I need a list of at least five non-food retail websites in MEXICO.
They must be B2C sites (so not Ebay, not clasifieds, not shopping
comparison sites,  although the latter can lead you to appropriate
sites). They must  TRANSACT ONLINE (ie not a site that shows products
but doesnt let you  buy). The top sites may be foreign (Amazon is the
best example) but I  dont just want a list of US sites.

- Comments. A one or two sentence salient summary of relevant points
about the retailer (more than the site). This is also  
a good place to say why this is a leading site and to highlight online
revenues  and/or number of online customers for the retailers if
available at all.
 
2. I also need a list of the five leading FOOD retail websites (again
they must sell grocery online). Same as above.

If as you are searching, you come across any additional data on size
of online shopping in the country, online population, etc, please post
as additional URLs with no need for explanation.

Thank you 
 
webuserid

Hi again webuserid!!

I need to tell you that is very difficult to find data on revenue and
online customers for the retailers in this country (the same is valid
for all Latinoamerica).


Non-Food Retailers:

- decompras.com:
http://www.decompras.com

This site is supported by Terra, one of the leading Internet companies
in the world with a significant presence in Spain and Latin America.
In this site you can buy everything that you can find in a shopping
center: books, cd´s, electronics, clothes, computers, software, etc.


- PC EN LÍNEA:
http://www.pcenlinea.com

This company sells computers and hardware online exclusively. PC EN
LÍNEA is considered the best online place to buy hardware and computer
related products in Mexico. They claim to have more than 15,000
clients in all Mexico.


- E-Shop:
http://www.tecnofin.com.mx/eshop/tvt.asp

This company sells electronics: audio, video, telephony, electrical
household appliances and accesories.
E-Shop was based on December of 1998 as the Internet division of Audio
Mundo of Mexico.


- EsMas Compras:
http://www.esmascompras.com.mx/

This company sells books, CDs and DVDs, but it is expanding its range
of products.
EsMas Compras is part of the site EsMas, owned by Televisa. 


- Todoenlinea.com:
http://www.todoenlinea.com/

Todoenlinea com is a subsidiary of the business Compralo S.A. of C V.
is a company located in Garza Garcia, N L., Mexico which provides
services of electronic commerce (e-commerce). It sells mainly
electronics and hardware.


- Virtual Plaza:
http://www.virtualplaza.com.mx/

VIRTUAL PLAZA was born like fruit of the experience of EDIFIKA NET;
the first one in designing pages professionally in Monterrey. In the
commercial area it did an alliance with NAINSA (Negociadora Nacional e
Internacional, S.A. de C.V.) who have more than 15 years of experience
in the consumption articles sale branch.
Virtual Plaza is a virtual Mall where you can buy all the things that
you can find in a shopping center.


- Encante.com:
http://www.encante.com/

This company is specialized in imported products, mainly electronics
products imported from the USA. But also sells other products like
sports, CDs, DVDs, Software, etc.


- Pabellón Internet:
http://ws2.tecnofin.com.mx/pabellon/

Tecnofin is a company who provides services for the develop of
e-commerce departments to retail companies. In this site they made a
virtual mall with all the companies powered by Tecnofin:
Autouno 
http://www.autouno.com.mx/ 

Bioplaneta 
http://www.tecnofin.com.mx/bioplans 

Cleoflor
http://www.tecnofin.com.mx/cleoflor/ 

Dicopel 
http://www.tecnofin.com.mx/dicopel/ 

eShop
http://www.eshop.com.mx/ 

Farmacia Sí 
http://www.tecnofin.com.mx/farmasi 

Hi-Fi Club 
http://www.hificlub.com.mx/ 

IMCP Librería 
http://www.imcplibreria.com.mx/ 

Laila Intima 
http://www.tecnofin.com.mx/lailai 

MARKE 
http://www.marke.com.mx/ 

Men's Factory 
http://www.tecnofin.com.mx/haber/tvtfactory.asp 

Papelera General 
http://www.papelerageneral.com.mx/ 

Rajkov 
http://www.rajkov.com.mx/ 

Robert's 
http://www.tecnofin.com.mx/haber/tvt.asp 

Servicom 
http://www.tecnofin.com.mx/servicom/ 

Super Software 
http://www.supersoftware.com.mx/ 

TododeComputo 
http://www.tododecomputo.com/ 

Tattoos Leather 
http://www.tattoosleather.com/ 

www.libros.com.mx 
http://www.libros.com.mx/ 
  
To see the website of Tecnofin visit:
http://ws2.tecnofin.com.mx/

NOTE: If you need additional info related to the sites listed above,
please ask for it by a request of a clarification, I will be glad to
give you this information.


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Food Retailers:

- Comercial Mexicana:
http://www.comercialmexicana.com

This company is part of the group Controladora Comercial Mexicana S.A.
de C.V.
This is one of the largest chain of supermarkets of Mexico. To see a
list of shop units:
http://www.comercialmexicana.com/app/dir/search?criteria=all&storeclass=0


- Gigante en linea:
http://www.gigante.com.mx/cgi-bin/gigprd/home_page/tienda/tienda.jsp

This company is part of the Grupo Gigante, a big supermarket chain
with more than 100 stores in all Mexico. In 1999, this chain opened a
supermarket store in Los Angeles, California; having as an main
objective to put to the reach of the latin american community of LA an
extensive variety of Mexican products.


- quemefalta.com
http://www.quemefalta.com

quemefalta.com is a company of Femsa Comercio, group leader in stores
in Latin America.  FEMSA Comercio operates the following business:
commercial chain OXXO, chain of stores Bara, Dicasa (with 20 years of
experience in delivery to residence), and business/services of
Electronic Commerce.


- Abarrote.com
http://www.abarrote.com/

This is an online store that is not related to any big chain or
company. It operates mainly in the DF district but do sendings to the
rest of the country.


- Soriana:
http://www.soriana.com.mx/inicio.asp

This company provides services to Monterrey city metro area and
Aguascalientes city.
Organización Soriana is a chain with 116 stores. 


There are no more online groceries that I can find. 

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With regard to the to the statisticals studies of the Internet use in
Mexico I found the following:

"Markets by country: Mexico" an study about the Internet usage in
Mexico:
http://www.etcnewmedia.com/review/default.asp?SectionID=11&CountryID=74


"Mexican ecommerce market shows promise" Jan 16 2001;
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356347&rel=true 


"Ecommerce thriving in Latin America:
Nov 13 2001: The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) says that online retail
revenues in Latin America will reach USD1.28 billion this year, up
from USD540 million last year.
In a study sponsored by Visa International, BCG found that Brazil
continues to lead this market in the region, with revenues of USD906
million forecast for this year.
Mexico will be next with USD134 million, followed by Argentina with
USD119 million, and Chile with USD45 million.
The four most successful online retail categories in the region are
automotive with USD504 million in direct sales, consumer auctions with
USD203 million, travel with USD140 million, and computer hardware and
software with USD139 million."
From "Ecommerce thriving in Latin America":
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357398&rel=true


Search strategy:
Chat with a friend that I have in Mexico DF.
Yahoo Mexico Directorio Comercial - Supermercados:
http://mx.dir.yahoo.com/zonas_geograficas/paises/mexico/economia_y_negocios/productos_y_servicios_para_el_consumidor/alimentacion/Supermercados/

Yahoo Mexico Directorio Comercial - Venta en línea:
http://mx.dir.yahoo.com/zonas_geograficas/paises/mexico/economia_y_negocios/productos_y_servicios_para_el_consumidor/centros_comerciales/Venta_en_linea/


I hope this helps you in your research. If you need a clarification
please post a request for it.

Best Regards.
livioflores-ga

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Clarification of Answer by livioflores-ga on 08 Mar 2003 09:42 PST

Hello!!!

I found more info to add to the answer:

"Mexico's Online Population" by Michael Pastore:
"According to a report from eMarketer, 2.2 percent of the Mexican
population, or 1.5 million people, have access to the Internet.
This figure is set to grow to 8.6 percent (6.4 million people) by
2004, thanks to improvements in the telecommunications infrastructure
and new finance plans, which will make cheap PCs and Internet access
available to home and small business users.
Young Mexicans make up the majority of the online population,
according to NetValue. It has found that 67 percent of wired Mexicans
are aged 34 and younger, while 37 percent are between 15 and 24.
The majority of Mexicans use a fixed phone line and modem to get
online and the growth of the wireless Internet is likely to be slow.
Currently 74 percent of Mexican mobile phones are connected to analog
systems, which means they cannot support Internet access. It is
predicted that there will be just 130,000 wireless Internet users in
Mexico by the middle of 2001.
April 6, 2000 "
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_336101,00.html


From the ITU: 
"Internet indicators: Hosts, Users and Number of PCs 2001" (pdf
format):
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/at_glance/Internet01.pdf


From Opinamos.com (in spanish): Statistics about internet usage and
ecommerce in Mexico;
http://www.opinamos.com/stats/latam/mexico.shtml#Internet


I think that this aditional info may be useful to you.

Regards.
livioflores-ga