1.   First, he said, the site and its merchant partners would compete aggressively on price.

2.   So who does Starbucks turn to for a highly branded, well-known merchant partner that can attract wealthy shoppers and generate significant Web sales?

3.   So only selected sale items offered by merchant partners are featured on Bargaindog.

4.   Wu said that the company would stress two features as it vied for consumers and merchant partners.