Beth Cox

The National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Internet Commerce Council (ICC) launched the “Retail Resources” section of the ICC Web site. Based on the collective input of the ICC membership, which includes various suppliers of Internet retailing technologies and solutions, the Retail Resources section provides a broad overview of tools, approaches and technologies for enhancing online marketing, […]

Alight Inc. said it plans a first-quarter 2000 launch for an eponymous e-commerce, content and community Web site aimed at full-figured women. “alight.com is all about redefining the full-figured woman’s experience,” said Jon Langbert, president and chief operating officer. “We will be the premier, full-service solution dedicated to providing health and fitness resources, fashion and […]

Edu.com, a pure-play e-commerce solution for verified college students and branded marketers, closed on $30 million in second-round funding led by strategic investor Student Advantage Inc. Follow-on investments came from first-round participants Mayfield Fund and Information Technology Ventures and new investments came from HarbourVest Partners, Banc One Equity Capital, General Catalyst, Arcadia Partners and WaterView […]

Intershop Communications Inc., a provider of sell-side electronic commerce software, and server appliances developer Cobalt Networks Inc. are partnering to offer Intershop RaQ, the first Intershop e-commerce appliance on the Linux operating system. Out of the box, Intershop RaQ will enable service providers to offer “a robust and aggressively priced solution for dedicated e-commerce hosting […]

Online purchases for consumable goods will reach $120 billion by 2005, according to newly released data from an Internet research study. Collectively, consumables shoppers account for a majority of online purchase transactions (58 percent of items purchased, 56 percent of purchase dollars), according to ActivMedia Research. The study looked at past year shopping patterns among […]

Student market company CollegeClub.com this week signed a three-year marketing agreement with Sony Corp. of America (SCA) and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). Additionally, SCA made a minority equity investment in the company, gaining a seat on board of directors. CollegeClub.com will integrate Sony promotions, co-branded promotions and original entertainment content throughout the CollegeClub.com Web site. […]

Online retailer for Latinos Espaqol.com secured a multi-million dollar strategic investment by Telemundo Network Group LLC. The partnership gives the Spanish-language broadcaster an equity stake in Espaqol.com, and provides the Latin e-tailer with certain exclusive promotional and programming opportunities on the network. As Telemundo Network’s preferred e-commerce partner, the deal gives Espaqol.com the dominant share […]

Start-up e-commerce business-to-business exchange SherpaOnline this week established a partnership agreement with Web e-currency operation beenz.com. SherpaOnline will pay beenz to its membership base to spend on business-related merchandise when the network launches later this month. “This new alliance will allow SherpaOnline to market valuable beenz products to its users while having the ability to […]

National city-centric network CitiQuest.com signed an agreement with eBay that provides its users direct access to eBay listings in specific geographic locations. From the CitiQuest.com city homepages, CitiQuest.com users will have direct access via an eBay icon to any one of eBay’s current 53 regional homepages or to the eBay homepage. Financial arrangements were not […]

Affiliate marketing and merchandising company Nexchange Corp. signed BellSouth, Cox Interactive Media, Direct Hit, and Yupi Internet Inc. as clients for its e-commerce services. BellSouth selected Nexchange to add shopping to its BellSouth RealPages.com. Customers browsing the BellSouth Shopping Guides will now have access to the stores of top retailers, including: Just for Feet, Proflowers.com, […]

Need some IT help, and need it yesterday? This week, IT-radar.com added the San Francisco Bay Area to its business-to-business e-commerce marketplace exclusively dedicated to information technology services. IT-radar brings buyers of IT services together with companies that provide services in their local market. The site uses sophisticated filtering and matching processes and facilitates efficient […]

Internet start-up @TheMoment Inc. launched with its flagship product, called Live Dynamic Trading Suite, which enables the trading of goods and services like shares on a stock exchange. The company said that travel management company Rosenbluth International and business-to-business auction site DoveBid have chosen the app to power their exchanges. @TheMoment said the product suite […]