Posts Tagged ‘ Internet ’

Do You Have Too Much IT?

In the late 1990s, companies often bought huge quantities of IT for reasons that had nothing to do with their business models or long-term strategies. In a common scenario, a company saw that its rivals had bought ERP or CRM applications, say, or had signed on to participate in a B2B exchange, and felt...
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Internet Sites Have a Toehold Over U.S. Shops for Climbers

American rock and ice climbers have grappled with limited equipment selection and relatively high prices for years; many take advantage of trips to Europe to stock up on specialized equipment at lower prices. Until the arrival of Internet shopping, the American and European climbing markets remained largely isolated from each other.
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Internet Sites Have a Toehold Over U.S. Shops for Climbers

Carlos Barrabes put his family’s climbing-gear shop on the Internet five years ago, looking for a bigger market than the tiny mountain hamlet of Benasque, Spain (pop. 1,000). But he never thought success in the U.S. market would boomerang. The U.S. accounts for about 25% of Mr. Barrabes’s €8 million ($7.8 million) in annual...
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