Zappos.com Fits For Amazon
If the shoe fits, wear it. That's a big reason Amazon.com decided to spend more than $850 million in a non-cash deal to acquire online shoe and apparel giant Zappos.com....
Amazon Buys Zappos For $850 Million
Amazon.com announced today that it would purchase online apparel and footwear merchant Zappos.com in a deal worth more that $850 million....
Overstock Turns Profitable In Second Quarter
Overstock.com generated second-quarter 2009 revenue of $176.1 million, a 7% drop from the $188.8 million it pulled in a year ago. Don’t weep for the online discount merchandise retailer, however: Despite the drop in sales, it turned a $7.4 million net loss into $389,000 in net income during the most recent quarter. More, along with The Analyst's Take, follows....
Traffic Improves for Bing, but Advertisers Leaving
Though AdGooroo measured a 5.46% increase in first-page advertisers in May, just before Bing's release, it saw a 3.31% decrease in advertising in June. ...
Staffers Star in Lion Brand Yarn Podcasts
Since it sells yarn through big box stores such as Walmart and Michaels, Lion Brand Yarn was afraid its customers had a misconception that it was a large, faceless corporation. Now thanks to social media efforts, its customers know all about Lion Brand Yarn employees Liz Shaw and Zontee Hou. ...
Fruitful Spring for Nature Hills Nursery
The red-hot “grow your own food” trend isn’t just good for vegetable seeds and plants merchants. Business has been so robust at Nature Hills Nursery this past spring that the trees and plants merchant sold out of dozens of products....
Playboy Sues E-Commerce Management Provider
Fifteen months after Playboy Enterprises finalized a deal for eFashionSolutions to manage the company’s catalog and e-commerce operations, it has sued the New Jersey-based firm for breach of contract. ...
Live From Internet Retailer: Green Mountain's Four Rs For Greener Operations
Boston—So how do you make your operations a little bit greener? You can start with what Paul Comey, vice president of environmental affairs for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, calls the Four Rs....
Live From Internet Retailer: Traditional Catalog Model Shifting For CWDKids
Do catalogers still have a future if customers continue to shift their focus to other channels? ...
Live From Internet Retailer: Take the Good Customer Reviews With the Bad
Getting negative customer reviews? Don't sweat them—use them to your company's advantage, said Dell senior manager of global community and personalization Stuart Wallock....
How to Create an Online Emotional Connection
Why has there been such disconnect between in-store and online retail experiences, given all the technology advancements in the past few years? ...
I-merchants Focusing More on Customer Retention, Tightening Belts
The economy is forcing online retailers to change their marketing tactics in order to acquire and retain customers, according to findings from The State of Retailing Online 2009, the 12th annual Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research....
Solid first quarter for Amazon.com
First-quarter sales for online giant Amazon.com rose 18%, to $4.89 billion, up from $41.3 billion in the first quarter of 2008. Net income increased 24%, to $177 million, up from $143 million last year....
Toys 'R' Us Buys eToys.com
Toys R Us buys eToys The Parent Company Baby Universe...
Survey Says: $21 Billion Lost Last Year in Online Sales
The impact of identity theft and a fear of online shopping caused retailers to miss out on $21 billion in online sales in 2008, according to study released by Javelin Strategy and Research and cosponsored by eBillme and First Data. ...
Live From NEMOA: It’s Time to Focus on Outlet Pages
Boston—Can Internet retailers take advantage of shoppers in a weak economy? They can if they pay attention to their outlet pages...
Change at the Top for Brookstone
Gifts and gadgets cataloger/retailer Brookstone announced today that its president/CEO Louis Mancini will be stepping down from his position and from the company's board of directors on March 4. Mancini, the former CEO of Murray's Discount Auto Stores, had joined Brookstone in 2006....
Toys 'R' Us Takes Etoys.com from The Parent Co.
Toy and baby products retailer Toys 'R' Us has acquired the e-commerce site eToys.com from The Parent Co. for an undisclosed sum. The deal also includes the BabyUniverse.com e-commerce site and ePregnancy.com parenting resource site. Toys ‘R’ Us is keeping the domain names of all the sites, and taking over their operations....
Study: Struggling Economy Prolonged Online Shopping Season
Online retail buying trends show consumers began shopping much earlier for the holidays in 2008 than in previous years, according to a new study by digital marketing service provider OneupWeb...
Doctors Foster and Smith Reaps Neeps
Pet supplies cataloger Doctors Foster and Smith is getting bigger by thinking small: The company in April agreed to acquire Web merchant Neeps, which sells small-pet products, for an undisclosed price....
Harry & David Sells Off Jackson & Perkins
On April 10, Medford, OR-based Harry & David Holdings sold most of the assets of the $73.8 million Jackson & Perkins, including the catalogs, the Website, the customer lists, and the inventory, for roughly $21 million to an investment group headed by Donald and Glenda Hachenberger. ...
L.L. Bean Leaning Toward Canada
In continuing its international expansion plans, apparel, sporting gear, and home goods cataloger L.L. Bean has its sights set north of the border....
Shari's Berries Owner Launches Anew
Shari Fitzpatrick, who founded Sacramento, CA-based cataloger/retailer Shari's Berries in 1989, launched another online store, the Berry Factory, in November....
