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Walmart and Amazon declare war : Online Retailers Fight for Book Sales by Debra Miller

Many epic battles have been fought on soil, but far fewer in cyberspace.  Leave it to Walmart and Amazon to break that barrier.  Walmart and Amazon (and newcomer Target) are currently locked in an all out price war over online book sales that has culminated into the American Booksellers Association asking the Department of Justice […]

Clicking Their Way to Home Improvement: How Consumers are using the web in home improvement projects by Tim Wilson

I think Macgyver is the ultimate handyman.  The way he is able to fix, create, or build whatever it is he needs  under nearly any circumstances is amazing.
Most Americans don’t have Macgyver’s knowledge, capabilities, or writers- but what many of us do have is access to the Internet.  And when it comes to fixing, creating, […]

Can Microsoft’s Zune HD challenge the iPod? by Conrad Beickler

Hopes were high when Microsoft introduced the Zune in 2006. As the first MP3 player to feature Wifi and an FM radio, the Zune stood out by allowing owners to share music wirelessly with other Zuners. The concept never took off; Zune adoption was limited, while Apple’s iPod line continued to dominate the media player […]

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11/03/2009 Online traffic increase bodes well for retail sites, Compete says Internet Retailer
10/28/2009 Amazon and Walmart Engage in Price War Over Holiday Book Shoppers WebProNews
9/29/2009 Barnes & Noble's eBook Store Launch Successful, But Hurt by Absence of eReader Hardware Read Write Web
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8/28/2009 Mass merchants lead retail categories with a 15% rise in July traffic Internet Retailer
8/27/2009 Back-to-School shoppers hit the web early, but more to research than buy Internet Retailer
8/26/2009 Compete Blog: Back-to-School Shoppers Hit Web Early Retail Wire
8/10/2009 Compete Blog: Cross-Channel Retail - What are online customers doing today? Retail Wire
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6/25/2009 E-Tailers Step Up Analytics To Better Compete MediaPost
6/24/2009 Compete Blog: Target vs. Wal-Mart - Online Conversion Battle Heats Up RetailWire
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6/1/2009 As Amazon Readies Kindle DX, Home Page Ads Are Driving Sales MediaPost
5/26/2009 Auctions Fade in eBay's Bid for Growth Wall Street Journal
5/5/2009 Google, Compete Study: Beauty Junkies Addicted to Search MediaPost
5/5/2009 HSN.com leads online mass merchants with March conversion rate of 6% Internet Retailer
4/1/2009 Online retailers see some bright spots amid the downturn Internet Retailer
3/1/2009 Study: EBay Needs to Return to Its Roots ReadWriteWeb
3/1/2009 Turning buzz into honey Internet Retailer
2/24/2009 Amazon Packages Green Site Investor's Business Daily
1/21/2009 Amazon Is Killing eBay The Motley Fool
1/21/2009 Compete Analyzes Amazon's Holiday Success MediaPost
1/12/2009 Huh? Green Monday Amidst Black Friday and Cyber Monday MediaPost
1/7/2009 Older Americans Embrace Technology to Enhance Their Lives, According to a New Study from TNS... Forbes
12/18/2008 Report: Economy May be Slow, but Online Sales are Going Strong ReadWriteWeb
11/14/2008 Can Google and YouTube Help Retailers Download Profits? About.com
11/13/2008 TNS Compete Debuts Online Retail Practice Media Post
11/13/2008 5 Ways to Use the Web Effectively This Holiday Season to Drive Sales eM+C
10/16/2008 Non-branded Internet searches often lead to delayed purchases, study says Internet Retailer
10/16/2008 Exclusive Shopping Websites Catching On Advertising Age
09/29/2008 Are you getting the most from retail search? BizReport
09/26/2008 Retailers Search Report: Use a 'Portfolio' of Search Tactics MediaPost
09/23/2008 Survey Rates Retailers' Online Efforts Chain Store Age
08/21/2008 Borders.com Metrics Blast Off in Post-Amazon Launch RIS News
07/18/2007 Payment options grow, as do security requirements Internet Retailer
05/18/2007 PayPal Express looks for more pals as it battles Google Checkout Internet Retailer
01/17/2008 E-retailers pushing the envelope in alternative marketing, experts say Internet Retailer
01/30/2007 Will really Wii Win the War? Gaming Blog
01/25/2007 Total Access Gives Blockbuster Credibility To Compete With Netflix Seeking Alpha
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