Pay-for-performance SEO

| Stephan Spencer

Search engine optimization is often this mystical and inscrutable process that takes place in a black box. You pay your SEO consultants a considerable

Why Amazon.com Wants to Buy Diapers.com’s Parent

| Tim Parry

Amazon.com is spending $545 million to acquire Quidsi, the parent company of Diapers.com, for the same reason the online retailing giant paid $850 million last July to buy online shoe merchant Zappos.com. If you can’t beat them, buy them.

Century Novelty Launches Mobile Site

| Tim Parry

Speaking Tuesday at the Mobile Shopping Summit in New York, Century Novelty vice president and general manager Ian MacDonald said the company decided it needed a mobile site in August after attending sessions about mobile shopping at a trade show.

Jos. A. Bank Launches Big and Tall Website

| Tim Parry

Men’s apparel cataloger/retailer Jos. A. Bank Clothiers is, um, expanding: The merchant has launched a new website, www.josbankbigandtall.com, dedicated to the products offered under its big-and-tall customer category.