Jeffrey Grau
Jeffrey Grau
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Online sales still represent about 2 percent of total retails sales. So there's a lot more room to grow,
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Online retailers were very successful in attracting early holiday shoppers by offering incentives such as free shipping and discounts. However low prices may end up hurting Web merchants' profit margins in the long run.
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Today, to compete anywhere, you have to be everywhere. Wal-Mart and Target have joined Amazon and eBay as the most heavily trafficked e-commerce Web sites, and chain retailers account for about 40% of online sales, compared to just over 25% for pure-play Internet retailers.