Search Results

While e-tail fulfillment problems have been a steady source ofdissatisfaction among online consumers, a report concludes that they also often dampen efforts by Web merchants to achieve profitability ...

In a bid to cool the energy meltdown that ignited rolling powerblackouts in California, Governor Gray Davis announced Tuesday that thestate is going to hold an Internet auction to secure long-term, low-costelectricity contracts ...

With their proposed merger still under federal scrutiny, Internet researchfirms Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) and NetRatings (Nasdaq: NTRT) said late Friday that they will go ahead with a patent infringement lawsuit that had previouslybeen put on hold as a condition of the acquisition ...

Although retail revenues were down overall during the 2001 holiday season and for the year, online retail saw double-digit growth. The e-tail holiday season saw growth in terms of both traffic and dollars spent. ...

Looking to drum up new sources of online advertising revenue, powerhouseportal Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) announcedMonday that it has stuck a deal with ArnoldMPG to develop new Internet marketing campaigns for the media buying andplanning agency's clients ...

Buoyed by the strong preliminary showing of its fourth quarter results, Drugstore.com (Nasdaq: DSCM) said Monday that it expects to hit its profitability target in 2003, approximately one year earlier than the pure-play retailer had previously projected ...

For the first time, the number of women who used the Internet for holiday shopping outpaced the number of men who did so, according to a study released Monday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project ...

Few people quibble over smart card functionality. ...

Internet drugstores have had a tough time finding a cure for sluggish sales and weak consumer adoption rates in their sector. ...

Many of the top e-commerce companies are enjoying a happy holiday season, with Internet heavyweights Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) and Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) among the sites enjoying significant sales gains ...

While many Internet sellers have seen their traffic slow this holiday seasondue to deep retail discounts that drove consumers back intobrick-and-mortar stores, Internet heavyweight Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) said Wednesday that its sales volume surged morethan 86 percent during the post-Thanksgiving buying period over last year'slevels ...

With the 2001 holiday shopping season entering the homestretch, it seems safe to say that most Internet retailers have put to rest their ghosts of Christmas past -- namely the ghosts that used to go crash and boom on computers nationwide ...

With the holidays drawing nearer, consumers stepped up their online shopping during the first week of December, spending roughly US$2.6 billion, according to data released Monday by Goldman Sachs, Harris Interactive and Nielsen//NetRatings ...

Automobile manufacturers and sellers need to continue revving up theironline research capabilities, because prospective buyers increasingly view theInternet as a valuable means to compare makes, models and prices, rather thanas a tool to close the deal, according to a study released Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) ...

Automobile manufacturers and sellers need to continue revving up theironline research capabilities, because prospective buyers increasingly view theInternet as a valuable means to compare makes, models and prices, rather thanas a tool to close the deal, according to a study released Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) ...

Automobile manufacturers and sellers need to continue revving up theironline research capabilities, because prospective buyers increasingly view theInternet as a valuable means to compare makes, models and prices, rather thanas a tool to close the deal, according to a study released Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) ...

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) has inked a content agreement with venerable product-testing organization ConsumersUnion -- the publisher of Consumer Reports and Consumer Reports Online -- that will allow the Internet giant to publish "unbiased" product advice summaries, merchandise information and ratings on its site ...

Despite their concerns about the security of personal information given online, only 3 percent of shoppers thoroughly review Web privacy policies on a regular basis, according to a study released Monday by Harris Interactive ...

Although many Internet firms are slashing advertising budgets in favor of direct marketing campaigns, a study released Wednesdayby Andersen Consulting and Online Insight warns that e-tailersoften miss the mark when it comes to marketing initiatives ...

Shaking off fears of continued economic malaise, roughly 37 percent ofonline consumers are expressing confidence that the holiday shoppingseason will be a strong one and plan to spend more as a result, according toa study released Monday by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Harris Interactive ...