eRetail Newsletter
June 22nd 2001
from Nigel Fenwick, President

Welcome to the second June e-newsletter from eRetailNews.

HOW ABOUT FOCUS!

SHOULD WE INTEGRATE THE "CLICK" TO THE "BRICK"?

RETAIL SYSTEMS 2001 - CHICAGO

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HOW ABOUT FOCUS!

by Larry Davenport

Finally, somebody gets it! The recent announcement that Amazon and Borders.com will be partnering is great news for both companies and consumers. While it may have come a bit late, it is truly the right thing. By partnering together, each can build upon the strengths of the other to provide a valued shopping experience for their clients and eliminate the need to build business models that are not a core competency. Amazon, with its solid warehousing and processing capabilities, brings the proven infrastructure, and Borders Books brings a great client base with loyal customers that need customer attention and focus. Together they create the true Brick and Click environment.

Companies such as Yahoo! are finally understanding that revenue does not lie in advertising, but in providing services. Yahoo's announcement that it is laying off 12% of its work force, outsourcing some of its operations, and centralizing its businesses on a global level is a step in the right direction. Yahoo! can now focus on what it does best, providing online services. Charging for online services isn't a new concept for the company. Yahoo! already charges for paying bills and filing tax returns and, according to news reports, will soon charge for online stock-quotes. By finding its focus, Yahoo! reduces its reliance on advertising revenues and builds on proven revenue models.

At the same time, however, NBCi had other plans.........

Read more at http://www.eretailnews.com/features/0106focus.htm 

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SHOULD WE INTEGRATE THE "CLICK" TO THE "BRICK"?

By Dharmesh Kothari

With rapid advances in interactive technology and the growing popularity of the web, the retail sector provided an obvious route for Internet development. However, many online retailers have perished because they did not have a business model that generated sufficient cash flow. The corrective phase in the dotcom industry that we are witnessing sees an end to companies that lacked a long-term vision.

The failure of most pure-play online retailers resulted in brick and mortar retailers becoming skeptical about integrating their physical stores to their web-operations. Indeed, many traditional retailers setup their online presence within completely independent companies. These retailers are now bringing their online offspring back into fold, having realized that they cannot gain the benefits of integration while remaining separate.

Read more at http://www.eretailnews.com/features/0106kothari.htm 

RETAIL SYSTEMS 2001 - CHICAGO

• Infocorp - Access2Retail - Booth 430 - Introducing a Windows-based retail management solution. (Win a Palm Pilot).

• Accessvia dSignShop - Booth 925 - In-store signage printing controlled from head office. (Win a Lexmark printer).

• Interworld - Booth 1744 - (Win tickets to "Second City" comedy club and eRetailer gift certificates).

• SVS - Booth 442 - (Draw to win $500 gift card).

• LML Payment Systems - Booth 557 - Payment management systems. (Register to win a free gift?).

• Manugistics - Booth 1309 - Complimentary 30 minute value assessment to analyze your business and drive additional value out of your supply chain.

• E3 - Booth 2516 - Synchronizing inventory decisions (draw to win $500).

• 360 Commerce - Booth 116 - Java-based applications for POS, customer service and gift registry.

• Lawson Software - Booth 407 - Retail enterprise solutions (win a hand-held GPS).

• Capture.Net - Booth 144 - RMS Windows-based enterprise solution.

• SimplexGrinnell - Booth 524 - workforce management tools (on-site raffle).

• Informix Software - Booth 106 - Database management solutions - (Palm Pilot draw). ACI - Booth 444 - Payment processing services (draw for a PDA).

• SPS Commerce - Booth 2135 - Supply chain optimization (draw for a golf driver).

• G&Z Systems - Booth 2242 - Polling and remote management (Palm Pilot draw).

• Chelsea - Booth 241 - Java-based POS (draw for limited edition putters).

• Sightward - Booth 632 - Predictive analytics (draw to win Nikon Binoculars).

• Siren - Booth 2506 (Hughes Network Systems) - Dynamic digital signage.

• Purple Cactus Technologies - Booth 760 - Retail management solutions (Draw for a Taylor Made driver).

• Multimedia Live - Booth 2257 - e-commerce development platform (win a Palm IIIxe).

• SAP - Booth 1519 - "State-of-the-art mobile solution center".

• Quadstone - Booth 1635 - Predicting customer behavior (win a lobster dinner for two).

• NetByTel - Booth 1544 - e-business by phone.

• Kronos - Booth 928 - Web-based labor management.

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