/ E-Retailers

Systemax completes its acquisition of CompUSA.com and other assets

Systemax will begin renaming all of its stores, which include about 11 Tiger Direct stores and 16 CompUSA stores, as CompUSA stores. But CompUSA.com remains as a separate web site with advanced features and more gear, says Systemax CEO Richard Leeds.

Posted 03/12/2008Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ Technology

Systemax buys CompUSA assets to complement TigerDirect

Systemax is acquiring CompUSA’s brand, e-commerce business and up to 16 retail stores for at least $30 million. CompUSA was sold in early December to a Boston investment banking firm that planned to liquidate most of the company’s assets.

Posted 01/09/2008Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Marketing

College students can text message AbeBooks for textbook prices

If AbeBooks has its way, college students might soon be comparing textbook prices by cell phone text messages – from college bookstores.

Posted 08/29/2007Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ Marketing

U.K. online browsers are the most likely to convert to buyers

Of Internet users in the U.K. who browsed online for products or services, 70% went on to make a purchase.

Posted 11/27/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

Amazon picks up another computer retailer

TechSmart, a seller of refurbished computers and computer equipment, will sell reconditioned and surplus computers in Amazon.com`s computer store.

Posted 09/18/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

The bottom line on Eddie Bauer

URLs are becoming ubiquitous. They're on buses, billboards, even TV ads. So it's no surprise to see multi-channel retailers leverage marketing dollars by putting their Web addresses on shopping bags. After all, it's an expensive, but effective way to let the public know they exist in cyberspace as well as on Main Street. Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Bloomingdale's and The Gap all sport Web addresses on the sides of their shopping bags. Curiously,...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

TigerDirect owner Systemax moves to acquire troubled merchant CompUSA

Rather than disappearing from the retail scene, CompUSA.com will evolve into a broader e-commerce site with an improved shopping experience and an extended line of consumer electronics, according to Systemax, which expects to closed this quarter on its planned purchase of CompUSA.

Posted 01/31/2008Internet RetailerPost a comment