Abstract
We, the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM), has conducted an annual “Survey & Analysis of Successful EC Enterprises in Japan and the U.S” since 1998. In FY2001, we expanded our research field from BtoC EC to BtoB EC. The major results of our analysis are as follows: (1) EC popularity in everyday life in Japan; (2) success factors and methods of EC business on consumer front; (3) similarity and difference between BtoC EC and “open” BtoB EC; and (4) business models. This article is reported mainly based on the results of the questionnaire survey with permission the usage of the data from Ecom. Further detailed analysis will be on the next article.
