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Online shopping lags in final week Description: Online shopping lags in final week Online buying expectedly dropped during the week leading up to Christmas, as home Internet users spent an estimated $1.04 billion, according to
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First-half online retail spending rises 25% to $46 billion, study says Description: First-half online retail spending rises 25% to $46 billion, study says Online retail spending by consumers increased 24.6% year-over-year for the first half of this year, to
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Book e-marketplace does away with Plus Shipping and Handling Description: Book e-marketplace does away with Plus Shipping and Handling After reading a recent economics paper from the University of California at Berkeleys Haas School of Business, UC
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Customers & Marketing: Page 131 Description: HersheysGifts.com WhiteandBlack.com AMR CouponCabin
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buy.com Integrates New Distribution Partner Aimed at Enhancing Its Consumer Electronics Store Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 34 Description: iPhone PayPal mPorias PayPal
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Visa is the top payment brand online, but Bill Me Later users spend more Description: Visa is the top payment brand online, but Bill Me Later users spend more Online shoppers pay most often with Visa, but those who pay with deferred payment option Bill Me Later or
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Web sales at Jos. A. Bank nearly double in November vs. last year Description: Web sales at Jos. A. Bank nearly double in November vs. last year Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. continues to demonstrate that consumers will buy tailored clothes online. Web-based
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How Moosejaw.com cuts customer service calls with online order status Description: How Moosejaw.com cuts customer service calls with online order status With online access to order and return shipment status, outdoor sports gear retailer Moosejaw Mountaineering
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BestBuy.com attracts most visits to computers and electronics sites Description: BestBuy.com attracts most visits to computers and electronics sites More people visited the BestBuy.com sites for computers and consumer electronics than any other site in the
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Online Valet Service Launches Description: Online Valet Service Launches e-Valet Inc., a new Web management service for completing routine errands and tasks online, has officially launched its Web site today. In a variety
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At CircuitCity.com, better customer service means longer hours Description: At CircuitCity.com, better customer service means longer hours For CircuitCity.com the key to superior merchandising in 2004 boils down to a time-honored retailing axiom:
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 505 Description: MexGrocer PC: CEO CDNOW eLuxury BlueLight.com, CareThere
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CDNow Faces Critics--and the Music Description: CDNow Faces Critics--and the Music Responding to reports calling its viability into question, CDnow says it's implementing a new operating plan to pare back its losses. The
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A1Books learns the time customers like to open its e-mail marketing message Description: A1Books learns the time customers like to open its e-mail marketing message After deploying a new e-mail management system from e-mail services provider SubscriberMail a year
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Transora Data Catalogue Adds New Features and Receives Certification for Newest UCCnet Service Upgrade Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Partnership Aims To Help Small E-Businesses Description: Partnership Aims To Help Small E-Businesses Small-business online financial services provider OneCore.com and free Internet service and e-commerce services provider eCongo.com
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Google grows search market share for ninth consecutive month Description: Google grows search market share for ninth consecutive month Google gained search market share for the ninth consecutive month in April, maintaining the top position with 43.1%
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Retailers deliver consistent high broadband access Description: Retailers deliver consistent high broadband access In September the high broadband availability provided by the webs 50 biggest retailers was very consistent, says Gomez Inc.
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The Relizon Company Forms Strategic Alliance with e2 Communications to Enhance eCRM Capabilities for e-mail Marketing Campaigns Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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ShopLocal.com redesigns its web site Description: ShopLocal.com redesigns its web site ShopLocal.com, a local shopping portal launched in mid-August, has redesigned its web site to allow businesses to supplement their print ads
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Leading Drugstore Operator The Katz Group Reports Success Using MicroStrategy Technology Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Toysrus.com hits $23 million in third quarter Description: Toysrus.com hits $23 million in third quarter Toysrus.com reported net sales of $23 million for the third quarter compared with $5 million for the same period last year. "Our new
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Q1 sales rise 18% at Drugstore.com, as operating loss widens to $5 million Description: Q1 sales rise 18% at Drugstore.com, as operating loss widens to $5 million Net sales at Drugstore.com rose 18% to $99.57 million for the first quarter ended April 2, up from
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QVC names Bob Myers as its new top e-commerce manager Description: QVC names Bob Myers as its new top e-commerce manager QVC Inc. is promoting a key manager to run the e-commerce operations previously headed up by executive vice president Randy
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A major expansion of web-based supplier collaboration at Sears Description: After testing with tire suppliers, Sears, Roebuck and Co. has found that web-based supply chain collaboration works and now is rolling it out to sporting goods, appliances, apparel and other products.
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OEM software at steep discounts the latest spam wrinkle, says SurfControl Description: OEM software at steep discounts the latest spam wrinkle, says SurfControl Consumers found bargains online during the holidays--and an increasing amount of spam related to offers
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HSN names new head of HSN.com Description: HSN names new head of HSN.com Frank Han has been named executive vice president and general manager of HSN.com, the company announced today. The company also appointed Richard
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Google Checkout still sparkles for Zales Description: Google Checkout still sparkles for Zales Google Checkout accounted for 8% of sales at jeweler Zales Corp.s web site last fall when Google funded a $10 off coupon for shoppers
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Nearly two-thirds of auto dealers have completed a car sale online Description: Nearly two-thirds of auto dealers have completed a car sale online Think there are some items consumers wont buy on the web? A new survey from the National Automobile Dealers
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Keynote Announces Retail Industrys First Web Transaction Index Description: Improves Transaction Experience of Online Retail Customers; New Benchmark Leverages Keynotes Experience, Data Accuracy, Measurement Infrastructure
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 20 Description: JCP.coms ValueVision RealNetworks 3-D
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Consumer group launches educational campaign about safe web shopping Description: Consumer group launches educational campaign about safe web shopping Security remains a top-ranking concern among online shoppers with 43% believing theyre risking theft of
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TowerRecords.com increases sales conversions by segmenting e-mails Description: TowerRecords.com increases sales conversions by segmenting e-mails By segmenting e-mailed promotional offers based on customers past shopping, TowerRecords.com has hiked sales
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The Online Side of Sears Description: The Online Side of Sears Beginning yesterday, visitors to the (www.sears.com) Sears, Roebuck & Co. Web site can apply for a Sears Card and buy gift certificates online. The
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Worldwide spending on IT security will hit $21 billion in 2005, says IDC Description: Worldwide spending on IT security will hit $21 billion in 2005, says IDC Retailers trying to keep ahead of hackers who want to steal their customer lists and credit card numbers
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Web-based sales fly ahead of total sales at J. Crew Description: Web-based sales fly ahead of total sales at J. Crew Web-based sales at J. Crew Inc. for the past year were up 13.4% to $139.4 million from $122.9 million a year ago, the company
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First-time catalog gets credit for holiday sales lift at BackcountryStore Description: First-time catalog gets credit for holiday sales lift at BackcountryStore A first-ever catalog for 6-year-old outdoor gear retailer BackcountryStore.com gets most of the credit
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Buy.com launches web site for Canada Description: Buy.com launches web site for Canada Buy.com Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Buy.com Inc., officially launched today and is selling consumer electronics, software, computers
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J. Crews personalization strategy: A tool to drive ROI Description: J. Crews personalization strategy: A tool to drive ROI Dave Towers, director of customer experience for e-commerce at J. Crew Inc., readily admits his company is far from being
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Snap.com Introduces Risk-Free, Cost-Per-Action Search Advertising Description: First Search Engine to Go beyond Pay-Per-Click to Achieve True Pay-for-Performance Search Advertising
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Online jewelry retailer Blue Nile gets $7 million in new funding Description: Online jewelry retailer Blue Nile gets $7 million in new funding Blue Nile Inc., online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, has closed a $7 million round of venture funding,
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Speedera Launches FlexComputing, A Highly Scalable, Secure and Flexible Solution for Distributed Application Hosting Description: The Third Wave of Distributed Delivery Networks Has Arrived
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BestBuy.com launches affiliate marketing program Description: BestBuy.com launches affiliate marketing program BestBuy.com, a subsidiary of Best Buy Co., is a launching an affiliate program that allows members to earn commissions when their
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UCCnet Designated as U.S. Data Pool of Choice by Leading Retailers Description: Growing Industry Support of Rollout of Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN)
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Odimo joins the growing ranks of web retailers going public Description: Odimo joins the growing ranks of web retailers going public Odimo Inc., which operates Diamond.com and other e-commerce sites, wants to go public. On Friday, Odimo filed an IPO
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MoreVisibility promotes April Nelson to director of client strategy Description: MoreVisibility promotes April Nelson to director of client strategy MoreVisiblility, a provider of search engine marketing and optimization services, has promoted April Nelson to
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ATOMZ AND WEBSIDESTORY INTEGRATE SITE SEARCH AND WEB ANALYTICS Description: Joint Hosted Solution Gives Marketers Unparalleled Insight into Site Behavior
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New Fossil Product Line Called For Immedient Attention Description: New Fossil Product Line Called For Immedient Attention E-commerce solutions firm Immedient Corp. has teamed with retailer Fossil Inc. to build a content-rich web platform for the
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NetGrocer boosts paid search revenue by more than 66% in five weeks Description: NetGrocer boosts paid search revenue by more than 66% in five weeks Online grocery store NetGrocer.com boosted its revenue from paid search campaigns by more than 66% over the
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