couple YEARS AGO, THE NOTION OF BUI...

couple YEARS AGO, THE NOTION OF BUILDing suppliers using e-commerce with their customers was for the greatest part talk and hype. Today, it's saving builders time and coin and providing dealers with loyal customers.

united of the best examples of where this stretch is going is Ply Mart, a 34-year-old, privately held building supplier based in Norcross, Ga. For the past year, practise Mart's home builder customers have been able to use the Web to manage all aspects of their accounts, as well as to order materials. And assail briskly Mart is planning even more services.

Builders have quickly