This is a free 9-page briefing based on an E-consultancy roundtable about Shopping Comparison Engines held in 2007 (registration required).

The document contains the following:

-) A write-up of the key points emerging from the discussion
-) Summary of market trends
-) New statistics
-) Useful resources

Topics discussed included:

-) Best practice - datafeeds, taxonomies, choice of comparison site
-) Financial Services aggregators
-) Pricing models
-) The multi-channel environment

Attendees included representatives from the following companies: Conchango, Esure, E-consultancy, Foolproof, MSN Shopping, Nextag, PriceRunner, Signet.