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eBay Buys Where, Best Buy Video Games, Weis Facebook Coupons
eBay will purchase Where Inc., a company that makes location software for smartphones, according to the Boston Globe. Where’s software, which helps mobile phone users find retail business such as shops and restaurants, will allow eBay’s PayPal online payments division to extend and enhance its services to merchants, the company said.
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Amazon, eBay Get Most September Visitors – Update
Online retailers Amazon.com and eBay received the most unique U.S. internet visitors out of all retail web properties in September 2010, according to [pdf] comScore MediaMetrix data.Amazon Gets Lucky with 13th Spot
Amazon Sites was the top U.S. web property whose primary function is retailing in September 2010, with about 76.7 million unique visitors, placing it 13th amongst all U.S....Continue Reading »
‘The Daily Wrap:’ Rite Aid, Target, GGP
Rite Aid Tests Grocery Concept
Struggling drugstore chain Rite Aid has entered into a licensing agreement with Save-A-Lot to add the discount, limited assortment grocery store concept to Rite Aid's 10 existing stores in the Greenville, SC market. The stores will be co-branded Save-A-Lot Food Stores/Rite Aid Pharmacy and will continue to be owned and operated by Rite Aid. Source: Rite Aid...Continue Reading »
‘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
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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...
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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...Continue Reading »
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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...Continue Reading »