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eBay, Wal-Mart Receive Most Visits – Update

Online auction retailer eBay and discount retailer Wal-Mart received the most online visitors in July 2010, according to [pdf] comScore MediaMetrix data.

During July 2010, eBay received about 69.5 million unique U.S. visitors, placing it 13th among all sites and making it the most-visited site whose primary function is retailing. About 32.5% of the roughly 213.6 million unique U.S. internet...
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‘The Daily Wrap:’ Wal-Mart, Food Lion, Neiman Marcus

Wal-Mart Workers Can File Gender Bias Class Action Suit
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, CA has ruled in favor of as many as 1 million female Wal-Mart employees who want to sue Wal-Mart over alleged unequal pay as a group. Wal-Mart plans to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. Source: Business Week

Food Lion Introduces Coupon Kiosks
Southeastern supermarket retailer Food...
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Consumers More Likely to Act Upon Online Brand Messaging

Consumers are more likely to read and act upon online advertising than they were a year ago, according to an Opinion Research Corporation consumer preference survey sponsored by Adfusion, a division of ARAnet.

Online Ads Score Better in 2010

Every type of online advertising scored better with consumers in 2010 than a year ago, according to the survey. Consumers say...
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More Retailers Send Emails after Unsubscribe Request

While the percentage of online retailers failing to honor unsubscribe requests has held steady, more retailers are sending a higher number of emails following those requests. According to a new report from Responsys, 4% of retail email unsubscribe requests failed in 2010.

This percentage remained flat from 2008. Online retailers did make progress in the amount of time it took to honor...
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Apnoti Aids Amazon Bargain Hunters

Apnoti, a free online shopping community, is attempting to profit from two retail trends: consumer desires for low prices and the popularity of the Amazon.com e-commerce site.

By registering on Apnoti.com, Amazon customers can have most products on the site monitored for price fluctuations. Once a product reaches or falls below a price set by the customer, an email automatically notifies them...
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