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<title>MindBranch: E-Commerce</title>
<description>E-Commerce market research products provide analysis of the latest trends, developments and market data for this industry.  Research information will help you make informed business decisions.</description>
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<title>The Future of B2C Parcel Delivery</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-31607.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction   The global B2C eCommerce market is still growing exponentially as both retailers and consumers embrace the medium. The effect on parcels distribution has been significant although further development of the market will have to cope with a number of obstacles. New competitors and innovations are presenting a dynamic environment in which parcel carriers have to adapt their strategy.   Scope   Detailed analysis of the B2C market, forecasts by segment and competitive positions for Europe plus market size and growth levels for other regions Overview of drivers and trends of the B2C market by region and the opportunities and challenges with which companies are confronted   Highlights   Demand for home deliveries has become one of the main growth drivers in the express and parcels market over recent years and continues to transform markets and competitive dynamics in many countries around the world. Trends within eCommerce, internet penetration, new supply chain models, social demographics, innovations and new service ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Q1 2008 Residential Market Share Monitor</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-31563.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction   Tracking supplier market share performance gives a key indicator of market success. Using a robust methodology, Market Share Monitor tracks the performance of the leading energy suppliers on a quarterly basis. The UK B2C energy supply market is segmented in electricity, gas and dual fuel markets, tracking both sites and volumes. Data is included from August 2000 onwards   Scope  Highlights  Reasons to Purchase    Available electronically, the data set covers 21 consecutive quarters of market shares facilitating powerful time series analysis The analysis details the drivers of performance across each key segment and each major supplier This analysis is supported by extensive research across the broker and end user segments which delivers unique insight into market activity.    PLEASE NOTE:  this is delivered as an Excel ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Q1 2008 B2B Market Share Monitor</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-31562.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction   Tracking supplier market share performance gives a key indicator of market success. Using a robust methodology, Market Share Monitor tracks the performance of the leading energy suppliers on a quarterly basis. It does this by segmenting the UK B2B energy supply market into 4 key sectors and tracking both sites and volumes. Data is included from August 2001 onwards   Scope  Highlights  Reasons to Purchase   Available electronically, the data set covers 26 consecutive quarters of market shares facilitating powerful time series analysis The analysis details the drivers of performance across each key segment and each major supplier This analysis is supported by extensive research across the broker and end user segments which delivers unique insight into market activity.    PLEASE NOTE:  this is delivered as an Excel ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Internet User Behavior and Online Shopping in Taiwan: Key Trends in 2007</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R760-305.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Online consumers continue to grow in number every year. Cyberspace and real world channels are becoming integrated and people are gradually beginning to trust online shopping when making purchases. In 2007, the Taiwanese online shopping B2C market reached a scale of NT$108 billion, 1.3% of the retail sector. Using the results of a survey of Taiwanese Internet users conducted by MIC in July 2007, this report analyzes the behavior of Internet users in Taiwan and their consumer behavior associated with the online shopping ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Central and Eastern European Express Outlook</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-30266.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction   This brief analyses the Central and Eastern European Express industry, offering market sizing, forecasts to 2012, analysis of the key trends within the countries covered and market shares and profiles of the key express companies.   Scope   Express and Parcels market size and shares in key Central Eastern European markets of Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria and Russia Market size forecasts and segmentation by country for Service Level (Express-Parcel), Recipient (B2B-B2C) and Destination (Domestic-International)   Highlights   The Central Eastern Europe & Russia region offers great potential to express and parcels operators as the market as a whole continues to grow far above the European average and is expected to double in size from 2007 till 2012. The market is characterised however by differences between countries in terms of:   industry verticals   levels of eCommerce and home deliveries (business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer)  preferred service options (Parcel (non-Premium)/ Express (Premium) and transport modes (road/air)   Reasons to Purchase   Understand the drivers and trends of ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Segmented European Energy Market Concentration</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-30859.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction   Datamonitor's Segmented European Energy Market Concentration Brief offers an overview of the retail market dynamics in the EU 27 energy markets. It examines the relative levels of concentration in each market and highlights the major players and their influences in both the B2C and B2B sectors. It measures market concentration using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI).   Scope   Insight into the widely varying competitive landscape within the European Union's retail energy markets. Comprehensive information detailing national consumption volumes and market structure. A comparison of relative market concentration within energy markets and against each other.   Highlights   In the B2C power sector, six countries have an HHI score of 1.0, indicating the existence of a monopoly that is not exposed to competition. The average EU27 HHI index of 0.67 in the B2C gas sector reflects the high degree of market concentration and the lack of effective retail competition in the market. The UK is the most competitive B2B ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>B2B Marketing</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R310-1545.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Business-to-business (B2B) marketing is emerging from under the shadow of its larger business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing cousin as businesses are increasingly recognising the importance of taking an holistic approach to how they conduct their business &mdash; not just with regard to their customers' but also in terms of how they are perceived by employees and other business stakeholders, such as partners, suppliers and shareholders.
  
B2B marketing has long been associated with product marketing; the product launch, the sales campaign, trade press advertising and mailshots have all served to identify what B2B marketing is about.
  
However, this is changing. Customer relationship management (CRM) has demonstrated the need for businesses to make the requirements of their customers central to their operations, with the same high standard of service provided at all customer `touchpoints' (customer contact points). This has led to businesses more closely scrutinising their business processes and articulating the values ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The Changing Face of North American Business PC Usage and Purchasing Patterns</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R97-3060.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Business usage and buying patterns are under pressure from market forces such as the tightening of financial markets.  With limits on access to ready sources of capital for operations, business habits for purchasing, upgrading, and replacing PCs are changing.  Technology providers looking to thrive on changes in business PC usage, such as new expected life spans of PCs, can use survey results found in this report to align their product and roadmap strategies.  

This report summarizes the results of a business usage and purchasing patterns survey conducted in March of 2007.  Findings in this report include business users time spent on PCs, the desired features of future PC purchases, changes in usage patterns, anticipated life span for PCs, and business users thoughts about what new PCs should cost.  

Results from this report will help companies determine:

  When businesses are likely to make their next ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Q4 2007 Buyer Segment Market Share Monitor</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-29610.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction   
A report that apportions both power and gas volumes and sites in the UK B2B market into Datamonitor's segmentation model
  
 Reasons to Purchase   
This product has been designed to evaluate energy suppliers' participation within several specific market segments This product uses data collected from Datamonitor's MEU and MSM reports to provide a more in-depth analysis on market share
   Please Note:  This product is delivered as a zip ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Defending Against Web Business Model Threats</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R388-2532.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Attackers are devising new ways to siphon money out of internet B2C business models. Web site operators need to
protect both non-transactional and transactional web sites along each phase of consumer activity, from sign-up to ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Q4 2007 B2B Market Share Monitor</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-29604.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction 
  
Tracking supplier market share performance gives a key indicator of market success. Using a robust methodology, Market Share Monitor tracks the performance of the leading energy suppliers on a quarterly basis. It does this by segmenting the UK B2B energy supply market into 4 key sectors and tracking both sites and volumes. Data is included from August 2001 onwards
  
 Scope
  
Highlights
  
Reasons to Purchase 
  
Available electronically, the data set covers 26 consecutive quarters of market shares facilitating powerful time series analysis The analysis details the drivers of performance across each key segment and each major supplier This analysis is supported by extensive research across the broker and end user segments which delivers unique insight into market activity. 
    Please Note:  This product is delivered as an Excel ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Q4 2007 Residential Market Share Monitor</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-29605.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction 
  
Tracking supplier market share performance gives a key indicator of market success. Using a robust methodology, Market Share Monitor tracks the performance of the leading energy suppliers on a quarterly basis. The UK B2C energy supply market is segmented in electricity, gas and dual fuel markets, tracking both sites and volumes. Data is included from August 2000 onwards
  
 Scope
  
Highlights
  
Reasons to Purchase 
  
Available electronically, the data set covers 21 consecutive quarters of market shares facilitating powerful time series analysis The analysis details the drivers of performance across each key segment and each major supplier This analysis is supported by extensive research across the broker and end user segments which delivers unique insight into market activity.  
    Please Note:  This product is delivered as an Excel ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Snapshots Germany E-Commerce 2007</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R512-10074.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Snapdata's Snapshots Germany E-Commerce 2007 provides 2006 year-end market size data, with 2007 estimates, 4 years of historical data and five-year forecasts. The Snapshots report gives an instant overview of the German e-commerce market, and coversÂ business to consumer (B2C) sales over the internet of books, computer hardware and software, music, dvds and videos, clothing and accessories, travel, tickets, consumer electronics, toys and video games and others.Â  Market value is based on revenues. The data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis. The Snapshots Germany E-Commerce 2007 forms part of Snapdata's Retail industry ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Min's b2b</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R679-17.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[min's b2b delivers the insider perspective on business-to-business publishing, covering strategic concerns of the b-to-b publishing executives. min's b2b tracks key industry players and reports the inside story on recent mergers, acquisitions and deals, IPOs, brand extension strategies, online publishing ... and more. Plus, min's b2b features the exclusive Advertising Boxscores, with ad page counts for the top 10 "mega categories" in b-to-b publishing. 
  
 Please Note:  This publication is delivered weekly, for a total of 48 ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>B2B Marketing Online: Business Meets Social Media</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R203-545.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Last year was the first time trade shows&mdash;or &ldquo;face-to-face&rdquo; media&mdash;surpassed business publications in share of total revenue. The emphasis on socialization&mdash;and social media&mdash;is growing for digital media, too.   


The B2B Marketing Online report tracks the tectonic shifts that are shaking up the once solid and predictable world of long, complicated sales cycles.   

Of course, reaching the ultimate decision maker is still the key goal, but marketers also need to target researchers, technical advisors and negotiators at every stage of the process.   

In addition, search plays a major role for buyers in every phase of the purchase process, and social media&mdash;such as blogs, wikis, social networks&mdash;are being consulted as well.   

eMarketer projects that in 2008, US B2B online advertising spending will increase almost 19%, to $5.2 billion.   
 Key questions the &ldquo;B2B Marketing Online&rdquo; report answers:  

  Where are marketers spending ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Asia-Pacific B2C E-Commerce: Focus on China and India</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R203-546.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[eMarketer forecasts that B2C e-commerce sales in the region will grow at a 23.3% annual rate, reaching $168.7 billion in 2011. Japan is currently the largest market, by far, and South Korea ranks second. But by 2011 both will lose share to two up-and-comers&mdash;China and India.   


The Asia-Pacific B2C E-Commerce report analyzes the huge changes that are realigning this massive but still fast-growing online marketplace.   

While China and India are both growing rapidly, they are far from reaching their vast potential.   

A number of hurdles, common to both countries, must be cleared to ensure sustainable long-term growth: immature online payment systems, poor delivery networks, distrust between buyers and sellers, to name just a few.   

 Key questions the &ldquo;Asia-Pacific B2C E-Commerce&rdquo; report answers:  

  What do western Web retailers need to know before doing business in the Asia-Pacific region?  
 How ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>B2B Integration Software and Services (Market Advisor)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-8634.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The Integration software and services market continues to be driven by SOA technologies and practices, expanding into supply chain management and focusing on lowering TCO through highly verticalized, pre-built solutions. This report contains a market overview, analyst review, near and long term drivers, and ratings for all competitors within the Application Infrastructure market. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Industry Segment Cluster Pack: Internet Commerce &amp; Services - Industry Cluster Pack:</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R704-5278.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This Internet Commerce & Services Segment Cluster Pack is an excellent tool for industry background overview, market opportunity analysis and assessment of industry, vendor and customer positioning within the broad industry and specific segments within it. The Package includes data analyzed from more than 53,000 firms to present separate statistical trend reports for 46 detailed industries and segments within the parent cluster. Together, the reports create a detailed picture of trends in each industry segment, including three years market volume, company, small business and startup sales, sales per employee and failure rate risk. Included segment report listings can be found in the Additional Details section. 
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Canada B2C E-Commerce: The Barriers Melt</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R203-535.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The Canadian Internet economy is heating up. Last year Canadians spent C$11 billion (US$9.7 billion) online for products and services including travel, event tickets and digital downloads. By the of end 2007, eMarketer forecasts that they will have spent C$15.7 billion&mdash;nearly a 45% increase.   


The Canada B2C E-Commerce report analyzes the factors that are driving the Canadian Internet consumer market to record heights.   

A growing Canadian Internet market is good news for US online retailers.   

The strong Canadian dollar is creating a surge in spending on US Web sites. Already, about one-third of Canadian online spending is conducted on foreign Web sites, mainly those in the US.   

But Canadian e-commerce is building up steam, too.   

 Key questions the &ldquo;Canada B2C E-Commerce&rdquo; report answers:  

  How big is the Canadian B2C e-commerce market?  
 What is the Canadian market ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>European Express Benchmarking 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-27692.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction 
  
The European Express Benchmarking includes overall market shares for the leading players in 12 European countries, as well as across all of the significant market segmentations such as business-to-business, destination, and service level.
  
 Scope 
  
Analyses the largest players in the Express market, including DHL, UPS, TNT and FedEx, as well as all of the regional European companies. Analyses the key metrics in the industry: overall market shares, as well as the segmentation by destination, service level and recipient. Covers the largest 12 countries in Europe, including Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and Poland.
  
 Highlights 
  
The European (EU-12) express and parcels market amounted to EUR38.4bn in 2006 which implied a year-on-year growth rate of 4.7%. The top 5 DHL (Deutsche Post), La Poste/ Geopost, TNT, UPS and Royal Mail/GLS controlled more than 50% of this total. DHL is the leader in the European express ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>International B2B Trade Portals</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R3418-1232.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ On October 23, 2007, Alibaba.com, the number 1 ranked international B2B trade portal in our report, launched what is set to be the world&rsquo;s second most expensive initial public offering, seeking to raise $1.5 billion U.S. dollars.  Google&rsquo;s $1.7 billion U.S. dollar IPO record in 2004 now looks shaky.  Such an offering would easily value Alibaba at $8.8 billion U.S. dollars on November 5th, 2007, its first official trading day.  This valuation is approximately 38 times its projected revenue in 2007.  Exactly who is Alibaba.com?  Envious critics call it an IPO thief from China while cornerstone investors like AIG, Cisco Systems, and Yahoo are grabbing up 20% to 40% of these expensive shares.  A slew of questions surround this relatively unknown company.  Who are its competitors?  Are there any U.S. competitors?  Why is this market dominated by portals in Asia?  What are ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Fast Moving Consumer Goods - Global Market Intelligence Tracking Service</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R3541-13.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The Global Market Intelligence Tracking Service report by SIS International Research is a strategic industry analysis that monitors industry events and competitor movements on a global basis.   This report provides strategic insight into worldwide coverage of key events in the industry, spanning from North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East & Africa.  It offers analysis of key competitor activity and gauges the future impact of current developments.  Accompanying this analysis are insights into new product development activity, industry trends, marketing and Merger & Acquisition trends in the global markets.
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The Wire Transfer Remittance Controversy: Is a Short-Term Fix Needed? </title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R301-1342.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[In 2006, the Federal Reserve System and The Clearing House banded together to fund a study to answer the question of whether including standardized remittance information in Fedwire and The Clearing House Interbank Payment System (CHIPS) messages would contribute to the migration of business-to-business (B2B) payments from check to electronic methods. This TowerGroup ViewPoint examines the methodology and conclusions of the October 2006 study and the debate that has followed, discusses the long term benefits of global rather than national standards, and questions whether the debate over which remittance standard to adopt as a short-term fix misses the point entirely.

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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Q3 2007 Buyer Segment Market Share Monitor</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-26077.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[A report that apportions both power and gas volumes and sites in the UK B2B market into Datamonitor's segmentation model.   Please Note:  This is delivered as an Excel ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Seeburger Customers Purchase BIS for Its Comprehensive B2B Exchange Capabilities and Tight Integration with SAP</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-31627.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This document is about Seeburger Customers Purchase BIS for Its Comprehensive B2B Exchange Capabilities and Tight Integration with ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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