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August 2, 2005 simone Technology No Comments

ecommerceI got an email from my bank saying “sorry” for any inconveniences caused yesterday as a result of their Internet Banking service being unavailable.

It got me thinking about how much I rely on the internet these days … I hardly ever go into my bank branch anymore. (Thank goodness!) I do quite a bit of online shopping … booking my movie tickets, buying books or CD’s, placing magazine subscriptions online and the odd grocery shop as well. Yay for E-commerce!

As a consumer I’m delighted by this new channel … but what does it mean for your business?

I read a nice article which I thought captures the Ecommerce pitfalls, challenges and rewards rather nicely … Follow this link

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