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Paving the way for Internet-based logistic networks, online exchanges and private hubs to gain a foothold in the market, traditional shipping and transfer exchanges are beginning to lose their grip on the European business-to-business (B2B) market, according to a report released Tuesday by Forres...

In a recent interview with the E-Commerce Times, Michael Sands, vice president of marketing for Orbitz, discussed the benefits associated with marketing efforts on the Internet, where a campaign's performance can continuously be evaluated. Far from being a "dead" medium, Sands asserted, online ...

Kill your darlings. The eminent southern writer William Faulkner had that advice for writers. Wiping out your favorite turn of phrase, he believed, was a guaranteed recipe for stronger prose. Needless to say, there has been plenty of darling-killing going on in the e-commerce world, as e-tailers ...

In a recent interview with the E-Commerce Times, Michael Sands, vice president of marketing for Orbitz, discussed the benefits associated with marketing efforts on the Internet, where a campaign's performance can continuously be evaluated. Far from being a "dead" medium, Sands asserted, online ...

If you live in an area where online grocery service does not exist, you might need to be more patient than ever. In the new age of online delivery, Net grocery providers have become extremely cautious not only about what cities they will venture into, but even which neighborhoods within a given c...

Many retail executives are missing the mark when it comes to gauging the return on investment (ROI) of their Web efforts, often failing to take into account the considerable influence Internet sites have on offline purchases, according to a report released Tuesday by Forrester Research. "The proble...

Following in the footsteps of other brick-and-click retailers, Kmart said Tuesday that it will outsource operation of its BlueLight.com e-commerce site. Kmart said it struck an agreement to hand over the task of running BlueLight.com to Global Sports, an e-commerce service provider that has focu...

E-commerce service provider Beyond.com launched an online software and hardware shopping mall Monday, offering computer-related products from Beyond's eStore clients. "The mall is a marriage between our old retail site and our eStores -- leveraging our brand, but still directing consumers directl...

I love targeted e-mail. When I check my e-mail, I look forward to receiving messages that are timely, interesting and help me save money. Businesses I know and trust that send me the right marketing messages are often rewarded with a sale -- or at least some of my attention, which always seems to...

Over 33 million people in the UK, or 60 percent of the region's population, ventured online between April and June, according to a report released Monday by Jupiter MMXI. The number of "heavy users" is also on the rise in UK, with over 11 million people accessing the Internet more than three ti...

Beating the major record labels to the punch, rock star Peter Gabriel's Real World Records label, in collaboration with Womad music festivals and digital music service On Demand Distribution (OD2), launched an online digital subscription music service Tuesday. The service, dubbed the Womad Digita...

Web infrastructure services provider VeriSign said Monday it is offering a new Shared Hosting Security Service aimed at helping small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) receive the kind of e-commerce security previously reserved for much larger companies. "It's kind of gluing together the pieces the...

By only looking at top-line metrics such as sales and profits, 69 percent of brick-and-click retailers are underestimating the benefits derived from their Web sites, according to a report released Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix. The report concluded that brick-and-click retailers who factor in ...

Amazon.com said Monday it has reached a deal with electronics retailer Circuit City that will give customers the option of picking up purchases in about 600 stores nationwide rather than paying shipping fees. The multiyear agreement calls for Amazon to receive a percentage of the revenue for all...

America Online said Monday it has launched a revamped automobile channel that now includes local targeted resources, as well as content from online auto sites such as Autofusion, Consumer Reports and Edmunds.com. As part of the content distribution deal, Consumer Reports -- the well-known 63-year...