/ E-Retailers

Motherhood.com adopts $5 flat fee for U.S. shipments

Motherhood.com, an online retailer of maternity apparel, is charging a $5 flat fee for U.S. shipments.

Posted 10/19/2007Don DavisPost a comment

SmartBargains.com launches membership club SmartShoppers

Customers receive a heads-up on new arrivals and deals by signing up for Bargain Alert e-mails. For an annual $9.95 fee, SmartShoppers dials up those privileges, including a dedicated customer service phone line for members.

Posted 11/10/2005Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Technology

Avexxis extends half-off sale for multi-channel retailers

In April, Avexxis announced new customers for its suite of e-commerce and multi-channel applications would receive a 50% reduction in licensing fees. Now the company is extending the break into 2005.

Posted 09/27/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

PayPal lowers payment processing rate for digital music merchants

In a move that eases the tight profit margins in retailing digital music, PayPal is offering micro-payment processing fees at a savings of 30% or more over conventional fees.

Posted 12/09/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Marketing

Barewalls.com fulfills its largest orders for international customers

Barewalls.com’s overseas customers have higher average orders than its American customers as they take advantage of the flat shipping fee for all orders.

Posted 04/17/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

ReturnBuy.com’s open source platform saves big off the bat

With an open source framework, ReturnBuy skips software licensing fees – and gets more flexibility to plug in tools of its own design, including a program that flags potentially fraudulent transactions.

Posted 01/27/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

PayByCheck.com expects surge in holiday business

PayByCheck.com says it expects a strong increase in the use of online check services this holiday season, as consumers avoid high credit card balances and merchants seek lower transaction fees.

Posted 10/24/2002Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Technology

Consultant: Internet Credit Card Fees Lower Than Expected

Internet retailers using payment gateways typically pay discounts of more than 3% to companies that handle credit card transactions, a survey of 30 such vendors has found. A merchant with a $75 sale could expect to pay an effective discount rate-the discount rate plus per-transaction fees-of 3.12%, according payment industry consulting firm First Annapolis, Baltimore. Although that rate seems relatively high, the survey found that such charges...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment