posted 06-05-2000 12:35 PM         

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Did the Microsoft case inspire the Department of Justice to take an early look at ecommerce business practices? (source: E-Commerce Times) http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/viewpoint2000/view-000522-1.shtml

When General Motors (GM) warned its dealers against selling to "direct" auto brokers like CarsDirect.com, the company confirmed what many analysts have been predicting: e-commerce is forcing a restructuring of the auto industry that is going to pit manufacturers against their own dealers. (source: E-Commerce Times) http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/viewpoint2000/view-000523-1.shtml

posted 05-22-2000 04:04 PM         

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Money.com suggests you don't count out e-tailers just yet. http://www.money.com/money/depts/investing/virtual/archive/000518f.html

According to an IDC research study and the Ecommerce Times online groceries will do just fine. The market is predicted to grow from $200 million in 1999 to 8.8 billion in 2004. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000517-2.shtml

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posted 05-22-2000 04:03 PM         

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Money.com suggests you don't count out e-tailers just yet. http://www.money.com/money/depts/investing/virtual/archive/000518f.html

According to an IDC research study and the Ecommerce Times online groceries will do just fine. The market is predicted to grow from $200 million in 1999 to 8.8 billion in 2004. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000517-2.shtml

Ecompany now, the straight-talking, sophisticated companion to business people who face the risks and opportunities the Web brings to the business world. http://www.ecompany.com

posted 05-15-2000 11:51 AM         

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The exchange area is so hot that not a day goes by without some new grouping of throat-grabbing competitors burying the hatchet and singing hosannas to the concept of co-opetition. But are exchanges a double-edged sword? (source: Upside) http://upside.com/Ebiz/3913225d0.html

Not all e-commerce sites are losing money. According to one study, 38% of online retailers are actually making a profit. (source: Industry Standard) http://www.thestandard.net/article/display/0,1151,15045,00.html

Online auction sites are facing a growing fraud problem. (source: Wall Street Journal) http://dowjones.wsj.com/n/SB958128124853891884-d-main-c1.html

posted 05-08-2000 11:52 AM         

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The new so-called "I Love You" virus and subsequent clones have affected tens of millions of computers at stock brokerages, food companies, and media, auto and technology giants, as well as government agencies, universities and medical institutions worldwide. Total damages have been estimated at over $3 billion. (source: E-Commerce Times) http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000505-3.shtml

The auto purchasing exchange created by the big three automakers has been under increasing regulatory scrutiny, causing many potential participants to continue to wait in the wings. (source: Yahoo) http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20000504/tc/investigation_of_auto_marketplace_scares_off_some_players_2.html

According to Upside, the first e-business growth slowdown is coming. http://www.upside.com/Ebiz/390dc9c50.html

posted 04-17-2000 06:33 PM         

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In brief:

- Shoppers will spend $61.1 billion at North American internet sites this year, an 85% increase over last year led by sales of travel, computer hardware and software, and brokerage services, according to a Boston Consulting Group study.

posted 04-10-2000 03:10 PM         

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Some strong words about the future of e-commerce (specifically e-tailing) from the Cyberstock Report:

"Brick-and-mortar stores are constrained by physical location. A store located in New York City can't easily make a consumer living in China aware of its presence. Web sites are not hampered by any such limitation, and yet e-tailers spend vast amounts of ad dollars trying to drive consumers to one branded site, as if Web companies were shackled to that one digital location to sell their products. Think about it for a second. The end result of this knucklehead strategy is that it restricts e-commerce immensely. Commerce is forced to flow from one central point instead of potentially hundreds of locations. Kind of defeats the whole purpose of the Web, if you ask me. Therefore, I believe the evolution of e-tailing, and driving Web traffic as a whole, will include the rapid adoption of contextual e-commerce and affiliate marketing programs. Contextual e-commerce is the ability to weave relevant targeted commerce opportunities around related content, whereas affiliate marketing allows retailers and content providers to establish numerous new distribution channels."

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