SITUATION OF THE MONTH
By Lawrence C. Oakley
December 1999



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C-ME.com

  • Business to business e-commerce
  • Links retail buyers with product manufacturers over the Internet
  • Retail partners include Burlington Coat Factory & Factory 2 U Stores.
  • Market expected to grow to $65.6 billion by 2002
  • Vendors subscribe to C-ME.com's service because retailers use it to source merchandise from their suppliers
  • Experienced management team o Revenue potential from add-on services & advertising

Key Facts

Business: Internet-based communications system uniting retailers & vendors in a real-time, cost efficient manner for sourcing merchandise
Listed: OTC Bulletin Board
Symbol: CMEE
Price (11/19/99 Last): 3-3/8
Dow (11/19/99 Close): 11,003,89
NASDAQ (11/19/99 Close): 3,369.25
S&P 500 (11/19/99 Close): 1,422.00
Russell 2000 (11/19/99 Close): 461.27
Range since IPO: 2-1/8 - 11
Shares Out: 6.1 million
Approx. Float: 1.8 million
Market Cap: $20.5 million

Overview

Cyber Merchants Exchange, Inc. d.b.a. C-ME.com completed its IPO 7/99. It developed an e-commerce solution for retail buyers & their vendors. Using C-ME.com's services, vendors spend less to sell more, & retailers find goods quickly & efficiently using the access & convenience of the Internet.

History

Founder & CEO Frank Yuan spent 20 years in the wholesale apparel & computer businesses before he developed C-ME.com. With management from Sears, J.C. Penney, Ames, Ward's, Family Dollar Stores, & other retail industry executives in his original investor group, he raised $1.5 million in seed money early 1996. C-ME.com's board includes Howard Moore, a Toys R' Us director, Charlie Rice ? a former senior buyer for Sears & Ward's, & John F. Busey, former VP & treasurer of Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc.

Business/Products

The cornerstone of C-ME.com's services are Internet Sourcing Networks ("ISNs"). ISNs are private extranets built & maintained by C-ME.com according to each retail partner's specifications, free of charge. ISNs are powered by C-ME.com's DEPSTM, FOCASTINGTM, & Product Driven Search Engine™ software.

The Virtual Trade Show is a centralized product showcase that features vendor's products. It allows buyers to freely search or customize searches allowing vendors to directly reach more buyers.

Web design & hosting services are provided to help C-ME.com's subscribing vendors that do not have an Internet commerce strategy or a web presence.

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