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E-Commerce News

Real time e-commerce industry news, trends, analysis, features and opinion for IT managers.

Analysts See Cold Holiday Season for e-Commerce
With prices on the rise and confidence down, online retailers face a harsh economic climate as they head into the all-important holiday season.
Chilly Economy Saps AOL's Ad Revenue
Online unit struggling with softening advertising market, and looks to lure the kind of lucre Google and Yahoo are seeing.
Online Ad Sales Growth May Slip Further
J.P. Morgan analyst cuts online ad forecast as spending freezes in late third-quarter downturn.
Blogs Better at Pushing Product?
New research finds that bloggers' links are gaining heft as trusted guides for finding useful content and product purchases.
Holiday e-Commerce Seen Only Rising 12%
Forrester revises its growth expectations for the holiday shopping season. Gas is still playing a role, along with economy.
Amazon Hits Numbers, Cuts Outlook
After hovering above the rest of the pack, Amazon's guidance suggests it's coming down to earth.
Layoffs, Falling Profits: Yahoo Takes a Beating
Amid a steadily worsening climate, Web pioneer is hit hard in third quarter on slowing ad spending.
eBay Not Expecting a Big Christmas Bonus
Lowered outlook for end of year after sharp pullback in consumer spending in the third quarter.
iTunes Scare Fades as Royalties Hold Steady
Striking a compromise, copyright tribunal locks in royalty rates for digital downloads at a level that pleases retailers and songwriters.
The End of iTunes?
Copyright royalty controversy threatens to derail America's biggest music seller.