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Kohls names its top e-commerce executive a principal officer
Description: Kohls names its top e-commerce executive a principal officer Kohls Corp. has promoted Thomas A. Kingsbury, who oversees Kohls.com and e-commerce operations, to principal
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Toys R Us gives Ron Boire more e-commerce responsibilities
Description: Toys R Us gives Ron Boire more e-commerce responsibilities Toys R Us Inc. has named Ron Boire as president of North America operations. In his new role, Boire will continue
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Sigma Micro promotes its CFO to president
Description: Sigma Micro promotes its CFO to president Sigma Micro LLC, provider of e-commerce platform, fulfillment and other services to retailers, has named Matt Konkle, previously CFO,
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Communicate.com hires Jonathan Ehrlich as president away from Indigo Books
Description: Communicate.com hires Jonathan Ehrlich as president away from Indigo Books Vancouver-based Communicate.com Inc. has hired Jonathan Ehrlich as president and chief operating
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Shop.org elects four new board members
Description: Shop.org elects four new board members Executives from Polo Ralph Lauren, Ice.com, PETCO and Bazaarvoice have been elected to the board of directors of Shop.org, the online trade
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Acorn Media names Thomas Sidar president of Acorn Direct
Description: Acorn Media names Thomas Sidar president of Acorn Direct Thomas Sidar, who spent nearly 30 years at catalog and online retailer L.L. Bean, has been named president of Acorn Media
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Google sites captures 27% of online video market share in July
Description: Google sites captures 27% of online video market share in July Nearly 75% of U.S. Internet users watched an average of three hours of online video during July, according to
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Jolly good growth in UK demand for e-commerce technology
Description: Jolly good growth in UK demand for e-commerce technology The demand for e-commerce technology in the UK will reach £400 million, or US$808 million, worth of products and services
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U.S. mobile search ad revenues will hit $1.4 billion in 2012
Description: U.S. mobile search ad revenues will hit $1.4 billion in 2012 U.S. mobile search advertising revenues will grow to $1.4 billion in 2012 from $33.2 million this year, a 112%
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Shop.com looks to build customer communities with blog and Facebook tool
Description: Shop.com looks to build customer communities with blog and Facebook tool Womens online shopping mall Shop.com has added new features including a lifestyle blog, a Facebook
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Ann Taylor will sell its new Collection line online
Description: Ann Taylor will sell its new Collection line online Ann Taylor Stores Corp. is slowly releasing details of its upcoming line of more expensive clothing and accessories. The new
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ForeSee Results acquires usability consulting company Red Spade
Description: ForeSee Results acquires usability consulting company Red Spade ForeSee Results, provider of online customer satisfaction monitoring and management, has acquired web-site
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Apple again tops hardware manufacturers sites in unique visitors in August
Description: Apple again tops hardware manufacturers sites in unique visitors in August With the success of its i-products, Apple Inc. continues to dominate the computer hardware
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Kewill Systems and Sigma Micro partner on integrated shipping management
Description: Kewill Systems and Sigma Micro partner on integrated shipping management Kewill Systems Plc, a vendor of enterprise shipping management software, and Sigma Micro LLC, which
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Beanbasket.com integrates with Merchant Advantage for marketplace orders
Description: Beanbasket.com integrates with Merchant Advantage for marketplace orders Beanbasket.com, a provider of e-commerce shopping cart technology, has integrated its technology with
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Standardizing IT operations helps Broder Bros. cut fulfillment costs
Description: Standardizing IT operations helps Broder Bros. cut fulfillment costs Broder Bros. Co., a wholesale distributor of imprintable sportswear and accessories online and through
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Despite the buzz on cross-channel, retailers struggle to tie it together
Description: Despite the buzz on cross-channel, retailers struggle to tie it together While in-store tools and activities tying cross-channel efforts together more smoothly might seem to be a
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iMergent offers VeriShip auditing service to merchants
Description: iMergent offers VeriShip auditing service to merchants IMergent Inc., a provider of e-commerce software and solutions, is providing VeriShip auditing services for Federal Express
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Of 500,000 search advertisers, 90% of them use Google
Description: Of 500,000 search advertisers, 90% of them use Google In the first of what it expects to be a series of regular research notes on the topic, Chicago-based investment firm William
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Better fulfillment pushes up sales at Alibris
Description: Better fulfillment pushes up sales at Alibris Online book dealer Alibris.com has turned over most of its domestic and foreign book order fulfillment to UPS. Overall, UPS services
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Artisanal Cheese fulfills through multiple channels as it ages brand image
Description: Artisanal Cheese fulfills through multiple channels as it ages brand image Selling through its own web site and catalog as well as through expensive restaurants and retailers
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Peapod and sister supermarket chain deliver to Boston schools and offices.
Description: Peapod and sister supermarket chain deliver to Boston schools and offices. Peapod LLC and Stop & Shop supermarkets, both owned by Royal Ahold of the Netherlands, have opened a
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Sharper Image reports sharper losses in Q2
Description: Sharper Image reports sharper losses in Q2 Sharper Image Corp., which a month ago reported second-quarter and first-half sales, today reported operating results: a net loss for
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OrderMotion adds 38 clients, gets $2.5 million in funding
Description: OrderMotion adds 38 clients, gets $2.5 million in funding OrderMotion Inc., a provider of order management and other e-commerce technology, signed on 38 new merchant clients and
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Bidz.coms CEO adopts stock pay plan, cuts salary to $1 a year
Description: Bidz.coms CEO adopts stock pay plan, cuts salary to $1 a year Online jewelry auctioneer Bidz.coms chairman and CEO David Zinberg has tied his future pay to the companys stock
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Starbucks to roll out in-store Wi-Fi iTunes shopping
Description: Starbucks to roll out in-store Wi-Fi iTunes shopping Apple Inc. and Starbucks have brewed up a deal enabling Starbucks customers to wirelessly browse, search for, preview, buy
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PFSweb rebuilds eCost.com from the ground up
Description: PFSweb rebuilds eCost.com from the ground up Sometimes the best way to redesign a web site is just starting from scratch. When PFSweb Inc. acquired online electronics retailer
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Site consistency slightly better in August
Description: Site consistency slightly better in August Web site consistency rose slightly among big web retailers in August with 19 merchants achieving a consistency rating of excellent,
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BabyUniverse and eToys reveal post-merger plans
Description: BabyUniverse and eToys reveal post-merger plans BabyUniverse Inc. is getting closer to finalizing its merger with eToys Inc. Though the two companies havent set the date for a
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Redcats grows plus-size market share with United Retail Group acquisition
Description: Redcats grows plus-size market share with United Retail Group acquisition Direct marketer and online retailer Redcats USA Inc. is planning to add market share by acquiring United
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The channel is definitely shifting among catalogers, says a new DMA report
Description: The channel is definitely shifting among catalogers, says a new DMA report 44% of catalogers orders are consummated on web sites, up from 39% a year ago, says the latest
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ChannelAdvisor buys competing e-commerce service provider to eBay sellers
Description: ChannelAdvisor buys competing e-commerce service provider to eBay sellers ChannelAdvisor Corp. has announced the acquisition of Marketworks, a competing provider of e-commerce
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J.C. Penney and Davids Bridal announce marketing marriage
Description: J.C. Penney and Davids Bridal announce marketing marriage J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and Davids Bridal now are retail partners and joined in offering customers their combined wedding
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E-commerce keeps on running, but overall sales flat at Foot Locker
Description: E-commerce keeps on running, but overall sales flat at Foot Locker E-commerce sales for Foot Locker Inc. in the second quarter grew by 5.6% while total sales declined by 1.6%.
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Kohls keeps on revving up its e-commerce engine
Description: Kohls keeps on revving up its e-commerce engine Kohls Corp. is connecting with its online shoppers. In the second quarter, Kohls is reporting e-commerce sales of $48.9
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American Greetings rings up a mobile commerce program
Description: American Greetings rings up a mobile commerce program AG Interactive, the e-commerce business unit of American Greetings Corp., is rolling out an online greeting card program for
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Walmart.com testing womens clothing line
Description: Walmart.com testing womens clothing line Walmart.com is testing z.b.d. design, a new womens fashion apparel line. Parent Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing the more stylish
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Gateway sells off its business unit
Description: Gateway sells off its business unit Gateway Inc. is getting out of the business of making and selling computers to business and will concentrate exclusively on consumers.
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How Blair boosts online cross-selling revenue by 70%
Description: How Blair boosts online cross-selling revenue by 70% Blair, a multi-channel retailer of apparel and accessories, is using a new analytics-based cross-sell recommendation engine
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Customer-reviews provider PowerReviews gets $15 million in funding
Description: Customer-reviews provider PowerReviews gets $15 million in funding PowerReviews, a provider of technology that lets online retailers display customer-generated product reviews,
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Apple sells 1 million iPhones in 74 days
Description: Apple sells 1 million iPhones in 74 days It turns out $599 was not too much for the iPhone, the highly touted mobile device from Apples Inc. that offers a PC-like Internet access
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Paid search ROI increases 800% for lighting retailer Form Plus Function
Description: Paid search ROI increases 800% for lighting retailer Form Plus Function ROI increased 800% from paid search programs at the e-commerce site of Form Plus Function, which sells
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ShopLocal.com adds social networking to site
Description: ShopLocal.com adds social networking to site Comparison shopping site ShopLocal.com has added community features that enable shoppers to create a profile, search through
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I.T. rates Web 2.0: RSS and podcasting score high for value
Description: Like it or not, the vast majority of Web 2.0 deployments involve I.T. and the I.T. prioritization process is systematic and tough, observes a new Forrester Research report, I.T. will measure Web 2.0 like any other app. With I.T. exercising at least partial control over a businesss Web 2.0 deployment, the multi-industry survey of I.T. managers on the perceived business value of Web 2.0 technologies also offers insights for marketers eager to get those tools in the door.
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Avenue A/Razorfish finds new digital advertising chief at Agency.com
Description: Avenue A/Razorfish finds new digital advertising chief at Agency.com Digital advertising agency Avenue A/Razorfish has named Chris Bowler as vice president of digital advertising
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How consumers interact with the web
Description: Although TV still plays a dominant role in marketing, and stores continue to be the shopping channel of choice for most product categories, there are several areas where retailers can take advantage of strengths particular to online marketing and retailing to connect with shoppers, business advisory firm Accenture says in the study, Retail and CGS Innovation Survey: U.S. Results. The study notes consumers clearly prefer stores for grocery, drug store items, clothing and home furnishings; however, 57% prefer the online channel for consumer electronics products. It also notes nearly half of consumers rank word of mouth among the top three marketing channels for learning about products, indicating potentially strong support for marketing through online social networks.
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Astronomy-themed retailer Imaginova hires HP exec to head up its web sites
Description: Astronomy-themed retailer Imaginova hires HP exec to head up its web sites Imaginova Corp., operator of digital media and e-commerce web sites, has named Peter Moreo vice
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Glam Media hires an international exec to assist with global expansion
Description: Glam Media hires an international exec to assist with global expansion Glam Media, a fashion content syndicator and operator of e-commerce sites, has hired Ralf Hirt as vice
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Follow the leader
Description: Despite dominating total sales, big chains have some catching up to do in online sales
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Wheres My Package?
Description: Growing e-retailers steer through a changing delivery scene
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