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US Retail E-Commerce: Slower But Still Steady Growth

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)-- Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1ecd2e/us_retail_ecommerce) has announced the addition of eMarketer's new report "US Retail E-Commerce: Slower But Still Steady Growth" to their offering. Although consumers are reacting to the economic downturn by spending less, this will create more of a hardship for retail stores than for e-tailers. A drop in new online buyers--an inevitable sign of the maturation of the online retail channel--will contribute most to the decline of e-commerce sales growth. The US Retail E-Commerce report charts and analyzes the factors that are contributing to the changing dynamics in online sales. Consumers are reacting to the economic slowdown by cutting back on discretionary spending.

Customer Satisfaction Improves for Retail Websites, According to ForeSee Results' Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index

TMCNet: Customer Satisfaction Improves for Retail Websites, According to ForeSee Results' Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index

Wondersoft rolls out web-based retail solutions

Chennai-based retail solutions provider Wondersoft has launched a new web-based retail solution, similar to that of the emerging SAAS model. Titled as 'eShopaid', the solution requires no physical installation in any PC apart from the server and is claimed to be ideal for all retail chains.

The Fastest Retail Web Sites in the U.S. Use Akamai for Acceleration

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that the top and fastest retail web sites in the Gomez ExperienceFirst Benchmark for Retail Product Order are leveraging Akamai acceleration services. These retail web sites are using Akamai for accelerating their site performance and page response times, providing their customers a superior, engaging online shopping experience.

The Fastest Retail Web Sites in the U.S. Use Akamai for Acceleration

CHICAGO, Ill. - (Business Wire) Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that the top and fastest retail web sites in the Gomez ExperienceFirst Benchmark for Retail Product Order are leveraging Akamai acceleration services. These retail web sites are using Akamai for accelerating their site performance and page response times, providing their customers a superior, engaging online shopping experience.

The Fastest Retail Web Sites in the U.S. Use Akamai for Acceleration

CHICAGO, Ill. (Business Wire) -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that the top and fastest retail web sites in the Gomez ExperienceFirst Benchmark for Retail Product Order are leveraging Akamai acceleration services. These retail web sites are using Akamai for accelerating their site performance and page response times, providing their customers a superior, engaging online shopping experience.

Why Does the Retail Box Matter? (openSUSE 11.0 Ready for Pre-Order)

"Looks like Kevin Dupuy beat me to the punch in writing about the retail box being ready for pre-order. Retail box? What's up with that, right? We're all about the free downloads over here, right? Yes, but… there’' a method to the madness of offering a retail box as well.

Customer Satisfaction Improves for Retail Websites, According to ForeSee Results' Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2008--Netflix.com does the best job satisfying its customers, according to the ForeSee Results Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index. The online retailer leads the Index with a score of 86 on the study’s 100-point scale with QVC.com (84) and Amazon.com (83) trailing slightly. Overall, customer satisfaction with the Top 100 online retailers is up 1.4% to a score of 75.

Retail E-Commerce Growth Up 15% in April

ComScore, Inc. released retail e-commerce data for April 2008, which showed that the year-over-year growth rate rebounded to 15 percent, following an increase of just 9 percent in March. Further details on April’s retail e-commerce are as follows:

TBWA wins creative duties for Planet M Retail

Planet M Retail, the music retail store earlier known as Planet M, has appointed TBWA Mumbai as its creative agency. The win follows a multi-agency pitch by four agencies, including TBWA.

Rentrak Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials Announces Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending May 11, 2008

LOS ANGELES, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Home Video and Retail Essentials, a business unit of Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), today announced the top DVD sales and rentals for the period of May 5 through May 11, 2008 according to the company's innovative tracking service featuring retail point-of-sale and rental data tracking and market intelligence.

Online Retail Growth Is Slowing

Although consumers are reacting to the economic downturn by spending less, this will create more of a hardship for retail stores than for online retail outlets.

Rentrak Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials Announces Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending May 25, 2008 and National Lampoon and Dice.com Roll Out a Cast of Characters in New WebTV Series, ''National Lampoon's The Lemmings'' on maniaTV.c

City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 05/30/2008 - Media entertainment industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Rentrak Retail and Home Video Essentials, business units of Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT), today announced the Top 10 DVD sales and rentals for the prior week. Retail Essentials measures weekly consumer sales activity on standard DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles in the U.S. brick-and-mortar channel. No other service provides faster access to in-depth market data and weekly estimations of gross consumer spending. Rentrak delivers sell-through data broken down by DVD format, category, genre, TV market and more, within 72 hours after the close of each business week. Clients can access current, weekly, and historical title sales data to competitively benchmark industry performance.

U.S. Retail e-Commerce Growth Rate Rebounds in April After Soft March

RESTON, Va., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released retail e-commerce data for April 2008, which showed that the year-over-year growth rate rebounded to 15 percent, following an increase of just 9 percent in March. Further details on April's retail e-commerce are provided below and will be presented in greater depth by comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni and comScore CEO Magid Abraham during a free, public webinar on Friday, May 30, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. EST (webinar details below).

Ubuntu being sold retail by Best Buy. But will it stay?

The news is out that Best Buy is selling Ubuntu Linux retail for $19.95. It's a nice step forward for Ubuntu, but not for Linux. It used to be possible to buy Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux retail. That's actually where I bought my first copy of SUSE Linux while working at Novell.

Online spending growing ten times faster than overall retail market

Verdict Research’s UK e-Retail 2008 reports internet shopper numbers at an all time high and online spending growing at its fastest rate for six years. In 2007 online spending by consumers on retail goods grew 35 percent to £14.7bn.

UK: Email Reigns For Retail Web Turn On

UK consumers find customer emails, TV & newspaper advertising, and targeted direct mail the most effective advertising techniques for encouraging online purchase. With 5% of retail sales now transacted online and further strong growth predicted, retail marketers are anxious to understand which media are most effective at driving web visits and purchases. Now new research, commissioned by Response One, has examined the relative effectiveness of different advertising media for encouraging consumers to visit a company’s website and seriously consider a purchase. The report found that emails to existing customers easily topped the list, as it is 52% more likely than average to inspire a web visit and serious purchase consideration.

Talisma Releases Customer Interaction Management Solutions For Online Retail

(CIM) software solution provider, today announced the availability of Talisma CIM Solutions for Online Retail. A fully integrated suite of interaction solutions, Talisma CIM Solutions for Online Retail increase sales and

Online Retailer, dabs.com, Selects KSS Retail for Price and Promotion Optimization

FLORHAM PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2008--dabs.com, an award-winning, United-Kingdom-based online retailer of technology products, announced today its selection of KSS Retail for price and promotion optimization. dabs.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of British Telecommunications plc (BT), and processes approximately 5,000 customer orders daily. KSS Retail will provide dabs.com with its real-time, self-learning price modeling and optimization solution that will provide the online retailer with predictive insight into the effects of pricing and promotional decisions.

How to Start a Home-Based Online Retail Business

Online entrepreneur, Jeremy Shepherd takes you through every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based online retail business. In thise book, he shares his vast experience and expert advice on everything from finding your niche and sourcing your inventory to advertising your product and staying profitable. Whether you want to keep your business a part-time effort or turn it into a full-time job, this guide can help you build your own successful online retail business.

Talisma Releases Customer Interaction Management Solutions For Online Retail

Talisma(R) Corporation, an nGenera company and a Customer Interaction Management (CIM) software solution provider, today announced the availability of Talisma CIM Solutions for Online Retail. A fully integrated suite of interaction solutions, Talisma CIM Solutions for Online Retail increase sales and customer satisfaction by assisting customers at the point of need in their preferred interaction channel - self-service, chat, email, phone, or VoIP.

LivePerson Debuts Third-Generation Chat Solution for Online Retail and E-Commerce

LivePerson, Inc. (Nasdaq: LPSN - News), a provider of online engagement solutions that facilitate real-time assistance and expert advice, today announced the availability of LivePerson Enterprise for Retail, a new product offering designed specifically for online retailers. Incorporating e-commerce best practices with LivePerson's proven online conversion methodology and retail industry domain expertise, this third-generation chat solution transforms online stores into a proactive sales channel.

Talisma Releases Customer Interaction Management Solutions for Online Retail

BELLEVUE, Wash. --(Business Wire)-- Talisma(R) Corporation (www.talisma.com), an nGenera company and the leading Customer Interaction Management (CIM) software solution provider, today announced the availability of Talisma CIM Solutions for Online Retail. A fully integrated suite of interaction solutions, Talisma CIM Solutions for Online Retail increase sales and customer satisfaction by assisting customers at the point of need in their preferred interaction channel -- self-service, chat, email, phone, or VoIP.


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