"The report says online retail is strong in many industry categories, including computers, autos, books, sporting goods and catalog sellers. What's significant is that many analysts predicted a sharp drop after the Christmas season. But that didn't happen, which is welcome news for today's surviving e-tailers — and downright encouraging for dotbams stepping up their Web efforts."
—Judith N. Mottl, "Brick and Mortars Fight Back," InternetWeek, June 19, 2000