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The one and only ranking of America's 500 largest
e-retailers: the bible of the web retailing market

If you are a believer in the E-Retailing Revolution, you need to follow the industry's bible—the Top 500 Guide. With 448 pages—19% more than last year's publication—the 2008 Edition of the Top 500 Guide is the only authoritative ranking and the most comprehensive analysis of America's 500 largest e-retailers based on annual sales on the web. From the publishers of Internet Retailer, the leading information provider for the e-retailing industry, this all new Top 500 Guide contains the very latest competitive data on the leaders of web-based retailing that account for nearly two-thirds of the $200-billion e-retailing industry in the U.S.

The 2008 Edition of the Guide completely updates the comprehensive marketing and operating data and online sales information on each Top 500 e-retailer, which is the basis of our proprietary rankings. This edition once again expands the detailed profiles of each e-retailing business in the rankings that are written by our editors. We also added a section showing paid and natural search engine marketing rankings, number of affiliate marketing links, e-mail marketing metrics on each e-retailer, new payments data showing types of payments, including alternative methods, accepted by e-retailers, and new customer service data. This all new and expanded Top 500 Guide is an indispensable strategic reference tool for retailing on the Internet—a glossy, 448-page publication that's brimming with all new financial and operational data on each of the 500 largest retail web sites in the U.S., including:

2007 Internet sales (new—basis of ranking)
Web sales from 2006, 2005 and 2004
List of web site features & functions (updated)
Monthly web traffic and unique visitors (updated)
Percent of traffic from search engines, 2007 & 2006 (updated)
Paid and natural search engine rankings by category (new)
Detailed data on e-mail marketing programs (new)
Number of affiliate marketing relationships (new)
Browser Satisfaction Rating (updated on Top 100)
Vendors used in 18 solutions areas (updated)
Conversion rate (updated)
Top web management (updated to include 1,700 e-retail executives)

Intent to Purchase Rating (updated)
Payment types, including cards and alternative methods, accepted (new)
Key customer service features and functions (new)
Web site speed rating (updated)
Performance consistency online (updated)
Average sales ticket on web (updated)
Industry of corporate parent (updated)
Number of SKUs on the site (updated)
Merchandising category (updated)
Online availability rating (updated)
All URLs utilized (updated)

Internet Retailer's new 2008 Edition of the Top 500 Guide also provides expanded and compelling profiles on each of America's 500 biggest web merchants—the trailblazers who have made e-retailing the fastest growing segment of U.S. retailing. Researched and written by our staff editors, each profile details the corporate strategies and the merchandising and marketing tactics used by each e-retailer to gain a leadership position in the Internet retailing industry. Compiled after more than six months worth of research, the Top 500 Guide provides valuable competitive information on each of the 500 biggest retail web businesses—data not available from any other source.

Because we base pricing on a high-volume sales model, all this valuable data can be yours for the single copy price of just $65 plus FedEx shipping. Order your copy now, and the Top 500 Guide will be sent to you via FedEx second-day air on the day we receive your order.