1. E-Commerce
Times: The Web's Touchy-Feely Fashion
Challenge
"According to Forrester's report, 'Fashion:
The Online Frontier,' the biggest challenge
facing fashion e-tailers is that their
customers cannot touch or try on clothes and
accessories." (8/28/00)
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2. eCompany
Now: Online Archives: Cartoonbank.com
"The New Yorker's profitable licensing
archive laughs all the way to the bank."
(12/00)
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3. eCompany
Now: Real-World Context and Solid Examples,
Please
"We enlist three consultants, one Nobel
Prize winner, and Lego to explain, well,
everything." Article by Ned Desmond. (12/00)
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4. New
York Times: Close-Out Items a Reliable
Source of Revenue for Online Retailers
"Retailers have always been ambivalent about
close-out items. Not so on the Web, where
close-outs are becoming such a reliable
source of revenue...that...online stores are
devoting entire sections of their sites to
outlet-type offerings." (9/11/00) Free
registration required.
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5. Slate:
Does Group Shopping Work?
"... Is group-shopping really a good way for
consumers to save money? As it turns out, it
is a reasonable way to get a discount--but
not for the reasons that Mercata and MobShop
suggest." (7/25/00)
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6. Wired:
Online Prices Not Created Equal
"Amazon.com admits to 'presenting different
prices to different customers in its DVD
store,' but says this isn't based on past
purchasing behavior, but rather is a limited
test of the impact of price on purchasing
patterns." (9/7/00)
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