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What search marketers should know about early vs. late December Description: What search marketers should know about early vs. late December The sweet spot in effective search engine spending will change as the holiday shopping season progresses, and
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LaGarde Unveils eBay Integration for StoreFront E-Business Platform at eBay Live 2004 Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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The graying of the Internet Description: Seniorsthe 19% of the U.S. population who are 65 years and olderhave lagged in Internet use. But now they are surpassing all other age groups when it comes to growth in online use. 11.5 million seniors regularly go online, and this number is expected to nearly double to 20.1 million by 2010, according to Jupiter Research. Whats more, the percentage of the senior population going online will increase steadily, Jupiter says. In 2010, online seniors are expected to represent half of the overall senior population, compared with about one-third in 2005. Online seniors also have higher average household incomes than offline seniors ($60,300 versus $31,992), and higher average household assets ($385,714 versus $178,083), according to Forrester Research. Seniors spent an average $281 online over a three month period, Forrester said.
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Cutter & Bucks web marketing manager wins the car at IR2006 Description: Cutter & Bucks web marketing manager wins the car at IR2006 Jay Allen, web/catalog marketing manager at apparel retailers Cutter & Buck, won the 2006 Jaguar given away at the
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Amazon to offer its Clickriver contextual ads program to other sites Description: Amazon to offer its Clickriver contextual ads program to other sites Amazon.com Inc.s Clickriver Ads, its new program for running pay-per-click contextual ads on its e-commerce
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The Guild hires a new vice president of merchandising Description: The Guild hires a new vice president of merchandising The Guild LLC, an online retailer and cataloger of art and other home décor, has hired Lori Olson as vice president of
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NetIQs WebTrends 7 uses new graphics approach to display analytic data Description: NetIQs WebTrends 7 uses new graphics approach to display analytic data WebTrends 7, the new version of NetIQ Corp.s WebTrends analytics product, uses a new graphical approach
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C&S Wholesale Grocers selects Agribuys and deploys its Order Link Collaborative Procurement Solution for Fresh Foods Description: Agribuys will enable Produce Procurement during first stage of implementation
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ProActive Replenishment Director Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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uBid Provides Inexpensive Auction Alternative for Sellers Tired of Extraordinary Listing Fees Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Forget keywords, site search will move toward visual elements, expert says Description: Forget keywords, site search will move toward visual elements, expert says Just as a salesperson in a service-oriented apparel store will help a shopper find something by showing
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Letting marketers manage content ups sales and basket size at Calendars.com Description: Letting marketers manage content ups sales and basket size at Calendars.com Putting centralized content management into the hands of Calendars.coms marketing staff helped
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Staples plans a data consolidation initiative Description: Staples plans a data consolidation initiative Traveling fast and far in a short period of time is nothing new to Staples Inc., which charged aggressively into Internet retailing
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Execs R Us Description: Execs R Us Toysrus.com has hired four executives to drive the toy retailer's Internet strategy. New vice presidents are Michael Blancone, who also is chief logistics officer,
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GameFly rolls out a rewards program Description: GameFly rolls out a rewards program GameFly isnt playing games with customer service. The online games retailer is introducing a new rewards program with a dual aim: thanking
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THEPAGE.com Launches a New Website for Active Mailorder Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Web Site Trends: Page 38 Description: VitalStream BabyUniverse BabyTV.com
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E-retailer gets a hobby: Nailing new niches Description: E-retailer gets a hobby: Nailing new niches Executives at HobbyTron.com are grabbing their dolls and plastic models and getting ready to play. And theyre relying on both science
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Open brands more in tune with consumers, Shop.org keynoter says Description: Open brands more in tune with consumers, Shop.org keynoter says As retailing mixes with the social web, where consumers interact more with brands as well as one another,
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Consultant: Internet Credit Card Fees Lower Than Expected Description: Consultant: Internet Credit Card Fees Lower Than Expected Internet retailers using payment gateways typically pay discounts of more than 3% to companies that handle credit card
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CRM LEADERS HARTE-HANKS AND XCHANGE EXPAND RELATIONSHIP BY INTEGRATING XCHANGE 8 WITH ALLINK XPERT Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Shogging? Pepperjam combines shopping and blogging Description: Shogging? Pepperjam combines shopping and blogging Pepperjam today launched a redesigned site that now includes a blog in which customers can post reviews and comments on
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Google strengthens its grip on site searches in March Description: Google strengthens its grip on site searches in March Google continues to solidify its grip on the online search market, even as the number of searches grows. In March, consumers
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Gordon Brothers Selects Eversave to Manage Its Online Consumer Marketing Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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CRM will eclipse all other technology spending, Jupiter reports Description: CRM will eclipse all other technology spending, Jupiter reports Developing and maintaining customer relationships will be the major focus of technology spending over the next two
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Lamps Plus lights up a redesigned web site Description: Lamps Plus lights up a redesigned web site Lamps Plus, a multi-channel retailer of lamps and lighting products, is making significant changes to its e-commerce site and in the
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What's Cookin' at Amazon Description: What's Cookin' at Amazon Amazon.com has continued its pursuit of superstore status with the opening of a new kitchen store featuring thousands of culinary products and
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JUPITER MEDIA METRIX RANKS TRADING MARKETPLACE BARGAINANDHAGGLE.COM IN TOP 10 FOR UNIQUE VISITORS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Guide to eTail Exhibitors Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Circuit City explores web-based customer self service Description: Circuit City explores web-based customer self service Circuit City Stores Inc. will deploy the RealDialog technology from LiveWire Logic Inc. to provide customer service at
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Lillian Vernons web traffic grows 70% this fall Description: Lillian Vernons web traffic grows 70% this fall Traffic at Lillian Vernon Corp.s LillianVernon.com has increased 70% this fall and the site is getting as many as 1.5 million
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Customers & Marketing: Page 104 Description: CircuitCity.com EmailLabs
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Customers & Marketing: Page 9 Description: ShopLocal CompUSA TigerDirect CDW all-MP3 CSN FLAX
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Kmart appoints EVP to oversee BlueLight integration Description: Kmart appoints EVP to oversee BlueLight integration Troy, MI-based Kmart Corp. has appointed Randy Allen to oversee the integration of BlueLight.com into Kmart, the company
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Amazon delivers more than 99% of online orders in time for holiday Description: Amazon delivers more than 99% of online orders in time for holiday Amazon.com reports it delivered more than 99% of the estimated 37.9 million items shoppers ordered online this
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Visa`s security deal: Cash in if you comply Description: Following a series of database breaches at U.S. retailers in 2006, Visa U.S.A. last month stepped up the pressure on merchant banks to bring the largest U.S. retailers into compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, which requires retailers to protect credit card account data.
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Marketers missing the boat on e-mail testing and tactics, Jupiter says Description: Marketers missing the boat on e-mail testing and tactics, Jupiter says Many e-mail marketers have under-performing campaigns because they fail to take steps such as segmenting
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V2Commerce Corp. launches Outrigger(TM) database service that links Web forms to desktop applications Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Get your motor running Description: Get your motor running Motorcycle.com, the home of Motorcycle Online magazine, launched CycleSaver, a discount shopping club for motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel.
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Amazons Q1 sales rise 20% year-over-year to $2.3 billion Description: Amazons Q1 sales rise 20% year-over-year to $2.3 billion Net sales at Amazon.com Inc. rose 20% to $2.28 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, up from $1.9 billion in the
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Marketers to lose $419 million from e-mail blocked as spam, says Jupiter Description: Marketers to lose $419 million from e-mail blocked as spam, says Jupiter Permission-based e-mail erroneously blocked as spam will cost e-mail marketers an estimated $419 million
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BabyUniverse and eToys pick a date Description: BabyUniverse and eToys pick a date BabyUniverse Inc. and eToys Direct Inc. have set Oct. 12 as the date for a special meeting for shareholders to vote on their merger. If
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Paymentech, Canuck Style Description: Paymentech, Canuck Style Toronto-based Paymentech Canada, a unit of Paymentech Inc., is launching credit card and electronic payment programs for Canadian direct marketers that
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IKEA Selects Verticalnet for Private Trading Hub Initiative Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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RideGear kick starts a new e-commerce platform Description: RideGear kick starts a new e-commerce platform When it comes to using an internally designed and developed e-commerce system, five years is enough for RideGear.com, an online
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WHSmith to Create Online Digital Media Store Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Schwans reconciles the customer experience and search engine optimization Description: Schwans reconciles the customer experience and search engine optimization What a marketer wants to put on a web site to attract customers can conflict with whats needed to
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How Jos. A. Bank keeps a mature affiliate program fresh Description: How Jos. A. Bank keeps a mature affiliate program fresh A successful online marketing program poses its own challengeto keep growing on top of success, marketers have to keep
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Online payment fraud approaching rate for stores, study says Description: Online payment fraud approaching rate for stores, study says 48% of online retailers say they their chargebacks for fraudulent purchase transactions is less than 0.1% of sales,
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Delias will feature rock star in cross-channel promotion Description: Delias will feature rock star in cross-channel promotion Teen direct marketer Delias will feature international rock star Shakira in a spring promotion the company says is its
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