/ Technology

Opportunity and obstacles face U.S. e-retailers expanding abroad

Internet activity is growing faster in other countries than in the U.S., presenting U.S. online merchants with the potential for substantial sales growth abroad. But three U.S. e-retailers that have expanded overseas caution that there is a lot to learn.

Posted 01/29/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Marketing

Bar code technology meets mobile web browsing

New mobile price comparison site Barcle enables shoppers in stores to use bar code numbers to retrieve product information and display prices and links to retail web sites.

Posted 12/07/2007Don DavisPost a comment

/ Technology

Store-based multi-channel retailers need an integrated strategy to succeed

Store-based multi-channel retailers need an integrated strategy if they want to boost sales through the web or catalogs and increase profitability, according to the McKinsey Quarterly.

Posted 07/21/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

How pro sports serve the FANatic on the web

Pro sports leagues are tapping into a whole new revenue stream—their web sites, where they sell team jerseys and hats, an ever widening array of team-branded apparel and accessory items, and, of course, tickets to events.

Posted 08/14/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

Walmart.com and eBay expand paid inclusion contracts with Inktomi

More than 1,000 leading sites have now signed up for Inktomi’s Index Connect, a search optimization program within a paid inclusion program.

Posted 08/13/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment