1. Business
2.0: The Price of Excess
"B-to-C retailing may have derailed, but odd-lot
merchandise sells on the Web." (1/01)
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2. Computerworld:
Computers, Lingerie Lead Business-to-Consumer Market
In a report of the top B2C websites, Dell's revenues
were on top, while Intimate Brands, parent company to
Victoria's Secret, had fastest growth of commercial
sites. Web retail start-ups showed solid growth, yet
registered net losses. (4/25/00)
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3. Cyber
Business Centre: TrendWatch: B2C
Offering current reports dealing with the impact of
Internet-related technologies and the ways in which
businesses communicate with, sell to, and support
their customers.
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4. Darwin
Online: E-business Learning Center:
Business-to-Consumer
Collection of articles from various sources covering
different aspects of the business-to-consumer
marketplace.
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5. Dataquest:
B2C Dot-Coms: The Shakeout Continues
"Though little is technically wrong with the B2C e-com
model, even big names like Amazon.com and Ebay are
struggling to skirt an impending collapse--ideas are
great, but business basics can't be overlooked."
(12/8/00)
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6. InfoWorld.com:
News: Study Reveals That Online Customer Satisfaction
Rose During Holidays
"Repeat online shoppers rated their holiday experience
as the same or better than last year, according to a
study released by Los Angeles-based BizRate.com."
(1/12/01)
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7. Internet.com:
The Endangered B2C?
"We all knew it was coming, but nobody wanted to say
it out loud. Like a child closing his eyes tightly
against the darkness, the B2Cs have clutched their
virtual blankeys and prayed for the B2Big Bad Bears in
the closet to go away." (8/1/00)
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8. Newsbytes:
Study: E-commerce Market Hits 'Awkward' Stage
"In the next four years, online sales will grow at an
annual rate of 44.5 percent to $515 billion in 2005,
but, despite the dramatic rise, e-commerce will only
represent 2.6 percent of the worldwide retail market
in 2005, the study said..." (12/5/00)
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9. Red
Herring: Summer Slasher Stalks B2C Startups
"Coming to a market near you: a tale of death and
gore...But the harsh scenes won't be in the standard
summer horror flicks; rather, it'll be the sight of
hundreds of failing business-to-consumer e-commerce
companies..." (5/4/00)
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