Forum Archive Index - February 2001

["Colin Ross" <ceejaynz@xtra.co.nz>]

Amazon have made it easy to buy, but they have really done their homework.

All too many others who attempt to sell using the Web, tend to make it all too hard.

My wife uses "Ezybuy" in Palmerston North, for instance,

we recently attempted to place an order on the Web Site, and gave up in frustration, despite us having reasonable experience in using email etc.

Business to Business works well, once the protocols are set up and clearly understood.

etailing will take a bit longer yet, but I think it will become a potent  force once the bugs have been ironed out and the customers begin to feel confident.

I think we also still await  the availability of good bandwith at an acceptable price!

Ceejay

----- Original Message -----

From: Graeme Martin

To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz

Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 9:15 AM

Subject: [sharechat] E-Tailing and net use

Share chatters

 

There are lies and statistics - in the Christchurch Press an article "

Sega considering dumping dreamcast" p17 it quotes 40% of Americans, 25% of Canadians are happy to purchase online, only 12% of Australians are."

 

On page 18 the article "Sending e-mail dominates net use"  John Naughton says that only "4 or 5% regularly engage in online banking or shopping."

 

I go to my local Tertiary Educational Institution and I still get bombarded that E-tailing 

is the best thing - the real growth sector.  Have the marketing whizz kids got it wrong - has the business to consumer website bubble burst?  They very quickly tell me "Are, but what about business to business (B2B) there is the next growth area."

 

I am very wary now about buying into E-commerce related technology stocks.  Too many are chasing too small a section of the retail section of the market.  Am I a modern luddite?

 

Graeme Martin