Business-to-business (or b2b) describes any business that sells its products or services online to another business, rather than being a consumer focused b2c (or business-to-consumer) company. B2b e-commerce involves companies buying from and selling to each other online. But there's more to it than purchasing. It has evolved to encompass supply chain management as more companies outsource parts of their supply chain to their trading partners. (www.managementfirst.com)
A great deal of recent media attention has been focused on the high profile launches and spectacular failures of business-to-consumer e-commerce/retail sites (such as boo.com). Such failures have generally cooled financial enthusiasm for online selling to consumers. The b2b sector has largely gone unnoticed by the media, yet analysts suggested that this is by far the largest area of internet activity, and one that is set to continue to grow for the foreseeable future.
B2b trading, has been in continuous development......

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