Around 2% of faucets get
sold online; will trade sales grow stronger?
Commerce pegged
2006 e-tail sales growing at a 23.5% pace, compared with 5.8% overall retail
sales growth. This is a large bulge in the electronic direction; however, a big
percentage gain with such a small slice of the market means less than meets the
eye. While e-commerce is bound to grow some more, it’s beginning to look like
hands-on shopping will remain the dominant part of our consumer culture
indefinitely.