ecommerce the retailer
5 years ago... UK retail chain turns its back on ecommerce
News The UK retailer said it has no plans to make a web-based service part of its home shopping strategy. 10.09.98: Frozen food chain Iceland is giving internet shopping the cold shoulder, at... [10 Sep 2003]
Red Hat to release applications suite
News European retailer Carrefour and Germany's postal service Deutsche Post use Red Hat's Content Management System, Red Hat said. Red Hat's expansion into higher-level software began with its acquisition in 2000 of C2Net,... [07 Apr 2003]
Amazon makes bid for web-ad patent
News Online retailer Amazon.com has filed for a patent on a method for auctioning web advertisements, a move that raises questions about the company's interest in the ad market.... [25 Mar 2003]
Christmas set to smash all e-tail records
News You can do a grocery shop in half an hour instead of half a day, and it's great for Christmas gifts, because the retailer will wrap and deliver your presents for you. A total of 14.3 million UK shoppers... [16 Dec 2002]
Small businesses fight back against fraud
News However, the site also represents stores as diverse as balloongreetings.co.uk, spirit retailer WhiskyNet and ShoeShop.com Goodwill told silicon.com that one UK computer retailer lost... [24 Sep 2002]
Amazon.com and the return of the e-wallet
News Earlier this month, online retailer Amazon and mass-market retailer Target expanded their relationship, with Amazon taking control of Target's website. A little-noticed detail of Amazon.com's recent deal... [29 Aug 2002]
The e-wallet: how it works
News The online retailer won't say precisely how the data gathered at these customer sites is handled. A little-noticed detail of Amazon.com's recent deal with Target may revive an... [29 Aug 2002]
Rain: Nice weather for ducks and e-tailers
News The 100 per cent rise in sales revenues in the e-tail sector is partly attributable to bad weather, according to one online retailer. It takes time to build up trust between a web... [03 Jul 2002]
Amazon moves in on eBay territory
News Amazon has already inked a deal with electronics retailer Circuit City. It also makes money from passing on some of its ecommerce technology to these sellers. However, this strategy will be expanded,... [15 May 2002]
Start-ups and VC cash - life goes on
Comment No company epitomised the days of internet madness quite as much as Netscape, except perhaps the spectacular grocery flop Webvan, which bought out the Barksdale Group's own food... [02 Apr 2002]
eBay invests in China through EachNet
News In June 2000 it acquired 5291, the largest mobile device retailer in Shanghai, and mobile devices continue to be among its more popular products. The deal also signals... [26 Mar 2002]
Bertelsmann's Schmidt falls on his sword
News The company plans to fold its ecommerce arm into BeMusic, a new unit which includes its record club, music retailer and other music distribution interests. Andreas Schmidt, head of... [28 Nov 2001]
M&S: could this be the great web rescue?
Comment But somewhere along the way this clothing and food retailer got lost. And that's a classic sign a company has integrated its ecommerce strategy into the workings of its... [01 Nov 2001]
Tesco and Safeway join forces
News The British retailer is paying £15.7m for a 35 per cent stake in GroceryWorks. Tim Mason, marketing and ecommerce director at Tesco, said: "They are paying for our experience and... [25 Jun 2001]
Chatrooms: Your route to business success (LOL?)
Comment Charles Tyrwhitt is an online retailer that recently added chat to its website to improve customer service. Today, many companies are adding chat to their websites to beef up their ecommerce activities,... [11 Apr 2001]
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