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J. Jill CFO Conley takes on additional duties of top administrative officer Description: J. Jill CFO Conley takes on additional duties of top administrative officer Olga L. Conley, executive vice president and CFO of women`s apparel retailer J. Jill Group Inc.
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Retailers Experience Continued Success With Microsoft Smarter Retailing Description: CompUSA, Regal Entertainment Group and Rite Aid Are Among Retailers Benefiting From Microsoft Technology-Based Solutions
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Cross-channel effort driving traffic for top retail brands, survey finds Description: Cross-channel effort driving traffic for top retail brands, survey finds Retail web sites are becoming a significant driver of traffic to stores and catalogs, according to
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Omniture appoints vice president of channel sales Description: Omniture appoints vice president of channel sales Mark Dillon, with 16 years of sales and sales management experience in the analytics, e-commerce and B2B industries, has been
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Better fulfillment is a work of art Description: Better fulfillment is a work of art A new approach to systems integration is helping The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York do a better job of controlling costs and expedite
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adidas Selects GSI Commerce to Provide e-Commerce Solution Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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FTD.com joins pointsxchange Description: FTD.com joins pointsxchange FTD.com, retailer of flowers and specialty gifts, has joined Points.com Inc.s pointsxchange, an online currency exchange for loyalty programs. The
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Blair`s web sales grow while total sales shrink Description: Blair`s web sales grow while total sales shrink Web sales at Warren, PA-based apparel and home products cataloger and web merchant Blair Corp. grew 77% in the first nine months
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InFocus learns how to sell on the web as a manufacturer Description: InFocus learns how to sell on the web as a manufacturer When it realized that retail stores would not produce the sales growth it desired, InFocus Corp. decided to start selling
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Drugstores new CEO moves quickly to sharpen focus on marketing Description: Drugstores new CEO moves quickly to sharpen focus on marketing Since joining Drugstore.com Inc. last fall as chairman and CEO, Dawn Lepore has sharpened the e-retailers focus
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Caseys General Stores Selects Hughes Network Systems to Deliver Managed Broadband Services to 1,400 Locations Description: Comprehensive Offering Enables New IP-based Applications
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Interstate Batteries uses the web to expand its product line Description: Interstate Batteries uses the web to expand its product line Dallas-based Interstate Batteries, known as a leading seller of automotive replacement batteries, is expanding into
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BIG LOTS SELECTS G-LOG FOR GLOBAL LOGISTICS INITIATIVES Description: Single System Provides Visibility and Optimization of All Shipments for Large Retailer
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Web Site Trends: Page 127 Description: FindGift.com HitBox: HBX OneStepAheads
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Kenneth Cole Selects SAP for Retail to Support Growth Strategy Description: Global Fashion Company to Implement SAPs End-to-End Retail Solution
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Supply Chain: Page 26 Description: GNX CPFR GE eXchange WWRE UCCnet WorldWide WWRE CPFR GXS GNX SPS CPFR
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Amazon looking to shape up Description: The biggest kid on the Internet block is heeding the adage: The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Amazon.com says it plans to show operating profit in the fourth quarter. And it began trimming fat in hopes of delivering on that promise. But analysts believe more dieting will be necessary.
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Online retail job boards listings shoot past 24,000 Description: Online retail job boards listings shoot past 24,000 Eighteen months after the founding of AllRetailJobs.com, the number of retail jobs available at the site has surpassed
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Wal-Mart expands online turf again with prescription contact lens service Description: Wal-Mart expands online turf again with prescription contact lens service WalMart.com is again expanding its online turf with the addition of a service that allows shoppers to
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My Virtual Model arrives at a virtual mall Description: Lane Bryant proved that plus-size women want the right fit when they shop online. In fact, 1,600 women a day create virtual models at LaneBryant.com to try on fashion before they go to the store to buy.
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Borders Group names vice president, acquisition and retention marketing Description: Borders Group names vice president, acquisition and retention marketing Borders Group Inc. has named Jessica J. Harley to the position of vice president, acquisition and
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Movielink goes multi-channel with Best Buy promotion Description: Movielink goes multi-channel with Best Buy promotion Movielink, the Internet-based digital video-on-demand service operated by several major filmmakers, has launched its first
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Just the ticket for affiliates Description: Just the ticket for affiliates While sales from affiliate programs are plateauing for many e-retailers, such partnerships remain strong for online ticket sellers, some experts
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Grainger`s Jim Ryan to Deliver Keynote Address at Electronic Commerce World 2001 Conference & Exhibit Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Consumers are concerned about online privacy, but few understand it Description: Consumers are concerned about online privacy, but few understand it Though consumers express concern about their privacy online, few read web site privacy statements before
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Online retail sales growth cools off a bit as it rises 37% Description: Online retail sales growth cools off a bit as it rises 37% Online retail sales during the week ended Oct. 10 slowed down the pace of the two prior weeks, rising a relatively low
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CDW plots a new e-commerce course of action Description: CDW plots a new e-commerce course of action A new senior web manager is bringing a fresh Internet approach to CDW Inc. Since joining CDW from digital advertising firm Digitas in
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How e-catalogs will be doing more to power up visual merchandising Description: How e-catalogs will be doing more to power up visual merchandising Whats the next step in the evolution of e-catalogs? It could be technology that puts the image-enhancing,
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Web merchants required more spending for free shipping this Christmas Description: Web merchants required more spending for free shipping this Christmas Just over 50% of online retailers used free shipping to lure more traffic to their e-commerce site this
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Manugistics Retail Solution Fast Becoming Preferred Choice Of Industry Leaders Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Technology: Page 92 Description: ProfitLogic WalMart.com EasyAsk FindWhat EC IT AMR IT SoBig TrueSpectra POS eBay SmartLabel NRF
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The ends nowhere in sight, says a new eMarketer report Description: Theres plenty of growth left in the online retailing market, says the new North America E-Commerce: B2C & B2B report just out from eMarketer Inc. EMarketers research projects that the number of online consumers age 14 or older who will buy online will grow 29.5% between last year and 2005. The number of online shoppers will similarly grow 29% while the amount they spend at retail will skyrocket 93%. Here are some highlights from the 237-page report: Source: eMarketer Inc.
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 188 Description: OfficeMax ShoppersChoice.com
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Zazzle adds GoodStorm community to focus on social issues Description: Zazzle adds GoodStorm community to focus on social issues Zazzle.com Inc. has acquired GoodStorm, a maker and marketer of customized T-shirts, posters and other products designed
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AzoogleAds Network adds industry veterans to management team Description: AzoogleAds Network adds industry veterans to management team Performance-based online advertising network AzoogleAds, based on Toronto, has opened a New York office and added
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Apparel retailers deliver the best performance Description: Apparel retailers deliver the best performance Apparel and accessories retailers gave web shoppers the most consistent low broadband performance in September. Gomez Inc. notes
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ReturnCentral, Inc. Announces Agreement to Provide Supply-Chain Services, Inc. (SSI) Automated Reverse Logistics Software Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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College students spending more time online than before Description: College students spending more time online than before The latest installments in the StudentWatch Campus Market Research series provide a look at where students shop, what they
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John Irvin moves from Spiegel to head Penney`s Internet sales Description: John Irvin moves from Spiegel to head Penney`s Internet sales John Irvin has been named president of catalog and Internet operations for J. C. Penney Co. Inc. and senior vice
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PR exec who helped launch Yahoo named CEO of Fluid Inc. Description: PR exec who helped launch Yahoo named CEO of Fluid Inc. Ed Niehaus, a public relations veteran who help launched the Yahoo! brand, has been named CEO of Fluid Inc., a provider of
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Those hot rod Civics are bringing Crutchfield.com a younger audience Description: Anyone over 25 probably doesnt know what a tuner car is. But that hasnt stopped the businessmen at Crutchfield.com from setting up part of their site to attract aficionados of super-customized, smaller, import carscars that have been tuned for maximum performance.
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Why the routes of web search carry more traffic than ever Description: Search marketing has been riding a rocket since one of the first big industry reports to hang numbers on what had been a quietly growing market surfaced a few years ago. Thats when Piper Jaffray forecast that spending on search would soar from $1.4 million in to nearly $7 billion by 2007, a prediction thats since been eclipsed by more recent forecasts such a Forrester Research report that predicts search marketing spending will hit $11.6 billion by 2010, accounting for 44% of all online advertising spending.
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Kronos to buy Unicru to expand web-based workforce management for retailers Description: Kronos to buy Unicru to expand web-based workforce management for retailers Kronos Inc., a provider of workforce management systems, will pay about $150 million in cash for
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CyberSource Reports Record Quarter Description: $8.5 Million Revenue, 99.7 Million Transactions Deliver $0.6 Million Profit
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comScore Networks, NetValue Announce Alliance To Create Unparalleled Global Internet Behavior Database Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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The engine that couldprocess full-sentence search queries Description: The engine that couldprocess full-sentence search queries ActivePoints contextual search and guidance site search engine, in use at UK audiovisual and consumer electronics
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Travel firm Opodo.com cuts payment fraud losses and fraud management costs Description: Travel firm Opodo.com cuts payment fraud losses and fraud management costs European travel services firm Opodo cut the costs of manually reviewing online payment transactions by
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Netflix Opens New Shipping Center Description: Kansas City Facility Speeds Movie Delivery in Several States
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Marketing company BlackFoot gets $2.5 million in financing Description: Marketing company BlackFoot gets $2.5 million in financing BlackFoot, an online marketing company, has received $2.5 million in Series A financing from Canaan Partners and Draper
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Albertsons sees further expansion of online offering Description: Albertsons sees further expansion of online offering Albertsons Inc.s Southern California Division is looking for further expansion of its online grocery shopping service to
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