e-commerce fact or fiction

B 2 C conclusions:
ECONOMICS OF HOME DELIVERY NOT REALLY CHANGED
HIGH-VALUE GOODS
SOME CONSUMERS WILL PAY EXTRA
INTERACTIVE TV WILL CHANGE THE SALES CHANNEL
NOT A HIGH VOLUME GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPRESS, BUT MAYBE FOR MAIL

B2B conclusions:
MAKE SURE YOUR COMPANY CAN DO ITS EXISTING BUSINESS ON THE WEB
USE THE NEW INTERCONNECTION TO PRODUCE NEW BENEFITS
PARTICIPATE IN ( SOME ) OF THE NEW TRADING SITES

B2B e-commerce forecast
1998 – $44,620m
2001 – $952,918m
2004 – $7,197,291m
Source Gartner, January 2000