Online retailers are not known for rapid fire, high-profile business moves.
But that has not been the case lately. In the last few months, two leading companies have made major acquisitions, and two others began the process of raising capital, signaling that investing sprees may continue in 2006.
Why so much activity in a market sector that typically churns away unnoticed? Some say it's Google Inc.'s doing.
Google's financial and business clout is such that it can introduce a new business venture, then sit back and watch the market incumbents scramble to adjust.
That's apparently now the case for companies that serve as online stores, comparison shopping sites and other peripheral services.
In May, Google unveiled Google Base, a free classified service with overtones of an eBay-like online store. The company has also been leaving clues of an online payment system, known as Google Wallet and/or Google Automat, that's now under construction.
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