Major U.S. retailers Crate & Barrel, Neiman-Marcus Group, Williams-Sonoma, Dillard's, and Recreational Equipment, have signed agreements with online wedding registry site WeddingChannel.com to assemble their registry services on the Internet, according to reports.

The Wall Street Journal reported the news, citing Rebecca Patton, chief executive of WeddingChannel.com and Robert Smith and cochief executive officer of Neiman Marcus.

WeddingChannel.com is the first online registry to secure contracts with high-profile retailers that will share their existing registries with the site, allowing guests to purchase gifts directly from any of them. The WeddingChannel.com site, to be backed by a $4 million advertising campaign, will get a percentage of every purchase made through its service.

Neiman Marcus Group, a high-priced department-store retailer, said on May 20 that fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 47 percent on higher sales led by its namesake stores.

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