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Update: EToys makes shock announcement to partners
News The parent company eToys.com, has rarely been out of the papers in recent weeks with focus on its increasingly tenuous financial position. EToys.com warned that business this quarter is down, halving Q3 forecasts.
[December 22, 2000, 21:10]
eToys gets off the mat
News Many e-tailers, including Amazon.com, were planning to "err on the side of overcapacity" to meet demand.eToys said that its customer base jumped to 1.7 million in the December quarter, compared to 611,000 at the end of the September quarter.
[February 17, 2000, 16:46]
A Year Ago: EToys gets off the mat
News Many e-tailers, including Amazon.com, were planning to "err on the side of overcapacity" to meet demand.eToys said that its customer base jumped to 1.7 million in the December quarter, compared to 611,000 at the end of the September quarter.
[February 17, 2001, 6:05]
The Day Ahead: eToys collapse
News EToys' competitor KBKids.com filed for an IPO on Thursday with all of $1.04m in sales through September 30. But Lenk's point is clear: eToys will be one of the survivors in a crowded space that includes Amazon, Wal-Mart.com, Toysrus.com...
[January 28, 2000, 12:23]
Amazon and Toysrus set up shop together
News While this pact could solve problems at Amazon and Toysrus.com, it could spell trouble for other online toy firms such as eToys and Smarterkids.com. Earlier this week, Merrill Lynch analyst Henry Blodget downgraded eToys to an intermediate term...
[August 10, 2000, 13:17]
Mickey ready to rumble with Pokemon?
News These are all of the toys you don't find at places like eToys and Toys 'R' Us," claimed Kelly McGovern, chief marketing officer at Toysmart.com. The online catalogues -- eToys, Wal-Mart, Toys 'R' Us -- they don't solve the problem that parents have...
[August 26, 1999, 9:26]
The Day Ahead: Will Amazon hit its sales targets?
News Commentary: Amid warnings from eToys, United Parcel Service and FedEx, can Amazon hit its fourth quarter sales targets? Some observers would say eToys was Amazon-ed, but there's more to it than that. EToys blamed a "harsh retail climate driven by...
[December 18, 2000, 13:37]
The Day Ahead: Simplify Wall Street's rating system
News With that statement setting the stage, Blodget went on to downgrade eToys to a D-3-2-9 from a D-2-1-9, Barnesandnoble.com to a D-3-1-9 from a D-2-1-9 and Pets.com to D-2-2-9 from a D-1-1-9. Roughly translated, Blodget gave eToys a "weak hold", Pets...
[August 14, 2000, 13:33]
UPDATE: EToys.co.uk packs up its toy chest
News EToys announced Wednesday it will shut down its UK subsidiary after 19 January, as a cost-cutting measure. EToys.co.uk itself has fared better than its parent, reaching number one in the UK online toy market and hitting all its sales targets.
[January 3, 2001, 15:42]
The Day Ahead: Beware the e-tailing trap
News Commentary: If you've been watching shares of eToys in recent days, you may have had a few 1999 flashbacks. EToys shares received a Black Friday bump and have more than doubled. Of course, eToys has doubled to $2 -- not its 52-week high of $70...
[November 28, 2000, 13:25]
EToys to creditors: We can't pay
News Struggling online company eToys acknowledged Thursday that it has stopped paying some creditors, including a temporary staffing agency that says it is owed $2m. We said last month that we didn't sell as much product in all the quarters we hoped...
[January 19, 2001, 9:15]
After 30 years, Valentine's still picking winners
News But he's not immune to the occasional stinkers: Sequoia has also backed dot-com duds Webvan and eToys. Valentine recently spoke with ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com about the past, present and future of Silicon Valley.
[November 29, 2004, 11:00]
Online holiday sales slow in US
News Other top sites include online auctioneer eBay; toy stores eToys.com and Toysrus.com; and Buy.com, an online department store. While most companies have yet to release sales figures, judging by traffic, Amazon.com appears to be the big winner.
[December 23, 1999, 10:34]
The Day Ahead: Be wary of new dot-com profit paradigm shifts
News Whether you believe the profit projections of eToys, About.com or VerticalNet is up to you, but at least there's some accountability. Lenk projected that eToys would be profitable on a $750m to $900 million in sales.
[April 28, 2000, 13:01]
The Day Ahead: Divine InterVentures' IPO needs help from above
News Idealab, which has filed to go public, has hatched eToys, TicketMaster Online-CitySearch, Goto.com and NetZero to name a few. The company, which lost $44m (£29.23m) for the three months ending March 31, only owns small stakes of two public...
[June 28, 2000, 11:53]
The Day Ahead: Dump those tech shares, make a trader's day
News Analysts have hyped companies like eToys largely because the investment banking department brought them public. But you can even find some dot-com bargains. Stamps.com is a young company that is basically in startup mode.
[April 17, 2000, 12:30]
McKinley to feature at Intel forum
News Brookwood recalled one conference where the company trotted out the president of dying dot-com eToys to extol the virtues of Itanium for its e-commerce needs. He was saying how they needed more capacity," Brookwood laughed.eToys probably isn't...
[February 23, 2001, 8:15]
Blodget to leave Merrill Lynch
News However, he also took criticism about his stock picks, including Pets.com and eToys, both of which failed before they turned a profit. Blodget, 35, was catapulted into the spotlight when he predicted that shares of Amazon.com would soar to $400 in...
[November 15, 2001, 12:29]
Excite@Home buys Bluemountainarts.com for $780m
News That report, however, put eToys as the most likely buyer for Bluemountainarts.com. It didn't take online greeting cards site Bluemountainarts.com too long to find a buyer. Excite@Home said Monday it would acquire Bluemountainarts.com from Blue...
[October 25, 1999, 15:44]
AOL enters the rating game
News The Internet giant's commerce partners, such as Beyond.com and eToys, will also be required to display ratings for games sold online. In a move it hopes will set a new standard for the online gaming industry, America Online announced Thursday that...
[November 19, 1999, 10:02]
