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To: Teri Garner who wrote (51664)	12/28/1999 1:36:00 AM
From: Frederick Langford	Respond to of 108040

ASFD CNBC 12/27/99 - 6:36:23 PM ..... Percentagewise if not always in dollar terms, portal giant yahoo! Said order volume at shopping mall between thanksgiving and christmas soared 385%, over the last year. The company didn't translate number of orders into will do arz spent discount fashion e-tailer blue fly said fourth quarter will total more than 10 times last year level of 34,000 dollars, luxury goods ea taller ashford said sales increased more than 7-fold exceeding last year's quarterly total of 2.4 Million dollars. Overall, according to bizrate web sites it tracks saw sales soar 460% over the last year, number of orders, soared 430%, of course the early news likely the best news, with any negative surprises likely to come later, several big e-tailers names like amazon, barnesandnoble.Com, etoys have yet to disclose results how satisfied are consumers with their online shopping experiencees? Depends who you ask. In a study by goldman sachs and pcdate on-line, 73% are shoppingers said on-line experience exceeded expectations. 97% Said it met or exceeded expectations. Most important factor in choosing a site? Price. Survey says, satisfaction high. >> Given that we have the kind of growth that we saw on retailing front, in this fourth quarter versus last fourth quarter we came away encouraged a at overall customer experience. >> In a study byrise rate bankboston robertson stephens shopper satisfaction levels declined week before christmas to over 8 out of 10, nearly one .....