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Discuss a single business type and how at least 2 companies handle that type of business online (exclude online auctions and the travel industry). How do the businesses successfully take advantage of e-business at these two companies, no need to discuss the functionality of their websites. Please include any additional resources for further research.

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The solution compares two companies which use online functionality as part of their business model. It traces the development of the online use and compares and contrasts the two companies in terms of how their online presense aids their business growth.

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E-BUSINESS AND THEIR ONLINE PROWESS

Discuss a single business type and how at least 2 companies handle that type of business online (exclude online auctions and the travel industry).

A business type that I will discuss is 'Delivery Service (i.e. USPS, FED-EX, UPS, and DHL). In comparing the United States Postal Service with Federal Express, the following is referenced:

USPS
The United States Postal Service® is an independent establishment of the Executive Branch of the United States Government. It operates in a businesslike way. In the more than two centuries since USPS® began, it has grown and changed with America. Discovering the history of the Postal Service is a journey into the history of transportation, economics, industrialization, communications, and government.

Today, the Postal Service? ...

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