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Q2 web sales rise at Talbots 40% year-over-year Description: Q2 web sales rise at Talbots 40% year-over-year Web sales at apparel retailer The Talbots Inc. rose 40% for the second quarter ended July 30 to $24.9 million, up from $17.8
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CircuitCity.com adds rotating and close-up images Description: CircuitCity.com adds rotating and close-up images CircuitCity.com has added a new feature so customers can examine products in greater detail. Spin and close-up views now
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Customer reviews spike conversion rates at Overstock, Bass Pro Description: Customer reviews spike conversion rates at Overstock, Bass Pro Offering consumer reviews of products has pushed up conversion rates and strengthened customer relationships at
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Camping World cuts inventory 10% with web-based replenishment tool Description: Camping World cuts inventory 10% with web-based replenishment tool Four months after deploying a web-based order replenishment application, multi-channel retailer Camping World
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Marketing technology company Quigo hires two eBay veterans Description: Marketing technology company Quigo hires two eBay veterans New York-based Quigo Technologies Inc., provider of online marketing technologies, has hired Marty Abbott as COO and
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Single-use card numbers encourage e-spending, Orbiscom says Description: Single-use card numbers encourage e-spending, Orbiscom says Even though there are more consumers shopping online today, credit card security is still an issue among shoppers,
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Overstock.com names new chairman and two new directors Description: Overstock.com names new chairman and two new directors Overstock.com has named director and vice chairman John T. Jack Byrne as its new chairman, a title that had been held by
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Former Stride Rite e-commerce exec joins analytics firm Compete Description: Former Stride Rite e-commerce exec joins analytics firm Compete Web analytics firm Compete Inc. has hired Gregg Poulin as general manager of Compete.com. Poulin comes from Stride
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Blueflys Q1 gross profit rises more than 100% as revenues rise 34% Description: Blueflys Q1 gross profit rises more than 100% as revenues rise 34% Bluefly Inc.s Bluefly.com, an online retailer of designer apparel sold at discount prices, posted a 34%
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New Generation Computing Introduces Integrated Product Development, Global Sourcing and Production Control, ERP Software Suite for Sewn Products Enterprises Description: NGC SQL Series Built on Microsoft Technology to Help Users Increase Speed to Market, Reduce Costs, Manage by Exception, Enhance Workflow
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Coremetrics acquires scenario optimization specialist WebCriteria Description: Coremetrics acquires scenario optimization specialist WebCriteria Online marketing analytics provider Coremetrics Inc. has acquired WebCriteria, a provider of online scenario
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Former Demandware exec joins OrderMotion as vice president of marketing Description: Former Demandware exec joins OrderMotion as vice president of marketing OrderMotion Inc., provider of an on-demand retail operations platform for multi-channel merchants, has
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A wave of the wand and up pops m-commerce Description: A wave of the wand and up pops m-commerce M-commerce technology vendor mPoria Inc. has introduced GoMobile m-Commerce Wizard, a guided, online service designed to enable the
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MASTERCARD AND WORLDPAY ADVANCE E-COMMERCE SECURITY Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Cash Is King Description: Cash Is King When it comes to Internet incentives, cash is king, according to a recent study conducted by Digital Idea, an Internet consulting firm. Some 90% of consumers polled
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Web Site Trends: Page 75 Description: AOL GiftCertificates.com CDW FurnitureFind
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E-sales hit another billion-dollar week in mid May, up 13% from year ago Description: E-sales hit another billion-dollar week in mid May, up 13% from year ago Online retail sales the week ending May 16 experienced their slowest year-over-year growth since the last
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IACs retail sales grow 3% while retail operating profit climbs 31% Description: IACs retail sales grow 3% while retail operating profit climbs 31% Retail sales at IAC/InterActiveCorp reached $768.7 million in the third quarter, up 3% from $749.5 million a
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Music wars: battle of the brands Description: Music wars: battle of the brands It's been a big spring for duets in the world of online music sales. First came the merger of CDnow Inc. and N2K Inc., completed March 17. The
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Aerosoles to offer Newgistics SmartLabel returns to online shoppers Description: Aerosoles to offer Newgistics SmartLabel returns to online shoppers Newgistics, Inc.s SmartLabel returns program for retailers expands again with the addition of footwear
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Scene7 and Macquarium Partner to Deliver Online Rich Media Solutions Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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PayPal tests a virtual debit card for use at MasterCard merchants Description: PayPal tests a virtual debit card for use at MasterCard merchants PayPal Inc. is testing a virtual debit card that allows PayPal customers to use their PayPal accounts anywhere
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MERCANTEC POWER COMMERCE TO BRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF E-COMMERCE TO INTERNET WORLD Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Auctions gaining on retailers` online market share, Forrester reports Description: Auctions gaining on retailers` online market share, Forrester reports Online auctions will generate some $48.5 billion in sales in 2006, representing about one quarter of all
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Three Retailers Go Live on GERS Store Operations & POS Solution Description: Furniture Warehouse, H.D. Buttercup, and Seasonal Concepts install new point-of-service solution to speed customer transactions and reduce employee training time
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Search engine marketing ROI rises in Q1, study says Description: Search engine marketing ROI rises in Q1, study says Sales garnered through search engine marketing surged 70% year-over-year in the first quarter, as campaign size and cost each
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College students can text message AbeBooks for textbook prices Description: College students can text message AbeBooks for textbook prices Text messaging-dependent college students now can compare textbook prices by using their cell phones to contact
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Dynamic Trade Changes Name to Performics Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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IRI Unveils Retail Performance Management Solutions Suite Description: Reinventing CPG and Retail Summit 2005
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BestBuy is most popular electronics site in February, NetRatings reports Description: BestBuy is most popular electronics site in February, NetRatings reports BestBuy.com vaulted over eBay Electronics to be the No. 1 computer and consumer electronics retail web
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Mercado Software and YourAmigo Partner to Drive More Traffic & Higher Conversions on E-Commerce Sites Description: The Two Companies to Present Joint Solution in Webinar on March 15, 2006
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Keyword research drives 42% growth in natural search revenue for Park Seed Description: Keyword research drives 42% growth in natural search revenue for Park Seed Search marketing and, in particular, heavy research on keyword selection has been a factor in
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Customers & Marketing: Page 319 Description: eLuxury.com CardStore.com SmartBargains
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Online sales soar 41% week ending Feb. 13 Description: Online sales soar 41% week ending Feb. 13 Online retail sales for the week ending Feb. 13 soared 41% over the corresponding week a year ago, reaching $1.79 billion from $1.27
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Overstock.com reports operating profits of $115,000 for Q3 Description: Overstock.com reports operating profits of $115,000 for Q3 Overstock.com Inc. reported third quarter operating profits of $115,000 vs. an operating loss of $3.4 million in last
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eBay leads in visits to sites selling computers and electronics Description: eBay leads in visits to sites selling computers and electronics EBay.com led all retail web sites in number of unique visitors to multi-category computer and consumer electronics
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Santa`s Biggest Helper This Holiday Season -- e-commerce Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Channel Intelligence 2004 Holiday Season Buying Intent Survey:Online research leads to more purchases at retail store locations Description: Survey of SellPath(SM) Product Pinpointer Services clients reveals nearly 37 percent of online and retail store customers make product purchases within one week of conducting Web research
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Customers & Marketing: Page 42 Description: Nielsen/NetRatings iTunes CompUSA eBay 1-800-Flowers MLB
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 138 Description: SmartBargains.com CEO CEO CEO CTO AOL eToys BestBuy.com
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How web-based POS systems speed pricing changes to a Schlotzskys Deli Description: How web-based POS systems speed pricing changes to a Schlotzskys Deli A web-based POS system at a Scholtzskys Deli franchise in Overland Park, KS, is helping to streamline
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Retailers post 30% rise in first-half e-book sales Description: Retailers post 30% rise in first-half e-book sales Retailers posted $4.97 million in sales of e-books for the first six months of this year, a rise of 30% over the same period
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Dell site challenges Apple for most unique visitors Description: Dell site challenges Apple for most unique visitors Apple Computer Inc. remains the category leader in attracting unique visitors to its web site, despite a dramatic surge in
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ForeSee Results lands a $20 million round of funding Description: ForeSee Results lands a $20 million round of funding Customer satisfaction monitoring and management company ForeSee Results has a completed a $20 million round of financing, led
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TRUVIAN TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES REVOLUTIONARY DIGITAL CATALOG SERVICE Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Web doing brisk business in tobacco sales Description: Web doing brisk business in tobacco sales The web has provided a refuge for tobacco product merchants facing increasing constraints in the offline world, says Forrester Research.
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How eToys keeps up site performance as sales rise 34% Description: How eToys keeps up site performance as sales rise 34% Even though sales on eToys.com rose 34% year-to-year on Nov. 26, the retailer maintained site performance through steps such
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Online sales up 14% for week ending Nov. 20 Description: Online sales up 14% for week ending Nov. 20 Online sales for the week ending Nov. 20 grew 14%, reaching $1.94 billion from $1.7 billion in the corresponding week a year ago,
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Firepond reduces staff by 30% Description: Firepond reduces staff by 30% Firepond Inc., which develops web-based selling, customer acquisition and customer service systems, says it will lay off 30% of its workforce as
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Comparison shopping meets multi-channel retailing Description: Comparison shopping meets multi-channel retailing As more retailers expand their multi-channel reach to consumers, more shoppers will want to comparison shop across offlline and
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