Beth Cox

Financial company E*TRADE Group Inc. is expanding its services once again by opening an online shopping center at its etrade.com Web site. Storefronts include: Music Boulevard, ComputerShopper.com, eGift, Electronics.net, CarFinance.com and The Savvy Traveler. E*TRADE users can access the online shopping center by clicking on the “Marketplace” tab at etrade.com. The site is looking very […]

The second part of a holiday e-commerce study shows that online shopping increased nearly 80 percent during the week after Thanksgiving (December 4-10), compared to the previous week. And, the majority (55%) of online shoppers during the seven-day period were women ages 12 and older, according to the second part of the Media Metrix Holiday […]

Interim results from an ongoing survey sponsored by World Research and EarthLink show that 69.3 percent of Internet users surveyed have already used or plan to use the Internet for shopping this year, compared to only 21.1 percent last year. On average, these respondents expect to spend $316 online this year vs. an average of […]

N2K’s online store Music Boulevard formed a partnership to become the exclusive online music retailer for USATODAY.com. Under the terms of the agreement, N2K’s Music Boulevard will create a co-branded version of its online music store that will be incorporated into a new music section within USATODAY.com. In addition, Music Boulevard will become a “Premier […]

Computer goods retailer Cyberian Outpost Inc. established an exclusive partnership with Scandinavia Online (SOL), a pan-Nordic online service owned by the largest Internet service providers and media companies in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The agreement is the latest in a string of recent international partnerships that includes StarMedia, a Spanish and Portuguese language online network […]

Microsoft Corp. signed a multimillion-dollar marketing and distribution agreement for its MSN Network with bookseller barnesandnoble.com. The agreement encompasses co-marketing projects with barnesandnoble.com and Microsoft’s interactive media products such as MSN Shopping, the MSN Expedia travel service, MSN Small Business and the WebTV Network service. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. On MSN Shopping, Barnes & […]

Austin, TX-based Vignette Corp. has secured $8.5 million in a private equity financing lead by Partech International, and said it plans an IPO. This latest round of private financing also includes investments from funds affiliated with Amerindo Investment Advisors Inc., Attractor Investment Management Inc., JGE Capital Management, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Olympus Partners. In […]

Reel.com Inc., an online movie store and subsidiary of Hollywood Entertainment Corp. dba Hollywood Video, signed a deal with America Online to be a partner on AOL’s Shopping channel. Reel.com will become a tenant in America Online’s Electronics and Videos department located within the Shopping area. The deal includes a continuing presence on AOL.com, the […]

ActivMedia Research said new study data found that retail, entertainment and other Web sites catering to consumers have seen average monthly sales revenue reach $40,273, up from $13,260 at the same point in 1997. Retail sites are also primary beneficiaries of Web advertising revenue, the study found. Advertising flows to sites with many visits, and […]

US Interactive, a provider of electronic enterprise solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with Open Market to enhance its electronic commerce offerings. “Electronic commerce is about building sustainable Web-enabled businesses. Open Market has been on the forefront of this market since the early 90s,” said Mike M. Carter, director of corporate marketing at US Interactive. […]

WebConnect launched its Site Price Index (SPI), which provides the quantifiable data on the cost of placing banner advertisements on various Internet sites. The SPI data includes information on the highest- and lowest-priced Web sites. “This index is the Dow Jones Industrial Average of Web pricing. . .there is hard data on how much it […]

THINK New Ideas Inc. said that the company has been selected by National Football League Players Inc., the licensing and marketing unit of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), to design, develop and co-market the new Players Inc. Interactive Network . The partnership will utilize THINK’s WebMechanic technology to create a network of individual Web sites […]