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Retailers Cutting Inventory Shrink With SPSS Predictive Analytics Software Description: Retail Shrinkage Spikes at Christmas Season
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Online toy sales make strong holiday debut at Macys Description: Online toy sales make strong holiday debut at Macys Once a strong play in Macys stores, toys have shrunk to a minor role in a few locations. But a holiday season debut of toys
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 110 Description: GERS StrongMail CEO CEO RealNetworks NBA FindWhat.com CEO DollarDays
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Replacements.com boosts its online offering to more than 1 million products Description: Replacements.com boosts its online offering to more than 1 million products Fine china retailer Replacements Ltd. has made its entire inventory of 1 million SKUs available for
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Online and in the Black Description: One example is Underneath.com, an Atlanta-based e-retailer of undergarments. Jeffrey T. Johnson, CEO, launched the site in December 1997. Johnson long had thought about doing something entrepreneurial, and the burgeoning world of e-commerce seemed like a good way to go. And, he had contacts in the intimate apparel industry, due to previous stints with retailers Macys and Nieman Marcus.
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Quixtar Inc. Selects Endeca InFront with Guided Navigation for Interactive Online Search Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Amazon adds licensing center to its Software Stores Description: Amazon adds licensing center to its Software Stores Amazon.com has added a licensing center to its Software Store, offering small, midsize and home businesses an opportunity to
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Amazons Q1 sales rise 24% to $1.9 billion while profits slide 30% Description: Amazons Q1 sales rise 24% to $1.9 billion while profits slide 30% With a boost from consumer electronics, net sales at Amazon.com Inc. rose 24% to $1.9 billion for the first
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BabyUniverse moving offices and warehouses across the U.S. Description: BabyUniverse moving offices and warehouses across the U.S. BabyUniverse Inc. is playing musical chairs, moving offices and warehouses and consolidating operations. The company
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GO TOAST Adds DealTime to Search Engine Line-Up Description: Premier Shopping Search Engine and Consumer Review Site Provides GO TOAST Customers Access to High-Quality Leads
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Restoration Hardware adds chairman to Friedman`s president/CEO duties Description: Restoration Hardware adds chairman to Friedman`s president/CEO duties Gary Friedman, who joined home furnishings retailer Restoration Hardware as president and CEO in 2001, has
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Kawasaki Expands Use of Click Commerce Solution Worldwide Description: Leading Powersports Equipment Manufacturer Intends to Increase Sales of Kawasaki Accessories Around the World
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Paymentech Helping Merchants Avoid Fraud Losses, Increase Currency Acceptance Options Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Earn Miles for Holiday Shopping on Uniteds Mileage Plus Mall Description: Get the Most From the Holidays with More Than 70 Name Brand Retailers, Guaranteed Satisfaction and Added Convenience
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eBags targets faster growth in fifth year Description: eBags targets faster growth in fifth year When former Samsonite Corp. managers Jon Nordmark and Peter Cobb founded eBags.com in 1999, they figured it would take five years to
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iProspect Search Engine Marketing Study Reveals Nearly Half of Holiday Shoppers Who Researched Products Online Bought Those Products Offline Description: Search Engine Marketers May Be Under-Reporting Campaign Results by as Much as Half and Missing Out on Budget Dollars as a Result
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How Discount Tire boost sales with Google Analytics Description: How Discount Tire boost sales with Google Analytics Using Google Analytics over the last several months, Discount Tire has leveraged data on customer activity that has led to
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Lighting products retailer Littman Bros. brightens growth curve on new site Description: Lighting products retailer Littman Bros. brightens growth curve on new site With a redesigned web site that offers more products, better navigation and improved analytics,
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Birds Eye Foods sees strong ROI from RFID, CEO says Description: Birds Eye Foods sees strong ROI from RFID, CEO says Birds Eye Foods Inc., one of more than 125 suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. moving ahead with RFID technology to track
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Retail Decisions Launches Evolutionary Technology in the Fight Against Retail Fraud Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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AOL goes on the offensive to clear up the paid e-mail confusion Description: AOL goes on the offensive to clear up the paid e-mail confusion Its too late to nip it in the bud. But ISP giant America Online Inc. is attempting to quell rising industry
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Web sales set the pace at Sharper Image Description: Web sales set the pace at Sharper Image Internet sales growth paced Sharper Image Corp.s growth in September and the first eight months of this year, growing 44% for both
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 231 Description: ShopServe BlueLight.com Nielsen/NetRatings FDA
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ValueClick and Mediaplex sign merger agreement Description: ValueClick and Mediaplex sign merger agreement ValueClick Inc., a leading provider of performance-based online marketing services, will merge with Mediaplex, Inc., a provider of
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U.K. online sales rack up 113% growth in October from year ago Description: U.K. online sales rack up 113% growth in October from year ago Online retail sales are accelerating in the U.K., says the latest research from U.K.-based Interactive Media in
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Mall operators are bringing clicks to bricks Description: P Few predict that online shopping will ever replace the joys or agonies of mall shopping. But some big mall operators are hedging their bets by offering an online experience at the mall.
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Customer satisfaction: The new mantra of online success Description: Customer satisfaction: The new mantra of online success Customer satisfaction was one of the hot topics at the eTail 2004 conference in Palm Springs, CA, this week. Ken Seiff,
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The tax man cometh, but not this year Description: Some experts credit the lack of sales tax for the Webs boom in holiday shopping. So how long can it last? At least two more years, says Rich Prem, a partner in the e-commerce tax area at Deloitte & Touche. Thanks to the coming presidential election, he sees no movement this year.
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Flower power Description: 1800-Flowers.com wins laurels for never resting on them. Though a pretty boring site at first, says George Whalin, president of Retail Management Consultants in San Marcos, Calif., 1-800-Flowers has done a good job of re-inventing itself. Constant upgrades have made the site both sharper looking and easier to use.
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How Evogear.com boosted Google organic search rankings Description: How Evogear.com boosted Google organic search rankings Evogear.com, a retailer of sports gear and apparel, has produced a sharp increase in Google natural search rankings by
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RealNetworks simplifies access to digital music Description: RealNetworks simplifies access to digital music RealNetworks Inc. is expanding how online music buyers can access Rhapsody, its digital music service with more than 1.3 million
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Two online book retailers add Endeca search technology Description: Two online book retailers add Endeca search technology Site search provider Endeca Technologies Inc. has landed two more online booksellers. The company announced today that
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Windsor Fashions and Metropark select NSB`s Connected Retailer Managed Services solution Description: Two more retailers choose the hosted version of NSB`s proven retail solutions to update and streamline their businesses
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Amazon book sales rise faster through search inside the book feature Description: Amazon book sales rise faster through search inside the book feature When Amazon.com Inc. introduced its Search Inside the Book on Oct. 23, it didnt take long for customers
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And The Hits Just Keep On Coming
But Does Success? Description: And The Hits Just Keep On Coming
But Does Success? According to a recent report by Forrester Research Inc., Web site success will be determined by more than just site hits and
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Lane Bryant launches My Virtual Model for plus sizes Description: Lane Bryant launches My Virtual Model for plus sizes Lane Bryant, the nation`s largest plus-size retailer, is starting to market imaging technology from My Virtual Model Inc.
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Retailers Turn to Kronos for Effective Workforce Deployment Solutions Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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81% of small businesses will use e-mail to promote Mothers Day sales Description: 81% of small businesses will use e-mail to promote Mothers Day sales Eighty-one percent of small businesses polled by Constant Contact, an e-mail marketing service, say they
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Microsoft puts more money into online advertising, buying ad exchange Description: Microsoft puts more money into online advertising, buying ad exchange Microsoft Corp. has acquired online ad exchange AdECN Inc., underscoring its determination to go toe to toe
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How search guides less-experienced online shoppers to a sale at Joann.com Description: How search guides less-experienced online shoppers to a sale at Joann.com Most online retailers know the importance of the search function in directing customers as quickly as
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Overstock.com upgrades its product reviewing technology Description: Overstock.com upgrades its product reviewing technology Overstock.com is replacing its internal customer ratings and review application with a third-party program from
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Buystream and Millard Group Offer Retailers A Complete Picture Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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R.R. Donnelley appoints new VP of operations Description: R.R. Donnelley appoints new VP of operations R.R. Donnelley Logistics has named Paul Meilinger vice president of operations. Meilinger will oversee operations at 24 Donnelley
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Coremetrics Chosen by Worlds Leading Off-Price Retailer For Detailed Analysis of Online Customer Behavior Description: The TJX Companies, Inc. to Deploy Profile-Based Hosted Web Analytics to Improve Online Business Performance
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2005 sales rise 48% to $3 million at jeweler Abazias.com Description: 2005 sales rise 48% to $3 million at jeweler Abazias.com Sales at jewelry retailer Abazias.com reached $3.06 million last year, up 48% from 2004, the company said today.
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BLUE MARTINI SOFTWARE AND RETEK INTRODUCE A COMPLETE IN-STORE OPERATIONS AND CUSTOMER-CENTRIC RETAIL SOLUTION Description: Solution to Deliver Improved ROI by Reducing Store Expenses and Increasing Loyalty and Revenues
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RedPrairie Appoints Jeff Liesendahl Chief Financial Officer Description: Former Orbitz Corporate Controller Brings Nearly 20 Years of Public and Private Company Financial Leadership Experience
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Bluefly adds two outside directors with retail experience Description: Bluefly adds two outside directors with retail experience Online discount apparel retailer Bluefly Inc. has added two retail industry veterans to its board of directors. Barry
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PacSun.com Taps Atomz Search to Enhance Its Online Customer Experience Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Online sales up 9% week ending Jan. 16 Description: Online sales up 9% week ending Jan. 16 Growth in online retail sales slowed in the second week of the year, after growing 23% year-over-year the week before. Online retail sales
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