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CNNMoney: Consumers say 'no' to high shipping feesupdated: Mon Jun 23 2008 11:14:00

It's sweltering outside, and you can't go any longer without ordering an air conditioning unit for the bedroom. The best deals seem to be online, but the thought of paying over $40 for shipping makes you hot under the collar.

Business 2.0: From Lands' End to Fair Tradeupdated: Thu Mar 15 2007 12:21:00

Fair trade is a hit with coffee drinkers. By guaranteeing a living wage to their Third World growers, sellers of fair-trade-certified java are growing revenue by an average 70 percent a year, not t...

Fortune: From Lands' End to fair tradeupdated: Fri Feb 23 2007 11:08:00

Fair trade is a hit with coffee drinkers. By guaranteeing a living wage to their Third World growers, sellers of fair-trade-certified java are growing revenue by an average 70% a year, not to menti...

FSB: Expanding the jean poolupdated: Thu Feb 09 2006 09:07:00

A grueling shopping trip with his wife inspired Romney Evans, 28, to start a new online retailer that will help shoppers track down the jeans that fit them best.

CNNMoney: Gas woes could temper online salesupdated: Mon Sep 19 2005 10:58:00

Will consumers, not wanting to use $3 a gallon gas to get to the mall, shop online this holiday season instead?

CNNMoney: Are eBay and Amazon swimming naked?updated: Wed Feb 09 2005 13:47:00

February is proving to be the cruelest month for online retail and e-commerce investors, although January was no peach either. In the past two weeks, sector bellwethers Amazon.com and eBay, as well as erstwhile stellar performer Overstock.com, have taken a drubbing in the market.

CNNMoney: Online sales to lose steam in '05updated: Wed Jan 19 2005 09:47:00

After surging to record levels in 2004, a new industry report anticipates the red-hot pace of online sales growth could likely lose some of the sizzle in the months ahead.

CNNMoney: Walmart.com's going upscaleupdated: Thu Nov 18 2004 09:45:00

Discounter Wal-Mart can keep "rollin', rollin', rollin'" back its prices but Walmart.com has loftier intentions.

CNNMoney: Online sales sizzle in 2Qupdated: Fri Aug 20 2004 10:53:00

Online sales grew to $15.7 billion in the second quarter, up a strong 23.1 percent from the same period a year earlier, a Commerce Department report showed Friday.

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