The net loss for online discount retailer eCost.com increased during its most recent first quarter, from $20,000 to $1.7 million, despite its sales increasing from $38.2 million to $55.1 million. The quarter ended March 31.
ECost incurred the expenses as part of being spun off from PC Mall. The company incurred higher marketing and advertising expenditures. The efforts yielded a 124,000-customer bump during the quarter, bringing the firm
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