Category Retail

Finding Out Who Buys 11 CDs for a Penny

Music, DVD and video direct marketer, The Columbia House Company, has chosen CoremetricsTM, Inc. to provide customized analysis of online customer behavior. With Columbia House’s heavy reliance on targeted marketing, the data-driven business intelligence solutions from Coremetrics will allow for…

Taking Travel the Private Label Route

Expedia Inc. launched a private label booking solution called Worldwide Travel Exchange (WWTE) and said AA.com, the American Airlines Web site, is the first customer. American will add hotel and car booking services to its site. Financial arrangements were not…

Faster Deployment for Blue Martini

by eCRMGuide.com Staff Blue Martini ExpressSM is the latest offering from customer relationship management (CRM) applications provider Blue Martini Software, Inc. The all-in-one product combines software, consulting services, training and support and is designed to help organizations implement Blue Martini…

ATG Launches Certification Program

Coming on the heels of layoff announcements, ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc.) has launched the ATG Certified Professional Program. Designed to promote quality and efficiency among developers using the ATG Dynamo® e-Business Platform, the program will set professional standards and…

Wal-Mart to Online Customers: Say Cheese

If you want to fool around with online pictures, but don’t want to plunk down a couple of hundred bucks for a digital camera, Wal-Mart has a deal for you — a new disposable camera that includes Wal-Mart’s Pictures Online…

E-tailers Duel on Shipping Charges

Q. Which came first, free shipping on two or more books from Amazon.com, or free shipping on two more books at Barnes & Noble.com? A. Does it really matter? One nice thing about online competition is that consumers benefit. That’s…

Speedera Streams Into Mighty Amazon

“Amazon.com obviously knows what it takes to sell products online.” Streaming media company Speedera Networks says it has reached an agreement with Seattle-based Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) to give the online retailer’s customers high-quality streamed samples and previews of Amazon.com’s audio,…