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Analysts: Amazon will deliver solid, but hardly blockbuster Q4 sales

Deep discounting helped Amazon.com grow sales in Q4, but the biggest online retailer isn’t recession-proof. Some analysts have revised their projection for Amazon’s Q4 operating income downward.

Posted 01/21/2009Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Netflix is expected to post a 17% revenue increase in Q4

Online movie rental service Netflix will increase revenue by 17% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, reaching $353 million, according to estimates by Citigroup Global Markets.

Posted 01/21/2009Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Kindle could spark $740 million revenue blaze by 2010 for Amazon

The Kindle electronic reading device could contribute between $400 million and $740 million in revenue to Amazon by 2010, according to estimates in a Citigroup Global Markets report.

Posted 07/16/2008Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Brown Shoe hires CitiFinancial executive as new CIO

Former CitiFinancial International chief technology officer Joe Caro is the new chief information officer at Brown Shoe. Caro will oversee the shoe manufacturer’s technology plans, including the Internet.

Posted 11/12/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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BabyUniverse grows web sales 55% in Q3

BabyUniverse swung from a net loss in the prior year to net income of $103,000 in Q3. Net sales for the first nine months of 2006 rose by 73%.

Posted 11/14/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

Safe Shopping

The card companies shift their online promotions tomessages about secure buying.

Posted 09/30/2004Internet RetailerPost a comment

And now, virtual plastic

For decades, stores have tried to create customer loyalty by offering proprietary credit cards. Now, further evidence that web retailing is becoming more like traditional retailing, but with a twist, Amazon.com has introduced a proprietary credit "card."

Posted 12/28/2001Internet RetailerPost a comment