Online sales more fulfilled this year, study says
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E-tailers demonstrate that they've learned from last year's mistakes, this year giving shoppers a 92 percent chance of success with their Web orders, according to a study.
Clock ticks for holiday shoppers, e-tailers
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The last day, on average, to shop online with guaranteed delivery for the holidays is this Sunday, Dec. 17, according to a survey.
Study: Consumers throttling back on e-tail purchases
For the week ended Dec. 3, online sales rose only 50 percent year over year, down from a jump of 140 percent the week before, says a PC Data survey.
E-tail sites resilient amid latest holiday hubbub
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Web sites are handling holiday traffic well, even improving performance from a few weeks ago, according to a study.
Embattled e-tailers prepare for big holiday rush
Instead of boasting unlimited budgets fueled by the investor enthusiasm of 1999, many of this year's Christmas contenders are going in battered by layoffs, shrinking budgets and plunging stock prices.
Net travel options could ease holiday headaches
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The travel trauma that usually accompanies the holiday season may be less grueling this year as consumers are finding more places online to buy airline tickets and seeing new wireless e-commerce options.
Discount retailers revamp sites for holiday rush
Big box" retailers such as Wal-Mart, Kmart and Target are making a major push online to capture holiday sales, unveiling redesigned Web sites that aim to overcome last year's online retailing woes.
Dot-coms paring down ad spending ahead of holidays
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Dot-coms are mostly dropping their big-budget, showy advertising campaigns this holiday season, focusing instead on online and direct marketing to drive sales, industry executives say.
E-tailers give new voice to customer service
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After last year's string of customer service failures, many click-and-mortar stores are making their Web sites talk in hopes of coaxing more sales out of customers.
Visa wants to get holiday Net shoppers charged up
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The credit card company announced Tuesday that its cardholders will receive discounts when shopping at certain online sites, including the Sunglass Hut Web site, Cooking.com and CDNow.
Holiday sites prepare