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American Greetings predicts rise in holiday e-cards
Description: American Greetings predicts rise in holiday e-cards American Greetings Corp. is expecting a rise in the number of e-cards this holiday season, with 50% of survey respondents
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Mobile coupon provider Cellfire picks Mike Crumlin to build business
Description: Mobile coupon provider Cellfire picks Mike Crumlin to build business Cellfire, which transmits merchant discount offers to consumers cell phones, has named Mike Crumlin to head
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Backcountry.com boosts post-Thanksgiving Monday sales 92% over last year
Description: Backcountry.com boosts post-Thanksgiving Monday sales 92% over last year Backcountry.com had a lot more sales on the Monday after Thanksgiving than it did on same day last
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Visas Q1 e-commerce transactions are up 59%, outpacing last year
Description: Visas Q1 e-commerce transactions are up 59%, outpacing last year Online spending in the U.S. on Visa-branded credit and debit cards rose 59% year-over-year in the first quarter,
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The click fraud problem is inflated by auditing errors, Google says
Description: The click fraud problem is inflated by auditing errors, Google says A Google Inc. analysis of click fraud audits from third-party consultants has found fundamental flaws that
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Average online spend this holiday season: $504, or 39% of total budget
Description: Average online spend this holiday season: $504, or 39% of total budget 80% of Internet users in the U.S. expect to purchase gifts online between now and Christmas, spending an
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Return Path`s Email Change-of-Address Network Grows to 90 million Consumers With Addition of Top Enterprises
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Overstock.com Relocates Corporate Headquarters
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Site search use is up 54% and conversions up 19% at Northern Tool
Description: Site search use is up 54% and conversions up 19% at Northern Tool The use of site search by visitors is up 54% and average order size on search-initiated conversion is up 19%
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To $1 million in less than eight weeks
Description: To $1 million in less than eight weeks Lumber Liquidators, the countrys largest direct retailer of hardwood flooring, has generated $1 million in revenues since it launched a
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Live help may be picking up at retail sites
Description: Live help may be picking up at retail sites As more consumers get used to using instant messaging services from such e-mail providers as Yahoo and America OnLine, the transition
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i2 and EXE Extend Partnership in Warehousing Solutions
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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SmarterKids Gets Smarter
Description: SmarterKids Gets Smarter SmarterKids.com, a major educational e-commerce Web site, has created a partnership with ChildU Inc., a provider of Internet-based distance learning for
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GSI Commerce buys a stake in Web 2.0 technology provider Allurent
Description: GSI Commerce buys a stake in Web 2.0 technology provider Allurent GSI Commerce Inc. has acquired a small minority stake in Allurent Inc., a provider of rich Internet application
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Documentum Extends Leadership in Content Compliance Solutions with Documentum Compliance Manager
Description: New Product Automates and Controls Compliance Processes Across All Industries
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New Eprise On Demand Delivers Easy-to-Use Web Content Management to the Mid-Market
Description: SilkRoads Offering Enables Mid-Market Companies to Exploit the Value of the Web at a Low Cost and with Zero Maintenance Issues
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Amazon.com Goes Crafty
Description: Amazon.com Goes Crafty Aiming to muscle in on the specialty gift market, Amazon.com has invested $17.5 million in eZiba.com, a site that sells handcrafted products from around
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Privacy will gain primacy in CRM in 2002, Gartner says
Description: Privacy will gain primacy in CRM in 2002, Gartner says Nearly half of the organizations that have deployed customer relationship management systems will re-think them this year,
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E-retailings latest hazard: Patent lawsuits
Description: Who controls how a retailer processes shopping and payment transactions on a web site?
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Quixtar.com offers the fastest dial-up connection
Description: Quixtar.com offers the fastest dial-up connection Among big online retailers Dell.com provided the fastest high broadband access time in September, says Gomez Inc. At 2.83
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Online Wins vs. Catalogs, Stores On Price
Description: Online Wins vs. Catalogs, Stores On Price Only 4% of 3,000 online consumers believe that catalogs offer better prices than the Internet, says new research from Greenfield Online
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Mothers Day orders rise 9% at FTD.com
Description: Mothers Day orders rise 9% at FTD.com Total orders for FTD.coms Mothers Day season, April 25-May 8, rose 9% year-over-year, the retailer said. In addition, FTD and
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ClickRewards seeks new market in retail loyalty programs
Description: ClickRewards seeks new market in retail loyalty programs After surviving the downfall of parent Netcentives.com, retail loyalty service ClickRewards relaunched last spring under
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Indigo Books opens a new web chapter
Description: Indigo Books opens a new web chapter To keep pace with rivals such as Amazon.com, Indigo Books & Music Inc. is updating its e-commerce strategy to include new merchandise
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Google to buy YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock
Description: Google to buy YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock With the upstart YouTube Inc. upstaging Google Video in number of visits and video streams, Google Inc. has agreed to buy the
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GART SPORTS COMPANY SELECTS SPS COMMERCE`S CATALOG SERVICE
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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eChristmas Greeting: Three Times The Traffic
Description: eChristmas Greeting: Three Times The Traffic Online holiday shopping traffic will almost triple last year's numbers, according to survey by Ernst & Young. The firm's survey of
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Rich media will make a bigger impact in online ad spending
Description: Rich media will make a bigger impact in online ad spending Paid search will continue to dominate online advertising spending with a more than 40% share of each year`s totals from
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Viagra responsible for more spam than any other product in 2003
Description: Viagra responsible for more spam than any other product in 2003 Consumers e-mail in-boxes were flooded by the end of the holiday shopping season, and it wasnt just with
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High-end, web-based marketing tools moving to mid-market, Ecometry CEO says
Description: High-end, web-based marketing tools moving to mid-market, Ecometry CEO says Web-based marketing tools that help top-tier retailers like Bloomingdale`s and Saks Fifth Avenue
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The over-65s are catching up to younger consumers in online use
Description: The over-65s are catching up to younger consumers in online use First it was Middle America going online, then it was women going online, now the further evidence that the
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TradeCard Reports Stellar 2004 Growth
Description: Cements market leadership with high-profile customer wins, widespread recognition
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New POS terminals = growing web access in stores
Description: New POS terminals = growing web access in stores The proportion of specialty retailers with access to the web from point-of-sale terminals has doubled in the past year, according
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Netflix files patent infringement suit against Blockbuster
Description: Netflix files patent infringement suit against Blockbuster Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc. has filed a patent infringement suit against rival Blockbuster Inc. and is
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CyberSource(R) Announces Enhanced Payment Service Performance and Security
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Napster hires music industry veteran as new CEO
Description: Napster hires music industry veteran as new CEO Napster, which has locked horns with the music industry almost from its birth, has appointed a high-profile music industry veteran
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No baloney: Wireless fidelity is attracting new customers to Schlotzskys
Description: No baloney: Wireless fidelity is attracting new customers to Schlotzskys Schlotzskys Inc. President and CEO John Wooley had a hunch that offering free wireless fidelity
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The worst may be over, says Webmergers
Description: The worst may be over, says Webmergers With the collapse of Webvan this week, the worst may be over in the shakeout of e-retailing sites, says Webmergers.com, a company that
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With 140 merchants and 1 million users, Flooz, the online currency is delivering buyers to stores
Description: n the early days of general-purpose credit cards, the pitch to merchants was: Well bring you new customers with more money to spend. Its a pitch that still works. In most real-world retailing venues, purchases by credit card users are higher than cash or check.
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Target.com`s shoppers are more adventurous online than Walmart.com`s
Description: Target.com`s shoppers are more adventurous online than Walmart.com`s In a head-to-head comparison of online shoppers who visit Target.com and Walmart.com, Target.com shoppers
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Priceline is reeling, but it`s not down yet
Description: Recent events at Priceline.com do not necessarily signal its back is on the mat or that it has thrown in the towel, but it is taking a standing-eight count and hoping its knees stop wobbling. Third-quarter financial results, layoffs and stock sales may indicate that a knockout blow is coming.
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Celebros to offer product recommendation engine alongside site search
Description: Celebros to offer product recommendation engine alongside site search Site search started out with a basis of linguistic relevancy, but over the years its evolved into a
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Web Site Trends: Page 174
Description: PDF BestBuy.com WalMart.com FitMe BMG
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Spam worries are only going to get worse, Gartner says
Description: Spam worries are only going to get worse, Gartner says Retailers concerned about how spam affects their e-mail marketing programs aint seen nothing yet, says new research from
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Merchant closeouts go cyber
Description: Its an idea ready-made for the Web: an Internet marketplace for manufacturers and retailers to trade excess inventory. Launched in February, RetailExchange.com, a spinoff of 75-year-old Gordon Brothers of New York, hosts more than $100 million in retail goods. Investors love the concept: The company recently drew $8 million in second-round financing.
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IAC exits the European home shopping market
Description: IAC exits the European home shopping market IAC/InterActiveCorp is selling its European TV retailing and e-commerce business unit to concentrate on other opportunities, including
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DoveBid Announces Record Participation in Webcast Auctions
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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QRS Streamlines Saks` Trading Network to Enhance Global Supply Chain Efficiency
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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New Cardholder ID Options Available to Paymentech Online Retailers
Description: Verified by Visa and MasterCard Secure Code to Help Avert Fraud Losses
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Customer acquisition costs down, click-throughs up, says Shop.org
Description: Customer acquisition costs down, click-throughs up, says Shop.org Online retailer performance continued to improve in the first quarter of 2001 over 2000, new figures released
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