December 31, 2007

Retailers Push Post-Christmas Discounts

ABC News - Online stores were also slashing prices further to get rid of holiday leftovers. Potterybarn.com is having a post-Christmas sale that will offer 60 percent discounts on holiday decor and 50 percent price cuts on rugs. The post-Christmas season has Read more

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December 29, 2007

Online customer satisfaction high despite some declines from last year

InternetRetailer.com - Nielsen Online, a unit of The Nielsen Company, reported that 82% of online shoppers surveyed were very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with customer support available during their online shopping experience. The data were gathered Dec. 13 – 17 Read more

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December 26, 2007

Sales bonanza as stores fight back with big cuts

Times Online - Tarlok Teji, head of retail at Deloitte, said: “The number of people shopping online and the number of retailers with online stores are increasing quickly. Our research suggests that the relatively poor show on the high street is due to shifting Read more

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December 23, 2007

Tired of just ‘Jingle Bells’? Try couple’s online collection

Indianapolis Star - Bud Wolf Chevrolet Chat Live with our Internet Sales Manager, Mark Danner, Now! Bud Wolf Chevrolet Offers Great Deals and a Great Buying Experience! Read more

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December 21, 2007

Streamlined tax

Paragould Daily Press - As many people are aware, the days of tax-free Internet shopping may be numbered. That’s because of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project, organized in 2000 in response to a permanent bar by Congress to the collecting of taxes on online commerce. As Read more

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December 19, 2007

Prepaid PlayStation Network cards coming in 2008

Ars Technica - While the respective online stores of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo continue to battle it out, there has been a common complaint about Sony’s PlayStation Store. The only way to get the credit needed to purchase content is to input a credit card and Read more

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December 17, 2007

U.S. residents expected to spend $33 billion online this holiday

Titusville Herald - Ken Cassar, vice president, industry solutions/analytics, Nielsen Online, said in a written statement, “The fact that consumers expect to allocate the same share of what may be a shrinking holiday budget to the Web, suggests that online sales Read more