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The National Football League and Victoria's Secret Pink have teamed up for a co-branded clothing collection to hit stores Aug. 10. The line will include tees, sweats, hoodies and tanks with the names and logos of the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins and Carolina Panthers.
Rue La La, an invitation-only shopping site, saw revenues increase 26% in the second quarter, or 100% excluding SmartBargains, according to a research note from Cowen and Company. GSI Commerce acquired Retail Convergence last year, the company that operates RueLaLa.com and SmartBargains.com. According to Jim Friedland of Cowen and Company, Rue La La grew almost 100% year over year excluding SmartBargains, which he said was in decline. Rue La La members increased to 2.2 million, up from 1.8 million at the end of the first quarter (March 31, 2010). Rue La La was launched in April 2008 and is
Brands that buy rankings through paid search on engines powering retail websites experience better sales.
As retailers head into the critical back-to-school season, the industry's second-biggest selling period, they're using an array of new tools and deals to spur consumers to buy.
Calvin Klein recently launched a store on eBay offering "the same quality brands and retail experience as on our main website, but with even more great prices and super deals." eBay included an ad for the company in a marketing email sent to shoppers this week, announcing the Calvin Klein Store Grand Opening and linking to this page. "calvinklein" has had seven positive feedback ratings in the past month, and the Calvin Klein eBay Store had 6,821 listings, which are powered by ChannelAdvisor and designed by third-party firm Frooition. eBay has been encouraging designer brands to sell on its
Dreams Inc. said it has partnered with BC Sports to manage the Marietta, Ga.-based company’s online store. (DRJ)
BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq: DSCM), a leading online retailer of health, beauty, vision and pharmacy products, today announced the completion of the sale of the assets of its DS Pharmacy, Inc. subsidiary to BioScrip Pharmacy Services, Inc., a subsidiary of BioScrip, Inc., for approximately $10.5 million, which closed on July 30, 2010. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070813/AQM043LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070813/AQM043LOGO) Through a strategic partnership, BioScrip has started providing pharmacy services to drugstore.com customers. Customers will be able to continue to order and refill their prescriptions through the drugstore.com website and will benefit from an expanded specialty pharmacy product
ValueVision Media Inc., which operates the ShopNBC network, has named William McGrath to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer.
Two new Kohl’s Department Stores Inc. locations near the Kansas Speedway and in Blue Springs will hire 260 workers, Kohl’s said in a release Monday. (KSS)
Facebook Inc. is finding new kinds of websites to "Like," in the parlance of the popular social-networking service.
