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Virtual worlds an inroad to new generation
News Virtual worlds enjoy a re-awakening as marketers learn to connect them with the real world, so as to attract younger consumers, say observers.
Tags: Web 2.0, Internet advertising, E-business, IBM Corp., social networking, retail company, virtual world, financial, network, Second Life
UK falling victim to foreign card fraud
News Apacs says U.K. consumers are losing increasing amounts of money to card fraud in European countries where chip and PIN tech has yet to be rolled out.
Tags: Security, Financial, ATM, Card Fraud, Chip, Fraud, Card, Europe, phone, London
Ireland investigating fake credit card reader scam
News Irish officials say scammers replaced credit card readers and snagged data from 10,000 or so cards.
Tags: Privacy, Security, Data security, Credit Card Reader, Card, Worker, Bank of Ireland, credit card company, debit card, retail company
Diwali, amid the economic slowdown
Blogs This has been the quietest Diwali that I can recall. Maybe the one in 1929 was equally bad, but then, I don't know anyon...
Credit cards trapped in archaic security era
Blogs Some years back, after finishing a meal and calling for the bill, I handed my credit card to the waiter who returned soo...
Newegg announces IPO, plans for expansion
News Online electronics retailer Newegg announces an initial public offering worth US$175 million, with plans to use proceeds to, among other things, expand its international operations.
Tags: Web 2.0, E-commerce, Business, Electronics, IPO, Sales, Broadband, retail company, SEC filing, acquisition
US govt to disclose findings in Web 'mystery charge' probe
News Numerous shoppers have traced mystery credit card charges to Webloyalty, Affinion, and Vertrue. U.S. Congress will reveal the results at a hearing Tuesday.
Tags: E-commerce, Data security, Vertrue Inc., Classmates.com, Affinion, advertisement, online retail, U.S. Senate, Continental Airlines Inc., e-mail
Private-sale shopping sites are hot
News Saddled with unsold merchandise amid the recession, makers of luxury goods are selling their wares through members-only shopping sites.
Tags: Business plans, Business development/management, E-business, Shopping Site, GSI Commerce Inc., home furnishing, Business, Business plans, Vente-Privee.com, Site
Amazon to acquire retailer Zappos
News The e-commerce giant will be acquiring all Zappos stock and converting it to Amazon stock.
Tags: Web sites, Stock, Amazon.com Inc., retail company, network, shareholder, brand, Las Vegas, Web sites, board
Amazon earnings miss a beat
News Online auction site disappoints Wall Street expectations, blaming a one-time payment to Toys "R" Us for the decline in profits.
Tags: E-commerce, Earning reports/forecasts, Video Game, eBay Inc., Video, Stock, Sales, Stephen Baker, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings
US online spending doubles for pre-Christmas weekend
News Web shoppers last weekend spent almost double what they spent on the corresponding weekend before Christmas last year, ComScore reports.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Sales strategy, Web sites, online retail, Sales, Consumer, online retail company, chairman, recession, retail company
Online retailers see drop in visitors
News Reflecting consumer pessimism toward the current economic climate, online retailers experienced a decline in visits for the eighth straight week, according to a report by analyst Hitwise.
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, Sales, music retailer, online music, online retail company, research director, retail company, News.com, Hitwise
Flat holiday sales for e-tailers?
News This holiday shopping season could mark the first time that online retailers fail to outperform the previous year's sales, say market watchers.
Tags: E-business, Forrester Research Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Sales, Computer, Bernardo Huberman, Amazon.com Inc., online retail company, retail company, ComScore Networks Inc.
eBay lays off 1,000 employees
News Online auctioneer, soon reporting third-quarter results, also announces plans to acquire Danish classifieds specialists Den Bla Avis and BilBasen for approximately US$390 million in cash.
Tags: Layoffs, Acquisitions, eBay Inc., Workforce, non-GAAP, GAAP, earnings per share, temporary worker, online retail company, retail company
AT&T joining cloud computing field
News AT&T is joining the burgeoning field of cloud computing service providers that offer networking and storage services.
Tags: Utility computing, Web services, Servers, Storage, Google Inc., Storage, Cloud Computing, Amazon.com Inc., AT&T Corp., Outage
