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Melanie Steele, the former dot-com millionairess, was recently slapped with a $257,675 judgment in a case that showed just how important title insurance can be. If you recall, Stewart Tide Guaranty Co. unwillingly paid a negotiated settlement of $185,000 to clear a $2.55 million IRS lien originally filed against...
Tags: Borders Books & Music, dot-com, Internal Revenue Service, Webvan
Research articles 2006-01-16
Stewart sues Steele
The legend of Melanie Steele continues, this time as a lesson in just how important title insurance can be. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. unwillingly paid a negotiated settlement of $185,000 to clear a $2.55 million IRS lien originally filed against Steele. Steele, if you recall, was the dot-corn...
Tags: Borders Books & Music, Internal Revenue Service, legend, Webvan
Research articles 2005-07-25
Extending the Supply Chain: How Cutting-Edge Companies Bridge the Critical Last Mile into Customers' Homes.(BookShelf)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Extending the Supply Chain: How Cutting-Edge Companies Bridge the Critical Last Mile into Customers' Homes. By Kenneth Karel Boyer, Markham T. Frohlich and G. Tomas M. Hult. Amacom, 252 pages. $34.95 Webvan, the failed Web grocery firm, is often trotted out as a prime...
Tags: Albertson's Inc., Tesco, Webvan
Research articles 2004-10-01
Online Shopping Begins to Click with San Jose, Calif., Supermarket Chains.
By Michele Chandler, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 29--Alexa Martinez is a survivor of the online grocery revolution. Every Sunday, she sits down at her computer to order her family's weekly provisions over the Internet....
Tags: Albertson's Inc., Safeway Plc., Webvan
Research articles 2003-09-29
Sacramento, Calif.-Area Chamber Chooses New President.
By Paul Schnitt, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 21--The Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday that it had chosen as its new president and chief executive a Bay Area businessman who until several months ago was a...
Tags: Webvan, Ziegler Inc.
Research articles 2001-12-21
Realizing we're mortal and taking action
CHICAGO AP -- As Americans reorder their financial priorities in the wake of Sept. 11, writing wills and putting estates in order have risen on many to-do lists. Attorneys and financial planners around the country report a surge of requests for wills since the attacks. Demand for life insurance also...
Tags: Associated Press, car, DoveBid, Southwest Airlines Co., Webvan
Research articles 2001-11-01
Berkeley, Calif.-Based Grocery Outlet to Sell Webvan Items.
By Janet Adamy, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Janet Adamy, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Tags: Webvan, Grocery Outlet Inc.
Research articles 2001-08-22
Law Firm Milberg Weiss Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Certain of Webvan Group, Inc.'s Officers and/or Directors and Underwriters
Business Editors & Legal Writers NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--July 22, 2001 Milberg Weiss Announces Class Action Suit Against Certain of Webvan Group, Inc.'s Officers and/or Directors and Underwriters in Connection With Webvan's Initial Public Offering of Common Stock The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes...
Tags: Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., FINANCE, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Investment, IPO, lawsuit, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Robertson Stephens Co., Salomon Smith Barney, Webvan
Research articles 2001-07-22
The Seattle Times Business Digest Column.
The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 12-- SEATTLE--WEBVAN DEMISE BOOSTS ORDERS AT ALBERTSONS.COM: The death this week of Webvan, the online grocery business, has given a big boost to Albertsons.com, which reported yesterday a 300 percent jump in orders over...
Tags: Albertsons.com, Seattle Times Co., Webvan
Research articles 2001-07-12
Webvan Shuts Down, Fires Kirkland, Wash., Employees.
By Barbara Clements, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 10--A year after the peach was canned, its replacement, Webvan Group Inc., has been shelved as well. Webvan's chief executive, Robert Swan, announced Monday the company was shutting...
Tags: Albertson's Inc., Webvan
Research articles 2001-07-10
Foster City, Calif.-Based Online Grocer Will Reverse Split Its Shares.
By Joshua L. Kwan, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 6--SAN JOSE, Calif. -- When Webvan Group, the Foster City online grocer, announced a 1-for-25 reverse stock split last week, it joined a number of dot-coms that are desperately trying...
Tags: California, FINANCE, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., stock, Webvan
Research articles 2001-07-06
California-Based Online Grocer Webvan Curbs Appetite for Growth.
By Monica Soto, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 26--A year ago today, Webvan Group announced plans to acquire its fiercest competitor, Kirkland-based HomeGrocer.com. The combined company has struggled since. Webvan recently stopped online grocery delivery in two markets,...
Tags: Seattle Times Co., Webvan
Research articles 2001-06-26
Webvan Shareholders Approve Reverse Stock Split; Nasdaq Panel Sets July 23 Timeframe to Execute Split
Business Editors FOSTER CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 29, 2001 Webvan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBVN) announced today that its shareholders have approved an amendment to the company's Certificate of Incorporation to effect a one-to-twenty-five reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of Webvan's common stock. The company also announced that...
Tags: FINANCE, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., shareholder, split, stock, Webvan
Research articles 2001-06-29
Online Grocer Webvan Readies Kent, Wash., Distribution Center for Sublease.
By Monica Soto, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--For sale: 6-foot lobster tank. Never used. Ailing online grocer Webvan yesterday put $1.3 million worth of new industrial-kitchen equipment up for sale to prepare its Kent distribution center for...
Tags: HomeGrocer, Seattle Times Co., Webvan
Research articles 2001-05-23
Northwest Companies Try to Dodge Delisting of Stock by Wall Street.
By Drew DeSilver, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 8--Last September, when HomeGrocer.com was sold to Webvan Group, its shareholders received $4.20 worth of Webvan stock for each share they held of Kirkland-based Homegrocer. The smart ones sold as fast as...
Tags: FINANCE, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., shareholder, stock, Webvan
Research articles 2001-05-08
PEOPLE - Brief Article
Having identified consistent pastry quality as a key product issue, UK firm Freshbake has appointed a `pastry guru' in the shape of Nick Goodwin. Goodwin, whose official title at Freshbake is pastry quality manager has great expertise in this area having acquired past experience with both Northern Foods and United...
Tags: Campbell Soup Co., H.J. Heinz Co., Land O'Lakes Inc., Webvan
Research articles 2001-04-26
Webvan to Request Hearing On Nasdaq Listing Status
Business Editors FOSTER CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 18, 2001 Webvan Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:WBVN) today reported that it received a Nasdaq Staff Determination on April 16, 2001, indicating that the company has failed to comply with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing (Nasdaq Marketplace rule: 4450a(5)). Webvan will...
Tags: Construction, INTERNET, Leadership, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., SOFTWARE, Strategy, Webvan
Research articles 2001-04-18
Troubled Silicon Valley Online Grocer CEO Resigns.
By Clare Howard, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 17--PEORIA, Ill.--Elmwood native and Bradley University graduate George Shaheen, one of the first old economy chief executives to defect to a dot.com company, resigned Friday from Webvan Group Inc. ...
Tags: Benefits, FINANCE, grocer, Investment, Manufacturing, stock, Webvan
Research articles 2001-04-17
Webvan.com Named Gomez WebStar
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FOSTER CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 5, 2000 Webvan Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:WBVN), the "Last Mile" leader in e-commerce, today announced that it has been named a Gomez WebStartm -- an honor given to e-commerce companies that rank number one in their industry according to Gomeztm analysts. ...
Tags: e-business, E-business/E-commerce, Gomez Advisors Inc., INTERNET, Webvan
Research articles 2000-10-05
Webvan.com Heats Up With No. 1 Gomez Ranking — From Ice Cream to Sunscreen, webvan.com Ushers in First Day of Summer
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FOSTER CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 21, 2000 Webvan Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:WBVN) reported today that webvan.com received the number one ranking out of 12 online grocers evaluated by Gomez, a leading provider of Internet research and analysis. The Gomez Summer 2000 Internet Grocery Services ScorecardTM ranked webvan.com...
Tags: E-business/E-commerce, Gomez Advisors Inc., INTERNET, Manufacturing, Webvan
Research articles 2000-06-21