Below are the daily news articles for the past two weeks. Use the archive search to locate older articles.
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Daily News for Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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American Eagle takes flight with new web brands and aspirations
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Apple begins same-day online service for movies released on DVD
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BareNecessities.com launches a catalog
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Barnes and Noble goes digital with magazine subscriptions
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Bazaarvoice helps integrate ratings and reviews with e-commerce systems
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Disney takes over DisneyStore.com
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Jupiter study documents the strains and gains of multiple marketing methods
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Musicnotes rings up 30% sales growth through early May
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New features generate more sales at FootSmart.com
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Online jewelry retailer Bidz.com’s first quarter web sales climb 38.5%
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Sales rise, but net income falls for Blue Nile in the first quarter
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The Top 500 web retailers crank the industry’s growth engine in 2007
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Web site consistency improves in April
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WWE reports first quarter online revenue increased by 16% to $8.1 million
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Daily News for Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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Amazon leads in number of March online DVD/video purchases
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Chains hope new e-prescription site is just what the doctor ordered
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Drugstore.com reports 10% sales growth in the first quarter
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How Replacements gets more out of its contact center
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New Coremetrics reporting feature helps retailers access data quickly
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With volume surging, certified e-mail provider Goodmail plans new services
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Daily News for Monday, May 5, 2008
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Amazon.com sues New York over sales tax law
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Carpet One president steps into e-commerce start-up role
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ChoiceStream appoints new vice president of sales
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Conversions climb at Little Nut Tree after site relaunch
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E-commerce chief takes on more responsibility at The Children’s Place
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Linens ’n Things files for bankruptcy, raises $700 million
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MarketLive receives $20 million in funding
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Muller named chief marketing officer at iProspect
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Retail Decisions hires Michael Caruana as sales executive
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Social shopping site adds $1 million to the pot
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Travel site Kayak.com hires former Priceline and Orbitz executives
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UPS promotes two women executives to senior operations posts in Europe
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Daily News for Friday, May 2, 2008
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Auction site appeals to both charitable and competitive side of a bidder
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E-retailers offer rewards for rebates
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eLayaway offers online retailers a no-fee payment method
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Fewer fashionistas trekked to apparel and beauty sites in March, study says
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Having failed to buy Craigslist, eBay sues the online classifieds network
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Older online consumers respond to web ads as much as others, Focalyst says
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Shutterfly posts a sharply wider loss in the first quarter
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Targeted sites boost click-through rates for ATG Stores
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Daily News for Thursday, May 1, 2008
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Alluring text gets beautiful response
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At Backcountry.com, better warehouse management expedites orders
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How Golfsmith drives up more cross-channel orders
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In-store pick-up of online orders often falls short, expert says
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More retailers moving to cross-channel order management
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Overstock.com outsources new international sales operation
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Retailers cut costs with supplier direct fulfillment programs, report says
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Roots lays groundwork for more cross-channel order-taking and fulfillment
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Seamless fulfillment a top priority for multi-channel retailers, study says
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Site redesign lifts conversion rate 40% at LetsTalk.com
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Store POS systems playing bigger role in cross-channel orders, study says
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Daily News for Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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Build-A-Bear web sales drop in the first quarter
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Casual Male is looking for big and tall men in Europe
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CyberSource has a record first quarter
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Diversified Internet company United Online to acquire web florist FTD
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Global business helps boost VistaPrint’s revenue by 53%
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LoneStarSteaks.com seeks to cut a deal with a larger gift e-retailer
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NBTY muscles up a 64% increase in Q2 web sales
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Office Depot leads in March conversion rates, study says
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Transaction performance remains steady in March
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Zappos.com launches beta site with improved search and new products
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Daily News for Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Consumers searched for tax help as April 15 loomed
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DHL and Borderlinx partner to simplify international e-commerce
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Gas prices drive many consumers to shop online, survey finds
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I.E. 8 allows shoppers to view a “slice” of a site as they browse the web
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Shopping carts are often culprits in card data thefts at e-commerce sites
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Tax rebates might boost retail sales, Retail Forward survey shows
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TrendMicro gives multivariate testing a passing grade
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