| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 26, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| BUSINESS WEEK E.BIZ -- UPSTARTS
Will Scandinavia's Web Startups Colonize Europe? BOXMAN: This two-year-old Swedish company is Europe's leading online music seller. Now, it's moving into local markets in France, Germany, and Britain with customized Web sites. EQ ONLINE: Finnish online brokerage is spreading into Germany--and setting up a system for stock trades over mobile phones. ICON MEDIALAB: Europe's largest Web designer, the Stockholm-based company has opened offices in 12 countries, including France and Italy, and is helping put European giants like Alcatel and L'Oreal online. LETSBUYIT.COM: Swedish E-merchant pulls together consumers to create buying leverage--and then negotiates low prices from manufacturers. It plans on expanding to other countries in the coming months. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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