/ Marketing

Furniture e-retailer redesigns site to better match modern furniture design

Exclusively Home has redesigned its web site to create a fashionable look that mirrors the contemporary furniture and home goods in which it specializes. Gone is the clutter and in is a streamlined appearance to better draw attention to products.

Posted 08/23/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Technology

Jo-Ann crafts plan to sew up remaining ownership of Joann.com

Jo-Ann Stores has signed a letter of intent to purchase the remaining interest of IdeaForest.com Inc., the parent company of Joann.com. Management plans to tightly integrate the fabric and craft retailer’s on- and offline business.

Posted 08/15/2007Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ Marketing

The user experience is at the center of retail site design now

Effective retail web site design has moved way beyond posting images and content, says PixelMedia’s Thomas Obrey. Today, the firm designs and develops from the user experience perspective.

Posted 08/29/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

Barewalls may be filling up rapidly

Parent of Barewalls Interactive Art expecting big growth as it works to bring more products to the Barewalls’ table.

Posted 05/31/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

A new CEO and owners take over at Barewalls.com

Barewalls, an online art store, is now headed up by Margaret Nohr, the owner and operator of Missouri Molding. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Missouri Molding is Barewalls’ long-standing fulfillment vendor.

Posted 09/07/2005Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ Technology

Technology company Multimedia Live adds 2 high-profile board members

Toby Lenk, president of Gap Inc. Direct and founder of eToys.com, and Betsey Nelson, executive vice president, chief financial officer, and secretary of imaging software company Macromedia Inc., have joined Multimedia Live’s board.

Posted 09/22/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

La-Z-Boy launches new online furniture design center

Using Scene7 technology, La-Z-Boy.com lets shoppers try out different furniture fabrics, frames, and room placements in 2D online.

Posted 10/22/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Marketing

Multimedia Live settles a patent suit that could have far-ranging effects

Multimedia Live has reached an out-of-court settlement with Divine Inc. over claims by Divine that Multimedia was infringing on a Divine patent by designing web sites that presented text and graphics to consumers and allowed the site to collect payment.

Posted 10/14/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment