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Free Business Support for IT Retailers & Resellers Workshops | Mentoring | Blog | Opinion | Forum | Research
Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Broken?Is The Internet
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Internet Is Broken
2Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Everything You
Believe
Is Wrong
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Internet Is Broken
3Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Growth isNOT
Happening
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Internet Is Broken
4Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Growth is
SLOWING EARLY and
ABRUPTY
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Internet Is Broken
5Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
The Bubble Has
NOT YETBurst
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Internet Is Broken
6Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
INTERNET GROWTH IS NOT MATERIALISING
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
7Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
UK Online 2006 - 2013
% Population Purchasing on InternetWeb of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
8Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
36m Brits Use the Internet Daily…
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130
1020304050607080
Daily At least weeklyLess than weekly Not used in the last 3 months
35.7million
7.4million4.2m
1.6m
UK Online 2006 - 2013
% UK Population
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
9Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
…What Are They All Doing?Em
ailing
Products
/servi
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News
Socia
lTra
vel
Bankin
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ikis
Course in
foSo
ftwareSe
lling s
tuff
Calls
Job se
arch
Networki
ngPo
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Online c
ourse
Surve
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ting
020406080
100
16-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
UK Online 2006 - 2013
% AgeGroup
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
10Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Surely Everyone is Buying Stuff?
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130
102030405060708090
100
16-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
UK Online 2006 - 2013
% AgeGroup
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
11Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
12Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Surely Everyone’s Buying Computers?
Clothes, sports
goods
Household goods
Films, m
usic
Books, m
ags, n
ews
Holiday
lodgin
gsTrav
el
Tickets
for eve
nts
Food or g
rocerie
s
Electronic g
oods
Games s
oftware
Share
s, insu
rance
Other software
Teleco se
rvice
s
Computer h/w
are
Medicine
E-learn
ing mate
rial
0
20
40
60
80
16-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+All
UK Online 2006 - 2013Significant mail-order persists
% AgeGroup
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
13Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
% Category Total Captured 2012Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
14Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Drivers of Internet GrowthDriver1. Non-store sales (66%)
– Mail order, TV shopping, Insurance
2. Branded commodities– Branded electricals (not
bespoke systems)3. Grocery4. Digital goods
– Music, video, software, ebooks
Reason• Channel displacement
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• Price comparison• aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
15Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Death of the High-Street?
Chain branch trendsNet shedding mainly in services such • Banks• Building societies• Post offices• Travel agencies etc.• Also easy-capture retailing
such as music, video, software etc.
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
16Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Sales Forecasts Grossly Over-Stated
• Growth reporting flawed: fails to differentiate– Canabalisation v non-store – Home delivery v click-and-collect
• Diversion from shops far lower than predicted– Shopping hinges on ‘see, touch, feel, experience’
• On current trajectory UK 2020 internet sales– 14-15% total retail sales
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
17Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
GROWTH UNDER 50% PREDICTEDClear Evidence of Hype, Hysteria, Puff, Denial
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Not Materialising
18Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
GROWTH IS SLOWINGEARLY AND ABRUPTY
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Slowing Early & Abruptly
19Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
% Category Total Captured 2012
• Failing to penetrate markets 15 times the size• Significant bricks-and-mortar fulfilment remains
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Slowing Early & Abruptly
20Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Dramatic Unexpected Asymmetry
66% 8%No logistical barriersElectronically transferrable goodsOnline suits buyers
Logistical barriersComplex salesExperiential sales
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Slowing Early & Abruptly
21Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Home Delivery Trails Sales Growth
Electronically transferrable displacement
‘Click-and-collect’
Online grocery shopping ‘irregular’
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Slowing Early & Abruptly
22Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Behind the Headlines
• Growth overwhelmingly from electronically transferrable goods
• The bulk of trade is from services not retailing
• Reports include misclassified sales – especially travel
• Home delivery growth shows its just a selling channel
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Slowing Early & Abruptly
23Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
The Glory Days Are Past
• Downloadable market captured–Music, Film, Software…
• Non-store trade captured years ago
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Slowing Early & Abruptly
24Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Internet Growth is CrashingSales Growth Online vs All-Retail (%)
Web of Intrigue – 1: Internet Growth Is Slowing Early & Abruptly
25Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
THE DOT.COM BUBBLE HAS NOT YET BURST
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
26Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Once Upon a Time…It’s peanuts to set up a business seen by billions of eyeballs everyday…
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
27Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Is Being Online Easy Money?
• Legions of entrants make price competition fierce– Many inexperienced even naïve
• Business seem profitable but are transient– Few plan adequate margin for sustainable profits
• Increased logistics costs– Prohibitive as item value decreases– Incremental picking and logistics (supermarkets)
• Very few successful pureplays– Those that are, are increasing margins (eBuyer, Scan)
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
28Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Anyone Can Be a Millionaire?Firm Size Average Value of
Sales via InternetOnline Revenue as % of
Total Turnover
Micro (<10 employees) £1,000 0.6%
Small (11 to 49 employees) £175,000 4.6%
Medium (50 to 249 employees) £2,500,000 13.1%
Large enterprises (250+ employees) £69,000,000 18.7%
2010 Average Annual Online SalesSource: Cebr analytics; Office for National Statistics
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
29Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
• Founded ’95• $10.5Bn invested by
2012• IPO ’97• P/E ratio of 400• Jeff Bezos worth $29.7Bn
• No dividend since IPO ‘97• Quarterly results July 2014
– 23% rise in sales to $19.3Bn– Net loss of $126M
• Since ‘97 cumulative– Sales $315 billion– Profits $2 billion or 0.6%
(Wal-Mart is 3.4%)
Even the Biggest Find it Tough
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
30Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
A strategy of ‘buying’ market share then raising prices is NOT working
Stock Decline 201417%
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
31Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
The Internet Is Funded By Advertising Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
32Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Traditional Advertising is Failing
• 95% Don’t trust advertising• 8% Trust what companies say about themselves• 58% Believe "companies are only interested in selling
products and services to me, not necessarily the product or service that is right for me“
• 17% Believe companies take what they say seriously
Source: “Your Brand: At Risk or Ready for Growth”, Alterian plc by Lancaster University 2010
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
33Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Killing The Golden Goose?
• ‘Interruption’ being used to shore up ROI– Pop-ups– Lead generation (data gathering)
• Yet when the internet delivers so much choice, how can it be a good thing to annoy customers?
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
34Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Social Endorsement
Social Media presents an opportunity BUT ‘old-school’ marketing is prevailing
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
35Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Is the Internet Morally Bankrupt?
• Those with the biggest servers will win– Wealth will be concentrated with the few
• Relentless falling prices means– Increased unemployment– Impoverished consumers
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
36Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
A Crisis Is Emerging• Inequalities drive public opinion• Governments will respond
– Taxes will follow (are?)– Tax avoidance will be addressed
• Price advantages will cease• The internet could go into
reverse
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
37Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
• Google paid just £935,000 on £239m for 2011 and £8m between 2004 and 2010
• Amazon made £3.3bn sales in 2011, but paid no corporation tax in the UK
• Starbucks paid just £8.6m in its 14 years of trading in the UK
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
38Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
SummaryWeb of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
39Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
The Chickens Are Coming
• Realities confound forecasts• Investments will never be recouped• Huge vested interests are at play• Moralities are being confronted• A correction is inevitable
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Dot.Com Bubble Has Not Yet Burst
40Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
BrokenThe Internet Is
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Internet Is Broken
41Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Internet Is Broken
42Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK
Free Business Support for IT Retailers & Resellers Workshops | Mentoring | Blog | Opinion | Forum | Research
Web of Intrigue – 1: The Internet Is Broken
43Target Open Day Sep 19, 2014 | The Village Hotel, Leeds, UK