/ E-Retailers

Williams-Sonoma focuses on growth online despite 23% web sales drop

Although online sales fell more than store sales in the home furnishings retailer’s fiscal first quarter ended May 3, Williams-Sonoma will continue to invest in its e-commerce site and online marketing to push growth, executives said today.

Posted 06/03/2009Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Technology

Lowe’s grows more visitors but shoppers linger longest at LTD, Nielsen says

Traffic sprouted 24% at home and garden retailer Lowe’s in January compared to a year earlier, Nielsen Online says. Meanwhile LTD Commodities ranked No. 1 in time spent.

Posted 03/06/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

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/ Technology

Jo-Ann sews up a 49% increase in traffic, Nielsen Online says

Traffic to Jo-Ann.com rose 49% last month compared to October year earlier. That helped it grab the fifth spot in traffic to home and garden retail web sites, according to Nielsen Online.

Posted 11/26/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Technology

Office Depot leads in March conversion rates, study says

Among online retailers with at least 500,000 unique visitors in March, Office Depot recorded the highest visitor-to-sales conversion rate for the month at 20.9%, Nielsen Online reports.

Posted 04/30/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

Williams-Sonoma reports Q2 web sales up 11% year-over-year

Williams-Sonoma reports web sales rose 11% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007 to $237.4 million compared with $213.8 million in the same quarter in the last fiscal year. The web represented 28% of Q2 sales.

Posted 08/29/2007Mark BrohanPost a comment

Home Depot takes over the No. 1 spot in home & garden web sites

Home Depot overtakes eBay’s Home department as the leading home & garden web site in Nielsen/NetRatings’ monthly rankings of web sites. With 15% growth, HomeDepot.com hosted 12.38 million unique visitors in June, 10% more than eBay Home’s 11.27 million.

Posted 07/20/2007Don DavisPost a comment