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CompUSA puts agents into stores as training for live chat
Description: CompUSA puts agents into stores as training for live chat Before agents are assigned to respond to chat inquiries from online customers, they spend time in a CompUSA store taking
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More than a third of consumers will Christmas shop on the web, says NRF
Description: More than a third of consumers will Christmas shop on the web, says NRF The web is as popular a shopping destination for holiday purchases as specialty stores, reports trade
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No more bare walls at Barewalls
Description: Barewalls Interactive Art Inc. has gotten a new owner who plans to double the number of products on offer. "We are telling our _suppliers we want to carry everything they have," says Steven Gardner, vice president of sales and marketing. That will push Barewalls inventory from 150,000 prints to 300,000.
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AMAZON SERVICES CERTIFIES COMMERCIALWARE SOLUTIONS FOR AUTOMATED CONNECTIVITY TO THE AMAZON PLATFORM
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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BBQGuys.com fires up search traffic, conversion rates with online videos
Description: BBQGuys.com fires up search traffic, conversion rates with online videos Running online videos that show barbeque fans how to grill tasty meals is helping to boost conversion
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Flowers/Gifts/Jewelry
Description: This time its personal
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The seasons consumer spending online keeps breaking records
Description: The seasons consumer spending online keeps breaking records Consumers spent a record $1.4 billion on merchandise online over the post-Thanksgiving week, up 38% from the same
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Bridget Corish Joins Team Livemercial
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Niche dot-coms find common ways to grow in the valley of e-giants
Description: an retailing get much more Biblical than it does on the Internet? Tiny dot-coms go toe-to-toe in the same arena with giants. And the giants fall, usually more through their own doing than because of rock-slinging David.coms. In fact, many of those smaller dot-coms are not looking to topple the giant, but merely to avoid getting squashed under foot.
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Readin, Ritin & Retailin
Description: How e-learning is solving the retail training problem
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Age makes a difference in how consumers pay online
Description: Age makes a difference in how consumers pay online Younger shoppers are more likely than older consumers to pay online with a debit card or use a peer-to-peer service like
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Niche players face reality of online growth
Description: Niche players face reality of online growth Vacuumbags.com sells only one thingvacuum cleaner bags for vacuum cleaners made by more than 50 different manufacturers. The company,
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Global Sports puts three more sporting brands online
Description: Global Sports puts three more sporting brands online Gart Sports and Global Sports Inc. have entered into an e-commerce agreement in which Global Sports will develop and operate
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Spidering`s web could be trespass law
Description: Wither spidering? Thats one possible outcome of the computer trespassing dispute involving eBay and auction aggregator Bidders Edge, a case in the hands of Federal Court Judge Ronald M. Whyte at press time.
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No store inventory search at JCPenney.com for now
Description: No store inventory search at JCPenney.com for now J.C. Penney Co. Inc. has deferred for a year plans to allow online customers to search store inventories so they can come to the
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FRY MULTIMEDIA INTRODUCES ANALYTICAL SERVICES THAT BOLSTER THE ONLINE BOTTOM LINE
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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The Armani Group Selects Retek Point-of-Sale For Its Stores Around The World
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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How auto dealers can use multi-channel marketing to mix sales and service
Description: How auto dealers can use multi-channel marketing to mix sales and service E-mail can be a decisive factor in helping auto dealers jump start a stalled multi-channel marketing
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J. Crew rethinks the timing of its IPO
Description: J. Crew rethinks the timing of its IPO Though it isnt providing details, J.Crew Group Inc. is delaying its initial public offering. J. Crew, No. 65 in the Internet Retailer Top
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BEWARE: REFUNDS MAY TAX YOUR NETWORK AND PRODUCTIVITY
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Staffing consultants predict slight uptick in retail IT hiring
Description: Staffing consultants predict slight uptick in retail IT hiring The market for information technology professionals in retailing will pick up slightly this year, says RHI
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Best Buy Selects DemandTec Markdown
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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With web analytics, reporting takes precedence over analysis, Jupiter says
Description: With web analytics, reporting takes precedence over analysis, Jupiter says Web merchants are discovering that small improvements can make big differences, thanks to tools from a
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Points International Ltd. reports 2004 second quarter results
Description: Highlights include 26% revenue growth , over 5 billion cumulative points transacted
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Online sales grew 23% for week ending Aug. 15, comScore reports
Description: Online sales grew 23% for week ending Aug. 15, comScore reports Online retail spending grew 23% for the week ending Aug. 15 from the corresponding week a year earlier, reaching
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Alibris expands senior management team by three to fuel expansion
Description: Alibris expands senior management team by three to fuel expansion Online bookseller Alibris Inc. has tapped former executives from Yahoo, IAC/Interactive Corp. and Signature
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PlanetLuLu.com hopes its Nab-O-Meter will generate excitement
Description: PlanetLuLu.com hopes its Nab-O-Meter will generate excitement Planet LuLu, an invitation only retailer in Los Angeles that sells womens clothing samples, is taking to the web.
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Office Depot joins the ranks of retailers with reviews
Description: Office Depot joins the ranks of retailers with reviews Office Depot Inc. has joined the steadily increasing number of retailers seeking and spotlighting user-generated content on
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eBay dominates traffic to apparel/beauty sites, study says
Description: eBay dominates traffic to apparel/beauty sites, study says Among the top 10 retail apparel/beauty products web sites in terms of the number of unique visitors, eBay ranks first
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LinkShare Corporation Welcomes 32 New Merchants in Second Quarter
Description: Avon Canada, Boston Proper and Canadian Tire Among New Partners
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eBay Home leads in visits to home and garden sites in July
Description: eBay Home leads in visits to home and garden sites in July EBay Home had the most traffic among the top 10 home and garden sites in July, with 11.9 million visits, up 19% from 10
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BabyUniverse Inc. launches BabyTV.com
Description: BabyUniverse Inc. launches BabyTV.com BabyUniverse Inc. has launched BabyTV.com, an integrated television-style broadcast and social networking community focusing on the needs of
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Borders plays up social networking, personalization on the new Borders.com
Description: Borders plays up social networking, personalization on the new Borders.com Borders Group Inc. isnt letting the latest social networking trends dictate the building of its new
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RedEnvelopes Q1 revenue grows 19%; net loss narrows
Description: RedEnvelopes Q1 revenue grows 19%; net loss narrows First quarter revenue at online and catalog retailer RedEnvelope Inc. increased 19% to $21.1 million from $17.7 million in
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Smith Optics Selects CenterStones iVendix Solution for Sales Order Management
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Acquisition expands Liquidity Services presence on West Coast
Description: Acquisition expands Liquidity Services presence on West Coast Liquidity Services Inc., provider of services and online marketplaces connecting merchandise liquidators with
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Top retailers deliver mixed consistency
Description: Top retailers deliver mixed consistency The largest web retailers delivered a mixed web site performance in November, says Gomez Inc. 11 retailers achieved a consistency rating
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Return Path Unveils "7 Techniques for Improving Email List Integrity" at DMD New York 2001
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Blockbuster spending $35 million in Q1 on marketing campaign, CEO says
Description: Blockbuster spending $35 million in Q1 on marketing campaign, CEO says Building on its strong momentum of recent weeks, Blockbuster Inc. will spend about $35 million this quarter
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CoolSavings Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financials
Description: Company Generates Record Revenues of $15.7 Million, a 71% Increase Over Prior Year
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Diamond.com polishes off new personalization features
Description: Diamond.com polishes off new personalization features In time for the holiday shopping season, Odimo Inc. is making several site improvements to Diamond.com. Odimo just updated
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Petopia.com pulls plug on IPO
Description: Petopia.com pulls plug on IPO San Francisco-based online pet supply seller Petopia.com has canceled its IPO, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
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The Best of Both Toy Worlds
Description: The Best of Both Toy Worlds The combination of Amazon.com and Toys R Us Inc. on one toy web site has the power to start another segment shake out among online toy retailers,
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SortPrice announces `Shop, Drag & Drop` equals One Stop Shop
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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BARNES & NOBLE.COM SELECTS HUBSPAN TO PROVIDE BROAD CORPORATE CUSTOMER INTEGRATION
Description: Worlds Largest Bookseller Chooses Hubspan for Real-time, Business-to-Business Integration with Diverse Fortune 1000 Corporate and Government Clients
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CDUniverse.com looks at a site re-design while sales boom
Description: CDUniverse.com looks at a site re-design while sales boom Online sales at CDUniverse.com grew 75% last year to $22.6 million from $12.9 million the year before, John Salai,
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Sprite listens to RocketCash spenders with latest promo
Description: Sprite listens to RocketCash spenders with latest promo Sprite, a leading teen soda brand owned by The Coca Cola Co., is using its feedback from RocketCash online currency users
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Brown Shoe hires CitiFinancial executive as new CIO
Description: Brown Shoe hires CitiFinancial executive as new CIO Brown Shoe Co. has a new chief information officer. Brown Shoe, which owns and operates Shoes.com, No. 155 in the Internet
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SUPERVALU Rolls Out Web-Based Business Portal to Manufacturers and Brokers
Description: Company`s SVHarbor(R) Portal Significantly Improves Supply Chain Efficiencies
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Jones Apparel is keeping up with e-commerce
Description: Jones Apparel is keeping up with e-commerce Jones Apparel Group Inc., which spent most of the summer restructuring under the eye of new CEO Wesley R. Card, will invest more in
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