Ken Cassar
Ken Cassar
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When you get this kind of selling off, the negativity points to the sector -e-commerce - falling out of favor,
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What Sears is trying to do with appliances makes sense. It may not sell a lot of refrigerators for them, but it will help them qualify and educate their customers.
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While the numbers are fairly insignificant right now, ... they keep doubling year over year?Online sales will surpass catalog sales within 10 years.
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There are a lot of positive things happening in the search space that only lead me to believe people will use it more frequently.
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I wouldn't say this will ruin things for 800.com, but it could have a very serious effect on customer acquisition,
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My guess is that Amazon has seen the writing on the wall, ... They think they'll get slammed next week when they release their quarterly report and they're trying to cut their losses by telling the Street they're taking measures to control costs.
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There are two types of online searchers that type a Web site's URL into a search engine rather than into the browser's address bar. Those inexperienced enough not to appreciate the difference between the two, and those that are so experienced they have become habituated to using the search engine as their portal to the Internet.
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Last year, nearly everyone was surprised at how much demand there was. This year, people realize how much demand and potential there is. We won't see as many people caught off guard.
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We've found time and time again that sales taxes did not have a significant impact (on online sales decisions), ... Sales tax is a smaller issue for consumers.
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Hockey could be a fairly solid niche market. In many parts of the country, the selection of products is fairly scarce.
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What's really interesting is that most online retailers have forward integration, whereas this seems like a backwards integration play. Barnes & Noble already has a direct relationship with the customer and now they're trying to get further into the supply chain,
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We're seeing an improvement in relevancy and a dramatic improvement in the amount of content online.
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Whether it's out of laziness or ignorance, consumers' starting point is very much search.
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The online toy market is as competitive as they come, ... There are several well-capitalized players and they're all vying for online customers.