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NewRoads renames itself Accretive Commerce, broadens e-commerce services
Description: NewRoads renames itself Accretive Commerce, broadens e-commerce services NewRoads Inc., a provider of fulfillment and other services to retailers, has changed its name to
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A live wire for wireless commerce
Description: A live wire for wireless commerce With more than 200 million subscribers nationwide plugged into wireless telecommunications networks and 63 million using their cells phones and
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First quarter sales rise 55% year-over-year at SportsSection.com
Description: First quarter sales rise 55% year-over-year at SportsSection.com Online sports merchandise retailer SportsSection.com experienced a 55% year-over-year sales gain during the first
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Delta Faucet turns on rich media to perk customer interest
Description: Delta Faucet turns on rich media to perk customer interest To engage shoppers, nothing works like rich media, Kim Biggerstaff, e-marketing manager for Delta Faucet Co., will tell
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Comfy consumers convert at Yankee Candle
Description: Comfy consumers convert at Yankee Candle The Yankee Candle Co. Inc. has shown that with a little assurance, more customers will buy online. The consumer brand manufacturer
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Going global means being local
Description: Going global means being local Making the successful transition from domestic web retailing to selling online overseas requires an established e-commerce infrastructure and local
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American Eagle redefines its e-commerce technology and strategy
Description: American Eagle redefines its e-commerce technology and strategy Figuring that multi-channel customers spend up to four times as much as single-channel customers, American Eagle
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Deep content makes the difference at Crutchfield.com
Description: Deep content makes the difference at Crutchfield.com Deep content isnt an afterthought at Crutchfield.com its a principle core to Crutchfields operations that dates to the
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10 Commandments for improving improving usability to boost conversion rates
Description: 10 Commandments for improving improving usability to boost conversion rates Many small things related to web site usability add up to better conversion rates. For instance, the
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IR2006 approaches another sellout
Description: IR2006 approaches another sellout While Internet Retailer, the organizer of the Internet Retailer 2006 Conference & Exhibition, tripled this years conference session space and
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AOLs e-mail system fails, blocking millions of messages
Description: AOLs e-mail system fails, blocking millions of messages AOLs e-mail system crashed late this morning, leaving millions of messages stuck in a queue. AOL asked e-mailers to
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Its an e-life as consumers online and offline activities integrate
Description: Its an e-life as consumers online and offline activities integrate As e-commerce continues to grow at the rate of about 25% per year, consumers are spending more moneyand more
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Credit cards are losing online market share to alternative payment options
Description: Credit cards are losing online market share to alternative payment options Alternative online payment optionssuch as PayPal, Click and Buy, and Bill Me Laterare chipping away
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Creating the customer-friendly web site
Description: Creating the customer-friendly web site A key to improving conversion rates is keeping in mind how the customer uses the site. Our focus is on creating a better customer
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Most consumers are dissatisfied with responses to e-mail questions
Description: Most consumers are dissatisfied with responses to e-mail questions The vast majority of online users have sent at least one e-mail question to a corporate web site in the past 12
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Market segmentation in an age of e-commerce
Description: Market segmentation in an age of e-commerce Scholastic.com, one of the 50 largest online retailers, is constantly re-inventing how it markets to and relates to customers. Seth
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After site redesign, Market Day is helping customers along
Description: After site redesign, Market Day is helping customers along Sometimes the more things change, the more they dont stay the same. Such was the case at Market Day Corp. after it
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Used car buyers prefer web surfing to paper shuffling
Description: Used car buyers prefer web surfing to paper shuffling More than twice as many late-model used vehicle buyers find the car, truck or SUV they purchase through the Internet than
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Big retailers get top grades for their site performance
Description: Big retailers get top grades for their site performance Many of the webs top 50 retail sites are receiving top marks for delivering web shoppers a consistent user experience in
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Allen Brothers beefing up online functionality
Description: Allen Brothers beefing up online functionality To create a more thorough, simpler and convenient online experience for shoppers, pure-play Allen Brothers Inc. is adding new tools
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Lillian Vernon gets a new owner and CEO
Description: Lillian Vernon gets a new owner and CEO Direct marketer Lillian Vernon Corp. has a new owner and CEO. Sun Capital Partners Inc., a Boca Raton, FL, investment banking firm,
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Barewalls may be filling up rapidly
Description: Barewalls may be filling up rapidly Moulding and frames wholesaler Missouri Moulding and Glass Inc., parent of Barewalls Interactive Art Inc., is in the midst of completing two
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EBay and PayPal to launch PayPal Plus MasterCard with GE Consumer Finance
Description: EBay and PayPal to launch PayPal Plus MasterCard with GE Consumer Finance EBay Inc. and PayPal Inc. are launching a co-branded MasterCard featuring a rewards program exclusive to
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Hanover Direct will remain a public company
Description: Hanover Direct will remain a public company Chelsey Direct LLC, the largest single investor in Hanover Direct Inc., has withdrawn its offer to purchase the company and take it
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Indigo closes the books on a good web year
Description: Indigo closes the books on a good web year Indigo Books & Music Inc. posted a 23% increase in e-commerce sales for the 2006 fiscal year while total sales grew by 9.2%. For FY
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ECCO launches new sites for Netherlands and Canada
Description: ECCO launches new sites for Netherlands and Canada To build on the growth of its retail e-commerce site in the U.S., shoe manufacturer ECCO recently launched a site for the
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Eddie Bauer explores a possible sale
Description: Eddie Bauer explores a possible sale Just more than a year after emerging from a high profile bankruptcy and only months after launching an aggressive new branding initiative
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Its a full plate for KitchenSource.com in the second half
Description: Its a full plate for KitchenSource.com in the second half Executives at KitchenSource.com are hungry for more web sales, and theyve created a menu for the second half of 2006
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With new web approach, Intermix increases daily visitors fivefold
Description: With new web approach, Intermix increases daily visitors fivefold Since migrating to a new e-commerce platform from MarketLive late last year, fashion apparel retailer Intermix
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Home broadband uses jumps 40% to 84 million in the U.S.
Description: Home broadband uses jumps 40% to 84 million in the U.S. The number of Americans who have broadband at home jumped 40% to 84 million in March from 60 million in March 2005,
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MovieLink to introduce Bollywood on-demand movies to the U.S.
Description: MovieLink to introduce Bollywood on-demand movies to the U.S. Movies produced by Bollywood, the India-based film industry, will be offered in the U.S. next month through a
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SmartBargains receives $10 million investment, $20 million credit line
Description: SmartBargains receives $10 million investment, $20 million credit line Online, off-price retailer SmartBargains Inc. today announced it has received a $10 million investment from
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Williams-Sonoma e-commerce sales growth outpaces total growth
Description: Williams-Sonoma e-commerce sales growth outpaces total growth E-commerce sales at specialty retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. grew 31% to $201 million during the first quarter of
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House committee passes bill to protect an open Internet
Description: House committee passes bill to protect an open Internet The U.S. House Judiciary Committee yesterday passed the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006, a bill
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Visa issues alert about increase in shopping cart data breaches
Description: Visa issues alert about increase in shopping cart data breaches Visa U.S.A. has issued a security alert warning e-retailers of an increase in attacks by hackers using shopping
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Buy.com appoints a new CEO
Description: Buy.com appoints a new CEO Buy.com has named Neel Grover as its CEO. Grover, a member of the board of directors since 2001, has served as president of Buy.com since September
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M&A on the riseled by multi-channel retailers and other marketers
Description: M&A on the riseled by multi-channel retailers and other marketers Buyers are willing to pay more this year for marketing services, marketing technology and multi-channel
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Security breach fears keep 24% of Americans from making online purchases
Description: Security breach fears keep 24% of Americans from making online purchases Repeated database breaches are taking a toll on e-commerce, with 24% of Americans refusing to make online
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Google gobbles up half the search engine pie
Description: Google gobbles up half the search engine pie Searches on Google accounted for 50% of all Internet searches in April, says the latest measure of the search market from
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Ritz Interactive posts 16% hike in Q1 web sales
Description: Ritz Interactive posts 16% hike in Q1 web sales First quarter sales at Ritz Interactive Inc., No. 102 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide to Retail Web Sites, increased 15.7%
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Marks Work Warehouse checks the weather to boost sales
Description: Marks Work Warehouse checks the weather to boost sales With more than 300 stores across Canada, Marks Work Warehouse has increased sales by using a web-based weather-prediction
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Eight of top 10 home and garden sites experience increased visits in April
Description: Eight of top 10 home and garden sites experience increased visits in April Eight of the top 10 home and garden sites experienced increased traffic in April, according to
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Search marketing spurs growth at redesigned Toolfetch.com
Description: Search marketing spurs growth at redesigned Toolfetch.com With a new site design launched in April, Toolfetch.com expects 30% growth this year driven by a more effective search
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Former Lands End exec Bill Bass joins Figleaves.com board
Description: Former Lands End exec Bill Bass joins Figleaves.com board Former Lands End executive Bill Bass has joined the board of directors of Figleaves.com, retailers of lingerie,
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The Internet revolutionizes U.K. retailing, says two new studies
Description: The Internet revolutionizes U.K. retailing, says two new studies Online sales in the U.K. will reach £30 billion this year, up 51% from £19.9 billion last year, projects trade
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Non-branded keywords can help convert searchers to buyers, study says
Description: Non-branded keywords can help convert searchers to buyers, study says Many marketers focus only on the conversion rate of their branded keywords, but using non-branded terms in
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Ad targeting offering options for boosting CPC campaign success
Description: Ad targeting offering options for boosting CPC campaign success The web universe is big and getting bigger all the time. Narrowing the field by targeting campaigns is one way
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Google grows search market share for ninth consecutive month
Description: Google grows search market share for ninth consecutive month Google gained search market share for the ninth consecutive month in April, maintaining the top position with 43.1%
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How share, loyalty and category affect search marketing strategies
Description: How share, loyalty and category affect search marketing strategies Market share isnt the only factor to consider in which search engines should be part of an online paid search
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CompactAppliance.com: Web site design key to high ROI through SEM
Description: CompactAppliance.com: Web site design key to high ROI through SEM Search engine marketing may not be a no-brainer, but it can be handled easily, inexpensively and profitably in
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