16,000 Companies Occupy the $160 billion Internet & Catalog Retailers Industry.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43909) has announced the addition of the First Research report: Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and Catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. Retailers - Industry Profile to their offering Covering over 175 industries and updated every 90 days, the First Research Industry Profiles do the "heavy lifting" for you - saving your sales team valuable research time, enhancing client communications and giving you the competitive edge to win more business. Easy-to-use and up-to-date, the Industry Profiles provide you with the industry research necessary to stay on top of constant changes in select industries. The First Research profiles help target your products and services directly to prospects. The Industry Profiles provide the information and understanding you need to engage new prospects during the sales process A sales process is a systematic approach for performing product or service sales. The reasons for having a sales process include seller and buyer risk management, achieving standardized customer interaction in sales and scalable revenue generation. , deepen deep·en tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens To make or become deep or deeper. deepen Verb to make or become deeper or more intense Verb 1. customer relationships and strengthen your own bottom line. Summary The Internet and catalog retailing industry in the US includes 16,000 companies with combined annual revenue of over $160 billion. Major companies include Lands End, LL Bean, Amazon, Overstock o·ver·stock tr.v. o·ver·stocked, o·ver·stock·ing, o·ver·stocks To stock more of (something) than necessary or desirable. n. An excessive supply. Verb 1. , and Hanover Direct. The industry is concentrated: the top 50 companies account for about 60 percent of industry revenue. Over the past five years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time industry has shifted from catalog to Internet sales. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven by consumers' personal income. Profitability of individual companies depends on effective marketing to build a customer base. Larger firms enjoy central purchasing efficiencies and economies of scale in inventory management, customer service, and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. . Smaller firms compete on outstanding customer service and providing niche products. Average annual revenue per worker for a typical company is about $400,000. While most brick-and-mortar retailers have an online presence and many also offer catalog sales, this profile focuses on retailers who use the Internet or catalogs as their sole or primary sales channel. PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY Although catalog and Internet retailers sell a variety of products and services, some of the largest product categories are drugs, health, and beauty aids; computer hardware and software; and clothing. While many Internet and catalog companies specialize spe·cial·ize v. 1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment. 2. To adapt to a particular function or environment. in a single product category, larger companies are expanding offerings to maintain growth and leverage brand awareness. Amazon has expanded from being an online bookstore to offering items in more than 30 categories, including loose diamonds. Topics Covered Industry Overview Quarterly Industry Update Business Challenges Trends and Opportunities Call Preparation Questions Financial Information Industry Forecast Website and Media Links Glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. of Acronyms Companies Mentioned - Lands End - LL Bean - Amazon - Overstock - Hanover Direct For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43909 |
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