E-Commerce

By alexdickson14

  • First Online Shopping System

    Michael Aldrich demonstrates the first online shopping system.[

  • First Business to Business

    Thomson Holidays UK is first business-to-business online shopping system to be installed.
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    California

    California becomes first US state to enact an Electronic Commerce Act defining basic consumer rights online.

  • First Web Browser

    Tim Berners-Lee writes the first web browser, WorldWideWeb, using a NeXT computer.

  • First secure online purchase

    "Ten Summoner's Tales" by Sting becomes the first secure online purchase.

  • US National Science Foundation

    The US National Science Foundation lifts its former strict prohibition of commercial enterprise on the Internet.

  • eBay

    eBay acquires PayPal for $1.5 billion.

  • Amazon

    Amazon.com posts first yearly profit.

  • Sales

    US eCommerce and Online Retail sales projected to reach $294 billion, an increase of 12 percent over 2013 and 9% of all retail sales.

  • Retail Sales

    US eCommerce and Online Retail holiday sales reach $46.5 billion, up 10 percent.

  • Bitcoin Sales

    Overstock.com processes over $1 million in Bitcoin sales.