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Beleaguered computer e-tailer Egghead.com, which has been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since August, suspended all of its operations late last week and indefinitely halted all commercial activity. "Our plan had been to sell the assets of the business as a going concern and con...

Catalogs have proven to be a catalyst for online retail success. According to industry analysts, retailers that already had catalog operations in place have effectively adapted their offerings -- including known brands, sheer size and developed distribution networks -- to consistent success onlin...

Despite the slowdown in the global economy, online retailers worldwide are expected to rack up US$25.3 billion in sales this holiday season -- marking a 39 percent spike over last year's figures -- according to a study released Monday by GartnerG2. The research firm also predicts that the fallout...

Although many companies in the technology and e-commerce spaces have undertaken mass employee layoffs in order to cut costs and prop up sagging earnings, industry analysts say that a nagging question remains. Are these organizations paying too high a price for their pursuit of financial relief? ...

While investor speculation and skyrocketing stock prices dominated during the first half of 2000, falling stock prices and nervous investors have long since become the order of the day, causing many firms to slash their workforce in an effort to steady their financial ships and improve investor ...

UK businesses racked up roughly US$82.7 billion in online sales last year, according to data released Monday by the British government's Office of National Statistics (ONS), accounting for 2 percent of total sales in the sectors the agency examined. Although the ratio of transactions conducted ov...

With a crop of new film, publishing and music releases ready for harvest this fall, marketing executives in the entertainment industry should consider the Internet as a key tool to boost sales, forge online word-of-mouth campaigns and control post-launch buzz among consumers, according to a repor...

Firing back at critics who contend that its advertising software uses illegal delivery tactics, Gator.com said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against one of its most vociferous detractors, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), asking a U.S. court to declare that the trade group's charges are ...

Does an online shopping companion service have the right to substitute ads of its own choosing for the ads that other Web sites expect users to see? Welcome to the latest Internet advertising riddle. Tuesday, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) said that it intends to "immediately pursue op...

T. Rowe Price and Morningstar Associates announced Monday that they are forming an alliance to provide investment guidance and free online financial planning services to individual investors and certain 401(k) plan clients. The firms said that the collaboration calls for the development of a "com...

Interactive television (iTV) applications that allow consumers to shop, bank and play games are set to become mainstream consumer services in Western Europe, according to a report released Thursday by IDC. "The development of interactive TV differs from other technologies in targeting a wide dem...

In a bid to gain leverage in Europe's increasingly crowded online travel market, London-based Internet travel agency Ebookers.com and Web auctioneer QXL Ricardo announced Thursday that they have struck a joint marketing agreement to cross-promote their travel services throughout the continent. A...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

As it steps up efforts to tap new revenue streams, Yahoo! announced Thursday that it has created an executive management position to oversee its corporate business offerings. The Sunnyvale, California-based company said it appointed James A. Fanella to serve as senior vice president for business ...

More than one-third of U.S. businesses are missing out on an opportunity to realize 30 to 40 percent in cost savings -- or between US$6 million and $12 million over the next three years -- by continuing to host their Web sites and technology infrastructure responsibilities internally, according t...

Aiming to penetrate the lucrative online travel market, Cendant announced Monday that it is set to acquire Cheap Tickets in a deal valued at US$425 million, or $16.50 per share. "Cheap Tickets is unique among its principal competitors in that it is successful in both online and offline markets," ...