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Kmart, Wal-Mart Rein in E-tail Units

In separate moves, retailers Kmart (NYSE: KM) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) both said Monday they would move to bring their online units under control of their parent companies. ...

Report: Services Will Separate Online Music Leaders from Laggards

More than half of all online music buyers now say they are willing to buy a label-backed subscription plan to get their digital music, but the music industry must offer more services to keep those customers long-term, according to a reportreleased Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI). ...

eBay’s Not-So-Secret Weapon: Half.com

From the beginning, eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) made no secret about its plans to transform Half.com, the used goods marketplace it bought last year, into an online retail destination. ...

I-Marketing Interview: AMD

Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) sells its Athlon processors and others to makers and re-sellers of personal computers, and to consumers. ...

Studies Say Banner Ads Work, But Bigger Is Better

Aiming to dispel doubts about the value of online advertising, the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) said Wednesday that three studies reveal that traditional banner ads boost brand awareness and drive purchases while new, larger ads are even more effective. ...

Amazon Revamps International Shipping

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) said Wednesday it will offer new international shipping plans designed to cut the length of time overseas customers must wait for delivery of goods bought on the e-tail site. ...

The Webby Should Go to … Nobody

By now, no one needs to be told yet again what a difference a year can make for e-commerce and the Net. But a stark reminder is taking place in San Francisco on Wednesday, in the form of the Webby Awards ...

U.S. Clears Homestore.com in Antitrust Inquiry

The U.S. Justice Department has closed its antitrust investigation into Homestore.com (Nasdaq: HOMS), including Homestore's acquisition of Move.com and agreements with Cendant Corporation, without taking action, Homestore said Monday. ...

USA Networks Buys Control of Expedia From Microsoft

USA Networks (Nasdaq: USAI) said Monday it will buy the controlling stake in travel site Expedia.com from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), as the entertainment company makes a major push into online travel. ...

Customers Lose in Online Travel War

Succeeding in any competitive business requires a killer instinct. And it's especially true in an industry as competitive, fast-growing and increasingly crowded as online travel. ...

Buy.com Hit with Shareholder Lawsuits

Consumer electronics e-tailer Buy.com (Nasdaq: BUYX) on Thursday became the latest in a growing line of e-commerce companies to be sued by shareholders ...

AOL, Phillips Eye New E-Commerce Platforms

AOL Time Warner (NYSE: AOL) said Thursday it has struck an expanded marketing deal with Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG), under which the two companies will pursue development of new television-based e-commerce platforms ...

Look Who’s Making Money Online – Without the Heavy Lifting

The ranks of profitable e-commerce firms are growing, with the end of this year circled on the calendar by many high-profile e-tailers, including Amazon.com, as the time to move into the black. ...

CMGI Hires Bertelsmann Exec To Aid Makeover

Battered Internet incubator CMGI (Nasdaq: CMGI) on Tuesday replaced its longtime chief financial officer with a former Bertelsmann executive as it continues trying to stem rising financial losses. ...

Webvan: Just Another Dot-Com Crash

It's human nature to search for context, to try and putevents, especially negative events, into perspective. And it's journalistic nature to see every event as a superlative: the biggest, the best, the last, the final proof ...

Travel Agents To Get Expedia Search Technology

Travel site Expedia.com (Nasdaq: EXPE) said Tuesday it has struck a deal to have its Internet search technology licensed to more than 20,000 online and offline travel agents around the world. ...

Ashford Opens Storefront on eBay

Luxury gift e-tailer Ashford.com (Nasdaq: ASFD) said Monday it has struck a partnership with eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) that will enable it to sell leftover and closeout merchandise on the auction site. ...

Amazon to BN.com: Gotcha

Someday, in the afterlife, Napoleon Bonaparte, Douglas MacArthur and other military legends will gather around chief executive officer Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and congratulate Bezos on his battlefield tactics. For e-commerce has never known a more cunning general. ...

Webvan To Auction $30M Atlanta Investment

Online grocer Webvan (Nasdaq: WBVN) will hold its third asset auction early next month, selling off US$30 million worth of equipment used to service the Altanta, Georgia market it departed earlier this year. ...

Is Monster.com a Monster?

It was only a matter of time. One of the first questions posed by analysts during a conference call to discuss the takeover of HotJobs by Monster.com parent company TMP Worldwide was the antitrust question. ...

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