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Return To Sender
Description: Return To Sender Ashburn, Va.-based ReturnBuy, a service firm for online and offline retailers that processes returns for retailers and posts the items on the Internet for
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Overstock.coms Q3 revenue rises 3% as net loss narrows by 81%
Description: Overstock.coms Q3 revenue rises 3% as net loss narrows by 81% Overstock.com reported today revenue grew 3% in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 year to $161.9 million from $156.9
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Advertising.com Launches Search Engine Services
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Cell phone shopping
Description: FTD Inc.`s FTD.com is the first retailer to participate in the mGifts wireless ordering service from Juice Wireless Inc.`s MobileBday.com. The mGifts service sends a text message birthday reminder to a cell phone, providing a link to make an online purchase through FTD.com directly from an Internet-capable wireless phone. The text message also includes a toll-free phone number for phone ordering.
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NetZero Finalizes Acquisition of RocketCash Corporation
Description: NetZero Finalizes Acquisition of RocketCash Corporation NetZero Inc., a provider of advertising- and commerce-supported Internet access, has finalized the acquisition of
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Schlotzkys restaurant chain is linking its 700 outlets via the web
Description: Schlotzkys restaurant chain is linking its 700 outlets via the web Austin, TX-based Schlotzsky`s is taking its 700-restaurant chain to the Internet, linking all its stores
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How print catalogs help drive online sales at Aerosoles
Description: How print catalogs help drive online sales at Aerosoles With a tight integration of its catalog and web strategy and particular attention to strategic timing, shoemaker Aerosoles
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Newegg.com looks for a new head of marketing
Description: Newegg.com looks for a new head of marketing Online computer retailer Newegg.com is expediting its search for a new vice president of marketing. The retailer, No. 10 in the
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Most may be profitable, but online retailers still face challenges
Description: Most may be profitable, but online retailers still face challenges Online retailers may be profitable for the most part, according to the most recent Shop.org State of Online
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Coremetrics Extends Global Leadership with Launch of European Operations
Description: Coremetrics Marries Proven Expertise and Success in International Deployments with Strong Regional Presence and Expanded Partner Network
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LikeIt® TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES CATALOG SEARCH FOR iGO® CORPORATION
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Sears Chooses Omniture to Optimize Online Sales & Marketing
Description: Retail Leader Gains Greater Insight into Conversion Rates for Marketing Campaigns
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Azooca promotes show and tell web site with free video e-mail offer
Description: Azooca promotes show and tell web site with free video e-mail offer Azooca, a fledgling online video marketplace, plans to offer a free video e-mail service as a way to
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Sears tests store pick-up service
Description: Sears tests store pick-up service Capitalizing on one of its strengths as a clicks-and-bricks retailer, Sears is testing store pick-up of merchandise for online buyers and plans
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The ERA moves its compliance self-certification to the web
Description: The ERA moves its compliance self-certification to the web The Electronic Retailing Association is moving its self-regulatory compliance certification to the web, the trade group
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How to keep top-producing affiliates happy
Description: How to keep top-producing affiliates happy Online retailers wrestle with the issue of how much to pay affiliatesand for how long. With the idea that they dont want to keep
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Terapeak Announces Access to First Ever eBay Research API of over 300 million eBay listings
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Q1 online sales at The Knot climb by 50%
Description: Q1 online sales at The Knot climb by 50% The Knot Inc. reports a web sales increase of 50% in the first quarter of 2007 to $4.6 million, compared to $3.1 million for Q1 2006. The
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Web Site Trends: Page 151
Description: TrueSpectra eBayMotors.com NeimanMarcus.com
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To Help Retailers Meet the Needs of Information-Hungry Shoppers, Healthnotes Launches Version 7.7 of Kiosk Software and Web Products
Description: Version 7.7 includes new and expanded content, updated staff training, and enhanced Category Management Report
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Retailers strive for smooth sledding during holiday season
Description: As retailers prepare for the make-or-break fourth quarter, Daniel Yonts, director of Internet marketing at high-tech and home furnishings retailer firstStreet, has already taken steps to ensure a holiday shopping season that will run more smoothly than last years. Although firstStreet didnt suffer the extent of crashed servers that took hours of shopping time away from such big names as Walmart.com, Amazon.com and Overstock.com during holiday season 2006, it suffered enough to warrant a major change in the way it operates, Yonts says.
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How to get more small retail suppliers connected via the Net
Description: How to get more small retail suppliers connected via the Net While more retailers and their suppliers are connecting through web-based supply chain systems, a big challenge
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RedEnvelope seeks $27.7 million in initial public offering of stock
Description: RedEnvelope seeks $27.7 million in initial public offering of stock RedEnvelope Inc., which retails upscale gift items through RedEnvelope.com, is seeking $27.7 million after
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Customer service on b2b sites has a long way to go, says a new survey
Description: Customer service on b2b sites has a long way to go, says a new survey Almost all business users that have tried to buy goods or services on the web have encountered problems that
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Retailers job-app kiosks are moving to the web
Description: Retailers job-app kiosks are moving to the web One third of the 13,000 kiosks that Unicru Inc. has deployed in retail locations to accept job applications are web enabled and
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Sharper Images web sales grew at 3 times the rate of total sales in August
Description: Sharper Images web sales grew at 3 times the rate of total sales in August August web-based sales at multi-channel retailer Sharper Image Corp. were up 30% vs. August last year,
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U.K. consumers on track to grow online spending by 64%, trade group reports
Description: U.K. consumers on track to grow online spending by 64%, trade group reports British consumers will spend £4 billion online this November and December, projects London-based trade
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eBays gross merchandise sales rise 30% year-over-year to $44 billion
Description: eBays gross merchandise sales rise 30% year-over-year to $44 billion Showing no signs of slowing down, eBay Inc. reports a 39% rise in listings to 1.9 billion in 2005 as its
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Content as salesperson: Why it doesnt sell more
Description: Compared to the number of potential customers that visit retail sites, the number of shoppers who close the deal online is still relatively low - about 3.2%, according to Forrester Research Inc. A new report on Web content that sells, sheds some light on one reason content doesnt sell more: too much of its misses the mark on basic usefulness and usability.
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Many online health information seekers just looking, not buying
Description: Many online health information seekers just looking, not buying Searching for health care information is one of the top reasons people use the Internet today. But getting health
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Shoes.com cuts staff time, boosts keyword returns with search automation
Description: Shoes.com cuts staff time, boosts keyword returns with search automation Internet shoe retailer Shoes.com was able to cut the manual labor needed to manage keyword campaigns on
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High broadband performance improves for big retailers in February
Description: High broadband performance improves for big retailers in February Overall, web shoppers in February could access a top 50 retail site with a high broadband connection an average
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ISD Corporation Appoints Vice President of Sales
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Major League Baseball pitches web features to score with online tickets
Description: Major League Baseball pitches web features to score with online tickets Major League Baseball is scoring big with online ticket sales sparked by self-service web features,
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Testing site visualization techniques to win over shoppers
Description: Testing site visualization techniques to win over shoppers Online retailers should test different site visualization techniques to find the right ones within the right budget
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FTD reports a 17% increase in 2005 web sales
Description: FTD reports a 17% increase in 2005 web sales Web sales at flower and gift retailer FTD increased 17% in its just closed 2005 fiscal year to $215.5 million from $184.2 million a
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Online retail spending grows 19% for week ending May 2
Description: Online retail spending grows 19% for week ending May 2 Online consumer retail spending continued its unbroken string of $1 billion weeks this year, hitting $1.07 billion for the
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Web sales drop 10% at Books-A-Million in Q3
Description: Web sales drop 10% at Books-A-Million in Q3 E-commerce sales at Books-A-Million Inc. totaled $6.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007, a decrease of 9.6% from web sales
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Payment technology provider Ezic expands its development team
Description: Payment technology provider Ezic expands its development team To support its growth in the payments technology market, Ezic Inc. has promoted software engineer Kyle Bond to a
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iTunes downloads cross the 100 million mark
Description: iTunes downloads cross the 100 million mark Music fans have downloaded 100 million songs from Apple Computer Inc.s iTunes.com, the company has reported. It last reported
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Microsoft selects GlobalCollect for its payment processing
Description: GlobalCollect, the leading international payment service provider, will enable Microsoft to accept alternative payments and to increase the security of its processing using GlobalCollects bank account validation service.
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Customers & Marketing: Page 280
Description: VC NetRatings eSpending NetRatings comScore YesMail 1-800-Flowers.com
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Zappos delivers fastest October response time
Description: Zappos delivers fastest October response time At 2.92 seconds, Zappos in October provided the fastest response time for customers accessing the site using a high broadband
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Customers & Marketing: Page 239
Description: R-E-S-P-E-C-T,
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Overture and InfoSpace Extend Premier Search Provider Relationship; Search Agreement Extended Until March 2006
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Ashford.com's holiday on time rate near perfect
Description: Ashford.com's holiday on time rate near perfect Ashford.com, a luxury e-retailer, said it sent more than 99.9% of its packages on time for Christmas and more than 99.5% of
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eBay shows huge lead in apparel/beauty visitation, study says
Description: eBay shows huge lead in apparel/beauty visitation, study says When it comes to the share of unique visitors to retail web sites that sell products within the apparel/beauty
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Yahoo gives away clicks in cases of suspected click fraud, exec says
Description: Yahoo gives away clicks in cases of suspected click fraud, exec says Yahoo Inc. has not charged retailers for billions of clicks that were fraudulent or suspected to be
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Analytics users want more sophisticated tools, study says
Description: Analytics users want more sophisticated tools, study says Web retailers that use analytics are expanding their use of the application to measure other aspects of their e-commerce
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Customers & Marketing: Page 132
Description: CRM CEO SVP comScore
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