 UBBFriend: Email This Page to Someone! |
 Investorville
 Industry and Market Trends
 E-Commerce (Page 15)
|
| This topic is 16 pages long: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | next newest topic | next oldest topic |
| Author | Topic: E-Commerce |
|
prism |
posted 01-19-2000 03:25 PM
 
As the only online jeweler located in the L.A. jewelry district, denmans.com has a huge competitive advantage over other jewelry e-tailers. The competitive advantage of denmans.com in L.A gives them instant access to a huge number of designers and thus product selection. With product right from the source, they can ship it out directly, without having to hold inventory unlike quite a few online jewelers. With product right from source, denmans.com is cutting out the middlemen and giving customers some the best prices on an unlimited selection of quality jewelry. The competitive advantages flowing from all this allows denmans.com to push for market share and position itself as the online jewelry leader. This company appears to embrace the advantages of Internet retailing. http://www.dmsz.com http://www.denmans.com The Company should be going public soon. Ashford.com, a luxury goods e-tailer has been highly touted by analysts. |
|
JHirsch |
posted 01-18-2000 12:46 PM
trentr, Good call about the lack or taxes on net transactions... Another interesting issue that is coming up for e-commerce companies is how to get away from having to pay shipping. So many of them tried to persuade customers to use their service by offering free shipping... According to a Forrester research study: "Since retailers have started down this path, they will have a tough time turning back, because consumers take shipping costs seriously." I agree. This is a huge cost to cover, especially when margins are shrinking so quickly because of shopping bots and increased competition. |
|
trentr |
posted 01-18-2000 10:46 AM
Here's an interesting article about taxes on e-commerce. http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_03/b3664067.htm "The problem is that Net tax leniency, while it may help spread e-commerce more rapidly, is bad social policy. Why? Because the people who now shop on the Net come disproportionately from the upper rungs of the economic ladder--and are the least in need of a tax break. According to Forrester, online shoppers have household incomes averaging $56,320, vs. about $34,000 for the nation as a whole. For families that lack PCs and Net access, the figure is $22,940." |
|
InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 01-10-2000 11:13 AM
The browsing and getting paid for it trend may signal that the electronic structure of the web is acting as a replacement for corporate structure. http://www.pathfinder.com/fortune/technology/gurley/2000/01/10/index.html Comparison shopping tools and product review sites continue to proliferate. Which ones are worth your time? http://www.internetworld.com/print/current/content/19991201-reviews.html |
|
sue donim |
posted 01-06-2000 01:01 PM
Interesting stat, gatsby. Here's another one... average purchase size: Egghead $145 |
|
gatsby |
posted 01-04-2000 02:49 PM
According to the Wall Street Journal, Media Metrix says that almost half of the 50 most visited websites in the five weeks before Christmas were those of familiar brick-and-mortar retailers. Apparently, the millions of dollars spent on "dot com" advertising to annoy all of us this holiday season weren't enough to distinguish most Internet start-ups. |
|
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-03-2000 06:12 PM
Media Metrix said e-commerce traffic rose 27% for the week ended December 26 over the year-ago period and unveiled the top 25 e-commerce sites for the holiday shopping season. http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,2416047,00.html |
|
dude |
posted 12-26-1999 05:49 PM
Here are the latest Media Metrix numbers on online holiday shopping (number of weekly visitors from 11/22 to 12/19): 1. Amazon.com 6.0m 2. Ebay.com 4.2m 3. Etoys.com 1.9m 4. Toysrus.com 1.7m 5. Barnesandnoble.com 1.6m 6. Buy.com 1.6m 7. Cdnow.com 1.5m 8. Expedia 1.1m 9. Egreetings.com 1.0m 10. Travelocity.com 1.0m |
|
pokeboy |
posted 12-23-1999 11:36 AM
Top 10 online shopping sites of 1999: http://www.msnbc.com/news/348702.asp |
|
netinvestor |
posted 12-20-1999 11:54 AM
As a user I hope they don't catch on because that will mean we are paying for thing which we get for free right now. All the sites which wouldn't charge enough to make it worth their while to get your credit card info will be able to use micropayment systems to take a few cents here and there. I still think there will be enough free info out there that pay sites such as the street.com will never do that well. Why pay $30 a month when you can get almost the same information for free? |
|
InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 12-20-1999 11:33 AM
Micropayment systems haven't gained mainstream acceptance yet. Will they ever? http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0%2C1510%2C14323%2C00.html |
|
InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 12-13-1999 06:24 PM
AuctionWatch launched an online appraisal service, with the help of several experts who formerly worked for eBay and Butterfield & Butterfield. http://www.auctionwatch.com/my/appraisal/ |
|
daffy |
posted 12-06-1999 03:24 PM
Here's a quote from the Jim Jubak article that summarizes the situation very well: "Any company that can't show a huge jump in sales after this marketing barrage isn't going to make the cut with Wall Street. Expect a wave of mergers as the winners in this round absorb some of the weaker players. And look for some really painful markdowns in stock prices for any company that turns in disappointing numbers. The carnage could well begin in January when companies start to report their holiday revenues -- and marketing expenses. But the big slaughter is likely in March and April when companies announce their revenues for the first quarter of 2000. Many will show a huge sequential drop from December. And the stocks of companies that spent big in December and didn't get a lasting boost in revenue or market share could go into permanent eclipse." |
|
InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 12-06-1999 01:12 PM
Online shopping sites exceeded sales expectations over the Thansgiving holiday... http://cyberatlas.internet.com/markets/retailing/article/0%2C1323%2C6061_246661%2C00.html ... but some sites are showing signs of strain. http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0%2C1151%2C8068%2C00.html Creative Good's Holiday '99 E-Commerce report previously sold for $2100, but they're now giving it away for free (with registration). http://www.creativegood.com/holiday99 Which online shopping comparison tools work best? http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg778.htm The current marketing frenzy among internet retailers will produce the first major shakeout in the sector early next year. Here are five ways to see if your stocks will be naughty or nice. http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/invest/jubak/4930.asp |
|
lfk |
posted 12-03-1999 08:08 PM
For the next 6 weeks the internet retailers are going to have an extremely good sales record. Given the aggressive advertising and coupon discounts they are giving, one would be advised to invest in some of these companies like COOL (cyberian outpost) or the like and enjoy the ride up in stock price. Just may pay for all the goodies your going to give away at Christmas. |
| This topic is 16 pages long: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 All times are EST (US) | next newest topic | next oldest topic |
  |
|
Powered by: Ultimate Bulletin Board, Version 5.43
© Infopop Corporation (formerly Madrona Park, Inc.), 1998 - 2000.
Press ctrl-D to bookmark this page for future reference.
By using this site you agree to our Terms of Use.
Copyright 2001 InvestorGuide.com Inc.