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i2 Signs Reseller Agreement with Endeca Description: - Integrated product information capabilities to simplify and enhance component reuse and product cost management business processes -
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Petco looks to the web to enhance multi-channel marketing Description: Petco looks to the web to enhance multi-channel marketing Petco Animal Supplies Inc. has taken an initial investment several years ago in an Internet pure-play and turned it into
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Netflix Q1 revenue rises 36% to $305 million Description: Netflix Q1 revenue rises 36% to $305 million Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc. posted a 36% year-over-year increase in revenue to $305.3 million for the first quarter ended
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Leading Technology Manufacturers Choose Collabridge Technologies to Significantly Increase Channel Sales Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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With a broader product offering, the Endless Aisle gets even longer Description: With a broader product offering, the Endless Aisle gets even longer Nexpansion, the company that provides the Endless Aisle service to supermarkets to expand their grocery
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Walmart.com reports a 40% increase in holiday traffic Description: Walmart.com reports a 40% increase in holiday traffic Walmart.com is reporting a 40% increase in web site traffic for the holidays. The online arm of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., No. 12
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Most consumers are dissatisfied with responses to e-mail questions Description: Most consumers are dissatisfied with responses to e-mail questions The vast majority of online users have sent at least one e-mail question to a corporate web site in the past 12
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Netflix opens three more distribution centers Description: Netflix opens three more distribution centers Netflix Inc., the online movie rental company, has opened up three more shipping centers. They are in Pittsburgh, PA, Baton Rouge,
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Newgistics Names Kenneth W. Johnson Senior Vice President of Sales Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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CoolSavingss revenue grows 7.4% in first 9 months Description: CoolSavingss revenue grows 7.4% in first 9 months Net revenues for the first nine months of 2004 at Chicago-based CoolSavings Inc., an interactive marketing services company and
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Affiliate sites help drive online traffic to stores Description: Affiliate sites help drive online traffic to stores Multi-channel retailers are beginning to drive online traffic to stores by working with affiliate sites to promote in-store
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Web measurement firm comScore plans to track mobile Internet use Description: Web measurement firm comScore plans to track mobile Internet use Buoyed by strong revenue growth in its Internet measurement business, comScore Inc. plans to open offices this
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Interelate Names John R. Boedecker Chief Operating Officer Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Kmart integrates system to improve customer service Description: Kmart integrates system to improve customer service Kmart Corp., is deploying the Plumtree Corporate Portal for 250,000 associates, for improved customer service, sales reports,
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Yellow pages losing ground to the Internet for local shopping Description: Yellow pages losing ground to the Internet for local shopping More consumers are going to Internet search engines for local shopping rather than using their phone books,
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ShopLocal.coms Multi-Channel User Experience Updated With New Design Description: A More Browseable Experience Allows Consumers to See It All, Go Local, Go Online
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Amazon sets up an individual store for each customer Description: Amazon sets up an individual store for each customer Since the rise of Internet shopping, the ultimate quest has been personalization. Amazon is now taking everything it knows
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PerformanceRetail Expands Executive Management Team Description: Former Executives of Powered and BroadCloud to Support Accelerated Growth for Convenience Retail Software Leader
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RFID better for retailers than for suppliers, study says Description: RFID better for retailers than for suppliers, study says While retailers stand to gain substantial savings in inventory and labor costs from RFID product-tracking technology,
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Marketworks Launches New Selling Solution for eBays Business Equipment Sellers Description: PerfectAD offers business equipment sellers ability to more quickly and easily list on eBay
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Technology: Page 4 Description: Wal-Mart ATG CleverSet LaGarde CEO CEO CrossView NeuStar MarketLive FreshDirect
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RedEnvelope Has Record Year This Holiday Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Test prep company Kaplan goes where the kids are: iTunes Description: Test prep company Kaplan goes where the kids are: iTunes Many high school students would probably prefer to play their iPods than study for exams, but now they can do both by
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Affluent customers and targeted e-mails help Costco reach record web sales Description: Affluent customers and targeted e-mails help Costco reach record web sales Its not the only reason, but e-mail marketing is playing a major role in helping Costco Wholesale
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GERS Retail Systems & Stainsafe Automate Warranty Reporting For Retailers Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Web sales outshine store sales everywhere in December Description: Web sales outshine store sales everywhere in December While most merchants were bemoaning the less-than-stellar sales of the holiday shopping season, consumers were demonstrating
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More U.K. shoppers using web to research and buy, study finds Description: More U.K. shoppers using web to research and buy, study finds Cited by 59% of online users surveyed, product research is the top online shopping activity in the U.K, says Jupiter
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Web Site Trends: Page 132 Description: WalMart.com NordicTrack.com SimonDelivers.com VictoriasSecret.com KBtoys.com, KBtoys.com
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 201 Description: CEO NewRoads EVP-COO-CFO HR uBid GroceryWorks, QVC FTCs VP
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Online companies still dont understand customer loyalty, says Jupiter Description: Online companies still dont understand customer loyalty, says Jupiter Despite a wealth of available tools and data to foster online customer relationship management, most online
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Fraud will cost e-retailers $500 million in holiday sales: Gartner Description: Fraud will cost e-retailers $500 million in holiday sales: Gartner Online retailers will lose nearly $500 million in sales this holiday shopping season due to fraud and suspect
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LEGO® Shop At Home Builds Customer Satisfaction with ForeSee Results Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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StoreNext introduces Connected Direct Store Delivery Description: Software gives independent grocers automated receiving functions without back office
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A dose of reality: Not all online liquidation auctions are created equal Description: The numbers are in on the economics of online auctions for retailers seeking to unload returned goods. Theyll potentially get as much as three times what theyd recoup by selling the goods to bulk liquidators, and receive 78% of their original cost of goods on average, according to Tim Konrad, vice president of research and development at Genco Distribution System. But after decades of handling retailers returns in the offline world, Gencos year in the online auction business for returned goods has taught it something new: those returnshigher than what retailers get when selling returned goods for salvageapply only to certain product categories.
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Web Site Trends: Page 199 Description: Internet Retailer: The World's Largest Internet Marketing and Retail Conference/Exhibition San Jose June 2007. Top 500 Internet Retailers Guide. eRetailing Guide. IR2006 CD
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A dot-com survival guide Description: Under increasing pressure to buff up the bottom line, more than a few e-retailers would be delighted to find a little overlooked cash lying around, just waiting to be spotted and picked up. But $20 billion? A report by online retail consultant Creative Good says e-merchants will leave that much on the table this year by offering customer service experiences that arent up to snuff.
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A gift to retailers: Registries that build long-term loyalty Description: Gift registries continue to pay dividends as customer loyalty and customer acquisition toolsparticularly for multi-channel retailers with a national presence.
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Retailers missing opportunities to boost sales through shopping carts Description: Retailers missing opportunities to boost sales through shopping carts Many online retailers arent taking advantage of the sales and loyalty-building opportunities presented by
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Sundance Catalog Co. Taps Center 7 to Host E-Commerce Sites Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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QRS Announces Third Consecutive Profitable Quarter Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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ValueVision relaunches its converged web/TV site Description: ValueVision relaunches its converged web/TV site ValueVision International Inc. today rebranded both its home shopping channel and companion Internet site to ShopNBC and
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Practically perfect Description: No gaps here. When it comes to retail-friendly design, Gap is a nearly perfect site says Duif Calvin at IXL. A lot of sites may be easy to use, but are not necessarily easy to buy from. Yet for many shoppers, Gap.com makes it all too easy to part with their money.
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Baby Universe reaches deal to run PBS series about moms on BabyTV.com Description: Baby Universe reaches deal to run PBS series about moms on BabyTV.com BabyUniverse Inc., online retailer of baby-oriented merchandise and provider of online content for expectant
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GO SOFTWARE PARTNERS WITH VISA U.S.A TO OFFER SECURE PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Privacy concerns push efforts to regulate RFID Description: Privacy concerns push efforts to regulate RFID Privacy advocates are calling for federal government regulation of RFID to prevent retailers and other users of the item-tracking
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More paper drives more e-commerce sales at Fossil Description: More paper drives more e-commerce sales at Fossil The launch of a catalog two years ago to drive more web sales and build brand awareness is paying dividends for consumer brand
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Q1 sales at Thralows e-retailing properties grow 66% over year ago Description: Q1 sales at Thralows e-retailing properties grow 66% over year ago First quarter revenue at Thralow Inc., operator of Binoculars.com and Telescopes.com, grew 65.8% to $3.14
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 439 Description: CNN/Sports CNNSI.com CarePackages.com eBay IBM PDA/handheld
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Bluefly.coms December sweepstakes attracts 800,000 plays Description: Bluefly.coms December sweepstakes attracts 800,000 plays Bluefly.coms Youll Never Go Naked Again sweepstakes has drawn 800,000 plays since it began Dec. 1, with about 30% of
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The best things in life are free--at least, music fans think they are Description: It’s been a long, slow slog as legitimate music sites have tried to build a case for why consumers should pay for online music. And while Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod.com and Roxio Inc.’s Napster.com have hosted a significant number of enthusiastic music buyers, anybody who thinks the battle to get consumers to pay got a rude wake-up call last month. A Harris Interactive survey of 2,306 adult Americans reported that 75% agree with the statement: “downloading music for personal use is an innocent act and should not be prohibited.”
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