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As technology advances and American consumers have more ways to connect to the Internet, e-commerce will shift away from the personal computer and toward a range of devices, with different technologies being used for different purposes, according to a report issued Wednesday by Gartner (NYSE: IT) ...

Online shoppers concerned about credit-card fraud can sign up for addedsecurity under a program introduced Monday by Visa USA ...

Federated Department Stores (NYSE: FD) said late Thursday that it will stop selling merchandise on its Bloomingdales.com Web site and will use the site instead as a "marketingsite that supports the Bloomingdale's store brand." ...

Shares of Internet marketplace firm FreeMarkets (Nasdaq: FMKT) rose nearly 30 percent in early trading Thursday after the company, a pioneer in online reverse auctions, said that fourth-quarter business is proving stronger than expected and that results will be better than previously thought ...

While Internet use in Central and Eastern Europe is growing fast, the required technology remains too expensive for most consumers, posing "formidable barriers" to e-commerce, according to a report released Wednesday by the Yankee Group. ...

Internet incubator CMGI (Nasdaq: CMGI) has completed the second phase of a two-part financial restructuring, and is nowon its way to reaching profitability and growing again, the company said Tuesday ...

Looking to raise money for a small online business? Experts say that in today's difficult economic environment, some basic tenets for securing financial backing remain -- but other rules have changed, and it is as important as ever to be abreast of those changes ...

Americans expect to do most of their holiday shopping in stores rather than online this year, and those who do plan to turn to the Web say that convenience will be the keyreason, according to two new reports released this week. ...

To build trust and gain customer loyalty, online merchants and marketersneed to let Web shoppers feel in control of the buying process, as well ofthe ways that personal information about them may be used, according to areport published Thursday by McKinsey &Co ...

The holiday shopping season is off to a fast start at America Online (NYSE: AOL), the company said Wednesday, raising hopes for a late-year revenue boost for Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and other e-tailers as well ...

Popular search engine Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) will trade high-profile positioning for dollars under a new agreement with Overture Services -- formerly known as GoTo.com ...

Embattled e-marketer DoubleClick (Nasdaq: DCLK) is giving up ownership of its European media operations, and teaming with a German partner to run them as it shoots for profitability next year ...

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) took another step toward broadening its offerings Friday when it announced a US$5 million investment in Altura International, which operates the CatalogCity.com Web site ...

Online banking and brokerage company E*Trade (NYSE: ET) is bringing its services to the largest market in Europe, with the launch Thursday of an online investing site aimed at German consumers ...

With all the attention that EBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) has devoted to building fixed-price sales on its site, one might jump to the conclusion that the Internet auction giant has dramatically changed its mission ...

E-commerce will grow "whether the economic recovery is around the corner or a couple years off," according to a study released Wednesday by Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR) ...

Contrary to speculation immediately following the September 11th terrorist attacks, fear of further violence is not keeping American shoppers out of stores, according to a survey released Monday by Goldman Sachs, Harris Interactive and Nielsen//NetRatings ...

Name-your-price e-tailer Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) reported third-quarter results Thursday that came in just above expectations, which had been lowered to reflect a falloff in travel after the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States ...

Name-your-price e-tailer Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) reported third-quarter results Thursday that came in just above expectations, which had been lowered to reflect a falloff in travel after the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States ...

Name-your-price e-tailer Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) reported third-quarter results Thursday that came in just above expectations, which had been lowered to reflect a falloff in travel after the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States ...