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Online Clothing Sales Outpacing Computers

For the first time, clothing surpassed computers in U.S. online sales, with online shoppers spending $18.3 billion on apparel, accessories, and footwear l...  Read story

Retailers Start Holiday Promotions Earlier Than Ever

More than a third of consumers say they will begin their shopping by Halloween, according to a new survey.  Read story

Retailers Brace for Cyber Monday Surge

More than 60 percent of shoppers say they expect to buy more holiday gifts online this year.  Read story

Agenda 11/05

Thanksgiving is this month's main event, and while we encourage seconds, beware the toll that tryptophan can have on personal productiv...zzzzzzz.  Read story

Time May Be Ripe to Move Online

May 26, 2004 --For small businesses that have been debating whether to move online, recent sales numbers are making a strong case for maki...  Read story

Online Spending Down

Retailers are hoping the holidays will boost weaker online sales, comScore reports.  Read story

Turning Browsers Into Buyers

How to improve conversion rates.  Read story

Same-Day Internet Delivery

Donna Iucolano, vice-chairperson of Shop.org , an Internet retailing trade organization, and former chairperson...  Read story

This Week's Economic Roundup

Online sales growth eclipses brick-and-mortar stores; gas prices jump for the third straight week.  Read story

Upstarts: Internet Convenience Services

The massive consumer rush to buy stuff online has created some real-world logistical problems -- problems that some start-ups hope to solve.  Read story

A Bright Future: After the Train Wreck

A four-time entrepreneur explores the realities of retailing, both on and off the Web -- and finds out that they're the same.  Read story

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