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Valentines Day becomes a major online shopping time Description: Valentines Day becomes a major online shopping time Hallmark.com wasnt the only Valentines Day-related site experiencing heavy traffic (see Hallmark story). Payments processor
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Odimo joins the growing ranks of web retailers going public Description: Odimo joins the growing ranks of web retailers going public Odimo Inc., which operates Diamond.com and other e-commerce sites, wants to go public. On Friday, Odimo filed an IPO
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PriceComparison.com combines online shopping and easy to use price comparison engine to allow shoppers choose the best price online Description: Utilizing several databases, PriceComparison.com shows shoppers which product and store to buy from using product ratings and reviews, store ratings, zip-code based, shipping and sales tax information.
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LaGarde Emerges as Leading Independent Small, Medium and Enterprise E-Commerce Solutions Provider Description: StoreFront E-Business Solutions: Growth, Diversification, Leadership
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DEMANDWARE ANNOUNCES PARTNER PROGRAM WITH LEADING ON-DEMAND SOFTWARE COMPANIES Description: Technology Partner Program Attracts Leading Companies Including Atomz, Cybersource, Grand Central Communications, NetByTel, Scene 7 and WebSideStory
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SmartBargains pulls back on planned IPO Description: SmartBargains pulls back on planned IPO Less than a month after replacing CEO Carl Rosendorf with the appointment of board member Jim Held as acting CEO, SmartBargains Inc. has
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Why Peapod finds organic foods a natural way to increase web sales Description: Why Peapod finds organic foods a natural way to increase web sales Peapod is now carrying more than 300 Wild Oats products in nine food categories ranging from bulk foods to
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Blairs web sales grew 9% in 2004 while total sales shrank by 15% Description: Blairs web sales grew 9% in 2004 while total sales shrank by 15% Web-based sales at Blair Corp. reached $91.7 million in 2004, up 8.8% from $84.3 million in 2003, the company
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Chevy dealer builds national accessories market on the web Description: Chevy dealer builds national accessories market on the web Until it launched a retail web site for its accessories business, Mike Castrucci Chevrolet sold common items like
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Manufacturers web sites need to learn customer relations, survey says Description: Manufacturers web sites need to learn customer relations, survey says Though the web site has become an important tool for introducing prospective customers to a company and its
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LinkShare and Omniture Announce Integration of SynergyAnalytics(TM) with SiteCatalyst(TM) Suite Description: Powerful Online Analytics Solution to Provide Deeper Analysis for LinkShare Channels
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Range Online Media Hires Marketing Veteran To Lead Expanding Search Marketing Teams Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Drugstores new CEO moves quickly to sharpen focus on marketing Description: Drugstores new CEO moves quickly to sharpen focus on marketing Since joining Drugstore.com Inc. last fall as chairman and CEO, Dawn Lepore has sharpened the e-retailers focus
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Sears Chooses Omniture to Optimize Online Sales & Marketing Description: Retail Leader Gains Greater Insight into Conversion Rates for Marketing Campaigns
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Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Selects Tomax Retail.net® Description: Progressive, regional Canadian supermarket chain commits to single-instance, realtime vision
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Fast Search and Transfers sales up 50% last year Description: Fast Search and Transfers sales up 50% last year Fast Search & Transfer, Oslo, Norway-based developer of web site search technologies, is reporting fourth quarter revenues of
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Valentines-related sites peak earlier this year than last Description: Valentines-related sites peak earlier this year than last Online shoppers came to flowers and gifts sites for Valentines Day giving earlier this year than last, reports web
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How the CIO/controller keeps tight reins on shrink at Chase-Pitkin Description: How the CIO/controller keeps tight reins on shrink at Chase-Pitkin Serving in the unusual capacity of financial controller and head of the IT department at home improvement
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RedPrairie Appoints Jeff Liesendahl Chief Financial Officer Description: Former Orbitz Corporate Controller Brings Nearly 20 Years of Public and Private Company Financial Leadership Experience
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Did-it.com names interactive marketing veteran as new CEO Description: Did-it.com names interactive marketing veteran as new CEO Search engine marketing company Did-it.com has named Bill Wise, most recently COO for Ask Jeeves division MaxOnline, as
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Ecometry Corporation Appoints Sean Kerrigan as Chief Financial Officer Description: Premier Supplier of Multi-Channel Retail Software Announces New CFO
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Seeking a global, unified message, FindWhat.com hires a marketing chief Description: Seeking a global, unified message, FindWhat.com hires a marketing chief Search engine company FindWhat.com Inc. has appointed Seb Bishop as chief marketing officer. Bishop has
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DEMANDWARE LAUNCHES INDUSTRY`S FIRST CUSTOMIZABLE ON-DEMAND ECOMMERCE PLATFORM AT THE DEMO@15! CONFERENCE Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Shop.com adds vice president of marketing and merchant operations Description: Shop.com adds vice president of marketing and merchant operations E-shopping mall Shop.com has named Arthur Coleman as vice president of marketing and Frank Holsworth as vice
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Shopping.com to leverage brand across new markets, CEO Ciporin says Description: Shopping.com to leverage brand across new markets, CEO Ciporin says With its 48% year-over-year rise in 2004 revenue to $99 million, Shopping.com Ltd. has just begun to grow,
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UrbanFlorist.com blooms with a multi-channel marketing campaign Description: UrbanFlorist.com blooms with a multi-channel marketing campaign Once literally a local mom-and-pop operation, UrbanFlorist.com has blossomed into a prolific online merchant. By
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Felpausch Supermarkets Deploy Tomax Time and Attendance Solution Description: First deployment of Tomax Retail.net® Time and Attendance solution
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Zappos posts sharpest gain in traffic among apparel/beauty sites Description: Zappos posts sharpest gain in traffic among apparel/beauty sites Shoe retailer Zappos.com Inc. posted the sharpest year-to-year gain, 60%, in the number of unique visitors to
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Web-based PIM improves inventory management 25%, study says Description: Web-based PIM improves inventory management 25%, study says Retailers and suppliers that use web-based product information management systems realize an average 25% improvement
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Blue Niles Q4 sales rise 30% to a record $64.5 million Description: Blue Niles Q4 sales rise 30% to a record $64.5 million Blue Nile Inc. reached record fourth-quarter 2004 net sales of $64.5 million, up 30% from $49.6 million a year earlier, as
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Luxury Retailer Holt Renfrew Rolls Out Workbrain for Retail Description: Enterprise deployment to optimize employee scheduling and drive store performance
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Call center automation company Voxify gets $10 million in 2nd round funding Description: Call center automation company Voxify gets $10 million in 2nd round funding Voxify, developer of automated response units for call centers, has raised $10 million in an
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AAFES takes command of a new e-commerce strategy Description: AAFES takes command of a new e-commerce strategy Online business remains brisk for the Army & Air Force Exchange. The organization that supplies and operates the militarys PX
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Aeropostale To Expand Into E-Commerce; GSI Commerce Selected as Solution Partner Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Manhattan Associates Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2004 Description: Software Fees of $13.5 Million for the Quarter Push Manhattan Associates to $215 Million in Annual Revenue
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OfficeMax drives up conversions after redesigning site with customer input Description: OfficeMax drives up conversions after redesigning site with customer input OfficeMax Inc., learning that it pays to get customer input on planned site re-designs, increased sales
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Nautica Selects Fry, Inc. For Web Site Redesign Description: Navigate life site created as part of new integrated marketing campaign
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Retailers need to measure the entire multi-channel experience Description: Retailers need to measure the entire multi-channel experience The multi-channel experience is becoming more important to consumersand retailers need to respond by deepening
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Faster & Faster Description: Ford and Mazda drive the web to smooth out parts shipments to dealers
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ClassicMuscleCars.com Hosts World`s Most Watched Classic Muscle Car Salesman Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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SPONSORED WHITE PAPER: TigerDirect.com finds success with PayPal Description: Learn how PayPal can help your business grow
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Working together Description: Lifting sales starts with a coordinated approach to marketing and merchandising
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The final word on holiday 2004 shopping Description: When all the wrapping paper was cleared away and many of the online gift cards spent, online sales in 2004`s holiday shopping period were up nearly 29% from the year before, comScore Networks Inc. reports. ComScore says online shopping in November and December reached $15.8 billion from $12.3 billion in the year before.
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Using ideas and concepts to build a better online brand Description: Using ideas and concepts to build a better online brand Personalizing content whether on the site or in outgoing e-mails will make a big impact on building better brand
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Gaining Ground Description: With studied improvements, Yahoo and MSN narrow the gap on Google. What`s next?
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AuctionDrop drops its auction stores Description: With tens of thousands of independent online stores on eBay, more than 35 million active users and over $20 billion in annual gross merchandise sales, the goldmine of eBay is only partly tapped by sellers willing to post their products for sale on the famous web site. There`s a whole new market to be had among sellers who`d rather just drop their products off at a physical store to be listed on eBay by someone else.
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Playing in a bigger sandbox Description: Like a classic toy rediscovered, eToys has gone from dot-com bust to new toy-selling powerhouse
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Going for the top spot Description: Googles new policy limiting the paid ads it will show per keyword per URL stands to have a major impact on those sponsoring paid Google AdWords, but it remains to be seen exactly how it will shake out. As of January, Google shows only one paid ad per search query for affiliates and marketers displaying the same URL.
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U.K. holiday shoppers go online, too Description: Online retail sales are booming in the U.K. E-commerce sales in November and December were up 20% over the year before, with consumers spending more than £3 billion, reports the trade association Interactive Media in Retail Group. By contrast, total retail sales in the two months in the U.K. were up 2.5%. Half the U.K. population shopped online during this past holiday shopping season, the group reports.
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How attention to detail produces effective search results at QVC Description: How attention to detail produces effective search results at QVC Online retailers should make the time and effort to analyze the metrics of their search engine marketing programs
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