e-Commerce Times: An E-Tailer with a Lot Riding on Bicycles

An enterprising outfit in China, recognizing the country lacked the financial and delivery infrastructure to launch an Amazon.com-like e-commerce company, took a step back and figured out a way to make a go of it by handling the finance and delivery parts themselves. By concentrating on cash on delivery orders and employing an armada of peasant bike riders, they've managed to make it through the bubble-bust cycle.