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Borders plans to go with wireless web access in nearly all stores Description: Borders plans to go with wireless web access in nearly all stores Borders Group Inc. expects to offer wireless, high-speed Internet access to customers in most of its 410 stores
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Higher income users demand higher quality web images, says new survey Description: Higher income users demand higher quality web images, says new survey No surprise here: Web shoppers want clear pictures of what theyre buying online. But a new survey of
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 94 Description: CelebrateExpress.com MovieTickets.com DVD CIO eMusic.com PropertyRoom.com
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Mercado gets $11.5 million to fund product development and growth Description: Mercado gets $11.5 million to fund product development and growth Mercado Software, provider of e-commerce site search, navigation, and merchandising technology, secured $11.5
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Communicate.com hires a director of business development Description: Communicate.com hires a director of business development Online retailer and media company Communicate.com Inc. has hired Mark Melville to fill the newly created role of chief
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Another example of the death of the one-size-fits all web strategy Description: Another example of the death of the one-size-fits all web strategy Retailers and researchers have devoted a lot of attention lately to the role of the Internet as a research
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Whats more important than a sale price onlinecredibility Description: Whats more important than a sale price onlinecredibility Smoothfitness.com `s director of marketing Kevin French had a hunch about how changing plans for a home page promotion
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Overstock.com grows fastest in top 10 online shopping destinations Description: Overstock.com grows fastest in top 10 online shopping destinations With an 83% increase in traffic in February, Overstock.com posted the highest growth rate among the top 10
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Auction management software maker Auction Works revenue jumps 150% in 2002 Description: Auction management software maker Auction Works revenue jumps 150% in 2002 Auction Works, a provider of online auction management software, says its revenues grew 150% between
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Netflix on course to hit $1 billion in revenue in 4-6 years, CEO says Description: Netflix on course to hit $1 billion in revenue in 4-6 years, CEO says Riding the growth in consumer demand for online renting of DVD movies, Netflix Inc. expects to reach $1
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Technology: Page 26 Description: MoreVisibility SVP IBM AG AmericanGreetings.com ValueClicks Community-Guided eCommerce
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iTunes will accept PayPal Description: iTunes will accept PayPal Apple Computer Inc.s iTunes Music Store in the U.S. has agreed to accept eBay Inc.s PayPal for purchases of music downloads, audiobooks and gift
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Erdos named president of Bluefly, COO Barry to resign Description: Erdos named president of Bluefly, COO Barry to resign Bluefly Inc. has named Barry Erdos president, chief operating officer and acting CFO. Erdos has been a director on the
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Technology: Page 62 Description: IR2006 POS ADS JDA ATG WebTrends
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GELSTAT CORPORATION BECOMES EDI-ENABLED IN ONE WEEK USING SPS COMMERCES HOSTED EDI SERVICES Description: GelStat Migraine Supplier Performs EDI with Major National Retailers without the Time and Expense of Traditional Software
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TRIGO EXPANDS LEADERSHIP TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; ADDS NEW ENTERPRISE CUSTOMERS INCLUDING PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, BUHRMANN AND ALPHA PURCHASE Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Book buyers can spend some big holiday bucks Description: Book buyers can spend some big holiday bucks Independent book buyers can be big holiday spenders. Between Thanksgiving and Dec. 9, AbeBooks.com, No. 70 in the Internet Retailer
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Design Within Reach web sales grow 16% in 2005 Description: Design Within Reach web sales grow 16% in 2005 Design Within Reach Inc., a multi-channel retailer of modern design European-style home furnishings, increased its 2005 e-commerce
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More wi-fi on the way Description: Retailers who were asking Whats wi-fi? a month ago are getting a quick tutorial. Suddenly high-speed wireless fidelity, which links computer users to the Internet through a wireless connection, is popping up in all kinds of stores. The latest: Borders Group Inc. has signed on with T-Mobile USA to offer wi-fi throughout its 400 Borders Books & Music stores. The service is already available in 145 Borders stores in California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan and New Jersey.
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E-commerce sales in Western Europe to double in three years Description: E-commerce sales in Western Europe to double in three years E-commerce is Europe is growing fast: retailers will sell $97 billion in goods and services this year, up 37% from
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Blairs e-commerce channel sales are $67.8 million in first nine months Description: Blairs e-commerce channel sales are $67.8 million in first nine months Blair Corp., a multi-channel direct marketer of apparel and home products, reported that its e-commerce
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Google expands web index to more than 6 billion items Description: Google expands web index to more than 6 billion items In an effort to maintain its position as the leading web search engine, Google Inc. has increased its web index to more than
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Technology: Page 143 Description: Price-Comparison E-Commerce eBay
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Overstock.com president Jason Lindsey retiresagain Description: Overstock.com president Jason Lindsey retiresagain Jason Lindsey, who co-founded online discount retailer Overstock.com in 1999 with Patrick Byrne, has resigned as president and
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State officials target next year for Internet sales tax Description: State officials target next year for Internet sales tax By the end of next year if not sooner, a long-awaited system that would force e-retailers to collect sales tax across
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Drugstore.com writes a new rebate prescription Description: Drugstore.com writes a new rebate prescription Drugstore.com Inc. is rolling out a "Free 30" program to help customers manage the cost of prescription medications. New
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E commerce ad spending is up Description: E commerce ad spending is up Amazon.com and Priceline.com were among the top five e-commerce companies in terms of spending during the first quarter to drive customers to their
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Keynote names a new regional sales vice president Description: Keynote names a new regional sales vice president Keynote Systems Inc., online business performance and web monitoring company, has named Jeff Kraatz as the companys vice
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VitalStream Rolls Out Significant Content Delivery Network Infrastructure Upgrade to Support Rapid Customer Growth Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving Description: The Gift That Keeps On Giving Some 14% of online U.S. households purchased holiday gifts using the Web in 1998, and during the five weeks between this Thanksgiving and New Year,
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MicroStrategy Sees Strong Positive Market Response to its Evaluation Software Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Infotopia, Inc. Names Chief Financial Officer Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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AOL buys Lightningcast video advertising company Description: AOL buys Lightningcast video advertising company Strengthening its position in the broadband video advertising market, AOL LLC will merge Lightningcast Inc.s streaming media
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Web-based sales run ahead of total sales at Coldwater Creek Description: Web-based sales run ahead of total sales at Coldwater Creek Web-based sales at womens apparel retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. increased 49% in the second quarter over Q2 2004, to
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Wal-Mart an also-ran among top retail sites led by eBay Description: Wal-Mart an also-ran among top retail sites led by eBay Wal-Mart Stores Inc. may be the king of brick-and-mortar retailing, but its Walmart.com runs far behind eBay and Amazon in
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KANA Names Tom Pesut Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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A 104% increase in sales is music to Napsters ears Description: A 104% increase in sales is music to Napsters ears Napster Inc. is whistling a happy financial tune. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, Napster, No. 100 in the Internet
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High broadband response time faster in February Description: High broadband response time faster in February Dell in February provided the fastest response time for customers accessing the site using a high broadband connection, says Gomez
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Outposts new ground rate Description: Outposts new ground rate Outpost.com, the online retailer of electronics, today implemented a ground rate for shipping that starts at $3.20, Daryl Peck, president and CEO, tells
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 324 Description: 1-800-Flowers FTD.coms BackcountryStore StorePerform CEO NRF SKUs RFID
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VIGILANTe adds an open-source security scanner Description: VIGILANTe adds an open-source security scanner VIGILANTe has integrated its open-source security scanner, Nessus, into its automated Internet security assessment service,
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Market segmentation in an age of e-commerce Description: Market segmentation in an age of e-commerce Scholastic.com, one of the 50 largest online retailers, is constantly re-inventing how it markets to and relates to customers. Seth
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A new survey shows evolving online buying habits Description: A new survey shows evolving online buying habits NFO Interactive, an interactive research provider, release its 2000 Online Retail Monitor, a bi-annual study that examines the
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Plug and Pay Introduces New Fraud Prevention Software, RiskTrak, Designed to Protect Merchants and Merchant Banks From Fraud Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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U.S. consumers savvy about tools used to report and control spam Description: U.S. consumers savvy about tools used to report and control spam The average American is extremely e-mail savvy and knows what methods to use to manage e-mail and spam, according
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West Marine handles influx of BoatU.S. supplier base Description: West Marine handles influx of BoatU.S. supplier base With its acquisition in January of retailer BoatU.S., West Marine Inc. needed to quickly increase its supply chain visibility
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Getting the most out of an online affiliate program Description: Getting the most out of an online affiliate program Online affiliate marketing programs are big revenue drivers for some online merchants, but if the affiliate program is
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Staples.com launches a service site for small businesses Description: Staples.com launches a service site for small businesses Staples.com today unveiled a Solution Centers available at www.staples.com/bizservices. At the new Web Center, Marketing
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RightNows On-Demand CRM Solutions Service More Than 200 Million Online Customer Inquiries in 2003 Description: 106 Percent Year-Over-Year Jump in Application Usage Underscores Growing Popularity of Web as Customer Service Medium Among Global Internet Users
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Why the web is coming up roses for FTD Description: Why the web is coming up roses for FTD FTD Group Inc. is fast approaching the day when the Internet will account for nearly all of its consumer business. In its recently released
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