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

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