Beth Cox

Internet mailing and shipping services company Stamps.com Inc., trading near a 52-week low in its stock price, said today that its president is returning to his role as a board member and the CFO and comptroller have resigned. The company did its best to put a good face on the news, issuing a statement from […]

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Visa U.S.A. signed a deal expanding its marketing relationship with Yahoo! to become the preferred and default payment card on Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! Travel and Yahoo! Wallet. Yahoo! and Visa also said they intend to promote Visa’s payer authentication service on the Yahoo! network to create a […]

Online fan club and e-mail marketing company PopMail.com Inc., its stock now below $1 a share, is implementing a drastic turn-around strategy, cutting staff, doing a reverse stock split and putting its restaurant division on the block. Over the past two months, PopMail said it has implemented a cost reduction plan eliminating 15 positions in […]

Traditional retailers such as RadioShack and the Sharper Image are making impressive gains in the number of online transactions at their Web sites, according to newly released figures for September e-commerce sales. And America Online’s AOL.com shopping offerings also are moving up, according to the NextCard eCommerce Index for September. Amazon.com was the top online […]

Stock in Priceline.com dropped as much as 27 percent in early trading today after its licensee, Priceline WebHouse Club, which let consumers name their own price for gasoline and groceries, said it is “winding down” its operations. The company’s stock tanked last week after it said third quarter revenues would not match analyst estimates. Priceline […]

Home and real estate network Homestore.com Inc. formally launched its content on America Online’s House & Home Channel. The debut is a highlight of the five-year content, e-commerce and distribution alliance between the companies that was announced last May. The new channel allows users to find an existing home or a new home; find an […]

Shares of online retailer Amazon.com were down substantially this morning as investors reacted to an analyst’s concerns about the company’s rapid expansion following the announcement of a deal to open a camera and photo store. The store was launched in conjunction with ofoto.com and offers both digital and conventional photography equipment and services. Ofoto Inc. […]

Online retailer Amazon.com re-upped its deal with Microsoft , signing an expanded marketing agreement that makes it the premier music provider in MSN eShop and across the MSN network. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. Amazon.com said the deal adds to its context-relevant placements and merchandising opportunities throughout the network for music and videos as well […]

Connecticut’s attorney general, who has made something of a name for himself as a consumer activist, is the latest to focus on beleaguered Priceline.com Inc., announcing an investigation of complaints from customers. The company’s stock has headed to the basement since it announced last week that third quarter revenues would be off and since the […]

Online auction goers can expect to see a few more ads on eBay pages, but don’t look for ad sales to become a significant source of revenue for the company, analysts say. eBay reportedly has a deal for the ad sales staff at American Online to sell some placements on its highly trafficked pages, but […]

America Online and American Airlines are pairing up to launch AOL AAdvantage Rewards, calling it “the largest online and off-line rewards program” and offering millions of consumers convenient opportunities to earn and redeem miles. To promote the launch, the companies said they are giving away 1 million miles a day for 30 days to winners […]

Americans love to watch their Olympics winners and many of them want to keep up at work during the day. That’s one of the reasons NBCOlympics.com was the top gaining site for the week ending Sept. 24, with 544,000 average daily unique visitors. The figures represent a 418.6 percent increase over its prior three-week average, […]