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How to Reach Dad on Father's Day
May 31, 2011

Sons and daughters say thanks to dad every June by showering him with love, affection and, of course, gifts. The weeks leading up to Father’s Day are spent searching for the perfect tie, power tool or “World’s Best Dad” coffee mug. Using Compete's panel of 2 million consumers and the results of our Spring 2011 Online Shopper Intelligence study, we're able to shed some light on consumer spending this Father’s Day and what e-retailers can do to best reach these shoppers.

Retailers Embrace Video as Virtual Sales People
May 26, 2011

We spend so much time focusing on the TV-like branding impact of video that it is easy to forget that streaming media can also take some of its cues from the infomercial — direct sales.

Overstock.com Reacts to Connecticut Adopting 'Amazon Tax' Law
May 24, 2011

Overstock.com today announced that it will award free Club O accounts ($20 value) preloaded with $10 in Club O Reward dollars to top customers in Connecticut, where the company canceled ad contracts because of the recently passed sales tax law.

Study Shows Spike in Revenue After Introduction of F-Commerce
May 17, 2011

The latest social media benchmark results from eDigitalResearch found that Facebook remains the most popular site for retailers to connect with online consumers. F-commerce pioneer ASOS has added over a third of its total current following in the past three months alone after opening the world’s first Facebook store back in January 2011.

How Amazon Controls E-Commerce
May 12, 2011

When you think about e-commerce, you think about Amazon.com. But how did a company that started with online books come to dominate an estimated one-third of e-commerce sales in the U.S.? Global consulting boutique faberNovel breaks down Amazon’s business and strategy.

Amazon Bests Netflix in Online Retail Satisfaction Survey
May 11, 2011

After six years of leading the e-commerce industry in customer satisfaction, Netflix has dropped and Amazon has narrowly taken the lead, according to a new report from ForeSee Results. Amazon, also the e-tailer with the largest sales volume, got a score of 86, edging out Netflix’s score of 85 in the annual survey.

Nevada Business Group Launches Campaign in Support of Amazon Tax
May 11, 2011

A coalition of hotels, casinos and small businesses is launching a $50,000 advertising campaign to build support for a change in tax laws so Amazon.com and dozens of other e-commerce companies would have to collect state taxes when they sell goods to Nevadans. 

Nevada Business Group Presses Amazon to Collect State Sales Tax
May 11, 2011

A coalition of hotel/casinos and small businesses is launching a $50,000 advertising campaign to build support for a change in tax laws so Amazon.com and dozens of other e-commerce companies would have to collect state sales taxes when they sell goods to Nevadans. Leaders of the Retail Association of Nevada and the Nevada Resort Association planned a formal announcement detailing the proposals they hope to persuade state lawmakers to consider as amendments to pending legislation as early as this week.