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GigglePrint is all smiles after improved checkout flow boosts conversions

Visitors, especially new ones, were leaving the site during checkout. Using analytics from Coremetrics, the e-retailer of personalized checks, business cards and other items identified and fixed the problems, leading to a 43% rise in overall conversion.

Posted 09/11/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

Overstock.com outsources new international sales operation

Overstock.com has signed with global e-commerce solution provider E4X to handle all of the e-retailer’s international orders as it expands overseas in the third quarter.

Posted 05/01/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Technology

Store POS systems playing bigger role in cross-channel orders, study says

More multi-channel retailers are allowing customers to place web and catalog orders, check inventory and complete exchanges and returns via their in store point-of-sale systems according to a recent study by Aberdeen Group Inc.

Posted 05/01/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Authorize.Net launches checkout payment service for small merchants

Authorize.Net this week launched a new payment service designed for specialty merchants that typically sell one item per order. The Simple Checkout solution allows online merchants to create easy-to-implement “Buy Now” buttons.

Posted 04/17/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Anthropologie.com streamlines checkout, boosting conversion

Some e-retailers worry that site performance lags with the addition of rich media—but a new Adobe Flash-based checkout at Anthropologie.com is speeding up a cumbersome aspect of shopping and boosting sales.

Posted 03/27/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

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/ Technology

Inetco Systems launches payment applications monitoring tech for retailers

Inetco Systems, a provider of business transaction intelligence software, has launched Inetco Insight 3.1 for real-time monitoring of payment transactions processed through e-commerce sites and store point-of-sale terminals.

Posted 02/14/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Datavantage/CommercialWare is now Micros-Retail

Micros Systems has changed the name of its store systems and e-commerce technology unit, Datavantage/CommercialWare, to Micros-Retail. The new brand also includes eOne Group, an e-commerce technology company acquired in August.

Posted 01/07/2008Don DavisPost a comment

/ Technology

Heavy traffic on Monday slows down some retail sites

A third of sites that Keynote Systems Inc. monitors for its Holiday Retail Index suffered slowdowns on Monday, the symbolic start of the online holiday shopping period. None of the sites crashed, but many experienced extended checkout times.

Posted 11/27/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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Flowershop.com boost sales by 75% after Aug. 1 site redesign

Flowershop.com boosted conversion rates by 75% one month after implementing site design changes Aug. 1, including correcting a malfunctioning checkout procedure and improving navigation.

Posted 09/20/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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Despite the buzz on cross-channel, retailers struggle to tie it together

The E-Tailing Group’s third annual Buy Online/Pick-up In-Store Study finds less evidence of some in-store tools and activities supporting online marketing than in the past.

Posted 09/12/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment