Topic: Retail Trade

Cyber Monday vs. Black Friday

We've all heard about "Black Friday", the Friday after Thanksgiving when shoppers still reeling from the effects of tryptophan wrench themselves out of bed at 6 A.M. to catch holiday shopping bargains. But what about "Cyber Monday"? ...READ»

What Will CBS Do With last.fm Part Deux

I've been thinking a lot about CBS' acquisition of last.fm since I first posted about it last week. Maybe it's because I'm totally obsessed with the music discovery and listening service, or it's that I'm really unsure as to whether ...READ»

The Return of Free Music

Last night at midnight Napster got closer to its free music exchange roots, launching a site that lets the public listen to any song in the Napster collection in its entirety up to five times, no charge. The sound quality isn't as ...READ»

Yahoo Revamps its Online Music Portal, Aims For Number 1 Spot

Yahoo has just refreshed its Music Pages service with bunch of new band-configurable widgets that sort of turn it into the MySpace of the Music Industry: an interesting move, considering how many bands use MySpace for self-promotion ...READ»

Napster Mobile: It's More Than Ringtones

Napster sure has come a long way since college student Shawn Fanning started it as a peer-to-peer music sharing service back in 1999--and then it eventually got outlawed by the Recording Industry Association of America. After ...READ»

Wal-Mart's China Expansion Strategy

Wal-Mart appears to be in talks to make a more significant entry into the Chinese marketplace through the acquisition of a Taiwanese-owned supermaket chain called Trust-Mart, according to The New York Times reports this morning. ...READ»

Black Friday Bolsters Retail Sales

It was a great Thanksgiving weekend for U.S. retailers, with fewer shoppers spending more. According to The National Retail Federation, an estimated 140 million people hit the stores and shopped online over the past four days, down ...READ»

Last.fm Gets Power from The Orchard

Maybe it's The Orchard Gets Power from Last.fm... The Orchard, a digital distribution vehicle for music, has formed a lot of partnerships lately with record labels and mobile carriers and content providers. But none of these ...READ»

Cash For Clunkers

According to CBS News website “Pressure is mounting for House Energy and Commerce Chair Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) to bring the legislation to the House floor by Memorial Day, as he promised. The committee could vote on the bill next ...READ»

Napster Returns as Best Buy's Streaming Music Muscle [Updated]

Napster, the original file-sharing site that set the digital music world into a tailspin, is making yet another phoenix-like return to life from the ashes of its former self. This time it's as a music streaming site, and it's got Best ...READ»

Sustainability: Sainsbury's Serious About Saving Energy… And Engaging its Shoppers

It's been a fashion statement for a few seasons now. Being Green is In. If you're a corporate entity trying to be socially responsible, there's no hotter way than endeavoring to save the earth. Ever heard the expression if you're ...READ»

Planning Your Fundraising Campaign - How Nonprofits Raise More Funds Online in a Global Recession

Check out how Nonprofit Organizations can Raise Money Online... despite the challenges... READ»

Rollup, Spinout

Earlier this week, I received an email from Alissa Pinck, a PR representative for Etoys Direct. In the email, she included a timeline of the company's history -- and I found it quite interesting. 1998 eToys.com launches May 1999 ...READ»

Why do we abandon shopping carts?

This is like a moving target and things are getting better and better every day, but still many websites aren't moving that fast.READ»

Media: Can Google, Limewire Outplay iTunes?

The digital music market continues to be an exemplary battleground for the implications new media has on pre-established business practices. Startup gBox and infamous Limewire are venturing into the digital music market to try to ...READ»

Have Yourself a Merry Online Christmas

Will this year's cyber-shopping experience be merry and bright? One expert predicts yuletide cheers from shoppers who pick their sites wisely.READ»

Busted! No More Avoiding Sales Tax by Shopping Online?

In May, Amazon [AMZN] decided to sue the State of New York, which passed a law requiring the site to collect sales tax on items bought online by New Yorkers -- even if Amazon has no physical presence inside the state. According to the ...READ»

Google Adwords Costs Increasing For Car Dealers as Competition Mounts

Automotive dealers are paying more for targeted keywords in Google Adwords in October and Novemeber 2008 due to an increase in spending and competition by car dealers looking to support slumping sales. As the US stock market ...READ»

Cyber Monday: The Phantom Boom

How a clever nickname turned a ho-hum shopping day into the holy grail of holiday sales -- and why it's doomed.READ»

Mobile Office Surprise

What should you do when you need office supplies, technical assistance, and other business services while on the road? Use this handy guide to tools you can use while traveling.READ»

Online Shopping

   I will be doing all my holiday shopping online this year. I have done the majority of my shopping online in the past few years, but this year I have decided it will all be this way. Some of the sites I have used are Amazon.com, ...READ»

Why You Should buy a Used Car from a Bonded Dealer

-Buying from a Bonded Auto Dealer Conover, NC - The sagging new car industry got a brief boost this summer thanks to the Obama administration’s “Cash for Clunkers” program. Consumers bought almost 700,000 new cars and ...READ»

E-Commerce Solutions and E-Commerce Business Solutions London, UK

If you want to build an e-business or take your existing business online, the TECHNO BIZ solution can provide your business website with the tools and web hosting it needs. This complete, easy-to-use ecommerce solution, offers all the ...READ»

MEET: World Retail Congress

Barcelona is the place for executives to talk shop -- from green packaging to worldwide economic worries -- April 9-11. We asked five attendees to tell us what's on their agendas, besides tapas.READ»

• Now: April 2008
• Numerology: Tax Time
• Journal-ist: Freedom of Choice

Apple Store Is Highest Grossing Retailer on Fifth Avenue

The 10,000-square-foot Mac Mecca at the corner of 59th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown is pulling in an estimated $350 million annually.READ»