- Mon May 10 1999 Netmarket exposes customer order data
A "bug" reveals names, addresses, phone numbers, and order information. The company that owns the retail site says it has has fixed the problem.
Posted by Troy Wolverton
- Tue Jul 15 1997 Web superstore launched
CUC International combines its online consumer, travel, and auto services sites into a single Web megastore called netMarket.
Posted by Tim Clark
- Wed Nov 26 1997 Short Take: CUC launches online video store
CUC International has
launched an interactive video store called GoodMovies, which will sell its
30,000-plus titles online at 20 to 40 percent below retail cost. GoodMovies
is accessible as both a stand-alone site and from within CUC's
membership-based shopping site, netMarket. GoodMovies also will
cross-promote within netMarket, so that a shopper can buy a video through
Good Movies as well as buy the soundtrack through Musicspot and the novel through Book Stacks.
Posted by Beth Lipton Krigel
- Wed Nov 19 1997 Short Take: CUC invests in online grocer
Powerhouse direct marketer CUC
International has paid $5 million for a 25 percent stake in NetGrocer, a nationwide online grocery
and household goods service. CUC also gained the right to buy the entire company at a later date. As a result of the deal, NetGrocer will create a customized version of its service for netMarket, CUC's membership-based consumer Web site.
Posted by Tim Clark
- Fri Jan 8 1999 Short Take: iMall adds 14 new stores
Online retailer iMall has made deals to add 14 new stores to pick from on its Stuff.com site. Merchants now available include Toys R Us, Skechers, Music Boulevard, Pet Warehouse, Seattle's Finest Gourmet Coffee, Fitness Zone, Candy Direct, Game Keeper, and OfficeMax. The store plans to soon add SkyMall, OnSale, Rubbermaid, Omaha Steaks, and Netmarket, a division of Cendant. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Posted by Scott Martin
- Fri Oct 11 1996 E-commerce comes to Notes
IBM subsidiary Lotus Development plans to ship an add-on package early next year for its Notes 4.5 groupware server that allows businesses to build online marketing and sales applications tied to existing Notes databases.
Posted by Mike Ricciuti
- Wed Aug 11 2004 E-commerce turns 10
After a decade, even your mom buys books online. But are secure transactions secure enough yet?
Posted by Alorie Gilbert
- Wed Sep 13 2000 Eve.com scrambles to assess security breach
The online beauty-products retailer temporarily shuts down its Web site after customers' personal information on thousands of orders is exposed.
Posted by Stefanie Olsen and Troy Wolverton
- Thu Oct 12 2000 Glitch reveals Buy.com customer information
The online store says it has repaired an automated product return mechanism that exposed customers' names, phone numbers and addressees over the Internet.
Posted by Stephen Shankland
- Fri Dec 5 1997 Intuit, CUC to do insurance deal
The two companies next week will announce a service to help banks sell term life insurance online.
Posted by Tim Clark
