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One of the big stories from last week is that Walmart.com is testing Walmart To Go, enabling consumers in its San Jose, CA test market to buy groceries online. While Wal-Mart has offered a similar service in the past, this is the first time they’re giving consumers the option of buying fresh foods (produce and [...]

WebLinc client Dylan’s Candy Bar makes its big-screen debut in the re-make of the classic 1981 film Arthur, out in theaters today. When Arthur, played by Brit Russell Brand, stands to lose his inheritance, he takes a job at the flagship Manhattan Dylan’s shop. The world’s largest candy store seems like the perfect fit for [...]

Word came this morning from TechCrunch that eBay has agreed to buy GSI Commerce for $29.25 a share, or total consideration of approximately $2.4 billion. The news comes on the heels of Oracle’s November 2010 announcement that they are purchasing ATG, and the acquisition of Fry Inc. by MICROS in 2008, among others. Whether GSI, [...]

Valentine’s Day 2011 introduced brides-to-be to a whole new world of wedding glamour and style. BHLDN.com is the newest concept from Urban Outfitters, Inc. and features wedding gowns that range from $1,000 to $4,000, and event dresses $200 to $600.  Inspired by the Dutch word for “to keep,” BHLDN (pronounced “beholden”) is the fourth site from [...]

Congratulations to longtime WebLinc client Fanatics, Inc. on their acquisition by GSI Commerce. The deal, announced earlier today, is reportedly worth $277 million.  Founded in 1995, Fanatics offers the largest selection of officially licensed team and league products found anywhere on the web.  The company operates thousands of professional, college and university websites, including footballfanatics.com. All [...]

In the 1970s, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George F. Will wrote, “the eight miles worth saving in [New York City] are at the corner of Broadway and 12th Street. They are the crammed shelves of the Strand Book Store.” These days, the store boasts closer to 18 miles of books (more than 2.5 million!), and now [...]

WebLinc would like to congratulate our clients Free People and LightsOnline.com on their inclusion in Internet Retailer’s 2011 Hot 100 list. This year’s list is a celebration of the best retail web sites featuring 100 outstanding retailers in eleven categories. Free People currently has 40 stores and is carried in more than 1,000 boutiques and department stores [...]

Sitting around the TV with my family on Thanksgiving this year, I noticed a trend: While the football games buzzed from the flat screen, instead of asking to change the channel or playing cards or playing with the dogs, my sisters sat on the couch with their laptops and shopped. One was looking for advance [...]

Just in time for the holidays, Free People has launched Wee People, clothes for the best-dressed little girls. According to the company, “The collection captures the spirit of the Free People girl in her earliest stages, when fairy tales are real and imagination knows no boundaries. Whimsical girls’ party dresses to release her inner princess, [...]

We’re happy to announce that WebLinc ranks number one in the list of Website Design and Development Agencies in the most recent issue of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The list, which was compiled as part of the Business Journal’s annual Book of Lists, contains listings of the hottest area companies in their fields. The same [...]