> E-tailers aren't the only ones cashing in on the online retail craze
> universities are also getting in on the action. More colleges are
> offering e-commerce majors in response to growing demand for workers
> with a combination of technical skills and business know-how. Carnegie
> Mellon University, Bentley, the University of Pennsylvania, and
> Creighton University are some of the schools that have decided to make
> it a unique specialization. Proponents say these programs will give
> students a critical edge in a competitive marketplace that's
> increasingly focused on all things electronic.
>
> U.S. consumers spent $2.8 billion on purchases over the Web in
> January, the National Retail Federation and Forrester Research said
> Wednesday. Online retail sales totaled $5.3 billion in the fourth
> quarter in the first report that breaks out e-commerce revenue from its
> overall retail report series. Online sales accounted for 0.6 percent of
> the $821.2 billion in retail sales during the quarter.