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Southern California E-Retailin' Description: Southern California E-Retailin' Tri-Fold Technologies has rolled out a new Internet "supermall" that the company calls The Southern California Market Place. The web site will
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Store In Store For Cushcity.com Description: Store In Store For Cushcity.com Cushcity.com, an online retailer of African-American products, will open a retail store in Houston on September 16. Willie and Gwen Richardson,
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Do-it-Yourself Design Description: Do-it-Yourself Design Looking to add a twist to gift giving, PlaidMoon.com lets shoppers put a personal touch on the company's offerings. The site offers a variety of tools to
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Partnership To Build Online Gift Malls Description: Partnership To Build Online Gift Malls Altura International, a designer, manager and developer of custom online shopping malls, and its subsidiary and flagship shopping portal
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Bricks Meet Clicks Description: Bricks Meet Clicks Staples Inc. says that it is transforming its business by installing in-store Business Solutions Centers that merge the online "clicks" of Staples.com with the
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Amazon Finds Yet Another Way To Drive Sales Description: Amazon Finds Yet Another Way To Drive Sales Online retailer Amazon.com has launched a new-car buying service, backed by service and support from a network of auto dealers
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Partnership Mixes Banking, E-Commerce Description: Partnership Mixes Banking, E-Commerce Open Solutions Inc., a provider of integrated enterprise, Internet banking and e-commerce solutions for community banks and credit unions,
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E*Trade, Target In The Zone Description: E*Trade, Target In The Zone Target Corp. has launched www.target.etrade.com, a cobranded financial services Web site offered through E*Trade Group Inc. The site is the online
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E-Commerce en E-Spanol Description: E-Commerce en E-Spanol General merchandise retailer Fingerhut Cos. Inc. has launched the "Fingerhut en Espanol" Spanish-language version of its web site located at
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Apparel Gets Its Own Exchange Description: Apparel Gets Its Own Exchange E retailers selling apparel on the Web can now go there to source their stores, too -- at the first online trading network specifically designed for
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The New College Try Description: The New College Try eCollegeWear.com Inc. has launched its new web site, www.ecollegewear.com, for collegiate apparel and accessories. The Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based company also
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AOL On Target Description: AOL On Target Offline and online retailer Target Stores and America Online Inc., Dulles, Va., have rolled out a joint marketing and promotion initiative. CD-ROMs featuring a
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Big Feet Description: Big Feet E-retailers are big gainers in web site traffic this summer in new ratings for July just out from by Media Metrix, and footwear retail sitesÊare the biggest. Footgear
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Shopping Agents No Secret Description: Shopping Agents No Secret Nearly half of the respondents purchasing products online in the past six months indicated that they are aware of shopping agents such as MySimon.com,
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View The Shoe: A Rich Experience Description: View The Shoe: A Rich Experience High-end retailer NeimanMarcus.com is the first major online retailer to use RichFX Inc.'sEnvironments e-commerce technology. The site is using
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Vila Helps DIYers Plan Their Villas, Purchase Tools & Supplies Description: Vila Helps DIYers Plan Their Villas, Purchase Tools & Supplies At BobVila.com, designers, contractors and do-it-yourselfers will be able to create, customize and accessorize
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And The Winner Is
Description: And The Winner Is
RedEnvelope, a multi-channel gift retailer, has announced that it has secured its third venture round of financing for $33 million. Leading the round of
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Tires, Tools Rev Up CarParts.com Description: Tires, Tools Rev Up CarParts.com CarParts.com, a consumer source for vehicle parts and accessories on the web, has added tires, tools, and shop supplies to its online store,
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Message in a Bottle Description: Message in a Bottle Pepsi and Yahoo! will team up in a joint online promotion to drive shoppers to the teen-focused www.PepsiStuff.com shopping site and the web site and stores
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Chat Network Adds Childsgear.com Description: Chat Network Adds Childsgear.com Chattown.com Network Inc. has added children's games store Childsgear.com to its network. Childsgear.com offers board games, video games, bath
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Horse Web Site Aims to Corral Shoppers Description: Horse Web Site Aims to Corral Shoppers Looking for a saddle? Or how about some of that hoof cream? The horsy set will get its own online shopping mall with the planned launch
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Hats Off To This Kiosk Concept Description: Hats Off To This Kiosk Concept Lids Corp. has unveiled 14 Internet kiosks at locations in Massachusetts, California, Georgia, Oregon and Washington. These new e-Centers provide
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Live Chocolate Online Description: Live Chocolate Online Chocolatier Godiva.com is using technology from LivePerson Inc. to allow consumers to chat live with Godiva chocolate experts while shopping on the site. In
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Beta Mall Site Awaits Flick Of Switch Description: Beta Mall Site Awaits Flick Of Switch Shopping Mall Online Inc. has activated its beta site, www.shoppingmallonline.com. Everson, Wash.-based SMO, a subsidiary of Enter Tech
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BestBuy.com Adds Computer Sales On Demand Description: BestBuy.com Adds Computer Sales On Demand BestBuy.com Inc. today added computers, peripherals and accessories to its web site offerings. BestBuy.com customers can receive the
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Formats Aplenty For New E-Book Release Description: Formats Aplenty For New E-Book Release With the release next week of "U.S. v. Microsoft: The Inside Story of the Landmark Case," The McGraw-Hill Cos. will be the first publisher
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New Online Card Technology To Use Audio Signals Description: New Online Card Technology To Use Audio Signals Tel-Aviv, Israel-based ComSense Technologies Ltd. is touting a new card technology that allows users to send secure transaction
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E-Books In A Box Go From Bricks To Browsers Description: E-Books In A Box Go From Bricks To Browsers NetPack Inc. has announced that its new "e-books in a box" NetPackages will be available at retail chain stores within 45 days. The
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Music To Online Ears Description: Music To Online Ears Building on its relationship with EMI Recorded Music, Musicmaker.com, is expanding its online offerings to include additional selections from the EMI
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Online Shopping Slows in July Description: Online Shopping Slows in July Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research and The National Retail Federation in conjunction with Greenfield Online, today released the latest
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Buy.com Completes Telstreet Purchase Description: Buy.com Completes Telstreet Purchase Internet "superstore" Buy.com has completed the acquisition of Telstreet.com, an online retailer of wireless phones, service and accessories.
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eStore And More Description: eStore And More The flagship "eStore" of e-commerce services provider Beyond.com, located at www.beyond.com, was named the best computer and software site in the recent "Top of
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LowerMyBills Takes On Priceline Description: LowerMyBills Takes On Priceline In a bid to steal some of Priceline.com's thunder, LowerMyBills.com, an consumer online service to research, compare and lower recurring bills
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Wine Merchants Blend New Offering Description: Wine Merchants Blend New Offering www.Wine.com and www.WineShopper.com today announced they would merge under the name Wine.com in a deal for which terms werenât disclosed. The
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U.S. To Surpass Europe in Mobile Commerce Description: U.S. To Surpass Europe in Mobile Commerce New York-based Datamonitor reports that the U.S. mobile commerce solutions market will reach $1.2 billion over the next five years and
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Let's Sell All the Lawyers Description: Let's Sell All the Lawyers eAttorney.com, a year-old ASP and destination site that serves about 75,000 lawyers and law students that has until now focused on supporting
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M Is For Mobile Description: M Is For Mobile The U.S. "mCommerce" solutions market, or mobile phone-based e-commerce market, while off to a slow start, is set to reach $1.2 billion over the next five years
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Surgery and Shopping Description: Surgery and Shopping Salt Lake City-based Surgery.com, a web site that provides information about elective surgery, today announced that it has signed affiliate relationship
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Living.com lives no more Description: Living.com lives no more Two year-old online furniture retailer Living.com is the latest b2c dot.com to close its doors. The Austin, Texas-based e-retailer says it will file for
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Web Sales Should Support Offline Channels, Study Says Description: Web Sales Should Support Offline Channels, Study Says Internet merchants have focused too much attention on the mechanical aspects of selling and have missed opportunities to
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First "Internet-Brand" Cosmetics Line Introduced Description: First "Internet-Brand" Cosmetics Line Introduced Marlene Klein Cosmetics has launched MarleneKlein.com. Founded by cosmetics entrepreneur Marlene Klein, formerly with The Estee
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Barnes & Noble Goes By The Book Description: Barnes & Noble Goes By The Book Online bookseller Barnes & Noble.com today opened its Textbook Store, which will sell new and used textbooks to college students. The site offers
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Shipping Charges Reduced to Zero Description: Shipping Charges Reduced to Zero San Francisco-based Zbox Company Inc which developed a home delivery box for consumers to accept online deliveries when they are not home, today
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Billy Shakespeare Meets Missy Elliott, Jewel Description: Billy Shakespeare Meets Missy Elliott, Jewel Alloy Online has rolled out its new teen book imprint, AlloyBooks, in major online and offline bookstores and at its Web site at
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No Launch For Dnet Description: No Launch For Dnet DNet, an Internet-based same-day delivery service scheduled to launch this fall, is shutting down its operations. The San Francisco-based company planned to
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Hate To Shop, Love To Buy Description: Hate To Shop, Love To Buy Menstoys.com, an Internet retailer specializing in the sale of men's recreational products in a variety of categories, has redesigned its web site. New
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It's Definitely The Right Time for This Deal Description: It's Definitely The Right Time for This Deal Kinkos.com, Kinko's Inc. and FedEx have formed an alliance to provide customers with solutions for "time-definite" document printing
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Kozmo.com Delivers Pink Slips Description: Kozmo.com Delivers Pink Slips New York City-based quick-delivery Internet service Kozmo.com has laid off 275 employees because it upgraded a computer software system that helps
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Value America Files For Bankruptcy, Refocuses On Third-Party Business Description: Value America Files For Bankruptcy, Refocuses On Third-Party Business Value America Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will discontinue its online computer and
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BlueLight gets green Description: BlueLight gets green BlueLight.com scooped up $80 million in second round financing from Kmart Corporation and Softbank Venture Capital today in one of the largest investments so
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