Which is why sharing a table with Mark Hogan, president of eGM, was such a treat.
Worldwide, the contribution of EGM to overall sales increased to about 65%.
FORBES: Amazon's Third Party Sellers Drive Margins And Stock Higher
The North America segment still contributes the majority of revenues to EGM sales, which accounts for about 65% of total North America sales.
FORBES: Amazon's Third Party Sellers Drive Margins And Stock Higher
For example, online EGM transactions could reach 16.4% of total EGM sales in the U.S. by 2015 instead of 15% as we currently forecast.
Sophisticated smartphone features such as mobile shopping apps and barcode scanners means that mobile phones could play an important role in the growth of online EGM sales.
FORBES: Happy Holiday Momentum Should Make Amazon.com A $200 Stock
"The more dealers we have signed up the more inventory will probably listed online for consumers to look at, " said eGM's Carnee, who noted that participation by dealers is voluntary.
In a separate legal action British Energy failed to prevent Polygon from calling an Extraordinary General Meeting, EGM, after it was thrown out of court in New York on Thursday.
There could be an upside of 10% to our price estimate for Amazon stock if the online penetration of EGM retail sales accelerates towards 33% by the end of our forecast period.
FORBES: Happy Holiday Momentum Should Make Amazon.com A $200 Stock
Furthermore, the additional upside attributable to smartphone-based e-commerce transactions would also impact our forecasts for online U.S. media sales (books, DVDs, music), international media sales, and international EGM sales.
We estimate that the mix of U.S. electronics and general merchandise (EGM) sales occurring online has increased from around 5% in 2004 to around 12% in 2010, and could hit nearly 26% by 2017.
FORBES: Happy Holiday Momentum Should Make Amazon.com A $200 Stock
We estimate that 10% of total U.S. electronics and general merchandise (EGM) sales are now conducted online, up from around 6% in 2005, and we expect that this will reach 15% by the end of the Trefis forecast period.
应用推荐