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The first question about adding web content is does it fit mission?
Description: The first question about adding web content is does it fit mission? Big Fish Games Inc. did a boatload of research before rolling out a social networking feature on
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Shoes.com Q3 sales up almost 30%
Description: Shoes.com Q3 sales up almost 30% Third quarter sales at Shoes.com Inc., Brown Shoe Co. Inc.s web sales business, were up 29.5% in the third quarter of 2007 to $22.4 million,
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A new look and hot sellers boost e-commerce sales at Barnes & Noble
Description: A new look and hot sellers boost e-commerce sales at Barnes & Noble A newly redesigned web site and the release of the fastest-selling teen novel in the history of the company
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Sears ponders its next move for Restoration Hardware
Description: Sears ponders its next move for Restoration Hardware Sears Holdings Corp. still wants to acquire Restoration Hardware Inc., but its still unclear if Sears will honor a request
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Brookstone goes 3-D with virtual store
Description: Brookstone goes 3-D with virtual store Specialty retailer Brookstone Inc.s e-commerce business has entered a new dimension. The companys new 3-D virtual store brings shoppers
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Retailers score higher customer satisfaction and sales at start of holidays
Description: Retailers score higher customer satisfaction and sales at start of holidays Customer satisfaction in online retailing reached a score of 76.6 on a 100-point scale on Monday, up
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Apparel retailers are tops in October web performance
Description: Apparel retailers are tops in October web performance Apparel and accessories retailers provided customers with high broadband connections the fastest access time in October,
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Gaps Q3 online sales grow 36% year over year
Description: Gaps Q3 online sales grow 36% year over year Online sales at Gap Inc. rose to $247 million for the third quarter ended Nov. 3, up 36% compared with $182 million in the same
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Amazon builds out its toy store with the Holiday Toy List
Description: Amazon builds out its toy store with the Holiday Toy List Amazons recently released Holiday Toy List feature is bringing the holiday seasons top toys, sporting goods and other
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Internet Retailer announces keynote speakers for IRCE 2008
Description: Internet Retailer announces keynote speakers for IRCE 2008 Internet Retailer today announced that Mike Boylson, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of J.C.
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Canadian electronics chain Visions turns on the lights of its online store
Description: Canadian electronics chain Visions turns on the lights of its online store Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Canadian electronics retailer Vision Electronics has
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Yahoo Store platform back in operation after Monday shutdown
Description: Yahoo Store platform back in operation after Monday shutdown The Yahoo Merchant Solutions e-commerce platform, also known as Yahoo Store, returned to regular operation last night
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Blockbuster knocks out Overstock to win Gomez site performance tournament
Description: Blockbuster knocks out Overstock to win Gomez site performance tournament Blockbuster came out on top of a Gomez tournament that measured the performance of 64 e-commerce sites
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Heavy traffic on Monday slows down some retail sites
Description: Heavy traffic on Monday slows down some retail sites A third of sites that Keynote Systems Inc. monitors for its Holiday Retail Index suffered slowdowns on Monday, the symbolic
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Internet Retailer Conference returns to Chicago for its 2008 show
Description: Internet Retailer Conference returns to Chicago for its 2008 show Internet Retailer announced today that its fourth annual conferenceInternet Retailer 2008 Conference &
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Online holiday sales: So far, so good
Description: Online holiday sales: So far, so good Its way too soon to pop the champagne corks, but early indications are that the online holiday shopping season is off to a strong start.
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Google and PayPal renew rivalry with competing holiday promotions
Description: Google and PayPal renew rivalry with competing holiday promotions Google and PayPal have launched promotions aimed at convincing online holiday shoppers to use their payment
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Sharper Image hires a supply chain exec as head of operations
Description: Sharper Image hires a supply chain exec as head of operations Sharper Image Corp. has hired Joyce Maruniak as senior vice president of operations. She will be responsible for
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Retailers report extended web site outages on Yahoo Store platform
Description: Retailers report extended web site outages on Yahoo Store platform The e-commerce platform provided by Yahoo Inc.s Yahoo Merchant Solutions, or Yahoo Store, has experienced
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Payment technology provider Ezic expands its development team
Description: Payment technology provider Ezic expands its development team To support its growth in the payments technology market, Ezic Inc. has promoted software engineer Kyle Bond to a
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New board elected by Online Lead Generation Association
Description: New board elected by Online Lead Generation Association The two-year-old Online Lead Generation Association has elected a new board of directors for a two-year term. Dan Felter,
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Improvement Direct names a new marketing chief
Description: Improvement Direct names a new marketing chief Improvement Direct, a specialty web retailer with 17 niche home improvement sites, has hired Sean Cramer as executive vice
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Patrick Gates promoted to president of Discovery Commerce
Description: Patrick Gates promoted to president of Discovery Commerce Patrick Gates has been promoted to president and general manager of Discovery Commerce, the retail and licensing
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Thanksgiving week dishes up a strong start to holiday online shopping
Description: Thanksgiving week dishes up a strong start to holiday online shopping Online sales on Thanksgiving were up 29% over Thanksgiving a year ago, reaching $270 million from $210
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Most sites are up to the shopping challenge this year, Keynote reports
Description: Most sites are up to the shopping challenge this year, Keynote reports Ten of the 30 sites that web site performance monitoring company Keynote Systems Inc. tracks for its
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Steve Rattner promoted to CEO at eDiets.com
Description: Steve Rattner promoted to CEO at eDiets.com Steve Rattner, president of eDiets.com Inc., has added the title of CEO. The Fort Lauderdale, FL-based company derives more than a
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Digibug hires mergers and acquisitions firm to boost stock
Description: Digibug hires mergers and acquisitions firm to boost stock Digibug Express Inc., an online photo hosting retailer, has engaged Internet mergers and acquisitions firm iMerge
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With online ads booming, Interactive Advertising Bureau adds three execs
Description: With online ads booming, Interactive Advertising Bureau adds three execs The Interactive Advertising Bureau, a trade association for organizations involved in online, e-mail and
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Efficient Frontier hires two seasoned search execs, including a president
Description: Efficient Frontier hires two seasoned search execs, including a president Search marketing company Efficient Frontier has hired James Beriker, former ValueClick executive, as
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Sun Microsystems shows sharpest rise in traffic to computer hardware sites
Description: Sun Microsystems shows sharpest rise in traffic to computer hardware sites Sun Microsystems Inc. had the sharpest increase in unique visitor traffic to computer hardware
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The reviews are in for two new features at Walmart.com
Description: The reviews are in for two new features at Walmart.com Walmart.com is out to be the most visited, most valued online retail site, CEO Raul Vasquez says. To achieve this goal,
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CircuitCity.com unveils social networking destination
Description: CircuitCity.com unveils social networking destination CircuitCity.com has launched CityCenter Community, a social networking online gathering place for shoppers and sales
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DrsFosterSmith.com to use online video to better educate customers
Description: DrsFosterSmith.com to use online video to better educate customers Drs. Foster & Smith prides itself on providing a wealth of information online to help shoppers better
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New e-commerce site melds Hollywood, social networks, multi-level marketing
Description: New e-commerce site melds Hollywood, social networks, multi-level marketing Hollywood and Amway dont usually fit into the same sentence. But Hollywood insider Dan Adler has
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UPS, FedEx announce shipping rate increases for 2008
Description: UPS, FedEx announce shipping rate increases for 2008 Carriers UPS and FedEx Corp. have announced average shipping rate increases of 4.9% for 2008. DHL says it will announce its
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eBillme makes it easier for online consumers to pay the bill
Description: eBillme makes it easier for online consumers to pay the bill Responding to consumer requests, ModaSolutions has changed its eBillme system so that a consumer can set up eBillme
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Best Buy launches Spanish-language site as part of multi-channel strategy
Description: Best Buy launches Spanish-language site as part of multi-channel strategy Shoppers on the new BestBuy.com/espanol can view Spanish-language content on more than 12,000 products,
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E-commerce sales drop slightly at RedEnvelope
Description: E-commerce sales drop slightly at RedEnvelope Despite a new e-commerce platform and approach to merchandising, web sales continue to lag at RedEnvelope Inc. for the first six
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Wine.com builds on social shopping with new community site
Description: Wine.com builds on social shopping with new community site Building on its premise that the more consumers know about wine the better, Wine.com has launched a community site
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Coming soon to a PC near you: Blockbuster movie downloads
Description: Coming soon to a PC near you: Blockbuster movie downloads Blockbuster Inc. expects to begin offering movie downloads to personal computers sometime in the first or second
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Redesign boosts sales performance by double digits at SonyStyle.com
Description: Redesign boosts sales performance by double digits at SonyStyle.com Sales are up by a double-digit percentage since SonyStyle.com relaunched its web site in May after an
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Web site consistency remains on an even keel
Description: Web site consistency remains on an even keel Web site consistency stayed even among big web retailers in October with 22 merchants achieving a consistency rating of excellent,
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Patagonia.com adds social and shopping tools to build brand and sales
Description: Patagonia.com adds social and shopping tools to build brand and sales Patagonia.com started a blog earlier this year, called The Cleanest Line. The unedited blog is accessible on
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CompUSA counts on the web to fast track holiday sales
Description: CompUSA counts on the web to fast track holiday sales CompUSA Inc. is joining the growing ranks of store-based retailers using the web to get a big start on holiday sales. The
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Zale Corp. is using its online channel to personalize holiday gifts
Description: Zale Corp. is using its online channel to personalize holiday gifts Zale Corp. is using its online channel to personalize holiday gifts. The jewelry retailer, which earlier this
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PC Universe wants to service what it sells
Description: PC Universe wants to service what it sells PC Universe Inc., operator of PCUniverse.com, is launching a new platform that gives shoppers in select markets the ability to order
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The web grows, but overall sales remain flat for ValueVision Media in Q3
Description: The web grows, but overall sales remain flat for ValueVision Media in Q3 E-commerce was a bright spot in an otherwise dour third quarter for ValueVision Media Inc., which owns
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Amazon wirelessly delivers books at the speed of thought almost
Description: Amazon wirelessly delivers books at the speed of thought almost Amazon.com has unveiled Amazon Kindle, an on-demand book reader three years in development. In a process that
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PacSun.com adds to community focus, dude
Description: PacSun.com adds to community focus, dude Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.s e-commerce site, PacSun.com, is riding the wave of community. New features include blogs and mobile
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Online holiday shopping up 17%, comScore says; Hitwise reports 12% growth
Description: Online holiday shopping up 17%, comScore says; Hitwise reports 12% growth On the eve of the all-important Thanksgiving holiday weekend, nervous e-retailers can draw some comfort
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