eCommerce Times: The Second Coming of E-Commerce

E-commerce will account for about $60 billion of transactions this year, up less than five percent from last year's $55 billion - a slow-down trend that few internet research firms or trade magazines are explicitly recognizing. The eCommerce Times' piece, linked above, implies that there is both large growth now and that this is in contrast to the past, but the statistics show just the opposite. The internet bubble popping period saw increased e-commerce, despite many internet firm bankruptcies, and now the growth is leveling somewhat.