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Site search company Netrics hires a new head of engineering Description: Site search company Netrics hires a new head of engineering Site search technology provider Netrics has hired Patrick Austermann as vice president of engineering. Austermann most
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The end looms for Netcentives Description: There was good news and bad news this fall for Netcentives Inc., the e-mail marketing and loyalty company. San Francisco-based Netcentives in October filed for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code together with its subsidiaries, Post Communications Inc., and MaxMiles. The filing comes after Netcentives has laid off half its staff, closed five offices and was de-listed from the NASDAQ.
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Poor customer service via e-mail is worse than no e-mail customer service Description: Poor customer service via e-mail is worse than no e-mail customer service E-mail is an attempt to resolve customer service questions less expensively that at the call center, but
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Kiwis get iTunes and online Apple stores Description: Kiwis get iTunes and online Apple stores Apple Computer Inc. has launched its online iTunes Store in New Zealand, giving New Zealanders access to all the music and features
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Customers & Marketing: Page 329 Description: LifeMinders USA LifeMinders WeMedia ModeZone 800.COM PowerRankings BlueLight Back-To-School "Small-Town" E-Tailer
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FrogMagic.com acquires ZipSend Description: FrogMagic.com acquires ZipSend As part of its strategy to expand in the Internet gifting technology space, FrogMagic.com completed its acquisition of ZipSend Inc. Terms of the
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MarketLive(tm) Intelligent Imaging(tm) Provides Cost- Effective Dynamic Zoom, Crop, and Image Overlay Capabilities for Online Marketers Description: Dynamic Image Rendering Expands E-Commerce Merchandising Options, Cuts Costs, and Helps Boost Sales by Increasing Flexibility of Image Assets
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Microsoft sites record the most global traffic in June, comScore says Description: Microsoft sites record the most global traffic in June, comScore says Microsoft sites had the most global traffic during June, with about 500 million global visitors, followed by
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Online retail sales surge 42% year-over-year on Black Friday Description: Online retail sales surge 42% year-over-year on Black Friday Despite unusually nice weather across much of the U.S., consumers flocked to their computers on Black Friday to drive
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Customers & Marketing: Page 222 Description: LivePerson ProfitLogic REIs
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KURANT EXTENDS GLOBAL REACH WITH INTERNATIONAL VERSION OF STORESENSE Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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GXS Raises Trading Partner Ramping Bar with 100 Percent Enablement Guarantee Description: New Community Link SLAs Help Hub Companies Create Global, Comprehensive Trading Partner Communities
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Halfords Completes Multi-Site Implementation of Manhattan Associates` Warehouse Management Solution Description: Supply chain execution solution provides perfect complement to SAP ERP system
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UPS to offer global shippers returns service and electronic invoicing Description: UPS to offer global shippers returns service and electronic invoicing UPS will begin offering retailers in January a package returns service and an electronic invoicing service
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Growth in product assortment boosts case for web-based product data Description: Growth in product assortment boosts case for web-based product data As retailers become bigger, their need for efficiency in managing product data will become even greater. And
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IAC shareholders approve divestiture of Expedia Description: IAC shareholders approve divestiture of Expedia IAC/InterActiveCorp. stockholders overwhelmingly approved the spin-off of travel site Expedia Inc., the company reported today.
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Target, AOL Ink Marketing Deal Description: Target, AOL Ink Marketing Deal Upscale discounter Target Corp. has followed the lead of rivals Kmart Corp. and WalMart Stores by unveiling a broad in-store and online marketing
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The DMA tells the FTC it opposes a do-not-e-mail list Description: The DMA tells the FTC it opposes a do-not-e-mail list The Direct Marketing Association has told the Federal Trade Commission that it believes a do-not-e-mail registry will do
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 528 Description: E-Books Step-Online ShopNow Wide
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E-mail management tool helps eMusic play in new audio books market Description: E-mail management tool helps eMusic play in new audio books market EMusic.com Inc., a retailer of digital music, says the marketing campaign for its new audio books service is
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New shoppers need never be off the web Description: New shoppers need never be off the web Talk about bridging channels. ShopTalk today said it is launching a voice commerce platform for the telephone and Internet. Using speech
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IBM Teams with Business Partners to Help Retailers Transform the Customer Experience Description: New IBM Offerings Support Mobile Shopping Devices, Self Checkout, Smart Shopping Carts
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RichPayments for Windows Provides Complete End-to-End Electronic Payment, Signature and Image/Receipt Capture Services Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 421 Description: VW CD BizRate UncommonGoods CEO eVineyard EddieBauer.com eBay AMR FTD.com SkyMiles
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SmartBargains receives $10 million investment, $20 million credit line Description: SmartBargains receives $10 million investment, $20 million credit line Online, off-price retailer SmartBargains Inc. today announced it has received a $10 million investment from
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NextCard's Newest Rankings Description: NextCard's Newest Rankings The NextCard eCommerce Index, a monthly listing of the top web sites based on the number of online transactions by the more than 440,000 NextCard
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Pick-up-at-store is driving incremental sales, REI reports Description: Pick-up-at-store is driving incremental sales, REI reports Allowing customers to order on the web and pick up at the store has driven additional sales at Recreational Equipment
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Lights, camera, jewelry Description: Online jewelers are turning to videocasts as a better way to showcase their big-ticket merchandise. In TV retailing, a smiling host, banter between the host and callers and product close-ups are very effective in moving merchandise such as rings, necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry.
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eCost.com launches a private-label card Description: eCost.com launches a private-label card eCost.com Inc., a multi-category online discount retailer is offering a private-label card in conjunction with HSBC Retail Services, a top
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ValueClick Media and Oddcast Technologies Sync Up for Customized Back to School Promotions Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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A new old approach: Online category killer Description: Weve heard this before: launch a web store, specialize in a commodity product priced 30% below retail, and make free shipping standard. Its a business model that has kept other web merchants in the red and blown several into oblivion, but it seems to be a winner for DeepDiscountDVD.com.
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Web sales at Barnes & Noble grow 2.7% for holidays, fall 2.4% for year Description: Web sales at Barnes & Noble grow 2.7% for holidays, fall 2.4% for year Sales at Barnes & Noble.com increased 2.7% for the holiday selling season, defined by Barnes & Noble as
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Hypercom Introduces IN-tact IP Gateway Converter To Speed Card Payment Transactions for Millions of Merchants Worldwide Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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ResponseLogic Appoints CTO and Vice President of Product Management Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Lands Ends web lesson: Spend money on things that matter Description: Lands Ends web lesson: Spend money on things that matter It appears that Bill Bass, senior vice president of e-commerce at Lands End Inc., has heard enough talk about how hard
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Web-based kiosks are gaining ground in retail locations, analyst reports Description: Web-based kiosks are gaining ground in retail locations, analyst reports Retailers are finding more ways to use web-based kiosks, though they often overlook the best way to use
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Gap finally plugs its performance gap Description: Gap finally plugs its performance gap After a major upgrade that took all or a portion of its web stores down for almost two weeks, Gap Inc. is finally back online. Gap is also
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Hispanic online presence grows, but not as fast as overall population Description: Hispanic online presence grows, but not as fast as overall population Internet users of Hispanic background make up 10% of Internet users today18.8 million usersand will
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Grocery Shoppers Land Locked, Study Shows Description: Grocery Shoppers Land Locked, Study Shows More than one in five Internet users indicate that nothing would make them more likely to use an online grocery service in the future. A
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Timera Aligns Corporate Strategy and Management Team for New EWM Workforce Management Solution For Retail and Transportation Customers Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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RedEnvelope sees holiday sales jump Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Circle K says kiosk coupons work, lottery days are hot Description: Circle K says kiosk coupons work, lottery days are hot Circle K, which is in the second phase of deploying web kiosks in several stores in Arizona and the East Coast, is finding
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ICC TO ACQUIRE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SYSTEMS, INC. Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Convera to develop vertical search solution for ProGames Network Description: Convera to develop vertical search solution for ProGames Network Convera Corp., a provider of search technologies for professional workers, has signed an agreement to develop a
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Internet Retailer: News Stories - Page 1 Description: Internet Retailer Presents News Stories related to Internet Retailing: PAge 1
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Phillips-Van Heusen Implements Equilibrium MediaRich Image Server to Streamline Product Merchandising for Fashion Web Sites Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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More Funding for Overstock Exchange Description: More Funding for Overstock Exchange RetailExchange.com, a business-to-business marketplace for overstocks, says it has completed a second round of venture capital funding
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Web Site Trends: Page 18 Description: IAC/InterActive PFSweb eCost.com
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Evant, OReilly Auto Parts developing web-based consumer-demand system Description: Evant, OReilly Auto Parts developing web-based consumer-demand system Already using an Evant Inc. web-based system to reduce inventory levels through improved visibility with
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The web begins to operate more like traditional retail channels Description: The web begins to operate more like traditional retail channels Established web retailers are finding that more high-end manufacturers are now seeking them out and wooing them to
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