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Lillian Vernon finds a bright spot on the web Description: Lillian Vernon finds a bright spot on the web Troubled Lillian Vernon Corp., which has experienced sales declines all year, is finding a bright spot on the web. In fact, Lillian
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How the web brightens fulfillment for Lamps Plus Description: For multi-channel retailer Lamps Plus Inc., business has been strong at LampsPlus.com and on in-store web kiosks. This year, we expect to ship about $35 million in online and in-store kiosk orders, or an average of 1,000 orders a day, says Bill Gratke, director of planning and supply chain management. Thats double our shipments from last year.
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SEARCHFEED.COM OFFERS NEW ON-SITE SEARCH OPTIONS TO RETAIL SITES Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Napster tunes up new image with new NAPS stock symbol Description: Napster tunes up new image with new NAPS stock symbol Following the sale last month of its Roxio consumer software division, Napster Inc. has completed its move to focus on its
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Kathleen Brush named chief marketing officer at analytics firm WebTrends Description: Kathleen Brush named chief marketing officer at analytics firm WebTrends Analytics and online marketing firm WebTrends Inc. has announced the hiring of four executives, including
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The European Fine Art Fair uses TrueSpectra Image Server for Image Delivery of Online Show Catalog Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Taking a byte out of crime Description: Cops know that one of the best ways to thwart criminals is for victims to pool their experiences. That not only consolidates resources so crime-fighters have more fraud-busting techniques at hand, but it also helps crime-fighters and victims identify patterns of criminal behavior that might prevent future crimes. The Merchant Risk Council, a volunteer organization of online retailers and payments processors, periodically surveys members to see whats happening on the fraud front. The groups annual report has some interesting data about how retailers are preventing fraudand the results theyre achieving. Here are a few stats from Merchant Risk Council Fifth Annual Survey.
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GO TOAST Spins Off Online Agency Services to eonMedia Description: New Business Unit Offers Popular MarketMaker Program
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CPG marketers leave online promotional opportunities untapped Description: CPG marketers leave online promotional opportunities untapped CPG manufacturers spend some $50 billion a year on promotions, but only a small portion of that goes to online
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A sole of one`s own Description: Web merchants are always on the lookout for ways to personalize their products. Nike.com has gone the distance with a feature that allows customers to build athletic shoes to order.
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Former exec of Motorola and Accenture joins MarketLive as president and CEO Description: Former exec of Motorola and Accenture joins MarketLive as president and CEO E-commerce platform provider MarketLive Inc. has hired Terry Austin as president and CEO. Austin has
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DRESSER WAYNE DEBUTS NEXT-GENERATION OVATION IX FUEL DISPENSER AT LAS VEGAS NACS SHOW Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Pick-up in store picks up the ticket by 58%, new AMR report says Description: Pick-up in store picks up the ticket by 58%, new AMR report says Retailers have reported anecdotally that online shoppers who pick up merchandise in the store spend more once
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RichFX launches Rich Catalog;Enabling Retailers and Businesses to Put their Print Online Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Yahoo! will feature NestEggz coupons Description: Yahoo! will feature NestEggz coupons Nuvisio Corp. today announced that Yahoo! will feature NestEggz manufacturer`s coupons throughout the Yahoo! network. Launched in April,
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iSold It Expands Internationally With Entry Into Europe; eBay Drop-Off Store Franchisor to Open 200 Stores in U.K. and Ireland Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Former Lillian Vernon president takes over as CEO of MediaWhiz Description: Former Lillian Vernon president takes over as CEO of MediaWhiz Jonathan Shapiro, former president of housewares and gifts retailer Lillian Vernon Corp., has been appointed CEO of
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FINDWHAT.COM DELIVERS LOCAL SEARCH SOLUTION TO DISTRIBUTION PARTNER NETWORK Description: Facilitates Distribution of New Pay-Per-Call Ads
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Online holiday sales take off with a 39% boost for week ending Oct. 30 Description: Online holiday sales take off with a 39% boost for week ending Oct. 30 The Christmas shopping season seems well under way online, according to the latest numbers from comScore
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Wal-Mart pushes digital music sales with in-store deals Description: Wal-Mart pushes digital music sales with in-store deals Just as it has impacted sales of CDs in retail stores, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is using its clout to drive customers to its
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Jewelry retailers take a shine to e-learning Description: Jewelry retailers take a shine to e-learning When the American Gem Trade Association launched an e-learning program this spring for jewelry retailers, the program quickly caught
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