Articles by Robert Conlin & Lori Enos

Internet pure-play toy retailers continue to outdo their brick-and-click competitors in performance and value, according to a report issued Friday by Forrester Research Forrester said its second annual "power rankings" -- survey data compiled from online consumers and unbiased shopping tests -- put Web-based toy retailers in the top three spots, wi...

A new IDC report indicates that despite a rapid increase in the number of small American businesses climbing aboard the Internet express, a surprisingly small percentage are actually selling their products or services online According to the 1999 U.S. Small Business Survey, only 850,000 small businesses are engaged in e-commerce transactions, a fig...

Professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers is teaming with Informatica (NASDAQ: INFA) to jointly develop, sell, and support analytic solutions for the business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce market. As part of the deal, PricewaterhouseCoopers will receive a $30 million (US$) equity stake in Informatica The companies say the alliance will help...