Stores Magazine - October 2007 - (Page F7) The online retailers shoppers like most RANK RETAILER HEADQUARTERS MAIN PRODUCT COMMENT 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Gap.com Lowes.com EddieBauer.com Newport-News.com Costco.com Newegg.com TigerDirect.com HSN.com Buy.com Zappos.com Roamans.com SmartBargains.com AOL.com MSN.com WomanWithin.com Cabelas.com Eastbay.com San Francisco Mooresville, N.C. Redmond, Wash. Cary, N.C. Issaquah, Wash. Industry, Calif. Miami St. Petersburg, Fla. Viejo, Calif. Las Vegas Boston Boston Dulles, Va. Redmond, Wash. Boston Madison, Wis. Wausau, Wis. apparel home improvement apparel apparel general merchandise electronics electronics general merchandise electronics footwear apparel general merchandise information information apparel sporting goods athletic apparel apparel general merchandise apparel apparel computers general merchandise apparel apparel Defining classics for Fall, but can they reclaim the glory days? Do-it-together video, buying guides and a how-to library educate shoppers and help to build market share. Online brand brims with loyalty; now new president and COO Neil Fiske must tap the label’s multichannel potential. Fashions and essentials at affordable prices; Flattering fits enhanced by ShapeFX innerwear and Jeanology make headlines. You name it, they sell it online — from playground sets to leather furniture and caskets. Treasure Hunt brings shoppers back. Looking to lure PC shoppers away from the big box and into the online community with forums, blogs and a newsletter. Redesigned website includes video product reviews and a singlepage checkout feature. Complete relaunch includes virtual video style guides and video vignettes offering tips, trend info. More changes in the works. User-generated video reviews lift selling and dress up the website. A service culture engenders fierce customer loyalty; free shipping both ways helps, too. One-stop shopping for plus-size fashion with an accent on value; part of the Redcats USA portfolio. Favorite designer brands and low prices make for a fun and comfortable off-price shopping experience. Search is the thing; shoppers can tap into AOL Local or AOL Shopping, an e-commerce search powered by PriceGrabber. Virtual mall with entertainment bells and whistles; more than 10 million watched the video stream of Live Earth here. The new name of Lane Bryant catalog that captures how the plus-size woman feels; fashions are on trend. Shoppers who make hunting, fishing and other outdoor adventures their game consider Cabela’s their one-stop shop. Owned by Woolworth, an athletic superstore with a hometown feel. The Line Up, a new feature, spotlights key products. Western original in the closeout space; provides live help, footwear buying tips and regular updates for shoppers who opt in. Mr. Bluelight, the spokesperson/superhero, lights the way for shoppers; an interactive online community is forming. The tag line More for Less captures the story; founded 50 years ago, special size clothing for men is their sweet spot. Fashion infringement suits plague the company, but shoppers have a hard time resisting near-replicas of designer togs. Launched videos and created an online forum to get customer feedback; reviews are on tap, too. Helping small businesses save money and step up energy efficiency; click and pull translates to buy online, pick-up in store. A perfect fit for big and tall men who relish stylish and comfortable clothing. Led by plus-size sales and the return of Gitano, shoppers seem smitten — or in this case, bitten. STORES / OCTOBER 2007 F7 SierraTradingPost.com Cheyenne, Wyo. Kmart.com KingSizeDirect.com Forever21.com Dell.com SamsClub.com CasualMale.com FashionBug.com Troy, Mich. Boston Los Angeles Round Rock, Texas Bentonville, Ark. Canton, Mass. Bensalem, Pa. WWW.STORES.ORG http://Gap.com http://Lowes.com http://EddieBauer.com http://Newport-News.com http://Costco.com http://Newegg.com http://TigerDirect.com http://HSN.com http://Buy.com http://Zappos.com http://Roamans.com http://SmartBargains.com http://AOL.com http://MSN.com http://WomanWithin.com http://Cabelas.com http://Eastbay.com http://SierraTradingPost.com http://Kmart.com http://KingSizeDirect.com http://Forever21.com http://Dell.com http://SamsClub.com http://CasualMale.com http://FashionBug.com http://WWW.STORES.ORG
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