Talk:Disintermediation/Archives/2016

Repeated

The example of dell is repeated in the article 128.176.231.147 (talk) 12:58, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

I wasn't sure if there were applications of this word outside of E-commerce, so that's why I put the header thing in.

It's mainly just a stylistic thing to keep the articles uniform. - Hephaestos 05:29, 10 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Thanks! - Csurguine

Other apps are mentioned in the Paul Hawken book; The Next Economy

One of the interesting things about Dell is that more and more people are using resellers to purchase Dell equipment because (a) Dell's volume discounting is available to resellers but not to end users (so therefore resellers are often able to buy from Dell and resell at a price lower than Dell's list price and still make an acceptable margin) and (b) Dell's customer service center is apparently run by braindamaged rodents. Kelly Martin (talk) 21:10, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Niche

What defines 'niche', by the way? At what point does something cease to be failed/niche and become developing? For example, groceries in the UK isn't viewed as a failure, because there was no high-profile boom and bust company like Webvan. Instead there was a slower development, focused on companies such as Tescos, whose own home delivery service is now claimed to be the largest in the world with an annual growth of 24%, albeit currently only with 2% of their total group sales of £37bn. So is this permanently going to be a niche, or is it really a developing market? Average Earthman 10:42, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

I personally think 2% is still a niche. When it hits 20% or 25% (that is, enough to make a visible impact in the foot traffic in brick-and-mortar supermarkets) then it's time to take online grocery shopping seriously. What does everyone else think? --Coolcaesar 04:31, 10 February 2006 (UTC)