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Online Drugstore Dealings Description: Online Drugstore Dealings Drugstore.com, a major Internet retailer of health, beauty and wellness products, has reported that net sales for its first quarter were $22.7 million,
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Web Site Trends: Page 45 Description: FootSmart.com ToolKing.com AtomicPark.com CPGs,
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Whats a moving picture worth? About 19%, eBags finds Description: Whats a moving picture worth? About 19%, eBags finds In a 6-week test, eBags.com saw an almost 20% lift in sales of a bag for which online shoppers viewed a product
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Dell and OfficeMax eliminate most paper rebates Description: Dell and OfficeMax eliminate most paper rebates Two more big-name online retailers are abandoning paper rebates in favor of the Internet. In a move to streamline its customer
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Dressing Room Software Dispute Settled Description: Dressing Room Software Dispute Settled Software developer Andrea Rosengard and Public Technologies Multimedia Inc. have agreed to settle a patent infringement suit that Rosengard
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Digital asset management systems on the rise Description: Digital asset management systems on the rise Product images are more than just photos as retailers spread merchandise out into multiple channels and communication into different
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Coldwater Creeks Q1 web sales go flat Description: Coldwater Creeks Q1 web sales go flat Web-based sales at Coldwater Creek Inc. were virtually flat in the first quarter vs. last years first quarter, while companywide sales
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i2 gets $15 million in new investment money Description: i2 gets $15 million in new investment money Dallas-based i2 Technologies Inc., provider of supply chain, transportation/distribution and order fulfillment technology, has
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Following Houses lead, the Senate extends the Internet tax moratorium Description: Following Houses lead, the Senate extends the Internet tax moratorium The Senate last night approved a two-year extension on the Internet Tax Freedom Act but said Congress
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eBay launches a wine auction site Description: eBay launches a wine auction site EBay, the online auction site, has added a wine category to its home and garden section. It is testing wine sales with New Vine Logistics and
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ContextWeb gets $9 million in a second round of funding Description: ContextWeb gets $9 million in a second round of funding Online advertising company ConextWeb has received $9 million in a new round of funding. The funding brings ConextWebs
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iContact, online communications provider, hires a sales director Description: iContact, online communications provider, hires a sales director IContact, provider of e-mail marketing, blogging and online communication platforms, has hired Matt Allen as
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Major Suppliers Join RedtagBiz Trading Exchange Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Pet Food Direct Promotes Robert DiCerbo to VP, Information Taechnology and E-Commerce, and John McCaffery to VP, Marketing and Customer Service Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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A new way to do affiliate marketing Description: A new way to do affiliate marketing Merchandising Avenue Inc. is preparing to launch what it is touting as a new way to do affiliate marketing. With the Merchandising Avenue
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A new look for an old standbymoving the catalog into the e-age Description: A new look for an old standbymoving the catalog into the e-age If paper catalogs drive shoppers to the web, why wouldnt e-mail catalogs be even more effective? Operating on
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Channel Intelligence Speeds Sales Leads to NEC-Mitsubishis Dealers Description: Deep linking service tool at NEC-Mitsubishis site now connects browsing customers to online purchase opportunities found at dealer sites
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 259 Description: eBay ArtBeads.com AnneMail CFO CompactAppliance.coms MLB ToysRUs.com
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Egghead.com Emphasizes B2B Description: Egghead.com Emphasizes B2B Egghead.com Inc. has revamped its web site to better address the needs of its core small- to medium-sized business customers. Changes range from adding
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Online ad spending in 2003 rises 20% to $7.2 billion, outpacing other media Description: Online ad spending in 2003 rises 20% to $7.2 billion, outpacing other media Leading all other advertising channels in rate of growth, U.S. online advertising revenue last year
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LEADER IN INTERACTIVE PRODUCT DEMOS, NUEWEB CHANGES NAME TO EXEMPLUM Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Doing good and doing well with web site content Description: Doing good and doing well with web site content Using web-based content to sponsor a drive to encourage home quilters to make quilts for donation to St. Jude Childrens Research
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 152 Description: CDW OfficeMax CDW ArtSelect USA Books-A-Million LivePerson
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1-800-FLOWERS.COM Partners With Neulion To Accelerate Multi Channel Commerce For Its Business Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Blue Nile web sales hit $51 million in Q1 Description: Blue Nile web sales hit $51 million in Q1 Blue Nile Inc. is reporting a 15% gain in e-commerce sales for the first quarter. For Q1 2006, Blue Nile posted web sales of $50.7
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Discount site begins with bang Description: Discount site begins with bang Discountmania.com, an Internet retailer of luxury designer brand name fragrances, watches, sunglasses and electronics at discount, recorded
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QRS Significantly Improves Profitability in Second Quarter Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Retailers to Increase Spending on Technology, According to NRF Foundation/BearingPoint Study Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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The see-saw battle in site search technology Description: The see-saw battle in site search technology The site search market remains highly competitive. On the day that Mercado Software Inc. announced that TowerRecords.com, which
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Cutter & Buck Increases Revenues & Conversion Rates by Adding Scene7 Zoom and Color Swatching to E-commerce Website Description: Automating rich media production and delivery for both B2B and B2C websites
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March online retail spending grows 37% over year ago Description: March online retail spending grows 37% over year ago Online retail spending in March increased 37% to $8.78 billion from $6.42 billion in March of 2005, comScore Networks Inc.
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Its the same story again at Spiegel: Web sales up, total sales down Description: Its the same story again at Spiegel: Web sales up, total sales down In what has become a familiar routine, web-based sales at the Spiegel Group grew in July while all other
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Two Leading Gift Sites Experience Double Digit Growth in Online Revenues While Reducing Costs by 3X With Scene7s On-Demand Rich Media Platform Description: Inspirations.com and GreatOccasions.com launch with Scene7s hosted self-serve dynamic zoom & image sizing
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Joan Broughton joins Shop.org in charge of content and education Description: Joan Broughton joins Shop.org in charge of content and education Joan Broughton, former vice president of multi-channel programs and head of e-commerce for outdoor sports co-op
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Sears hits home as it explores the virtues of virtual marketing Description: Sears Holdings Corp., in partnership with IBM Corp., last month moved further into the virtual world when it opened a prototype 3-D showroom called the Sears Virtual Home on Second Life. Second Life is a multi-player virtual world where people interact, play, do business and communicate online.
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Intel, HP Join Top Academic Researchers to Expand the Usefulness of the Internet; Global Test Bed for Internet Applications and Services Created Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Car buyers use of the web for research puts new spin on multi-channel Description: Car buyers use of the web for research puts new spin on multi-channel Car buyers use of the Internet as a research tool puts the auto industrys own spin on the multi-channel
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AMERICANGREETINGS.COM LICENSES TUMBLEWEED PATENTS FOR ONLINE GREETING CARD DELIVERY Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Victorias Secret to improve online privacy in settlement with New York Description: Victorias Secret to improve online privacy in settlement with New York Victorias Secret will improve its methods of securing online customer data and hire an outside auditor to
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Personalization technology provider gets $7 million in funding Description: Personalization technology provider gets $7 million in funding Cambridge, MA-based ChoiceStream Inc., provider of personalization technology for online consumer services, search
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Ex-FTD.com chief becomes president of FTD Description: Ex-FTD.com chief becomes president of FTD Michael J. Soenen, former president and CEO of FTD.com Inc., has been named president and COO of FTD Inc., which took over the dot-com
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AMR Research Six Sigma Retailing Quotient Helps Retailers Find Billions in Lost Sales Description: Free AMR Research Assessment Tool Measures Store Effectiveness
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Men are more likely than women to shop online for Valentines Day Description: Men are more likely than women to shop online for Valentines Day Men are more likely than women to buy their Valentines Day gift online, reports a new consumer survey from
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Customers & Marketing: Page 61 Description: eBay BookFinder.com ECost.com PFSweb ITunes FreshDirect
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 157 Description: GSI BizRate eBay PCs; TV DollarDays PanIP CAN-Spam
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Ritz Interactive will accept checks at its camera and boating web sites Description: Ritz Interactive will accept checks at its camera and boating web sites Ritz Interactive Inc., which operates the retail web sites RitzCamera.com, Boatersworld.com and
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Retail sites claim 25% hike in share of Internet holiday season traffic Description: Retail sites claim 25% hike in share of Internet holiday season traffic Online shopping claimed a 25% increase in the share of Internet traffic from Nov. 1 through Dec. 25,
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Online sales stay on a tear, growing 38% vs. year-ago, comScore reports Description: Online sales stay on a tear, growing 38% vs. year-ago, comScore reports Online retail sales were up 38% vs. a year ago for the week ending Nov. 3, with a significant increase in
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The Internet transforms warehouse and distributionoften in subtle ways Description: The Internet may not have changed everything but its changing a lot, including traditional activities such as warehousing and distribution. Just as the Internet has sped the flow of information and diversified the availability of data, it is also changing the way retailers use warehouses and distribution centers to manage the flow of inventory. In fact, among the most significant impacts of the Internet may be its ability to improve the match between demand and inventory.
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Ease of returns means happier repeat buyers, study says Description: Ease of returns means happier repeat buyers, study says Customers who took 15 minutes or more to process a return to an online retailer were consistently less satisfied with
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