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Google gets top marks in a ranking of comparison shopping engines

The study by CPC Strategy, a firm that manages comparison shopping campaigns, puts Google Base at the top of its list of 10 major price-comparison sites, largely because it’s free to use and offers useful tools.

Posted 05/29/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Social commerce specialist Beyond Commerce raises $1.5 million in capital

Linlithgow Holdings LLC, controlled by the family of Beyond Commerce CEO Robert McNulty, is making the investment. The company says the funds and a new $50 million line of credit for payment card processing will enable it to grow.

Posted 05/22/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Retailers search for ways to improve results in comparison shopping engines

Although traffic volumes have been rising on comparison shopping sites, retailers like Abt Electronics and auto parts e-retailer J.C. Whitney are taking several steps to get better results from e-marketplaces crowded with merchants and shoppers.

Posted 02/21/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Etronics.com redesigns its site in time for holiday shopping

Online retailer Etronics.com is stepping up its game in time for the holidays. Etronics.com now has several new features and functions such as Google Checkout, on-site price comparison, live chat with customer reps and a 30-day money back guarantee.

Posted 12/05/2007Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Most sites are up to the shopping challenge this year, Keynote reports

Although 10 of 30 sites that Keynote Systems tracks for its Holiday Retail Index experienced slowdowns in response time Friday, they were not serious enough to affect the shopping experience. One exception: Sears.com was down during peak shopping hours.

Posted 11/26/2007Don DavisPost a comment

SecretPrices.com connects Facebook shoppers to Shopping.com database

Using new technology from the social networking site Facebook, SecretPrices.com is offering software that lets Facebook users post to their profile page a shopping portal based on the product database of eBay’s Shopping.com.

Posted 07/24/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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NexTag leads comparison shopping sites in traffic growth, study says

NexTag Network showed the largest year-over-year increase among comparison shopping sites in February traffic, growing 35% to 14.98 million unique visitors, while Wal-Mart led retailers, growing 28% to 20.12 million visitors, Nielsen/NetRatings reports.

Posted 03/30/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

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The top 10 comparison shopping sites

Shopping.com, Shopzilla.com and Yahoo Shopping lead the way among comparison shopping web sites, as ranked by unique visitors, according to comScore Media Metrix. The sites of Mezi Media experienced the greatest growth among the top 10—453%.

Posted 03/22/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment