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With the idea of consumers actually buying cars from pure-play Internet companies all but dead, analysts say that real-world car dealers should be accelerating their use of online technology to get more shoppers into their showrooms Research studies and interviews, however, suggest that dealers have a long way to go....
AuctionWatch.com, a software provider that helps small businesses and individuals manage their online auctions, announced a new suite of products Monday designed to help larger retailers and manufacturers dispose of excess inventory at eBay and other online auction sites. "Online marketplaces are exploding as retailers and manufacturers recognize ...
More than half of all online music buyers now say they are willing to buy a label-backed subscription plan to get their digital music, but the music industry must offer more services to keep those customers long-term, according to a reportreleased Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI). Jupiter said that 59 percent of online music buyers ar...
America Online (NYSE: AOL) on Monday unveiled a set of new music products that the Internet behemoth said "lay the foundation" for a range of planned music services, including a subscription-based program AOL said the new services -- a content site for music fans and a radio network -- will complement existing music offerings to provide listeners "...
Defunct online grocer Webvan (Nasdaq: WBVN) was slapped with its second class action lawsuit in as many weeks Monday, over allegations that its initial public offering (IPO) violated federal securities laws. The latest complaint was filed against former Webvan chairman and chief executive officer George T. Shaheen, former chairman Louis H. Borders...
Will we ever understand the Web shopper? Or is it possible that e-tailers, pundits and analysts have over-complicated the elusive online buyer? I say elusive because so far, the majority of Americans -- indeed the majority of computer users -- have not jumped on the e-commerce bandwagon....
Despite the dominance of major players in the e-tail world, small, narrowly focused shopping sites still have a place in cyberspace, according to analysts "[Niche sites] are not going to compete against Amazon, but they can stay in business," Forrester Research analyst Christopher Kelley told the E-Commerce Times, noting also that Amazon (Nasdaq: A...
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) sells its Athlon processors and others to makers and re-sellers of personal computers, and to consumers. Sunnyvale, California-based AMD considers the Internet an ideal channel for talking with partners and generating sales leads, but questions the use of online advertising as a brand-building medium. T...
While Napster prepares to relaunch its site as a paid service, Web sites that offer file-sharing services like the one Napster made famous are picking up traffic, according to a report released Friday by Jupiter Media Metrix The report said that Napster is being replaced by several sites, resulting in a fragmented market that could make it harder f...
The European Commission (EC) said Thursday that the refusal of German publishers to sell books to certain Internet booksellers amounts to "illegal collusion." As a result of the preliminary finding, the EC has opened formal proceedings against Boersenverein des Deutschen Buschhandels e.V, the German book publishers trade association, and two publis...
Companies that want to take advantage of the opportunities posed by e-commerce will have to do a better job managing dynamic pricing strategies, intellectual property rights, and partnership relationships, researchers at the University of California-Irvine Graduate School of Management announced Thursday By developing their management techniques in...
Aiming to dispel doubts about the value of online advertising, the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) said Wednesday that three studies reveal that traditional banner ads boost brand awareness and drive purchases while new, larger ads are even more effective. Studies commissioned by the IAB and two of its members -- MSN (Nasdaq: MSFT) and DoubleCli...
Online travel company Travelocity (Nasdaq: TVLY) reported income late Wednesday of 8 U.S. cents per share -- before special charges -- for the second quarter ended June 30th, topping analyst estimates by 3 cents After expenses for goodwill amortization and other charges, however, the company ended up with a net loss of $24.1 million, or $1.22 per s...
Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) launched an "e-Documents" store Thursday, offering consumers access to downloadable research reports, journal articles and magazine archives The Internet retailer said its new offering will focus initially on addressing the growing consumer demand for market research. The market research segment is currently a US$3 billion...
Online business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce will continue its struggle to take hold in Central Europe, while business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce will see a much more robust growth in the region, the European branch of research firm IDC told the E-Commerce Times on Wednesday According to a new IDC report, total e-commerce revenues for Central Eur...
Looking to capitalize on the demise of many of its competing e-commerce service providers, Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Digital River (Nasdaq: DRIV) announced Wednesday the launch of its E-Rescue Program. The program purports to be a lifeline for companies and government agencies that are working with e-commerce service providers which are failing...
In the world of electronic commerce I may have the best job possible After all, while company owners walk the tenuous New Economy tightrope, with their employees never sure about tomorrow, what I do is far less stressful. My job is to keep my eyes and ears open and try to put some perspective on Web merchandising and online transactions. (You'll no...
In an effort to stay focused on selling its core technology products, Egghead.com (Nasdaq: EGGS) is handing over the reins to the auction portion of its online electronics store Egghead will now pay dynamic pricing services provider FairMarket (Nasdaq: FAIM), which has lost several major clients over the past few months, including Microsoft, to hos...
Mega-travel site Orbitz and online discount travel firm Hotwire, both backed by a consortium of the largest airline carriers in the U.S., said Thursday they have inked a marketing agreement that will provide each company's customers direct access to the other's fares and hotel rates As part of the deal, Orbitz will link to Hotwire's directory of "o...
With brick-and-click retail becoming the dominant trend, Internet marketers cannot dismiss teenagers as a target audience when creating a Web presence even though most teens do their purchasing offline, according to a report released Wednesday by Jupiter Media Metrix The study found that while 11 percent of teens aged 13 to 17 have made online purc...
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