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To: Tumbleweed who wrote (834)	12/9/1999 9:09:00 PM
From: bundashus	Respond to of 1330

etys rated in the top 10 of e commerence sites and rated #1 toy site ** Toy e-tailers pace e-commerce gains Traffic to e-commerce sites in the opening days of December increased 44 percent over the same week last year and increased 38 percent over last week, according to research released Thursday. Notable changes included shifts in rankings among top toy sites, while year-to-year comparisons showed increases in unique visitors in nearly every major e-commerce category, with online department stores in the lead, according to the report issued by Media Metrix (MMXI). Three of the top 10 e-commerce sites are focused on toys: EToys.com (ETYS), at No. 3; Toysrus.com (TOY), at No. 4; and KBkids.com, at No. 10. Amazon.com was the e-commerce site with the most traffic, visited by 6.1 million people during the first week of the month, double the 3.1 million clicking in the first week of December last year. EBay.com (EBAY) was the No. 2 site, and Buy.com was fifth. Media Metrix said apparel e-commerce sites generated the largest percentage of traffic increase, with 134 percent more traffic last week than a year ago.

To: Tumbleweed who wrote (834)	12/9/1999 9:14:00 PM
From: bundashus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1330

some more news EToys Inc. (ETYS: news, msgs) subsidiary BabyCenter has sold its Consumer Health Interactive unit. The buyer, paying $20 million in cash and securities, is an investor group headed by J.H. Whitney & Co. (www.jhwhitney.com), a private equity firm and investor in health-care and Internet ventures. CHI is a vehicle for for health plans to use the Internet to attract and retain members. Customers include Blue Shield of California.