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Cover Story: What’s Next
Internet retailing anywhere, anytime—but with an emotional tie
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The History of E-Commerce
Major milestones in the annals of online retailing, from the launch of Peapod to today’s battle over online sales tax.
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The smart setPC-like smartphones make it a breeze to access the web. That`s making mobile commerce an increasingly viable strategy to
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Turning buzz into honeyNo one’s quite sure how to make money from social networks. But they’re growing too fast for e-retailers to ignore.
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Moderate MakeoversThe focus at the Internet Retailer Web Design ’09 conference was on modest changes that won’t bust budgets—but can boost results.
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Wall Street 3.0There was the Internet investment bubble, then years of solid growth. Now chastened investors take an optimistic, but sober, view of e-commerce.
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The "D" word foreshadows the "E" wordIf this is a depression, we are entering a period during which the E word (for efficiency) reigns supreme. It has enormous consequences for retailing.
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In tough times, web sales show strength
Online sales made a noticeable comeback in January, rising 2% from a year earlier and gaining share of consumer spending as total retail sales fell 5.8%. That compares to a tough fourth quarter of 2008, when online sales fell 5.8% year over year as total sales dropped 8.6%.
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Buyers make their plays for eToys and Circuit City
Operating under bankruptcy court protection, The Parent Co. and Circuit City Stores Inc. still have venerable brands that other companies expect to revive online. Toys ‘R’ Us has acquired Parent’s eToys.com, BabyUniverse.com and ePregnancy.com, and Hilco Trading Co. is interested in buying Circuit City’s brand and e-commerce assets.
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Drugstore.com posts record sales and profits
With a boost from non-prescription sales, Drugstore.com Inc. finished a year of record performance in 2008. Fourth quarter net income reached $289,000, compared to a year-earlier net loss of $2.3 million. The retailer posted sales increases on Beauty.com and VisionDirect.com as well as on Drugstore.com.
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Sales off, Blue Nile looks to build market shareComing off a brutal fourth quarter that slashed Blue Nile’s revenue by 23% and net income by 53%, CEO Diane Irvine figures it’s an ideal time to take advantage of the jewelry retailer’s still-strong market position to build market share.
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E-commerce expertise in strong demand
Although overall e-commerce sales are off the pace of recent years, the relatively strong performance of the online channel compared to stores and catalogs is making many retailers willing to pay for e-commerce expertise, executive search firm Crandall Associates says.
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U.S. Postal Service and UPS team up on package returns serviceOver the next several months, the U.S. Postal Service and rival UPS will cooperate in a test of a new service that picks up packages from consumers’ addresses and ships them back to retailers.
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Balancing ActRich media enhances retail web sites, but can slow performance. E-retailers must learn the best ways to juggle those competing interests.
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Order Up
Online retailers dig deeper into order management systems to discover treasure troves of cost-saving features.
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The Broad ViewAs analytics heads across selling channels, retailers get a non-stop view of shoppers.
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In-store pickup of online orders can lift salesConsumers are pretty pleased with their experiences picking up web orders in stores, says Forrester Research. But don’t keep them waiting.
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