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88% of women who shopped online last holiday will do so this year
Description: 88% of women who shopped online last holiday will do so this year The Internet is becoming part of the shopping routine among women consumers, says a new survey by the Owen
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Reaching for the stars
Description: From the Michelin Guides to Amazon.com, the five-star rating system is shaping consumer choice in everything from B&Bs to books. Now, AOL web merchants are getting the five-star treatment in new online store ratings from Atlanta-based Elrick & Lavidge Marketing Research. Rating web stores is nothing newthe E&L ratings at AOL replace those formerly supplied by BizRate. The twist is that rather than hoarding store ratings for AOL members or limiting distribution to a dedicated web site as in the past, the portal will blow out the ratings big-time by putting them on AOL.com for all to see, starting this fall.
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Internet investment vet joins Working Person as CFO
Description: Internet investment vet joins Working Person as CFO The Working Persons Store, a multi-channel retailer of apparel, footwear and safety gear for construction and industrial
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Range Online Media Hires Marketing Veteran To Lead Expanding Search Marketing Teams
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Conventional web site metrics not enough
Description: Conventional web site metrics not enough When it comes to customer satisfaction, Internet stores can stick their tongues out at bricks-and-mortar shops, according to ForeSee
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Office Depot finds another use for the web: Business seminars
Description: Office Depot finds another use for the web: Business seminars With a successful web-selling strategy that will result in $2 billion in online sales this year, Office Depot Inc.
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AOL strengthens ties with Google to meet users growing demand for search
Description: AOL strengthens ties with Google to meet users growing demand for search Recognizing its users growing desire to search instead of surf for what they want at AOL.com, America
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Alternative payment options boost AOV and bring new customers, Odimo finds
Description: Alternative payment options boost AOV and bring new customers, Odimo finds Different types of alternative payment systems have the ability to encourage online purchasing among
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Webloyalty Signs 100th E-Commerce Client
Description: FTD.COM Joins Leading Brands in Delivering Valuable Customer-Focused Marketing Services
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PC Mall names a new director
Description: PC Mall names a new director Paul Heeschen has been elected to the board of directors of PC Mall Inc. As a board member, he will serve on the audit committee. At the same time,
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Bluefly.com Selects Foresee Results for Online Customer Satisfaction Measurement
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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E-Tailers Optimize Online Stores With WebSideStory`s Outsourced Web Analysis Service
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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BuyServices Provides Web Services and Extends Product Offerings for `The Campus Hub`
Description: Site Built on Microsoft.NET Enterprise Servers and Microsoft VisualStudio.NET
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Sportsman`s Warehouse Grows With Tomax
Description: Large Format Sporting Goods Stores to Run on Retail.net Software
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Web Site Trends: Page 107
Description: eCost AllAboardToys.com eToys
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Coremetrics Announces Launch of LIVEmail Program Featuring Four Leading Email Marketing Partners
Description: @Once, CheetahMail, Digital Impact and Responsys Leverage Coremetrics LIVE Profile Data to Provide Highly Targeted Behavior-Based Retention Marketing Campaigns
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Why Zappos wants $1 billion in web sales by 2010
Description: Why Zappos wants $1 billion in web sales by 2010 Online shoe retailer Zappos.com Inc. makes no bones about its long-term goal of generating $1 billion in annual sales. By the end
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MuseumShop experiences fewer abandoned carts with wish list feature
Description: MuseumShop experiences fewer abandoned carts with wish list feature MuseumShop.coms rate of abandoned shopping carts has dropped from 98% to 95% since the site implemented
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Fill er upand shop online
Description: Web marketers are going beyond wireless to capture customers on the fly, and one of the latest venues is the landing pad provided by service stations. BP earlier this year began testing kiosks in retail stores attached to service stations in the United Kingdom and just recently began rolling them out in U.S. service stations.
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SageMetrics Adds Five New Customers to Rapidly Expanding Client Roster
Description: SageMetrics Expands Market Share with the Addition of EmeraldCoast.com, Neutrogena, Rampage, uSwitch and Virgin Radio
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Ritz Interactive shares its 5 top tips on partnerships and acquisitions
Description: Ritz Interactive shares its 5 top tips on partnerships and acquisitions Negotiating successful partnerships and acquisitions in a fast-changing Internet retail environment can be
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Overstock.coms Q2 gross bookings rise 88% as net loss doubles
Description: Overstock.coms Q2 gross bookings rise 88% as net loss doubles Overstock.com, a retailer of excess merchandise, said gross bookings the total value of transactions, including
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MotoSport hires Safeway.coms Joe Devine as new CTO
Description: MotoSport hires Safeway.coms Joe Devine as new CTO Joe Devine, former CTO of Safeway.com, has been named vice president and chief technology officer of MotoSport Outlet Inc.
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Blair names a new SVP of marketing development
Description: Blair names a new SVP of marketing development Blair Corp. has appointed Audrey Garrett as senior vice president of marketing development. She will be responsible for all
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World Mall Inc. launches Gotmall.com for teens
Description: World Mall Inc. launches Gotmall.com for teens World Mall Inc., owners and operators of WorldMall.com, today launched the web portal www.gotmall.com, a teen oriented shopping
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EmailLabs adds team of three executives with expertise in e-mail marketing
Description: EmailLabs adds team of three executives with expertise in e-mail marketing Former executives of Microsoft Corp. and consultants BearingPoint Inc. have joined EmailLabs, a
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As part of expansion, Mercado names two new vice presidents
Description: As part of expansion, Mercado names two new vice presidents Mercado Software, provider of e-commerce search and merchandising technology, has hired two new vice presidents as
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Customers & Marketing: Page 214
Description: TV HSN Newport-News.com TV PriceGrabber DVD mySimon
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CustomInk.com increases sales conversion rate 6% with cleaner design
Description: CustomInk.com increases sales conversion rate 6% with cleaner design CustomInk.com used to lose a lot of customers who were overwhelmed by the number of choices for
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Supplement maker GNC expands into fitness apparel and equipment online
Description: Supplement maker GNC expands into fitness apparel and equipment online General Nutrition Companies, Inc., which sells its nutritional supplements in its own 4,500 outlets, in
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PC Connection names head of consumer, business and government sales
Description: PC Connection names head of consumer, business and government sales PC Connection Inc., online and direct seller of technology products, has named Peter Cannone senior vice
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Customers & Marketing: Page 136
Description: CoolSavings DMA
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eBay Teams With Commission Junction to Launch Affiliate Marketing Program
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 10
Description: IRCE RedEnvelope EyeWonder comScore QVC
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Shoppers open to global online shopping, says WorldPay study
Description: Shoppers open to global online shopping, says WorldPay study A study of 15,235 WorldPay multi-currency transaction software users in 124 countries shows that respondents plans to
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How Roots gets in shape for the holidays and the Olympics
Description: How Roots gets in shape for the holidays and the Olympics Although the Olympics come only every two years, creating a boom time for the maker and retailer of Olympics-licensed
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Sales Online Direct Announces Completion of $6 Million in Financing
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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The portals have landed-and retailers want results
Description: The portals have landed-and retailers want results When executives at Cooking.com began to talk last year about how they would draw consumers to their new Web store-a
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Common anti-fraud measures are becoming less effective
Description: Common anti-fraud measures are becoming less effective Some of the anti-fraud measures most commonly used by online merchants are losing their effectiveness, says Julie
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This idea turns eBay on its head
Description: This idea turns eBay on its head Heres a switch on online selling: An Australian company has started a web siteNetwants.comwhere consumers who want to buy something list the
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J.Crew Selects Freeborders
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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BN OKs VHS, DVD
Description: BN OKs VHS, DVD A HREF="http://www.barnesandnoble.com">Barnesandnoble.com has launched its Video Store, featuring thousands of movie titles available on both DVD and VHS. The new
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Its online ads go dark, and TechnoScout learns that web ads work
Description: The great thing about online advertising is that marketers can see how many times consumers click on ads and how much time they spend viewing them. But if an online campaign coincides with large campaigns in other media, including print and radio, a marketer can have a tough time separating online advertisings effect on sales from offlines.
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 413
Description: PC IPO BlueLight.com
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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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Slow worldwide growth, but strong US growth for PCs in 2002, IDC reports
Description: Slow worldwide growth, but strong US growth for PCs in 2002, IDC reports Worldwide PC shipments in 2002 approached 136.2 million units, growing 1.4% from 2001, researchers IDC
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Internet growth far from over, eMarketer reports
Description: Internet growth far from over, eMarketer reports 10 million U.S. consumers will come onto the Internet this year, growth of 6.5% over last year, eMarketer Inc. projects. In its
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Modells Turns to QRS for Supply Chain Speed and Efficiency
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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ValueVision Media provides Second Quarter Update
Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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SmarterKids.com and Earlychildhood.com merge
Description: SmarterKids.com and Earlychildhood.com merge SmarterKids.com Inc., online educational toy store and Earlychildhood.com, LLC, manufacturer and retailer of educational products
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