E-mail nudges aside stationery stores

Article Abstract:

E-mail is taking a big chunk out of the stationery store industry. A newly released Cesus data has reported that approximately 26% of the traditionally mom and pop stores have closed shop from 1992 to 1997 due to a number of competitive threats. The trend is driven by the popularity of the Internet, which resulted in the onslaught of free electronic greeting cards, and mass-market retailing, which moed business stationery sales toward category killers Staples and Office Depot.

Market share, Office Supplies and Stationery Stores, Stationery & Office Suppl Stores

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PlanetOut CEO taps gay market

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PlanetOut CEO Megan Smith has become a power broker catering to the multibillion-dollar market of gay and lesbian consumers. She has steered the company towards an elusive market that spends around $450 billion each year in the USA. Analysts agree with Smith that gays have lots of disposable income since they are often childless which means that they can afford fancy cars, the latest in electronic gizmos and pricey vacations.

On-Line Information Services, Marketing procedures, Videotex & Teletext, PlanetOut Corp.

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Mars vs. Venus extends to entrepreneurs, too

Article Abstract:

A study conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology shows that women, more than men start any business venture keeping the family in mind rather than thinking about profits first. The study describes that in such businesses, attrition rates are much lower and productivity is much higher.

Surveys, Businesswomen, Businessmen

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