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ServiceMagic fastest-growing among home-and-garden sites, study says

ServiceMagic showed the sharpest year-over-year growth in November, at 125%, among the top 10 home-and-garden retail sites, Nielsen/NetRatings reports. Home Shopping Network had the second-fastest growth at 25%.

Posted 12/22/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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ServiceMagic has largest June traffic gain for home and garden sites

Service Magic posted the largest increase in traffic among the top 10 online home and garden sites in June, with visits rising 158% year-to-year to 3.1 million, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.

Posted 08/04/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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The web outpaces total retail sales for IAC/InterActiveCorp

IAC/InterActiveCorp grew its U.S. web retail sales by 17.2% in the second quarter while total U.S. retail sales, which include the web, TV and catalogs, grew 4%.

Posted 08/02/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

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May visits grow at 7 of top 10 home and garden sites

Visits to seven of the top 10 home and garden sites increased in May, reports Nielsen/NetRatings.

Posted 06/30/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

Visits increase for 7 of the top 10 online home and garden sites in July

Seven of the top 10 online home and garden sites experienced increases in site visits in July, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. The Home Depot led the group, with visits increasing 34% to 8.7 million from 6.5 million a year earlier.

Posted 08/19/2005Paul DemeryPost a comment

InterActive splits into two companies; one, retail; the other, travel

IAC/InterActiveCorp will split into two publicly traded companies, keeping some operations under the IAC name and placing others under the Expedia brand. Expedia led the travel category online in unique visitors in November, reports comScore Networks.

Posted 12/21/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment