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Wednesday May 23 | Internet Retailer

More retailers outsource key technologies

Topics: Abt Electronics , Brown Shoes , e-commerce , e-commerce platforms , e-commerce technology , e-retail , Hanover Direct , industry statistics , Overstock.com , Shoes.com With online retail's rapid evolution, many web merchants are looking beyond their own walls for technology expertise.

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Retail, Apparel, Household Products, Marketing

Mon May 21, 2012

WGRZ-TV Buffalo

$16 Shark Steam Scrubber, $20 Digital Frame

Out of 200 new deals and gadgets on the market, today you'll find up of three great deals under $20, thanks to some really great coupons.

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Related Topix: Apparel, Household Products, Retail

Sat May 19, 2012

Hot Air

Michigan looking to expand sales taxes online

Something's cooking in Motor City and it's not an engine with a blown radiator. The Governor of Michigan is looking to put some additional coin in his state's coffers while promoting local business activity.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Rick Snyder, Retail, Apparel, Household Products, Personal Finance, Small Business, US News, Harry Reid, US Senate, Democrat, US Politics, Republican, Mitch McConnell

Fri May 18, 2012

The Daily Caller

Goldman's blunder exposes shorts

J. Keith Johnson is a self-proclaimed contrarian, always questioning the front page and striving to read between the lines.

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Related Topix: Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Investment Services, Retail, Apparel, Household Products, US News, Conservative Political News

Thu May 17, 2012

She Knows

10 Must-have backyard decorations for summer

Get your backyard ready for summer entertaining by adding lighting, accent pieces and other decor items.

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Related Topix: Household Products, Retail, Apparel

Wed May 16, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Market Recap: Bears Keep POUNDING, NAKED Shorts, FOMC Minutes

On the commodities front,A Oil A declined to $92.63 a barrel. Precious metals also declined, withA Gold A falling to $1539.00 an ounce whileA SilverA fell 0.91% to settle at $27.14. Employees atA Merrill Lynch,A a subsidiary of A Bank of AmericaA , andA Goldman Sachs Group A discussed helping naked short-sales by market-maker clients via e-mails A ... (more)

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Related Topix: Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Investment Services, Banking, Bank of America, Cohen Group, Consulting, Retail, Apparel, Household Products, JP Morgan Chase , Apple, Startups

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Bank of America and Microsoft have New Problems

Overstock.com alleges that Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch manipulated its stock from 2005 to 2007, by assisting market-maker clients in their naked short-sales, according to a Bloomberg report.

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Related Topix: Retail, Apparel, Household Products, Microsoft, Startups, Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Investment Services, Banking, Stora Enso, Bank of America, Paper, Tellme

Internet Retailer

Overstock and OfficeMax lead April consistency ratings

Topics: average internet explorer consistency score , Compuware , Compuware Gomez , consistency , consistent internet explorer site , e - commerce , Firefox , Gomez , Internet Explorer , internet explorer testing , internet explorer tests , Mozilla Firefox , OfficeMax , OfficeMax.com , Overstock.com , web page delivery Overstock.com had the best ... (more)

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Retail, Apparel, Household Products, Mozilla

Daily Kos

Taibbi: Goldman, BofA Lawyers Accidentally Confirm "Naked Shorting," Disregard For Compliance

Matt Taibbi could barely contain his glee last night when he posted this story over at his Rolling Stone Magazine blog .

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Related Topix: Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Investment Services, Retail, Apparel, Household Products, US News, Liberal Political News

Tue May 15, 2012

Bloomberg

Goldman, Merrill E-Mails Show Naked Shorting, Overstock Claims

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. employees discussed helping naked short-sales by market-maker clients in e-mails the banks sought to keep secret, including one in which a Merrill official told another to ignore compliance rules, Overstock.com Inc.

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Related Topix: Goldman Sachs, Investment Services, Financial Services, Merrill Lynch and Co, Retail, Apparel, Household Products, Banking, Bank of America, Cohen Group, Consulting

MLive.com

Online sales tax: readers, business groups weigh in on federal and state proposals

Business groups applauded Gov. Rick Snyder's endorsement of federal legislation to let states collect sales tax from out-of-state online and catalog retailers, though readers had mixed reactions.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Rick Snyder, Apparel, Household Products, Retail, Tax

Customer Interaction Solutions

NetFlix is Among the Companies in the Internet Retail Industry With...

NetFlix is Among the Companies in the Internet Retail Industry With the Highest Future Earnings Growth May 15, 2012 News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Internet Retail industry with the highest future earnings growth.

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Related Topix: Apparel, Household Products, Retail, Amazon

Mon May 14, 2012

DigiDay

Inside Overstock's Social Strategy

Overstock.com is a child of the Web, founded in the e-commerce boom in 1997. Since then it's been a major Internet marketer, pouring money into tactics like search marketing.

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Related Topix: Retail, Apparel, Household Products, Internet, Science / Technology, Marketing, Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Twitter

Fri May 11, 2012

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Gov. Rick Snyder wants Michigan to collect sales tax for online purchases

Gov. Rick Snyder urged the U.S. Senate to pass legislation allowing states to collect sales tax from online and catalog retailers.

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Related Topix: Rick Snyder, US Governors, Retail, Apparel, Household Products, US News, US Supreme Court, Tax

Wed May 09, 2012

New York Daily News

Mother's Day gifts for your 'mommie dearest'

But for those who relish bad taste -- or maybe want to work out some deep seated issues -- an Edible Arrangement doesn't quite say it all.

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Related Topix: Retail, Apparel, Household Products

Tue May 08, 2012

Internet Retailer

E-commerce stocks sink in heavy weather on Wall Street

Topics: Blue Nile Inc. , e-commerce , e-commerce stocks , financials , Internet Retailer Online Retail Index , NewsMakers , Overstock.com , petmed express inc.

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Related Topix: Weather, Financial Markets, Internet, Science / Technology, Retail, Apparel, Household Products, Com 1, Computers, Keynote Systems, Startups

Mon May 07, 2012

Seeking Alpha

Overstock.com Faces $2.4 Million In Court Costs From Failed Suit

It seems that Overstock.com is about to take a hefty hit against earnings - $1.944 million, to be exact - thanks to the looniness and litigiousness of Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne.

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Related Topix: Retail, Apparel, Household Products, Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Investment Services

Fri May 04, 2012

World News Report

StockBrainiac.com: Liberator Inc. Is Turning Up the Heat, Literally

Stock Brainiac provides its subscribers with timely information and exclusive reports on U.S. companies with substantial upside potential.

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Related Topix: 9, Marketing, Retail, Apparel, Household Products, Burn After Reading

Wed May 02, 2012

Internet Retailer

L.L. Bean and Apple top April response time tests

Topics: Apple.com , Compuware Gomez , Firefox response time , Gomez , Internet Explorer response time , LLBean.com , response , Response Time , Top 500 LLBean.com and Apple.com produced the best high broadband access times among 21 large web retailers tested in April, according to Compuware Gomez .

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups, Retail, Apparel, LL Bean, Household Products

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