February
27, 2002
From Ipsos-Reid:
"The
Little Internet Fact Book"
The
role and growth of the online world in the U.S. and around the world...
http://www.angusreid.com
February
22, 2002
From
E-Commerce Times:
"U.S.
E-Commerce Tops $32B in 2001"
Retailers
are becoming increasingly savvy about multichannel marketing and selling,
and consumers are switching between the Internet, retail stores and
catalogs without a second thought.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com
February
21, 2002
From
clickZ.com:
"Simple
English on the Web"
If
your reader requires a slang dictionary to wade through your content,
chances are you won't have many readers...
http://www.clickz.com
February
20, 2002
From
E-Commerce Times:
"Online
Shopping Settles into Sensible Routine"
Shoppers
turn to the Internet to research features and prices for products that
they buy either online or in stores...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com
February
15, 2002
From the
Gartner Group:
"Retailers:
You Bought the Web Site, Now Sell the Dream"
Retailers
must identify and communicate their core value propositions to their
customers when developing multichannel strategies...
http://www4.gartner.com
February
13, 2002
From
E-Commerce Times:
"E-Commerce
To Top $1 Trillion in 2002"
By
the end of 2002, more than 600 million people worldwide will have access
to the Web...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com
February
11, 2002
From
E-Commerce Times:
"Seven
Ways To Close the Gap Between Brick and Click"
Seamless
integration between online and offline channels is the Holy Grail of
brick-and-click retailing...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com
February
2002
From
Strategy+Business:
"Why
Bricks Dominate the Clicks"
The
most significant benefit traditional retailers gain from e-commerce is the
ability to use their Web sites to manage inventory better and facilitate
faster turnover of products...
http://www.strategy-business.com
February
7, 2002
From
Jupiter Media Metrix:
"Consumers
Want Beefed-Up Online Authentication Measures"
Evolving
online demographics mean a simplified log-in process will become a much
more important factor for merchants and financial institutions over the
next five years...
http://www.jmm.com
February
6, 2002
From ABC
News:
"A
Nation of Surfers"
143
million Americans were online as of last September. That represents a
nearly 23 percent increase over the 116.5 million found to be online in
August 2000...
http://abcnews.go.com
February
6, 2002
From
E-Commerce Times:
"Convenience
Versus Cost"
Time
is money, so a site that saves people time need not save them money, too.
There is room for sites that focus on just one or the other...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com
February
6, 2002
From
clickZ.com:
"Internet
Lessons for Small Businesses"
The
digital divide between businesses that use the Net effectively and those
that don't will only grow...
http://www.clickz.com
February
6, 2002
From ABC News:
"Protecting
Internet Rights"
Not
taking the time to firmly establish legal ownership of Web assets is the
biggest mistake online companies make...
http://abcnews.go.com
February
5, 2002
From E-Commerce
Times:
"Better
Business Bureau Debuts Privacy Site"
Nearly
9 in 10 consumers would be more confident making an online purchase from a
company that displays a BBBOnline Privacy or Reliability Seal than from a
company that does not...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com