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To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (60678)	6/4/1999 11:31:00 PM
From: BGR	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

I did not say that all retail shopping will move o/l. But why do you think WalMart is moving o/l?

To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (60678)	6/4/1999 11:53:00 PM
From: CanynGirl	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

The internet is very innefficient in satisfying many human wants/needs, like shopping and feeling/touching the goods. The internet will never do well in selling clothing or jewlry or shoes etc.. those items with so much image and emotion attached to them by people. So what you're saying is Spiegel should be out of business? (Ok, maybe they should be.) ;) Brick and mortar will never go away, but the shift to online will be phenomenal over the next 10 years for all kinds of products. (And btw, I've spent alot of money buying clothes online from places like REI and Patagonia. And I've also bought jewelry online. So I personally dispute that clothes and jewelry won't do well on the internet. They've got my business. <G>) With bigger pipes (and I know the pipes will never be big enough with all the stuff people want to shove through it over the next 20 years) and new technologies such as the 3D stuff MCRE is doing and MODA is implementing will provide a pretty incredible shopping experience online. It won't meet all needs, all the time, but it will take a substantial bite out of brick and mortar. I can't remember who is forecasting it, but some research house is predicting ecommerce will represent 25% of the world economy by 2005. That's alot. Don't sell the internet short, it's only just begun. ;)

To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (60678)	6/5/1999 7:48:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

The internet is very innefficient in satisfying many human wants/needs, like shopping and feeling/touching the goods. The internet will never do well in selling clothing or jewlry or shoes etc.. those items with so much image and emotion attached to them by people. Victor, Try a desk office chair. I have a true story. They wear out and we replace them for my home office and all the offices at my store as time progresses. I needed one earlier this spring. I ordered one from Office Depot. It looked nice, the price was fine and it sure was convenient. Once I and other employees of mine sat in it, it was not as comfortable as we wanted. It was not a cheap or defective chair. This was simply personal preference. I ordered a different model and kept the first for use elsewhere. The same problem occurred. I finally went to Officemax and sat in a few. I picked one from there and we have all been happy ever since. The brand, dimensions, features, etc. did not matter without a sit and test:-) Glenn