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A decade has passed since eBay and Amazon opened their doors, and most online retailers are now profitable…
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E-Registers Ring
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Online Trunk Shows Lift Sales, Reorders
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Built-in Fan Base
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Technology Makes a Fashion Statement
NEW YORK — Intel as a fashion brand?
The merging of fashion and technology was the point of a presentation the…
E-mails Perk Up Online Sales
E-mail is now Frederick's most successful marketing channel, aside from catalogue mailings.
How Star Retailers Turn Fast
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