11.   And in less than two years, the shakeout that is emerging among online retailers will include business-to-business e-commerce firms, analysts say.

12.   And it has arguably been the most successful online retailer to date.

13.   And the protected status online retailers have enjoyed up to this point is beginning to wear thin as cyber-business continues to post strong increases.

14.   And there are dozens of small online retailers, including a few mom-and-pop Web stores, growing with conservative business strategies.

15.   And those goods were being sold by online retailers that have already become casualties of the dot-com downturn, among them Beauty.com, Beautyscene.com and Jasmin.com.

16.   Any online retailer who offered that would earn my loyalty.

17.   As Amazon.com has trimmed expenses, Boston consultant Patricia Seybold says she has seen signs that the online retailer is letting its customer service slip.

18.   As for the online retailer who said America Online reneged on the newly signed contract, Berlow said he did not know the specifics.

19.   As cover prices have passed new threshholds over the last two years, the biggest bookstore chains and online retailers have pulled back from their previously widespread discounts.

20.   At the top end of the selling was Pai, who headed an Enron subsidiary called NewPower Holdings, an online retailer of electricity and natural gas.