Top 20 e-Business Firms in the World
Based on the eBusiness adoption and external influence, Top 20 e-business firms in world are selected as follows:
Ranking：1
Company Name：Office Depot
URL：www.officedepot.com
Profile：Office Depot, Inc. is a global supplier of office products and services. The company was incorporated in 1986 with the opening of our first retail store in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In fiscal year 2008, we sold $14.5 billion of products and services to consumers and businesses of all sizes through our three business segments: North American Retail Division, North American Business Solutions Division and International Division. eBusiness has been applied to every aspect and Interent has become one of its major sales channels, which improve the self-service and order amount with decreased operational cost.
Ranking：2
Company: Alibaba Group (Simplified Chinese: 阿里巴巴)
URL：www.alibaba.com
Profile：Alibaba Group is a family of Internet-based businesses. The Group was founded in 1999 by Jack Ma, and now top online business in almost every area, especially in B-to-B marketplace around the world. The privately held Alibaba Group reaches Internet users in more than 240 countries and regions, and employs 15,000 people in more than 50 cities in Greater China, Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. Companies in Alibaba Group are: Alibaba.com – Global leader in business-to-business e-commerce; Taobao – China’s largest Internet retail website and one-stop platform for shopping, socializing and information sharing; Alipay – China’s leading third-party online payment platform; Alisoft – Developer and provider of Internet-based software solutions; China Yahoo! – One of China’s leading Internet portals
Ranking：3
Company: IBM
URL：www.ibm.com
Profile：International Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM, is a multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software (with a focus on the latter), and offers infrastructure services, hosting services, and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. As the largest and most profitable information technology employer in the world, IBM applied eBusiness mechanism in its business so as to connect customers, employees as well as its partners.
Ranking：4
Company：Cisco Systems
URL：www.cisco.com
Profile：At Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) customers come first and an integral part of our DNA is creating long-lasting customer partnerships and working with them to identify their needs and provide solutions that support their success. The concept of solutions being driven to address specific customer challenges has been with Cisco since its inception. Cisco has shaped the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors and ecosystem partners and has become the worldwide leader in networking – transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate. As one of most successful eBusiness firms based on Internet, Cisco obtained 8 out of 10 orders through Internet and the online sales revenue was more than 2 billion per year.
Ranking：5
Company：Army and Air Force Exchange Service
URL：www.aafes.com
Profile: The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (or AAFES) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense. Its dual missions are to provide quality merchandise and services of necessity and convenience to authorized customers at uniform low prices, and to generate reasonable earnings to supplement appropriated funds for the support of United States Army and Air Force Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs. AAFES is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and is presently commanded by Major General Keith Lee Thurgood. The position of AAFES commander rotates between the Army and Air Force. As 8th largest retailer in the world, 9% of sales items are sold on the web. The retailing department of the firm even set up web booths for customer service.
Ranking：6
Company：E-Trade Group
URL：www.etrade.com
Profile：E*TRADE Financial Corporate Services, Inc. helps employers navigate the challenges of stock plan administration and compliance, while helping employees understand and access their stock benefits. That’s why 25% of the S&P 500 listed companies rely on us to manage stock plans for over 1 million employees in more than 160 countries. E*TRADE offer comprehensive and cost-effective solutions for all your record-keeping, regulatory, and reporting needs. And we provide your employees with tools and information that help them make the most of their stock options, stock purchase plans, restricted stock, and other benefits. As a leading online broker, E*TRADE is committed to delivering customized services.
Ranking：7
Company：Dell Computer
URL：www.dell.com
Profile：Dell Inc. (a multinational technology corporation: NASDAQ: DELL, HKEX: 4331) currently sells personal computers, servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, and computer peripherals. Dell also sells HDTVs, cameras, printers, MP3 players and other electronics built by other manufacturers. In 2006, Fortune magazine ranked Dell as the 25th-largest company in the Fortune 500 list, 8th on its annual “Top 20″ list of the most-admired companies in the United States. As a pioneer in online PC shopping, Dell provides configurable and one-stop online experience to its PC customers.
Ranking：8
Company：Lockheed Martin
URL：www.lockheedmartin.com
Profile：Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion. With more than 1100 internal networking resource, 13 enterprise resource planning systems link to more than 180 thousand users.
Ranking：9
Company：Avnet
URL：www.avnet.com
Profile：One of the world’s largest global distributors of electronic parts, enterprise computing and storage products and embedded subsystems, Avnet provides a vital link in the technology supply chain. Avnet is ranked No. 1 in its industry in Fortune magazine’s “Most Admired Companies” list for 2009. Its eBusiness structure includes some pioneering system like point-of-use replenishment, through which about 20% consumer sales and 90% commercial sales are completed on the web.
Ranking：10
Company：Insight Enterprises
URL：www.insight.com
Profile：Insight Enterprises were founded in 1988, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. The revenues in 2008 was $4.8 billion with over 4,000 teammates worldwide, and operations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. As a leading provider of brand name computing products, software and advanced IT services, online sales has become one of major distribution channels.
Ranking：11
Company：W.W. Grainger
URL：www.grainger.com
Company：Grainger helps customers save time and money by providing them the right products to keep their facilities up and running. With 2008 sales of $6.9 billion, Grainger is a Fortune 500 company and a perennial member of Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Companies list. Grainger.com – Grainger’s e-commerce solution – offers customers the ability to order more than 300,000 products online and have them shipped directly to them or pick them up at one of our 430+ U.S. locations. Grainger.com was the first transaction capable web site in the industry and achieved $1.5 billion in eCommerce annual sales in 2008, accounting for 22% of total sales revenue.
Ranking：12
Company：Alcatel-Lucent
URL：www.alcatel-lucent.com
Profile: Alcatel-Lucent is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages information technologies to combine the business process accross internal resource and external customers or partners.
Ranking：13
Company：Intel
URL：www.intel.com
Profile：Intel began with the microprocessor, the invention that sparked a revolution. Intel’s history of developing groundbreaking technology is to attract the most brilliant minds in science to push the boundaries of innovation and further our position as the world’s leader in semiconductor technology. Through its personalized website addresses, Intel does business with more than 550 OEMs accross 46 countries. Monthly online sales is up to 1 billion US dollos, accounting for over 50% of revenue.
Ranking：14
Company：The Home Depot
URL：www.homedepot.com
Profile：The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Its 2005 sales totaled US$91.8 billion (US$77.0 billion in retail sales). The Home Depot is the largest home-improvement retailer in the United States, ahead of rival Lowe’s, and the second-largest general retailer in the United States, behind only Wal-Mart.
Ranking：15
Company：Recreational Equipment
URL：www.rei.com
Profile：REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) is an American consumers’ cooperative that sells outdoor recreation gear and sporting goods via the Internet, catalogs, and over 100 stores in 27 states. It opens four to six new stores each year. REI’s sales exceeded US$1.43 billion in 2008. Based on the web, the customers can do interactive communication with REI’s experts to learn outdoor skills and find right gear inspectors.
Ranking：16
Company：CDW Computer Centers
URL：www.cdw.com
Profile：CDW is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and education. As of September 30, 2009 employed approximately 6,250 coworkers. In 2008, the company generated sales of $8.1 billion. Ranked No. 34 on Forbes’ list of American Largest Private Companies, CDW features dedicated account managers who help customers choose the right technology products and services to best meet their unique needs. A just-in-time inventory model and two state-of-the-art distribution centers allows CDW to provide the latest technology with fast and accurate delivery.
Ranking：17
Company：eCompanyStore.com
URL：www.ecompanystore.
Profile：eCompanyStore.com have designed, developed and implemented branded merchandise solutions for some of the world’s most admired and valuable brands. The combination of superior technology, passionate people, creative solutions and high levels of personal service make eCompanyStore.com the model for successful corporate branding solutions. eCompanyStore.com built world-class online company stores that help its clients aggregate the promotional product spend and save money.
Ranking：18
Company：PC Connection
URL：www.pcconnection.com
Profile：PC Connection, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading information technology (IT) solutions provider to businesses, governments, educational institutions, and consumers. PC Connection offers a broad selection of more than 130,000 brand name products at competitive prices, in conjunction with award-winning service and support that has enabled us to establish a large and loyal customer base. By applying IT and eBusiness application, all ordered products can be shipped next day.
Ranking：19
Company：Charles Schwab
URL：www.schwab.com
Profile：The Charles Schwab Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHW) has been a leader in financial services for more than three decades. Through advocacy and innovation, the company has worked to make investing more affordable, more accessible and more understandable to all. As a leading online financai broker in the US, Schwab meets the needs of individual and institutional clients through three primary business segments: Investor Services, Advisor Services, and Corporate and Retirement Services.
Ranking：20
Company：Ingram Micro
URL：www.ingrammicro.com
Profile：Ingram Micro Inc. is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services and product aggregation and distribution. Ingram Micro serves 150 countries and is the only global broad-based IT distributor with operations in Asia. Its online ordering system is connected with more than 140 thousand resellers around 130 countries, supporting over 70 million transactions per day.
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