11.   And, Drew said, the traditional merchants with online stores have little interest in pursuing such a high-cost customer-service model.

12.   Apple will also offer the machines through its online store, where users can have other configurations built to order.

13.   As a result, online stores are spreading.

14.   Apple also has started offering discount prices to higher-education students through its online store at www.apple.com.

15.   Apple has also been pushing to increase sales through its own online store.

16.   As a result, publishers say, hardcovers already sell better than paperbacks at online stores.

17.   At first glance, the Internet seems to favor David over Goliath, as any upstart can open an online store or an electronic publication.

18.   At first, both of these systems will be optional for cardholders, online stores and the various banks that issue the cards.

19.   BeautyJungle.com, a beauty goods retailer that debuted last November, sells products through five different boutiques within its online store.

20.   Blohm is president and CEO of SmarterKids.com, an online educational store with headquarters in Needham, Mass..