Digital Marketing

QUINCY, Mass./NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Stop & Shop and Netgrocer, a nationwide online retailer and e-commerce service provider, are partnering to test Netgrocer's "Endless Aisle" program in select stores beginning in March 2002.

NEW YORK - Shopping on the Internet is experiencing rapid growth today due to a combination of factors led by convenience, according to a national study, "How America Shops 2002, The Overstuffed Consumer," conducted by WSL Strategic Retail, in New York.

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. - More than 600 million people worldwide will have access to the Web by the end of this year, and they will spend more than $1 trillion shopping online, according to a new study cited by the E-Commerce Times.

SAN FRANCISCO - PETA and San Francisco-based Food and Social Justice Project recently launched a boycott against Safeway and its subsidiary stores, saying the company has refused to match minimum animal welfare standards adhered to by McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's.

BOSTON - Bread & Circus Whole Foods Market, the nation's largest retailer of natural and organic foods, is launching a new advertising campaign to support its store expansion in the northeast.

COLUMBUS - Online holiday shopping activity grew in 2001, according to preliminary results from consulting and market research firm Retail Forward's most recent survey of Internet users.

LONDON - Online shopping in the UK grew 142 percent in 2001, according to research published today by retail consultancy Verdict, Reuters reports.

NEW YORK - Online retailing is expected to fare only about as well or as poorly as the retail economy as a whole during the Christmas season, The New York Times reported today. That stands in contrast to a steady growth since 1998, when online sales kept surging despite less favorable economic trends or even normal seasonal patterns.