Consumer e-commerce
Rapid increase in number of online stores, malls, with heterogeneity of formats, processes
Increasing acceptance (by consumers) of “bots” as guides to diverse products and stores
Early innovators were acquired by large players
- Jango, Junglee, CompareNet
Second generation of comparison shopping solutions are now available
- MySimon, Cadabra, DealTime, DealPilot, Mergent