1.   Analysts say this sector is where electronic commerce is growing the fastest.

2.   As electronic commerce grows in popularity, retailers are shifting to online operations and streamlining storefront divisions.

3.   Bill Burnham, an analyst with Piper Jaffray in Minneapolis, is skeptical that the tax moratorium will last indefinitely, especially as online commerce grows.

4.   Investors bought millions of shares of stock, speculating that prices would continue to go up as commerce grew.

5.   Mueller argued that electronic commerce has been growing by leaps and bounds with minimal government interference.

6.   And as international commerce grows, so does the threat.

7.   The question of sales taxes on the Internet has been around for several years, with states seeing tax revenue fall as Internet commerce grows.

8.   Trade officials from around the world sought Monday to persuade nature groups that global commerce can grow without destroying the environment.