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FreshDirect agrees not to idle its delivery trucks in New York City

The online grocery service, cited in violation of environmental law, will adopt a program designed to eliminate all non-essential idling by its fleet of 100 delivery trucks in New York City. It will also pay a $50,000 penalty.

Posted 04/29/2009Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Online advertising technology company Linkstorm raises $2.8 million

The economy might be stormy, but online advertising technology company Linkstorm is still able to find investors. The business announced today it has raised $2.8 million.

Posted 03/23/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Shoppers grow beyond books and movies to buy more categories online

Shoppers with more experience online buy more, spreading spending to less-penetrated categories, Forrester Research says in a new report.

Posted 11/06/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

Amazon gets fresh with an expanded grocery service

Amazon.com is expanding its online grocery business to include fresh produce and other perishables. Though the biggest online retailer is low-key and limiting Amazon Fresh to a pilot in suburban Seattle, analysts see the launch as significant.

Posted 08/03/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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Internet Retailer announces its Top 50 web sites for 2007

Internet Retailer today announced its Top 50 Best of the Web online retailing web sites, representing the range of online retailing, from small to large, and including chains, catalogers, online-only merchants and brand name manufacturers.

Posted 11/30/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Food/Drug

More so than in most categories of online retailing, e-retailers in the food-and-drug category must offer something extra special to lure shoppers from the comfort and familiarity of shopping in their local groceries and pharmacies. It’s a challenge that the three online retailers in this year’s Best of the Web food-and-drug category—FreshDirect, Omaha Steaks and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters—meet head-on.

Posted 11/29/2006Internet RetailerPost a comment

The Internet Retailer Best of the Web Top 50 Retail Sites

The difference between most web stores and this year’s Internet Retailer Top 50 best e-commerce sites is like the difference between a 2003 Ford Taurus and a 2007 Cadillac DTS—both do what they’re supposed to do, but the latter do it more effectively and in a manner more appealing and exciting to customers.

Posted 11/29/2006Internet RetailerPost a comment

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Food & Drug: Finding the right mix of product, service and fulfillment

One of the biggest challenges in online retailing has been to persuade shoppers to trade the familiarity of their neighborhood food market and drugstore for the convenience of shopping on the web. The current crop of food and drug e-retailers are giving consumers more reasons to shop online.

Posted 11/30/2004Internet RetailerPost a comment