The old industry approach was proprietary technology and vertical service solutions, ... Customers now universally reject these notions.
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We're seeing some good momentum in the business, ... The (second) quarter is off to a solid start. We believe we're well positioned to grow market share.
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We're seeing our Internet sales roughly double or triple every year, ... We were at 18 million a day in the first quarter. It continues to grow. It was 30 percent (of total sales). We think it goes to 50 percent, then to 70 and 80 percent.
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