I want to know how well the best companies (UK and overseas) are
doing, when it comes to selling online. Specifically this question is
about how manufacturing companies start to sell small consumable items
like post-it notes, stationery (low-cost items) online, having had a
big traditional brick-and-mortar prescence. I need to exclude travel,
banking, insurance, porn, (which is a pity because they do make up the
majority of the online selling industries). How does an established
big manufacturer start to sell small ticket items online to the
consumer? Through existing distributor and dealer networks? What about
channel conflict? Does E-bay or Amazon feature in their plans? What
share of their business (ie: 10%) is sold online directly to the
customer? What are the websites where these manufacturers are selling?
How long does it take to sell online from a cold start, for an
existing big manufacturer?

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Request for Question Clarification by umiat-ga on 25 May 2005 05:19 PDT

Hello, domfreedom-ga!
 I am honored that you requested me to research your question.
Unfortunately, I am under a time crunch at present and do not believe
I can answer your question in an effiecient manner.
 If you don't mind, I am going to leave this question open for some of
our other researchers. There are several among us that will surely do
a wonderful job finding the information you are requesting.
 However, in the event that this question remains unanswered, I will
be looking in to an answer as I have the time.
Thanks again!
umiat

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Clarification of Question by domfreedom-ga on 25 May 2005 07:08 PDT

OK Umiat-ga, in that case I will leave it open for other researchers
to answer. Hope you are well.
DomFreedom