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At the onset of the busiest shopping season of the year, e-commerce in the United Kingdom got a big boost from the British government in the form of a media blitz designed to get shoppers "clicking with confidence." The campaign, built around the idea that it is safer to shop online than many people think, followed an in-depth study into why more U...
We all know by now that Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) isprone to tyrannical bouts of imperialism. A fewcursory wrist slaps from the Feds won't change that But the software Goliath's latest bid for worlddomination defies logic. Veiled as a holidaypromotion for its .NET Passport service, Microsoftis trying to purchase consumer trust en masse....
Technology giant Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Bank One (NYSE: ONE), the sixth-largest bank in the United States, said Friday they forged a US$30 millionalliance to promote and develop online services As part of the three-year agreement, Bank One plans to use a variety of Microsoft offerings, including its nascent .NET technology. The pact focuses l...
A record number of people visited e-commerce sites during the week ending December 7th -- more than 50 percent higher than 2000 levels -- Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) reported Thursday. In all, 52.4 million people shopped online during the week, Jupiter said, compared with 34.9 million a year ago. The figure was also a 1 percent increase of...
When executives from Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) met with analysts last month, they said they were eager to expand the portal's participation in online marketing research. Already, Yahoo! said, nearly a dozen research firms had asked about partnerships. In looking to leverage its user base to become a sounding board for new products and ideas, Yahoo! is...
The shakeout in the online grocery sector came on hard and fast in 2001. And, somewhat ironically, the one company left standing was the first to wave a warning flag. After all the dust cleared, Peapod.com, now owned by Ahold (NYSE: AHO), is one of the only online grocers with considerable geographical reach and national name recognition still in ...
A bidding war for online job site HotJobs (Nasdaq: HOTJ) broke out late Wednesday, when Internet portal Yahoo!(Nasdaq: YHOO) said it offered US$436 million in cash and stock to buy thecompany, which in June agreed to be acquired by TMP Worldwide (Nasdaq: TMPW), the parent of rival firm Monster.com Yahoo! said it is offering $10.50 per share in cash...
Online consumer spending in the U.S. rose to US$5.3 billion in November, a 10 percent increase over 2000 levels, according to a report released Thursday by Nielsen//NetRatings (Nasdaq: NTRT) and Harris Interactive (Nasdaq: HPOL). The growth rate was the smallest monthly increase recorded so far in 2001 by the eCommerce Pulse index, compiled by the...
U.S. e-tailers have made major strides in improving the online ordering and delivery process, though Web shopping may be taking longer than in past years because consumers have more choices, according to the annual e-Fulfillment Report released Wednesday by consulting firm Accenture (NYSE: ACN). In its third annual eFulfillment study, Accenture fo...
In Part 2 of this interview, Intel director of corporate Internet marketing Shawn Conly continues his discussion with the E-Commerce Times of i-marketing strategies and pitfalls Click here to return to Part 1....
When you think of Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), you cannot help but conjure images of lovable aliens or of the Blue Man Group raising the giant number "4" when the Pentium 4 came out. That is thanks largely to a marketing machine that is as lively as ever, despite this recession-hindered economy Even with 2001 revenues expected to fall slightlyshort of the...
The success that Dell Computer (Nasdaq: DELL) has had with its build-to-order (BTO) sales philosophy raises the question of whether that model could apply more widely to e-commerce According to analysts, while some retailers might succeed using BTO with certain high-margin, high-volume items, the approach is unlikely to gain widespread prominence a...
If there is one word to describe U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte, (R-Virginia), that word is persistent Goodlatte, arguably the most outspoken opponent of Internet gambling, has been trying to pass an anti-gambling bill for years. Every time legislators or industry leaders find a problem with one of his efforts, Goodlatte revises the bill to assu...
Internet incubator CMGI (Nasdaq: CMGI) reported narrower operating and net losses for the first quarter ended October 31st, thoughrevenue slipped from a year earlier The Andover, Massachusetts holding company also late Tuesday restated results for fiscal 2001 to correct "inadvertent errors made in the calculation of some non-cash items." ...
Online marketplaces and other exchanges that want to grow are looking beyond the initial transaction process and anticipating the needs of customers and users, said a new study from Aberdeen Group The report, released Tuesday, said the best performing "process nets" are those that work hard to involve everyone in the supply chain.
Eighteen percent of Internet users made an online purchase during the last week of November, with each spending an average of US$77 -- a slight drop from the previous week -- according to a report released Monday. Per-shopper spending levels for the 2001 holiday season to date peaked during Thanksgiving week, when the average outlay was $82, accor...
Retail is like football. Even though the game has four quarters of equal length, how a team plays in the final 15 minutes often has a lot more to do with the outcome. So too in retail sales, where the last 12 weeks of the year do more to determine the final score than any other timeframe on the calendar. Retailers have struggled with that fact for...
Automobile manufacturers and sellers need to continue revving up theironline research capabilities, because prospective buyers increasingly view theInternet as a valuable means to compare makes, models and prices, rather thanas a tool to close the deal, according to a study released Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) "The Internet is bec...
Automobile manufacturers and sellers need to continue revving up theironline research capabilities, because prospective buyers increasingly view theInternet as a valuable means to compare makes, models and prices, rather thanas a tool to close the deal, according to a study released Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) "The Internet is bec...
Automobile manufacturers and sellers need to continue revving up theironline research capabilities, because prospective buyers increasingly view theInternet as a valuable means to compare makes, models and prices, rather thanas a tool to close the deal, according to a study released Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) "The Internet is bec...
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