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Analyst: Kindle to reach 10 percent of Amazon's customer base; Ending Target deal a risk

The great Kindle sales guessing game continues. Cowen and Co. analyst Jim Friedland upgraded Amazon to outperform from neutral on Tuesday and his case depends heavily on future Kindle sales---along with the power of Amazon Prime subscriptions and new businesses like Amazon Web Services. However, Friedland also...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Target.com, Jim Friedland, Business Structures, Web Site Development, Sales Strategy, Web Technology, Strategy, Finance, Internet, Sales, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Google Checkout: Gaining momentum, but big retailers wary

Google Checkout is gaining among e-commerce Web sites, but the largest retailers remain wary because they fear sharing data with Google, according to a survey by Cowen & Co. Cowen surveyed the top 200 e-commerce Web sites and found that alternative payment platforms are catching on. Among the top e-commerce...

Tags: Web Technology, Search, Google, General, eBay

Blog posts 2007-06-18

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5 looming questions about the Amazon-Zappos deal

Amazon's acquisition of Zappos is notable on a few fronts. The combination is largely complementary, but there are a few questions hanging. With any luck there will be a few answers on Amazon's second quarter earnings conference call. Among the questions about Amazon's $847 million purchase of...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Zappos, Mitchell, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Rumor mill: Netflix would be a good fit for Amazon, but...

Options traders are betting that Amazon will buy Netflix and the idea makes a lot of sense. According to Bloomberg, Netflix shares jumped on speculation that Amazon will buy the company. The rumor at this point seems pretty thin and some analysts doubt the move because of...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Options Trader, Video On Demand (VoD), Sales Strategy, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sales, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-13

E-commerce's looming question: Will consumers show up?

The fourth quarter for e-commerce will be very telling. Will online sales continue to grow even if the consumer is strapped? Or will e-commerce increasingly look like the rest of the retail sector? To wit: Amazon's fourth quarter outlook, which had a range so...

Tags: Consumer, GSI Commerce Inc., Analyst, Amazon.com Inc., E-business, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-23

Google not so recession proof after all: Monetization down in January

The handwringing over Google's 0.3 percent decline in web search paid clicks in January from a year ago is palpable. Apparently folks are just coming around to the idea that Google may not be completely immune to a slowing economy. Google shares got whacked on Monday and...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Monetization, News, Search, Text Advertisement

Blog posts 2008-02-26