'Toning' Shoes Gain Traction

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_24/b4182022652759.htm

update eCommerce

*Carrefour: 5,99€ >110€, else
8,99€ http://www.carrefouronline.carrefour.es/alimentacion/HomeAlimentacion.aspx
*Gadis: free above €72, else €4.5http://www.gadisline.com
*Alimerka: free above 70€, else 5€http://www.alimerkaonline.es
*Not in my postal code yet
*Dia/Lidl/El Arbol: not online shopping yet
*note: Hipercor charges (not published any longer, only shown when buying)

 

 eCommerce: Now it is posible to buy online many things. Groceries (http://www.citylogo.es/supermercados.aspx): Recently groceries have joined this trend, but still having an extra cost that stores claim as preparation and delivery expenses (however it seems they do not take into account real state savings, shelves sorting,…): *Hipercor/El Corte Ingles: http://www.hipercor.es/hipercor/frameset.asp 902 66 70 72 (free >120€ with loyalty card or pick up in store. Otherwise 6€) *Froiz: https://compraonline.froiz.com/ 4€<=50,3€>50,2€>100,1€ pick-up *Mercadona: https://www.mercadona.es/entrada.php 7,21€ *Not in my city yet (Valladolid): Carrefour (groceries - http://www.alimentacion.carrefour.es/), Eroski (groc. - http://www.compraonline.grupoeroski.com Others not available: gadis(supposed to be the cheapest store according to Gov stats), El Arbol, Día, Lidl… However it has to be noted that existing ones lack detailed description of products (i.e. ingredients), like in WalMart that curiously is still only trialling (beta) with online shopping for groceries section   For non-groceries, eCommerce is much more extended, e.g. Carrefouronline: http://www.carrefouronline.carrefour.es/noalimentacion/HomeTecnologia.aspx   However, there are some products that are more difficult to buy online like: parapharmacy, ligth bulbs,... (of course there has not been an exhaustive search to prove this…)   Finally some general stats about eCommerce in Spain: "Spain has a challenge to overcome in eCommerce: only 49% of enterprises has corporate web, 39% buys online and only 7% sells online [source Information Society Report'08 Telefonica: 2.1.5 Comercio electrónico http://e-libros.fundacion.telefonica.com/sie08/aplicacion_sie