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Systemax buys CompUSA assets to complement TigerDirect
Description: Systemax buys CompUSA assets to complement TigerDirect Computer and electronics retailer and direct marketer Systemax Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
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Shutterfly broadens its community technology base
Description: Shutterfly broadens its community technology base Shutterfly Inc. is acquiring Nexo Systems Inc. for an undisclosed price. Shutterfly, No. 93 in the Internet Retailer Top 500
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Avon begins the New Year with more consolidation
Description: Avon begins the New Year with more consolidation The restructuring at Avon Products Inc. and Avon.com continues. The direct marketer of womens beauty and cosmetics products
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Barnes & Noble opens online book forum with best-selling writers
Description: Barnes & Noble opens online book forum with best-selling writers In the continuing trend to make online book stores more interactive with customers, BarnesandNoble.com this week
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Drs. Foster & Smith sees a big future in video
Description: Drs. Foster & Smith sees a big future in video Direct marketer of pet supplies and medicines Drs. Foster & Smith Inc. is becoming an ambitious user of video to make a bigger
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Napsters music download catalog moving to all-MP3 format
Description: Napsters music download catalog moving to all-MP3 format Digital music retailer Napster Inc. plans to shift its download sales catalog to the MP3 format in the second quarter of
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Jewelry Television plans more on-air promotion of online business
Description: Jewelry Television plans more on-air promotion of online business Web and broadcast jewelry retailer Jewelry Television plans to extend promotions across its two media channels.
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CDW plots a new e-commerce course of action
Description: CDW plots a new e-commerce course of action A new senior web manager is bringing a fresh Internet approach to CDW Inc. Since joining CDW from digital advertising firm Digitas in
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Retailers deliver consistent response times during the holidays
Description: Retailers deliver consistent response times during the holidays At 2.68 seconds Scholastic.com gave shoppers the fastest high broadband access time among big web retailers in
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Send the boss an office supply wish list with Staples online catalog
Description: Send the boss an office supply wish list with Staples online catalog Staples Inc.s contract customers now can enable their employees to develop a digital office supply wish
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FLAX art & design exits e-commerce
Description: FLAX art & design exits e-commerce FLAX art & design has discontinued its web sales channel to focus on its storefront in San Francisco. The company earlier had shuttered the
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New name reflects BabyUniverses family of online products and content
Description: New name reflects BabyUniverses family of online products and content BabyUniverse has changed its name to The Parent Co. to underscore its overall focus on the family via its
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Pay-per-click ad testing is job No. 1 in Q1, report says
Description: Pay-per-click ad testing is job No. 1 in Q1, report says For online retailers, the first quarters more than just time to catch a breath after the holiday blitzkrieg its also
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SendMe provides subscribers universal access to music
Description: SendMe provides subscribers universal access to music Universal Music Group and SendMe Inc., a mobile media company, have announced a licensing agreement under which Universals
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New site and platform boosting sales for Under Armour
Description: New site and platform boosting sales for Under Armour Sales are up 70% over a year ago at the web site of athletic gear manufacturer and retailer Under Armour Inc. since it
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Amazon launches site to help customers file taxesand spend their refunds
Description: Amazon launches site to help customers file taxesand spend their refunds With Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 behind us, the next big date for many Americans is April 15, and Amazon.com has
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CinemaNow and Macrovision bringing more video downloads to TV screens
Description: CinemaNow and Macrovision bringing more video downloads to TV screens In a move not unlike efforts by Amazon.com Inc. and Netflix Inc., online video retailer CinemaNow Inc. and
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Apparel and accessories lead searches at wholesale information site
Description: Apparel and accessories lead searches at wholesale information site Retailers were hot to find apparel and accessories deals in December, reports TopTenWholesale.com, an online
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Web videos motivate new car buyers
Description: Web videos motivate new car buyers Web videos are playing a bigger role in online car shopping, says a new report from consumer research firm J.D. Power and Associates. The
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Newegg names a vice president responsible for consumer electronics
Description: Newegg names a vice president responsible for consumer electronics Online consumer electronics and personal computer retailer Newegg.com has hired Michael Amkreutz as vice
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Overstock.com president Jason Lindsey retiresagain
Description: Overstock.com president Jason Lindsey retiresagain Jason Lindsey, who co-founded online discount retailer Overstock.com in 1999 with Patrick Byrne, has resigned as president and
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Amazon to build new HQ in deal with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
Description: Amazon to build new HQ in deal with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen Amazon.com has decided to locate its new corporate headquarters in a Seattle neighborhood that Microsoft
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Datavantage/CommercialWare is now Micros-Retail
Description: Datavantage/CommercialWare is now Micros-Retail Micros Systems Inc. has changed the name of its store systems and e-commerce technology unit, Datavantage/CommercialWare, to
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E-mail service provider Options Media acquired by start-up marketing firm
Description: E-mail service provider Options Media acquired by start-up marketing firm Customer Acquisition Network, which was formed in June with the aim of acquiring firms that provide
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Liberty Media acquires a controlling interest in Bodybuilding.com
Description: Liberty Media acquires a controlling interest in Bodybuilding.com Liberty Media Corp. has acquired a controlling interest in Bodybuilding.com LLC, a web-only fitness Internet
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With strong finish, online holiday sales end up ahead 19%, comScore says
Description: With strong finish, online holiday sales end up ahead 19%, comScore says Online retail sales picked up steam between Thanksgiving and Christmas, growing at a 21% rate over 2006
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Oriental Trading Co. seeks a new CEO
Description: Oriental Trading Co. seeks a new CEO Oriental Trading Co., one of the largest direct retailers of party supplies, gifts and home décor, has formed a search committee to look for
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Search marketing firm Efficient Frontier hires execs from Apple, ValueClick
Description: Search marketing firm Efficient Frontier hires execs from Apple, ValueClick Efficient Frontier, a provider of search marketing services, has named as senior vice president of
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British shoppers step up online bargain hunting in week after Christmas
Description: British shoppers step up online bargain hunting in week after Christmas British shoppers flocked to the web to search for bargains in the days following Christmas, according to
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Despite fewer visitors, eBay remains the top shopping site in November
Description: Despite fewer visitors, eBay remains the top shopping site in November Auction site eBay held on to the top spot among shopping sites in November in terms of unique visitors,
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Customer trials double Christmas Day at eMusic
Description: Customer trials double Christmas Day at eMusic Many of the consumers who found iPods and other music players under the tree quickly went to online retailer eMusic to load them
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Q2 web sales grow 22% for Celebrate Express
Description: Q2 web sales grow 22% for Celebrate Express The web remains the dominant sales channel for Celebrate Express Inc. In the second quarter of fiscal 2008, Celebrate Express grew its
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Lillian Vernon downsizing means further shift to web
Description: Lillian Vernon downsizing means further shift to web Lillian Vernon Corp.s recent layoff of about 25% of its full-time employees is part of the long-time direct marketers plan
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E-commerce veteran Ted Deikel raises his stake in auction site uBid.com
Description: E-commerce veteran Ted Deikel raises his stake in auction site uBid.com Ted Deikel, former CEO of catalog and online retailer Fingerhut, has increased to 12% his stake in
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Blended search offers new opportunities for retailers, says search expert
Description: Blended search offers new opportunities for retailers, says search expert One of the biggest recent changes in search has been the adoption of blended search results by the major
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How Google Checkout helps win over shoppers for UBid.com
Description: How Google Checkout helps win over shoppers for UBid.com When Google added a more brightly colored icon to the search ads of merchants that offer its Google Checkout payment
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eCommLink to supply payment processing for Discovers virtual eGift Card
Description: eCommLink to supply payment processing for Discovers virtual eGift Card Payments processing provider eCommLink will supply payment processing for Discover Financial Services
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E-commerce vendor n2N folds when lone client Victorias Secret says goodbye
Description: E-commerce vendor n2N folds when lone client Victorias Secret says goodbye What started as a high-profile project to create a state-of-the-art e-commerce platform for lingerie
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Costs of data breach far overshadow cost of PCI compliance, study finds
Description: Costs of data breach far overshadow cost of PCI compliance, study finds The cost of a data breach for the largest retailers could be as much as 20 times the cost of compliance
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Payment vendor woos e-retailers with promise of lower transaction fees
Description: Payment vendor woos e-retailers with promise of lower transaction fees Online retailers consistently complain about the high fees they pay on credit card purchases, typically 2%
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Online retailers offering more alternative payment methods, new study shows
Description: Online retailers offering more alternative payment methods, new study shows 30% of 100 major online retailers were offering new payment methods as an alternative to credit cards
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Its time for e-retailers to get more personal with shoppers, study says
Description: Its time for e-retailers to get more personal with shoppers, study says While 77% of online consumers say they find online recommendations somewhat to extremely usefulwith
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Netflix teams with LG Electronics to deliver downloaded movies to TVs
Description: Netflix teams with LG Electronics to deliver downloaded movies to TVs Netflix Inc. is taking the next step in delivering digital movies to appliances other than personal
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Intuit buys payment processor ECHO for $131 million
Description: Intuit buys payment processor ECHO for $131 million Intuit Inc., a provider of business and financial management solutions for small to mid-size merchants, will pay $131 million
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Consumers moving more toward mobile Internet payments, study says
Description: Consumers moving more toward mobile Internet payments, study says 26.3% of consumers who use cell phones and other mobile communications devices will use them for making mobile
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Ice.com raises a cool $47 million in new working capital
Description: Ice.com raises a cool $47 million in new working capital Ice.com Inc. has raised $47 million in outside venture capital the company will use to expand further into the affordable
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BidPay.com bids farewell to the online auction payments market
Description: BidPay.com bids farewell to the online auction payments market BidPay.com Inc., a unit of CyberSource Corp. that processed payments for online auctions, ceased to operate on Dec.
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Walmart.com closes the curtain on video downloads
Description: Walmart.com closes the curtain on video downloads After an 11-month run, Walmart.com has lowered the curtain on its movie download application. Walmart.com, No. 13 in the
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Post-Christmas rush boosts last week`s retail sales 14% over last year
Description: Post-Christmas rush boosts last week`s retail sales 14% over last year Retail sales for the week ended Dec. 29 were up 14% over the comparable week a year ago, as consumers
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Go west, e-retailer, to find women shopping online
Description: Go west, e-retailer, to find women shopping online Who knew Pocatello was a hotbed for women shopping online? In fact, the Idaho Falls-Pocatello metropolitan area ranks second
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