PlumRiver and several industry trade organizations have done a wide variety of research into the specialty retailers' readiness to add the Web as an element of how they do business with their suppliers. This research has tried to distill retailers’ views on issues such as:

• The level of computerization and Web connectivity, both in the store, office, and at home.
• Their current level of Web use for B2B activity with current suppliers and future trends.
• Their core business needs and what features and types of information they would want a B2B service to provide.
• How having a B2B service provided by a vendor would affect their business relationship and ordering behavior with that vendor.

PlumRiver is happy to share this research, spanning the past several years, to help your company formulate its plans to address any B2B initiatives. To receive a copy of any of these retailer studies on B2B ecommerce trends in your particular industry, click here to fill out a request form and copies of the requested reports will be emailed to you shortly.

Industry Segments:

• Athletic Footwear (Running, Tennis & Court, Walking, Light Hiking, Cleats etc)
• Bicycle (Specialty Bike dealers)
• Eyewear (Non prescription, Sports and Lifestyle)
• Footwear (Casual and Fashion, NSRA retailers)
• Snow Sports (Ski, Snowboard, Outdoor)
• Active Lifestyle (Surf, Action Sports)
• Tennis (Specialty, Resort)