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AG Interactive rings up FY 2006 web sales of $90 million
Description: AG Interactive rings up FY 2006 web sales of $90 million AG Interactive, the e-commerce and mobile commerce arm of American Greetings Corp., used a pair of acquisitions and a
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Free chocolate no longer under wraps
Description: Free chocolate no longer under wraps Hershey Foods Corp. has launched an interactive promotion, Get It with WrapperCash, that rewards customers with points redeemable online.
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Abebooks purchases a 40% stake in LibraryThing.com
Description: Abebooks purchases a 40% stake in LibraryThing.com Abebooks Inc. has purchased a 40% stake in LibraryThing.com, a book catalog and social networking site. LibraryThing.com has
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Nearly 20% of consumers frustrated with medication sites, Keynote finds
Description: Nearly 20% of consumers frustrated with medication sites, Keynote finds The ability to easily locate informaiton on an e-commerce site helps influence sales and conversions and
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A crescendo in sales in the first movement
Description: A crescendo in sales in the first movement Web sales at cataloger Musicians Friend Inc. increased 12.7% to $59.7 million in first quarter 2006 from $53 million during the same
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The top e-retailers outperform the market, the new Top 500 Guide reports
Description: The top e-retailers outperform the market, the new Top 500 Guide reports Americas 500 largest web retailers continue to outperform the rest of the industry, according to the
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Odimo Q1 2006 financials see a sharp drop
Description: Odimo Q1 2006 financials see a sharp drop Odimo Inc., which recently sold off Diamond.com to Ice.com, is reporting sharply lower numbers for the first quarter. In Q1 2006 Odimo,
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PC Mall sales slip in first quarter 2006
Description: PC Mall sales slip in first quarter 2006 First quarter 2006 sales at PC Mall Inc. slipped 2% to $234.2 million from $238.4 million the same period last year. Commercial sales
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Scripps will close down Shop At Home Network
Description: Scripps will close down Shop At Home Network After mounting losses and a home shopping channel that couldnt gain enough critical mass on national cable TV systems, E.W. Scripps
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High court allows eBay to use Buy It Now pending a lower court review
Description: High court allows eBay to use Buy It Now pending a lower court review The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a lower court did not necessarily have to issue a permanent
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UBid.coms Q1 net revenue drops 25% year-over-year while gross profit grows
Description: UBid.coms Q1 net revenue drops 25% year-over-year while gross profit grows Net revenue at excess and refurbished merchandise seller UBid.com Holdings Inc. declined 25% to $20.1
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How online maps bind a multi-channel retail strategy
Description: How online maps bind a multi-channel retail strategy MapQuest, owned by AOL, the longest-established mapping services provider online, provides the service to six out of ten
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Online auctioneer realizes 77% leap in sales
Description: Online auctioneer realizes 77% leap in sales Ableauctions.com Inc.s sales leapt 77% during the first quarter of 2006 to $2 million compared with $1.2 million in Q1 2005. The
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PFSweb sales up, but new eCost.com arm sales down
Description: PFSweb sales up, but new eCost.com arm sales down Sales for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006, at PFSweb Inc., a provider of e-commerce and fulfillment serivces, increased
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Content automation provider WebCollage hires a new VP of worldwide sales
Description: Content automation provider WebCollage hires a new VP of worldwide sales WebCollage, a provider of content integration systems for manufacturers and the retailers and resellers,
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Private label charge card helps sales of high-ticket items at Merrick Group
Description: Private label charge card helps sales of high-ticket items at Merrick Group With many of its bedding products retailing on its web sites for $2,000-$3,000 each, The Merrick Group
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Online research is critical in consumers offline purchases, study finds
Description: Online research is critical in consumers offline purchases, study finds Helping consumers make decisions on purchases is the Internets greatest impact on shopping, whether
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Budget strategies are key to controlling PPC costs, says MoreVisibility CTO
Description: Budget strategies are key to controlling PPC costs, says MoreVisibility CTO With spending on paid search expected to reach $7.5 billion or about 40% of all online ad spending in
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Online exercise equipment retailer Smooth Fitness appoints new COO
Description: Online exercise equipment retailer Smooth Fitness appoints new COO Online fitness equipment retailer Smooth Fitness has hired Marc Cerceo as its chief operating officer, the
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Abazias.com Q1 sales increase 166% year-over-year
Description: Abazias.com Q1 sales increase 166% year-over-year Sales at online jewelry retailer Abazias.com rose 166% in the first quarter to $1.1 million from $413,588 a year earlier, the
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Mobile content provider Handango names a new CMO
Description: Mobile content provider Handango names a new CMO Handango, a provider of mobile content, has named Carl Sparks as chief marketing officer. Sparks is former senior vice president
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Restoration Hardware hires ex-Williams-Sonoma logistics chief as new COO
Description: Restoration Hardware hires ex-Williams-Sonoma logistics chief as new COO Restoration Hardware Inc. has hired Ken Dunaj as chief operating officer. Dunaj joins Restoration
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Repeat visitors 8 times more likely to make online purchase
Description: Repeat visitors 8 times more likely to make online purchase Visitors returning to a web site are eight times more likely to make an online purchase than new visitors, according
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A majority of U.S. online teens have shopped on the web, Forrester says
Description: A majority of U.S. online teens have shopped on the web, Forrester says 86% of U.S. online consumers ages 18 to 21 and 52% of teens under 18 have shopped online, according to a
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Technical glitch causes CAN-Spam problems for Ice.com
Description: Technical glitch causes CAN-Spam problems for Ice.com Online jewelry retailer Ice.com has agreed to pay $6,500 in civil penalties for alleged violations of the CAN-Spam Act,
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The battle continues over network neutrality
Description: The battle continues over network neutrality Network neutrality, the concept of having unrestricted access to the Internet by content providers as well as consumers, is gaining
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BabyUniverse Q1 sales jump 108%
Description: BabyUniverse Q1 sales jump 108% BabyUniverse Inc. more than doubled net sales in the first quarter. In Q1, BabyUniverse, No. 235 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide to Retail
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Sun Microsystems posts sharpest gain in traffic of hardware sites in April
Description: Sun Microsystems posts sharpest gain in traffic of hardware sites in April Sun Microsystems posted the sharpest year-to-year gain in the number of unique visitors to hardware
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Ice.com buys competitor Diamond.com
Description: Ice.com buys competitor Diamond.com Online jeweler Ice.com has purchased Diamond.com from Odimo Inc. for $9.5 million, the companies report. Ice.com paid $7.5 million for the
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Millions of transactions, one business tool
Description: Millions of transactions, one business tool San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds was closing in on Babe Ruths home run record during the two weeks spanning April 26 to May
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Online retail merchandising ripe for improvement, Forrester report finds
Description: Online retail merchandising ripe for improvement, Forrester report finds Internet retailers generally have nailed the basics of e-commerce, opening the way for them to start
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BestBuy.com launched customized gaming PCs
Description: BestBuy.com launched customized gaming PCs Best Buy Co. Inc. has launched an online program that enables customers to design Velocity Micro computer systems to meet their
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Buy.com introduces interactive shopping and entertainment program
Description: Buy.com introduces interactive shopping and entertainment program Buy.com has launched BuyTV, a broadband, interactive shopping program that will be filmed in HD and available
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Q3 revenue more than doubles year-over-year at iMergent
Description: Q3 revenue more than doubles year-over-year at iMergent Revenue at iMergent Inc., a provider of e-commerce software for small retailers, more than doubled to $25 million for the
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Miva reports Q1 revenues drop 24% year-over-year to $44.4 million
Description: Miva reports Q1 revenues drop 24% year-over-year to $44.4 million MIVA Inc., e-commerce platform provider and a performance marketing network, reported revenue of $44.4 million
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Overstock.com terminates stock offering announced this week
Description: Overstock.com terminates stock offering announced this week Overstock.com Inc. has terminated an agreement to issue 700,000 shares of its common stock at $24 per share, or $16.8
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New feature on Fry e-commerce platform personalizes the customer experience
Description: New feature on Fry e-commerce platform personalizes the customer experience Consumers` expectations of the customer experience online keep ratcheting up they want more
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What your web site can tell you
Description: 10 metrics to watch to ensure quality site performance
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Q1 revenue rises 54% year-over-year at Fast Search & Transfer
Description: Q1 revenue rises 54% year-over-year at Fast Search & Transfer Fast Search & Transfer hit a new quarterly revenue record of $32.8 million for the first quarter ended March 31, up
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Rx for E-drugstores
Description: With plenty of upside for online pharmacies, strategys the key to carving out a share
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Just One More?
Description: Retailers work on creating enticing cross-sells online
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Pure-play eCost.com launches platinum club
Description: Pure-play eCost.com launches platinum club Discount e-retailer eCost.com has introduced the Platinum Premium Club program. The company expects the club to improve overall
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Its another European excursion for RealNetworks
Description: Its another European excursion for RealNetworks RealNetworks Inc. has launched another European music service. With the new service, RealNetworks Europe subscribers have instant
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Overstock.com raises $16.8 million via stock sale
Description: Overstock.com raises $16.8 million via stock sale Overstock.com Inc. has issued 700,000 shares of its common stock for $16.8 million at a price of $24 per share. The company
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SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT: Creating product information for online and offline shopping
Description: As consumers change how they use the Internet for shopping, retailers must re-think how they present product information
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Toys R Us grows 2005 web sales 17%
Description: Toys R Us grows 2005 web sales 17% Annual sales at ToysRUs.com totaled $429 million in 2005, up 17% from $366 million in 2004. In 2005 online sales represented 3.8% of Toys R
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Peapod and Scholastic deliver highest consistency rate
Description: Peapod and Scholastic deliver highest consistency rate Consumers with a high broadband connection could access a Top 50 retail web site an average of 97.44% of the time in April,
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Sponsored Case Study:
Description: With the help of Mercado Software, apparel retailer Guess? Inc. added new muscle to its merchandising and marketing strategy by upgrading its site search and navigation.
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The New Liquidators
Description: Liquidation sites fight for their share of $80 billion in excess inventory
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The peacock has reason to strut online
Description: The peacock has reason to strut online Web sales at ShopNBC.com grew more than 30% to approximately $40.3 million during the first quarter ended May 6, 2006. This compares with
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