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- Harry Potter tests dotcom wizardry
- Risk-Sharing
as B2B Ideal
- Web leaves businesses
nowhere to hide
- Federal agencies look
to pool buying power online
- New Sites
Make Businesses Bid For Consumers
- Birth
of a PrintNation
- Same-day delivery
faces high hurdles
- AllBusiness.com
to Offer firstsource Procurement Engine
- Coffee
Trading Goes Online
- For E-Tailers,
the Shipping News Isn't Good
- Amazon
space in Lexington sitting unused
- GE
gets e-commerce boost
- The higher cost
of business online
- FTC fines e-tailers
$1.5 million for shipping delays
- Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Commerce
- Can
Stephen King Scare Publishers?
- Delivering
Red Ink
- 13 Airlines to Launch B-to-B
Exchange
- U.S. Fines E-Tailers $1.5M
for Late Holiday Deliveries
- IBM, Ariba
unveil software package for suppliers
- IVillage
Enters Retail (Super) Market
Harry
Potter tests dotcom wizardry
Harry Potter is set to arrive in 250,000
U.S. homes Saturday in a feat of high-tech wizardry by Federal Express Corp. and
Amazon.com Inc. that will mark the biggest single order in the history of e-commerce.
Risk-Sharing
as B2B Ideal
A study by Beta Consulting Group says that success in the
B2B marketplace depends upon the establishment of true business partnerships which
transcend the production and delivery of goods. Web
leaves businesses nowhere to hide
When you make the decision to become
an e-business, one thing you can't ever forget is that all those little operational
foibles you've been hiding will be out there in front of customers and competitors
alike. Federal
agencies look to pool buying power online
Uncle Sam is moving online with
a new Web site launching next month that will allow the government to save money
on small IT-related purchases for its widely dispersed agencies. New
Sites Make Businesses Bid For Consumers
A new breed of online bartering,
known as "reverse auctions" or "shopping by request" are designed to draw merchants
into bidding wars for a consumer's pocketbook. Birth
of a PrintNation
Startup brings Net's efficiency to mom-and-pop print
shops. Same-day
delivery faces high hurdles
Same-day delivery companies that support online
commerce face an interesting dilemma. They offer a highly compelling service,
but delivering that service profitably is extremely difficult. To ensure their
survival, companies such as Kozmo.com will have to work hard and form the right
partnerships. In part, however, survival is, unfortunately, beyond their control.
AllBusiness.com
to Offer firstsource Procurement Engine
AllBusiness.com and firstsource
Corp. agreed to create a business marketplace and procurement engine for AllBusiness.com's
small business users. Coffee
Trading Goes Online
Now even Juan Valdez is getting wired with a new business-to-business
marketplace called eGreenCoffee.com set to launch next month. For
E-Tailers, the Shipping News Isn't Good
Next week a key policymaking group
is expected to adopt an accounting change that will make gross margins at many
e-tailers look even more pathetic than they are now. Amazon
space in Lexington sitting unused
Amazon.com spent millions during the
last year transforming a Lexington warehouse into a high-tech distribution center.
Now the e-commerce giant isn't using it. GE
gets e-commerce boost
The world's largest company, US-based General Electric,
has recorded a 20% rise in its second quarter profits thanks to its increasing
activity in e-commerce. The
higher cost of business online
Some banks are charging dotcoms up to $1
more per transaction than their brick-and-mortar cousins to process credit card
purchases, a Gartner Group survey has found FTC
fines e-tailers $1.5 million for shipping delays
Seven Internet retailers
agree to pay a total of $1.5 million in fines stemming from charges by the Federal
Trade Commission involving shipping delays last holiday season. Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Commerce
Brick-and-mortar bookstores must wait
until midnight, but Amazon has special powers. Can
Stephen King Scare Publishers?
An e-book venture from the horror author
is the highest-profile end run around traditional publishing yet. Delivering
Red Ink
The ouster of Kozmo chief Joseph Park is only the latest sign
that last-mile delivery services are headed for a fall. 13
Airlines to Launch B-to-B Exchange
Aeroxchange is expected to handle $45
billion worth of goods and services - but faces stiff competition. U.S.
Fines E-Tailers $1.5M for Late Holiday Deliveries
Seven online e-tailers,
including Macys.com, Toysrus.com and CDNOW, will pay fines totaling $1.5 million
(US$) to settle a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit over late deliveries
made during the 1999 holiday season. According to the FTC, the e-tailers promised
delivery dates when fulfillment was not possible and failed to notify customers
when shipments would be late. IBM,
Ariba unveil software package for suppliers
The computing giant and the
software maker want to reach companies looking to quickly develop a Web site that
will automatically connect to partners, buyers and marketplaces. IVillage
Enters Retail (Super)Market
The U.S. dot-com and U.K. grocery chain Tesco
will launch a content site in a cross-promotion deal.
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