The weather outside may be frightful, but the potential for revenue is delightful. True, rewriting a holiday song so it fits e-commerce may take away some of the lyrical charm, but for e-tailers, it still captures the spirit of the season. As the holiday period approaches, e-commerce players are gea...
A new report by Technology Futures of Austin, Texas, states that in 2003, the proportion of American households using broadband of some kind -- DSL, cable or wireless -- will surpass 20 percent. At this crucial juncture in the evolution of the Internet, it might be worth reminding lawmakers who are ...
In the frenetic boom days of the 1990s, a matter as humble as shipping charges was nothing more than a shot over the bow in the e-commerce battles that raged. As the dot-com parade wandered off course, however, it seemed that such stunts were history. But in January 2002, Amazon.com brought free shi...
Bellwether e-tailer Amazon.com booked its second-ever profit in the fourth quarter as shoppers flocked to the site for holiday purchases, helping push revenues to record levels that surpassed analysts' expectations. Amazon said it took in $1.43 billion in the fourth quarter. Net income was $3 millio...
E-tail giant Amazon.com said sales grew 33 percent year-over-year to $851 million in the third quarter, fueled by its free shipping offer in the United States and by dramatic expansion in overseas sales. Amazon's net loss shrunk to $35 million from $170 million in the same quarter in 2001. The compa...
When Amazon slashed its free shipping threshold from $99 to $49, that made sense, and the company's latest move from $49 to $25 was logical, too. Amazon has reserved the right to reverse its course. It still cautions that it might drop this "long-term test" outright at some future date. But does ...
Amazon.com has once again cut by half the amount shoppers must spend to qualify for its Super Saver free shipping offer, further escalating the price war it began early this year. The minimum order size for free shipping is now $25, down from $49. Amazon described the move as a "long-term test of...
The Nasdaq stock exchange has given BarnesandNoble.com just over two months to either boost its stock price or face delisting, an often fatal blow to a public company's fortunes. BN.com, which launched a $420 million IPO in the dot-com heyday of 1999, received the warning notice because its stock ...
They were among the e-commerce sectors given up for dead. But like others before them -- such as online grocery and clothing sales -- they have endured in the face of all adversity, and have even begun to show signs of turnaround. "A lot of sectors have been completely changed from what people th...
Japanese Internet venture investor Softbank has sold its remaining stake in E*Trade, taking a loss as part of an effort to realign its holdings and reduce its exposure to the dot-com world. Softbank said it sold a total of 12 million shares of E*Trade stock for $3.60 each, raising $43 million. Wh...
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