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Strategies & Market Trends : Anthony @ Equity Investigations, Dear Anthony, -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Benedito who wrote (60411)	10/12/2000 2:03:07 PM
From: sommovigo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

Bendito - retailers are still feeling out how to profit from the Internet. In a fashion, it's as Anthony says - one giant catalog. In another fashion, the competition is so fierce that in order to stay competitive you've got to offer something of value that your competition isn't offering. Discounts are a huge incentive, free shipping chimes in sometimes, but I think that the real competition comes from business that are catalog-only vs. bricks-n-mortar storefronts with supplemental internet catalogs. But I don't think that EVERYTHING is potentially a viable internet-product. I have no qualms buying DVD's, books, software, or some electronics over the internet. I probably wouldn't want to buy a lawnmower or tires over the internet, though. This segment of the overall market for commercial items is still feeling its oats. There will be certain products that fall more naturally into the net-order segment than others, and the businesses that recognize how to best take advantage of it will be the winners. For most mid-sized businesses, e-commerce has been like a used Jaguar... it's not what they thought it would be, it doesn't work as well as advertised, and it's going to be in the shop ALOT. JMHO