Beth Cox

Internet sports media company SportsLine.com Inc. launched a new shopping channel called within its flagship site, CBS SportsLine.com. The new MarketPlace on SportsLine.com is designed to enable retailers to access SportsLine.com’s targeted audience, while providing CBS SportsLine.com users with convenient access to a variety of products and services. The individual retailers are paying SportsLine.com a […]

Home decorating e-commerce company GoodHome.com secured a $30 million round of equity financing that includes a combination of new and existing investors. Participants in the round included real estate network Homestore.com Inc. ; Thomas H. Lee & Company; The Hearst Corp.; Weston Presidio Capital; MarchFIRST; Rhodes Partners; Slifer Designs; and GoodHome.com Chairman Roger Horchow. GoodHome.com […]

Just launched in beta, e-tailer and free Internet access provider BlueLight.com said it is growing so rapidly it plans major hiring efforts in its San Francisco, Michigan and Ohio offices by the end of this year. In a slightly less-than-subtle dig at the rash of recent e-commerce failures, Mark Goldstein, chief executive officer of BlueLight.com, […]

OnLoan.com Acquires Decade Systems Web-based mortgage services company OnLoan.com has purchased Decade Systems, which specializes in integration solutions for the financial services industry. Financial terms were not disclosed. OnLoan.com, which is a full-service direct lender, said the acquisition further cements its position as a leader in providing technology infrastructure to the online mortgage market. Decade […]

Marking yet another entrant in the online automotive wars, Deja.com Inc., which started life as a Usenet discussion group site and has morphed into a provider of comparison shopping information, launched a new automotive shopping resource. An expansion of the company’s Precision Buying Service, the resource is designed to help consumers decide exactly what products […]

Seniors 55 and over have embraced the Internet, and a whopping 90 percent of online seniors have tried their luck in cyber sweepstakes and contests, says a new study. Seniors also tend to use the Web for shopping and communication, according to the latest Surfing Seniors Digital Consumer study by market research firm Greenfield Online. […]

E-commerce transaction services company CyberSource Corp. is acquiring privately held PaylinX Corp., a provider of multi-channel enterprise payment solutions in a stock deal valued at about $138 million. CyberSource said the acquisition will allow it to provide businesses selling through multiple channels with an enterprise-wide payment software solution that has fully integrated access to its […]

All-digital wireless network Sprint PCS signed an agreement making DealTime’s independent online comparison shopping service available on the Sprint PCS Wireless Web. Via DealTime, Sprint PCS customers with an Internet-ready Sprint PCS Phone will be able to compare prices in a variety of Web shopping categories, including electronics, flowers, gifts, books, computers and appliances. Financial […]

Internet retailers lost about $6.1 billion in online sales last year from transactions that were abandoned by consumers but could have been salvaged with decent customer service, says a new industry study. The report from market analysis firm Datamonitor Inc. says that an estimated 7.8 percent of abandoned online transactions could have been salvaged and […]

Although women Web surfers in the U.S. have achieved better-than-parity with the men, it remains a man’s world online in many nations around the globe, says a new audience report. In fact, the demographic split in overseas surfing remains heavily weighted towards males in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom, according to […]

Customer intelligence ASP Interelate Inc. signed a deal with Net Perceptions Inc. to host and deploy the latter’s real-time personalization and data analysis software. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. Working together, the companies said, they will help e-commerce businesses implement sophisticated systems that personalize customer interactions and develop targeted marketing programs to improve sales and […]

Bank of America N.A. and NIC Commerce are forming a new company that will offer state and local government agencies online procurement, purchasing, payment and reconciliation services. The venture, called Banc of America Purchase Street LLC, will offer Web-based solutions to integrate various shopping and payment functions for the public sector. Through the new company, […]