Lycos enters online retailing arena

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Waltham, MA-based Lycos Inc has launched LycoShop in Oct 1999. A loyalty- reward program awaits visitors of shop.lycos.com, the new site where the company hopes to lead a potential 12 million online users of its lycos.com and HotBot.com search engines. The new online retailing site features search, consultation and buy functions and requires only a single registration. The company will garner revenue from hosting, slotting and transaction fees from merchants and retailers.

Video Retailing Service, All Other Information Services, Home shopping, Lycos Inc.

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DealTime launches categories, campaigns

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DealTime.com will introduce a new category specializing on holiday items as it seeks to position itself as the e-convenience resource for all holiday shopping. The new shopping category will conduct comparison- shopping for merchandise projected to be popular for the Christmas season. Meanwhile, the Stamford, CT-based online marketer is also launching a $25- million brand-building advertising initiative for its comparison-shop web site.

Direct Sales Organizations, Other Direct Selling Establishments, Shopping.com Inc.

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