Internet Retailer - Merchandising In An Age Of Virtual Stores


Sort by: popularity | date

The web generated the only second-quarter growth for Nordstrom
Aug. 20, 2008 Like many other chain retailers, Nordstrom Inc. is counting on its web channel to post growth when its stores can’t. In the second quarter, Nordstrom, No. 32 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, posted a 15% increase in web sales to about $169 million from $147 million in the previous ...

The web outpaces stores once more for Abercrombie & Fitch in Q2
Aug. 20, 2008 Shoppers at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. are growing the company’s web sales, but stores are another matter. For the second quarter ended Aug.2, 2008, Abercrombie & Fitch posted e-commerce revenue of $55.9 million, up 22.6% from web sales of $45.6 million in the prior year. In comparison ...

Coastal Contacts files lawsuit against Canadian opticians group
Aug. 20, 2008 Coastal Contacts Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the College of Opticians of British Columbia for defamation. The suit is in reaction to what the online contact lens retailer says were misleading statements made in a College web site posting regarding health and safety aspects of contact ...

Napster looks to growth from mobile commerce as web sales slip
Aug. 20, 2008 Online music retailer Napster’s revenue dropped about 6% for its fiscal first quarter versus the same period a year ago. But company executives predict sales to mobile phone users and growing adoption of its digital download service will boost revenue in the second half of the year. For ...

Dreams Inc. wakes up to a 36% increase in quarterly web sales
Aug. 20, 2008 Web sales at Dreams Inc., which operates FansEdge.com and other memorabilia-oriented e-commerce sites, rose by 35.6% in the second quarter ended June 30. Dreams, No. 216 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, posted web sales of $6.1 million vs. $4.5 million for Q2 in 2007. Overall Dreams ...

Dell.com computes the fastest response in July
Aug. 20, 2008 At 2.84 seconds, Dell.com in July gave shoppers the fastest high broadband access time among big web retailers, says Gomez Inc. For the July performance rankings Dell.com was followed by QVC.com (3.08 seconds), Scholastic.com (3.97 seconds) and OfficeDepot.com (4.04 seconds). Using a ...

Longtime CEO of BarnesandNoble.com Inc. resigns
Aug. 20, 2008 Marie J. Toulantis, the longtime CEO of BarnesandNoble.com Inc., has resigned. Her position will be filled by Tom Burke, executive vice president of e-commerce, and chief financial officer Kevin Frain, who also has been appointed as an executive vice president of e-commerce operations ...

Sales through Google Product Search up 128% over last year at ShoeMall
Aug. 20, 2008 ShoeMall.com boosted sales though Google’s Product Search by 128% after working with online marketing company Channel Intelligence’s SellCast managed services to optimize its data feeds to the search engine, the retailer reports. Since August of 2007, ShoeMall also has seen its traffic ...

Publisher defends decision to offer Amazon early exclusive on Obama book
Aug. 20, 2008 For three weeks starting Monday, Amazon.com Inc. will be the only source for a new book on Barack Obama. The decision by Chelsea Green Publishing has angered rival booksellers, but the publisher says it’s a necessary step to rush the pro-Obama book to market as a counter to books in circulation ...

Bluefly sales buzz higher in the second quarter
Aug. 20, 2008 Online apparel retailer Bluefly Inc. posted slightly higher sales, but also narrowed its net loss in the second quarter. For the quarter ended June 30, Bluefly posted a net loss of $2 million on sales of $23.3 million, compared with a net loss of $2.1 million on revenue of $21.6 million ...


Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11>> of 770 | Next


Site Search by  Site Search powered by SLI Systems

Copyright 1999-2008 SLI Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2008 This content is the property of Vertical Web Media. Privacy Policy
Articles by Age, Title, Author. Conference, CD, Guides