amazon online sales
Amazon unveils online-payments service
News The Seattle-based company describes it Checkout by Amazon as a "complete checkout solution" with features such as Amazon's "one-click" payment option and tools for managing shipping charges, sales tax and promotions. [30 Jul 2008]
Toy retailer entertains web upgrade
News Called Blue Martini E-Commerce suite, the software will manage the retailer's stock levels, provide analytics and support the customer service department in terms of taking orders and issuing refunds, as it sells direct and through sites such as... [30 Jan 2008]
Geography lessons for online retailers
Comment Amazon, eBay and Google are all examples of websites that offer effective personalised and dynamic content. With web transactions taking a bigger share of overall sales for many companies, offering a personal, relevant and convenient online... [09 Jan 2008]
Woolworths boosts ecommerce functionality
News Batty is hoping that Woolworths' automatic product recommendations will be more effective than other sites, such as Amazon, that use similar tools because the UK high street retailer's customer demographic has a narrower range. [06 Dec 2007]
Shops gearing up for Vista retail launch
News Retailer Amazon.com is hoping to woo enthusiast buyers by offering a limited-edition version of Vista Ultimate Edition that's signed by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. It also gives an opportunity to have an event, to drive extra awareness and extra... [23 Jan 2007]
Online shoppers went bling in 2006
News Amazon did as well, saying it sold more than four million items on that day. Amazon.com came in first in terms of dollars spent between 1 November and 26 December, the holiday shopping season. Amazon.com released its own statistics recently on... [04 Jan 2007]
Jeff Bezos
AS Profile However, the clamour around web 2.0 means a business as inextricably linked to web 1.0 as Amazon may struggle to win hearts and minds, even if sales and revenue continue to grow. The Agenda Setters panel believes Amazon remains relevant in shaping... [25 Sep 2006]
Windows antivirus makes bestseller lists
News The antivirus and PC care package nabbed 15.4 per cent of security suite sales at retailers such as Best Buy and Amazon.com, according to NPD's data. Online at Amazon.com, OneCare is available for only $19.99. [14 Aug 2006]
Internet and TV shopping on the rise
News According to Verdict, Amazon extended its lead in 2005 as the most popular home-delivery retailer and is now used by 16 per cent of home-delivery shoppers. Sales of goods ordered in-store, by phone, online, via a catalogue or from a door-to-door... [30 Jun 2006]
Waterstone's calls time on Amazon love-in
News Internet book retailing was only five per cent of total book sales in the UK, and it looked at that time as though the market would probably grow to 10 per cent in total, and we took the view at that time that it was a subset more appropriate for... [11 May 2006]
OFT to probe online shopping
News It has also acted on consumer concerns about delivery and cancellation rights, such as obtaining agreements that guarantee amazon.co.uk and bol.com include delivery charges in refunds. According to the OFT, in the last five years, internet retail... [02 May 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.01.06
Round-Up All this hoo-hah led many to assume Apple was attempting to cover up for the kind of pricing blunder which has previously caught out online retailers such as Amazon, Argos (twice) and Thai Airways. But if it looks like a sale and it smells like a... [06 Jan 2006]
Leader: Bungling Apple must explain itself
Leader "This week we have seen yet another pricing blunder on the web.so began a silicon.com leader written back in 2003 which cited the likes of Amazon, Argos and Thai Airways who have all sold goods or services online, only to later renege on the deal... [05 Jan 2006]
Apple pricing 'blunder' caught on camera
News In 2003 Amazon.co.uk refused to honour a mistake on its site which saw Compaq handheld computers advertised at £7.32. Apple appears to have become the latest firm to offer goods online at the wrong price and subsequently refuse to honour the sales. [04 Jan 2006]
Merry e-Christmas on the way?
News The ecommerce titan drew 9.5 million unique visitors, followed by Amazon.com with 4.6 million visitors and Wal-Mart Stores with 3.4 million. Online holiday shopping is also anticipated to peak earlier this year, given the sales trend to date... [29 Nov 2005]
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