It isn't a straightforward matter to adapt the Internet to the world of direct sales.

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The company, through approximately 29, 000 associates, serves its customers via direct sales, catalogs, Internet and retail stores located in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

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It did report an increase in direct-to-consumer sales, which include catalog and Internet, by 6.5%.

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Dell has aggressively moved its renowned direct-sales, build-to-order business model to the Internet.

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