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Q1 web sales increase 13% for Pier 1
Description: Q1 web sales increase 13% for Pier 1 Pier 1 Imports Inc. wont be publicly releasing its second quarter web sales for several more weeks. But the retailers most recent financial
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Wines online future may be settled by an appeals court
Description: Ambitious vineyards have long sought ways of expanding their markets. Many are too small to afford the effort to get the wines into liquor distributors, and so they did what they could: most opened wine tasting rooms, listed their operations on wine country tours and many adopted mail order operations. When the Internet came along, many thought they had found their outlet.
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Customers & Marketing: Page 186
Description: GSI iTunes CoolSavings comScore ValueClick eTail
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But abandoned carts are increasing
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Digital music provider Loudeye gets board member from the record industry
Description: Digital music provider Loudeye gets board member from the record industry In a sign that digital music is coming of age, Loudeye Corp., a provider of business-to-business digital
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Staples gains incremental store sales with in-store kiosks
Description: Staples gains incremental store sales with in-store kiosks With up to six web-based kiosks in each of its 1,200 stores, Staples continues to learn how to make them more useful
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The power of a brand name in an e-mail credit card scam
Description: The power of a brand name in an e-mail credit card scam Retailers and marketers have found e-mail an effective way to induce customers to take action. Criminals now have
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e-Book sales grow 28% in Q1
Description: e-Book sales grow 28% in Q1 Sales of e-books increased 28% in the first quarter from Q1 a year ago to $3.2 million from $2.5 million, trade group Open eBook Forum reported today
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SHOPPERTRAK RELOCATES HEADQUARTERS TO LARGER DOWNTOWN CHICAGO SPACE
Description: Ongoing Growth Prompts Move to New Location
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Christian gift store C28 increases order values by mixing web and catalog
Description: Christian gift store C28 increases order values by mixing web and catalog Taking a cue from other apparel retailers, C28 has increased its average order value by a third among
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Netcentives Inks Deal With Leading Specialty Retailer PETCO Animal Supplies Inc.
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Report: Welcome to the Shakeout
Description: Report: Welcome to the Shakeout A new report from Forrester Research, Cambridge, Mass., forecasts a dire year ahead for Internet retailers, with many shutting down. Based on
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Web Site Trends: Page 23
Description: RugSale.com AdWords BabyUniverse ePregnancy.com CornerWorld eBay eBay Lancome-USA.com
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BestBuy leads in September visits to electronics sites
Description: BestBuy leads in September visits to electronics sites BestBuy.com recorded the most traffic of the top 10 multi-category computers and consumer electronics sites in September,
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Winebuys.com hires investment firm to seek partner
Description: Winebuys.com hires investment firm to seek partner Discount wine seller Winebuys.com LLC has hired investment firm Eagle Partners LLC to manage its search for a strategic
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Interactive Intelligence and Kent Datacomm Sign Reseller Agreement
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 385
Description: UCCnet 1-800-Flowers.com La-Z-Boy eBays
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Site search provider Mercado gets a new vp sales and alliances
Description: Site search provider Mercado gets a new vp sales and alliances Site search technology provider Mercado Software Inc. has named Robbie Traube as vice president of sales and
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Few web sites are designed to be relevant and engaging, study says
Description: Few web sites are designed to be relevant and engaging, study says Most retail and manufacturer web sites still arent taking advantage of techniques and toolssuch as rich
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CoolSavings Reports First Quarter 2002 Financial Results
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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iSolve and GoTo in auction agreement
Description: iSolve and GoTo in auction agreement iSolve Inc., a provider of surplus inventory management solutions to businesses and exchanges including corporate barter, has entered into an
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Hannaford curbs spam for its 4,000 e-mail users
Description: Hannaford curbs spam for its 4,000 e-mail users Faced with a surging amount of e-mail spam, supermarket chain Hannaford Brothers Co. has deployed a new filtering system for its
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Brand owners face obstacles in tracking online sellers of counterfeit goods
Description: Brand owners face obstacles in tracking online sellers of counterfeit goods As the sale of counterfeit brand name items on the Internet grows, more companies are taking to the
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 347
Description: RitzCards.com Wal-Mart DVD CEO DoubleClick
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Open and click-through rates rebound in first quarter
Description: Open and click-through rates rebound in first quarter E-mail open and click-through rates rebounded dramatically during the first quarter from the fourth quarter of 2005,
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24/7 Real Media Announces Promotions for Key Executives
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Cutting costs isn't working, says a new study
Description: Cutting costs isn't working, says a new study Conventional dot-com wisdom today says cut, cut, cut to become profitable, but the strategy isn't working, according to a study
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A lawyer takes his crusade to collect online sales tax nationwide
Description: A lawyer takes his crusade to collect online sales tax nationwide Chicago lawyer Stephen Diamond, who initiated suits against online retailers in Illinois for not collecting
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Retailer beware: multi-channel comparison shoppers with pocket web browsers
Description: Retailer beware: multi-channel comparison shoppers with pocket web browsers Multi-channel comparison shopping is on the verge of reaching a whole new level, as consumers hit the
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 240
Description: WellnessGrocer.com JCWhitney.com EBuyer ExxonMobil eBay
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RealNetworks names a new chief for its music business
Description: RealNetworks names a new chief for its music business RealNetworks, creator of digital media software and services, has named Philip W. O`Neil senior vice president and head of
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ERA launches new self-regulatory program for multi-channel retailers
Description: ERA launches new self-regulatory program for multi-channel retailers The Electronic Retailing Association is getting tough with members who make misleading or unsubstantiated
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ATG Appoints Tricia Gilligan Senior Vice President of Services
Description: Strategy and services expert will oversee all aspects of ATG`s service operations
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Pier 1 Imports will exit e-commerce
Description: Pier 1 Imports will exit e-commerce Pier 1 Imports Inc. is getting out of the e-commerce business. The retailer, No. 298 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, will shut down
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Cookie-deletion cripples online retailers tracking of customers behavior
Description: Cookie-deletion cripples online retailers tracking of customers behavior During 2004, 58% of online users deleted cookies, a practice that could severely compromise online
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J. Jills 2005 web sales are virtually flat from 2004
Description: J. Jills 2005 web sales are virtually flat from 2004 Web sales at J. Jill Group Inc. were up 1.6% in 2005 compared to 2004, $81.8 million in 2005 vs. $80.56 million in 2004, the
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Quigo boosts HP`s ROI with FeedPoint Search Engine Marketing solution; introduces ROI tracking in time for the holiday shopping season
Description: With only 70 shopping days until Christmas, Quigo integrates ROI tracking to provide actual cost-to-sales ratios and ROI optimization for FeedPoint`s search engine marketing customers
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Sun Capital acquires Hickory Farms
Description: Sun Capital acquires Hickory Farms With its acquisition of Hickory Farms Inc., Sun Capital Partners Inc. continues to add to its portfolio of specialized retail and e-commerce
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Hanover Direct mulls over a private matter
Description: Hanover Direct mulls over a private matter Direct marketer Hanover Direct is considering an offer to go private. The companys largest shareholder, Chelsey Direct LLC, which
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Holding the customer`s hand by confirming the order
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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A third of shoppers often shop the web and buy at the store
Description: A third of shoppers often shop the web and buy at the store One-third of consumers often shop the web then go to a store to buy, and nearly everybody expects a seamless combined
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 245
Description: e-Christmas PetSmart AcmePet Ho-H0 eChristmas
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The holiday online spending scorecard
Description: The holiday online spending scorecard There were a number of record days and weeks in this years online holiday season. And shopping is staying strong almost all the way until
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Pharmaceutical suppliers give Wal-Marts RFID plans a chill pill
Description: Even Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cant always get its way. In Wal-Marts pace-setting goal of getting suppliers to ship cases and pallets through an RFID tracking system, pharmaceutical suppliers have blown the first deadline. Wal-Mart had expected 18 of them to begin shipping RFID-tagged cases and pallets by March 31, but some now expect to be three months late. Some made the deadline, others are close behind, but it will be June 30 before all 18 are compliant, a spokesman says.
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Retail sites show consistency, predictability in performance study
Description: Retail sites show consistency, predictability in performance study Consistency emerged as the theme of this year`s Gomez Holiday E-Tail Performance Index, a company report says.
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Belk Enhances Business Performance with MicroStrategy Software
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Online spending reaches $4.3 billion in April, Forrester reports
Description: Online spending reaches $4.3 billion in April, Forrester reports Consumers spent $4.3 billion online in April, according to the Forrester Online Retail Index, the 16th survey in
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Former Manugistics CEO Joe Cowan takes top job at Interwoven
Description: Former Manugistics CEO Joe Cowan takes top job at Interwoven Interwoven Inc., a provider of web content management technology, has appointed Joseph L. Cowen as CEO and a member
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GlobalNetXchange volume passes $1 billion for second consecutive quarter
Description: GlobalNetXchange volume passes $1 billion for second consecutive quarter Members of GlobalNetXchange, the online b2b marketplace for the retail industry, conducted over 1,750
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Is Amazon paddling toward a profit?
Description: Amazon.com still hasnt shown Wall Street the moneyin fact, its 1999 fourth-quarter loss reached a wider-than-ever $185 million. But the Webs sales and traffic leader has begun offering a preview of profitability via recent alliances with Drugstore.com and Living.com.
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