1st In Video - Music World, Inc.

• $59.35 Billion in sales ($52.57 in 2006 - 13.1% increase)

• 610 Million Listings (42% fixed-price listings - up from 38% in 2006)
• 83.2 Million active users (81.8 million in 2006)
• 532,000 Stores
• Paypal’s net total payment volume in 2007 Q4 was $14 billion (Up 35% from 2006 Q4)
• 57.3 million active registered PayPal accounts (up 5% from 2006)

Source: eBay’s 2007 merchandise sales grow 13.1% to $59.3 billion - Internet Retailer

• Almost 2/3’s of the US population is online
• The aveage US Interet User spent 15.3 hours per week online in 2007
• “The US Internet population differs from the general population in age, race/ethnicity, income and education levels.”

Source/Read More: Now US Is Online, And How! - eMarketer

Quincy, IL 2/1/2008 - Due to the companies fast growth online, 1st in Video - Music World, Inc. is expanding into a 30,000 square foot state-of-the-art distribution center located at 1400 N 30^th Street, Quincy, IL. The company will continue to operate its retail stores of Your Electronic Warehouse, Discount Golf World and Quincy’s Discount Travel of their current retail locations in the 2800 block of Broadway. Read the rest of this entry »

Quincy, IL, 12/10/2007 - Your Electronic Warehouse has been named to the 2008 Internet Retailer Hot 100 Best Retail Web Sites. The Hot 100 list is featured in the December 2007 issue of Internet Retailer Magazine and consists of online retail sites that reflect the best of what retailers can do online. This marks the first time Your Electronic Warehouse has been selected to the Internet Retailer Hot 100 list but has been included in Internet Retailer’s Top 500 list the previous two years. Read the rest of this entry »

Quincy, IL/November 19, 2007 – In the past several months, DiscountGolfWorld.com has been selected as an Internet Authorized Dealer for Nike Golf, Callaway Golf, Taylor Made, Adidas, Cleveland Golf, Ben Hogan, Odyssey, Top-Flite, and Maxfli. Read the rest of this entry »

This case study compares the search engine rankings for the top ten search terms of two premium manufacturers. One manufacturer, Company A, is a multinational cable and audio company that does a very good job of linking to its Internet authorized dealers. The other manufacturer, Company B, is a multinational audio company that does not link to its Internet authorized dealers. This study shows how a manufacturer can minimize negative PR online and gain more control over its search engine results by properly linking to its Internet authorized dealers. Read the rest of this entry »

• 80% of US adults use the Internet
• Average time  spent online per person was 11 hours per week
• 70% of US adults have internet access at home
• Higher education and income levels still go hand-in-hand with Internet usage

Read More: eMarketer: Web Users Up, Demographics Broader

Students will receive real world experience managing all aspects of e-commerce. Read the rest of this entry »

Customers Can Trade In Their iPod Earphones and Receive $20 Towards a Future Purchase. Read the rest of this entry »

 Yamaha is offering a $25,000 reward to the first person that provides specific information that leads to the identification and prosecution of unauthorized dealers.

There are several unauthorized dealers selling Yamaha products.  Many of these stores are selling Yamaha products that have been modified by:

• Removal of the genuine serial number and replacement by a phony serial number
• Removal of the Yamaha warranty statement
• Removal of the purchase information card.

It is risky for consumers to buy from an unauthorized dealer.  These products do not carry the manufacturer’s warranty and are often stolen, counterfeit or gray market goods.

For more information see: www.yamaha.com/25kreward