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100			_aBrown, S.
245			_aRetail's future is on the line
260			_c2004
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0404) 24 January 2004 98-99(2)
520			_aExamines the progress of e-commerce and whether it has, as predicted, revolutionised the way we shop. Looks at e-commerce's different development rates in Europe, which reflect the north/south divide evident in its retail trade structures, consolidated in the north and more fragmented in the south. Describes the e-economy benchmarking framework commissioned by The Office of the e-Envoy and the DTI. Rates the US, UK and Canada as having the best environment for e-commerce and divides wired Europe into three tiers: pioneers, followers and laggards. Concludes that customer fulfilment and security issues remain the most important barriers to e-commerce growth and warns retailers and investor/developers not to be complacent about the future impact of e-commerce.
590			_aABS
650			_aUNITED STATES
650			_aEUROPE
650			_aCANADA
650			_aE-ECONOMY
650			_aBENCHMARKING
650			_aUNITED KINGDOM
650			_aRETAILERS
650			_aE-TAILERS
650			_aE-COMMERCE
690			_aINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-INTERNET
700			_aDixon, T.
700			_aMarston, A.
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