Paul Nicholls

BizRate, which monitors customer satisfaction with e-commerce merchants, signed an agreement with America Online to provide AOL members with the ability to review customer ratings of AOL merchants. Ratings include price, on-time delivery, ease of shopping and returns as well as give feedback on the online shopping experience. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. AOL said […]

InfoSpace.com Inc. (formerly InfoSpace Inc.) named John K. Arnold as vice president of the company’s e-commerce group. Arnold joined InfoSpace.com in June 1998. He formerly served as president of Outpost Network Inc., an Internet-based merchant and e-commerce technology company. InfoSpace.com is an aggregator and integrator of content services such as yellow pages and white pages, […]

Twenty-five percent of all new-vehicle buyers use the Internet to obtain vehicle product and pricing information, according to the inaugural J.D. Power and Associates New Autoshopper.com Study. The study revealed that Internet shoppers often know more about the vehicle they want to purchase than dealership salespeople. “Consumers surfing the Internet for information related to an […]

Web-based music retailer CDnow today announced the launch of “My CDnow,” a shopping service that invites users to create personalized online music stores. CDnow said the customizable service offers features such as a Wish List where customers can maintain lists of their favorite music products; a Gift Registry for posting gift preferences; an order history […]

Dell Computer Corp. announced today that it will factory-install Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition (NTS/TSE) software on its PowerEdge servers. The NTS/TSE program is made to help customers who deploy Dell PowerEdge servers to multiple geographic locations or smaller businesses without large technical staffs or budgets. The software is designed to help […]

Time Warner, Inc. announced today an exclusive one-year sales and marketing agreement with Cyberian Outpost, Inc., a deal that comes on the heels of news yesterday that the media giant plans to make its presence felt in the electronic commerce market. Under the agreement, Cyberian Outpost becomes the exclusive computer hardware, software and peripheral retailer […]

ESPN launched The Store at ESPN.com, a new retail operation offering ESPN-branded merchandise never before available on the Web, both league- and team-licensed goods, and authenticated memorabilia. Coinciding with the launch is a sweepstakes promising dozens of prizes, including a grand prize trip for two to Super Bowl XXXIII and framed, autographed Joe Montana jerseys […]

According to a report from research firm Jupiter Communications, discount brokerage firms will be more successful than even the most popular banks when it comes to online services. At the company’s Financial Services Forum, Jupiter predicted that discount brokerages will control over 50% of all online personal finance activity by 2002. This is because brokerages, […]

iWoman Inc., a new women’s electronic commerce community, announced a partnership with AccuWeather to provide iWoman.net visitors personalized weather forecasts, data, graphics and related information. “This partnership supports our core mission of featuring merchants and content providers who believe in giving back to society,” said Diane Estrada, CEO of iWoman. AccuWeather recently announced that it […]

Sports Superstore Online launched its newly designed Web site with its “10 in 1” store offering thousands of sports products. Sports Superstore categories include: Golf Pro Shop, Footwear, Fanshop, Fitness Store, Outdoor Gear, Athletic Equipment, Videos & Books, Apparel, Board Shop and Sunglasses. The new design provides more ease of navigation and offers community building […]

Citibank said it is preparing for growth in the e-commerce industry with the introduction today of “e-Citi commerce solutions,” a new suite of electronic products and services for its customers. Citibank said the move is primarily aimed at giving customers the capability to present and pay bills electronically. The news comes on the heels of […]

Zzap.Net Inc. said it acquired the assets of Marketers World Inc., a network marketing company. Financial terms were not disclosed. The company said it plans “to become a leader in Internet marketing and e-commerce” using a direct marketing strategy. Michael Cimino, Zzap.net president, said the company uses its own internally owned and operated, plus outsourced […]