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E-tail Spending Rises in Third Quarter

U.S. e-commerce spending rose in the third quarter compared to the same period last year -- much more so when online travel was factored in -- according to two reports released Wednesday. ...

The Recession Is Official – Now What for Tech?

In a move that surprised absolutely no one, the U.S. government finally, officially declared the current economic "downturn" a bona fide recession on Monday. Negative growth began in the second quarter and continued into the third ...

Leaving Web Surfers Out in the Cold

Pop-up ads are annoying. There's little question about that. But they are also telling in what they say about the Web surfers that advertisers are trying to reach. ...

Report: More Car Buyers Hitting the Web First

Before new car buyers go out to kick the tires at their local car dealer, nearly two-thirds of them first research auto makes, models and prices on the Internet, according to a report released Monday by J.D. Power & Associates ...

E-Tail’s Comeback Kids

When Furniture.com folded one year ago, many saw the end of online retailing for furniture. And six months earlier, when Boo.com became the first truly high-profile example of the e-commerce shakeout, serious questions were raised about whether consumers would ever buy clothes online in significant numbers ...

Holiday E-Shopping Surges, But Traffic Below 2000 Levels

Online shopping traffic surged more than 20 percent the day after Thanksgiving, but fell short of last year's busiest shopping day, according to a report released Monday by Nielsen//NetRatings (Nasdaq: NTRT). ...

UN: E-Commerce Key to Global Economic Growth

E-commerce will continue to be a driving force behind future economic growth worldwide, and may be especially important for developing countries,according to a report released Tuesday by the United Nations ...

The Time Has Come for Free Online Shipping – Again

The holidays are a time for giving. True enough. But why should it be the only time that e-tailers "give" shoppers free shipping? ...

EBay To Conduct First Online Auction of New Homes

Internet auction leader EBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) said Monday it will present what is believed to be the first nationwide online auction of new homes ...

Overstock.com Challenges Amazon on Book Prices

Former Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) partner Overstock.com took dead aim at the leading e-tailer's core business Monday with the launch of a bookstore section and the promise that it would undercut Amazon's list prices. ...

Yahoo! To Cut Workforce 10 Percent

Internet portal Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) said Thursday it will cut 400 jobs worldwide as it refocuses resources away from unprofitable sectors. ...

Report: E-Holiday Season Kicks Off with Traffic Surge

The 2001 online holiday shopping season began in earnest last week, with visits to Web stores surging 14 percent compared to the week before, according to a report released Thursday by Nielsen//NetRatings (Nasdaq: NTRT). ...

Wining, Whining and Winning on EBay

Forever searching for more items to add to the list of "things that can be sold on EBay," the Internet auction giant has turned to the local liquor store. ...

Report: EBay Fastest-Growing Tech Firm in U.S.

EBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) has grown faster than any other technology company in the United States over the past five years, according to a report released Wednesday by consulting firm Deloitte & Touche. ...

Internet Use Sets Record in October, Raising Holiday Shopping Hopes

Internet usage in the United States climbed to record levels in October, raising hopes for a strong holiday shopping season, two Web research firms said Tuesday. ...

Shed a Symbolic Tear for Lost Tech Stocks

The demise of a stock ticker symbol does not have as much national and global significance as thousands of lost jobs or millions of lost investment dollars ...

Peering Up the E-Commerce IPO Pipeline

Everybody knows there is a clog in the e-commerce IPO pipeline, but who knows which firms will step forward with an initial public offering after the clog clears? ...

Report: Online Bill Payment Growing – Not Because of Mail Scares

Contradicting earlier findings, a study released Monday reported that U.S. consumers are not heading to online bill payment sites because of recent anthrax mail scares. ...

Goodbye COOL – Fry’s Electronics Completes Outpost.com Acquisition

Electronics retailer Outpost.com (Nasdaq: COOL) ended its run as a publicly held company Thursday after shareholders cleared the way for Fry's Electronics to complete its acquisition of the Web-only company. ...

Tech Incubator ICG Trims Q3 Loss – To $235M

Business-to-business (B2B) incubator Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq: ICGE) said Wednesday that it cut its losses in the third quarter, and predicted that some of its member companies will break even in 2002 ...

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