For Net Shoppers, Holiday Ordering Deadline Is Here.LIKE everything else online, last-minute last minute n. The period just before a significant or concluding moment such as a deadline, due date, or scheduled event: always waits until the last minute to do his holiday shopping. Christmas shopping runs on Internet time In the early days of the public Internet, Internet time referred to the breakneck speed with which companies scrambled to gain traffic and market share on the Web. A new business could come and go within a matter of weeks. . So if you haven't already completed your Web purchases, I've got news for you: The last minute has arrived. Although e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. sites will keep selling presents until Christmas Day, most don't employ the magical fleet of reindeer reindeer, ruminant mammal, genus Rangifer, of the deer family, found in arctic and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America. It is the only deer in which both sexes have antlers. necessary to deliver your order in a single evening. Last year, many people who ordered online within 10 days of Christmas found themselves explaining to the kids that one of Santa's bags must have been held up in customs. But at least they could take advantage of some screaming last-minute deals, thanks to a mad rush for market share that encouraged sellers to cut prices below what even elves Elves A slang term for guests appearing on the PBS television show "Wall Street Week." Notes: These technical analysts attempt to predict the direction of the market in the coming months. pay. If you're holding out for some of those same deals this year, don't bother. In addition to warning customers about the need to shop early, Web retailers are trying out a new business plan: charging enough money to keep at least a little for themselves. Last year, stores were practically giving the gifts away in order to win new customers. Many offered significant freebies with relatively insignificant purchases. One site sold three DVDs for a dollar, a deal worthy of a mail-in music club. And if you paid for shipping, you weren't looking hard enough. |
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