/ E-Retailers

LoneStarSteaks.com seeks to cut a deal with a larger gift e-retailer

LoneStarSteaks.com wants to grow, but says it needs help to do it. And so the online gourmet steak and smoked meat retailer is looking for a larger Internet retailer to saddle up and make it an offer.

Posted 04/30/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

Free mobile browser now comes with m-commerce savings

Cellfire, which markets mobile coupon technology, has entered into its first mobile application partnership with mobile web browser heavyweight Opera Mini to offer instant access to exclusive discounts at retailers that use Cellfire technology.

Posted 01/19/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

A data transfer glitch creates payment headaches for VeriSign gateway users

A weekend problem with transferring data as the final part of PayPal’s acquisition of VeriSign’s payments processing gateway is creating settlement problems for numerous web merchants and other businesses.

Posted 05/23/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Omaha Steaks owner Stephen Simon dies

Omaha Steaks has announced the death at age 66 of fourth-generation owner Stephen H. Simon. Simon, vice president and general manager of the company, died Jan. 22 following complications resulting from a recent surgery for lung cancer.

Posted 01/30/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

The orders keep coming at Omaha Steaks

The direct marketer of gourmet meats and foods expects to process more than 1.3 million orders in December, a double-digit increase over the same period a year ago.

Posted 12/21/2005Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Marketing

Shop.com’s merchant ranks pass the 1,000 mark

Shop.com, an online comparison shopping site that allows consumers to buy products at Shop.com without going to the retailer’s site, has signed more than 1,000 merchants, the company reported today.

Posted 10/25/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Omaha Steaks web sales increase 23% in 2004

Expanded search engine marketing played a key role in Omaha Steaks, a web retailer and direct marketer of high-quality meat and complementary products, increase its final 2004 web sales to $85 million.

Posted 01/21/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

80% of U.S. Internet population is shopping online this holiday season

128 million consumers visited web sites in the Retail category in November, representing 80% of the U.S. Internet population, comScore Media Metrix reports. Eight of November`s top 10 gaining categories were Retail subcategories.

Posted 12/21/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment