IDC: E-commerce to hit $1.6T in 2003
A new report from International Data Corp. predicts $1.
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E-commerce picks up holiday steam
Traffic to e-commerce Web sites rose last week, an indication that earlier sluggishness may have been an aberration.Visits to e-commerce Web sites in the Nielsen/NetRatings Holiday E-Commerce Index rose 12 percent for the week of Nov.
Study: Biggest problems for e-commerce
The shipping and handling costs attached to goods bought online have kept many consumers from completing their purchases, a recent survey found. According to research by New York-based Jupiter Media Metrix, 63 percent of consumers said shipping and handling charges have deterred them from completing online purchases, and 45 percent of retailers said they are losing money on shipping and handling costs.
The Net's no game for Toys 'R' Us CEO
John Barbour may well lose the battle for online consumer toy dollars during the next seven weeks. But his thick Scottish brogue gets downright viscous as he tells you Toysrus.
Vignette buys OnDisplay in $1.7B deal
Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq: VIGN), an e-business software maker, said Monday it will acquire OnDisplay Inc.
Commentary: How to rent all the DVDs you want
Let's take a little break from all the gloomy layoff news and peek under the hood at an Internet company actually making good money on the Net: DVD rental house Netflix.com.
Study: Consumer e-commerce to hit $65 billion
Dot-coms may be dropping right and left, but consumers are still looking to the Web, according to a new study that says online retail sales are expected to reach $65 billion in North America this year. The study, conducted by industry group Shop.
E-commerce to grow by 68 percent this year
Internet businesses willgrow revenues at a booming 68 percent rate this year and appearto be helping boost productivity and hold down inflation,according to a study released Wednesday by researchers at theUniversity of Texas. Revenues of all U.
Peoples Choice awards moving to the Web
The People's Choice awards are coming to the Internet. Live Internet events guide Yack.
Report: PS2 hard drive set for Japan launch
According to the July 4 morning edition of Nihon Keizai Shinbun newspaper, Sony Computer Entertainment is scheduled to release the hard-disk drive for the PlayStation 2 on July 19 in Japan. According to the publication, the pricing for the external drive will be set at 19,000yen (US$153), while the internal one will retail for 18,000yen(US$145).