The Online Retail Sector Today Smallest segment of retail industry 5-6%) Growing at faster rate than offline segments Revenues have resumed growth Around 73%of Internet users bought online in2013 Primary beneficiaries established offline retailers with online presence〔eg, Staples First mover dot-com companies(e.g, Amazon) Copyright C 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Slide g-9The Online Retail Sector Today ◼ Smallest segment of retail industry (5–6%) ◼ Growing at faster rate than offline segments ◼ Revenues have resumed growth ◼ Around 73% of Internet users bought online in 2013 ◼ Primary beneficiaries: ❖Established offline retailers with online presence (e.g., Staples) ❖First mover dot-com companies (e.g., Amazon) Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Slide 9-9