‘Managed marketplace’ model An online marketplace is a type of ecommerce site where inventory is provided by multiple third party sellers‚ with the transaction processing handled by the marketplace provider. Such a model has been notably implemented by Ebay in India for about 8 years now‚ albeit with limited success. But while Ebay’s model involves the individual sellers being responsible for item page design‚ shipping and customer service; Flipkart intends to leverage its existing infrastructure to handle
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CASE 2 - ENTELLIUM‚ DIGG‚ PEERFLIX‚ ZAPPOS AND JIGSAW: SUCCESS FOR SECOND MOVERS IN E-COMMERCE. Anyone who has watched short-track speed skating during the Winter Olympics knows that skating with the lead is no easy task. The No. 2 skater gets to conserve precious energy by drafting behind the leader. No. 2 watches the frontrunner’s every move‚ gauging when and where to make a bid for the gold. Now corporate America and speed skating have much in common. There are no safe leads. For companies
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90s‚ the federal government in effort to jump-start online sales later known as E-commerce to be tax-free. Amazon.com and EBay are two companies that have been in E-commerce since the beginning. Amazon.com achieves lower prices by having little overhead‚ less employees and physical stores‚ and as a result‚ Amazon.com can offer goods between 40 to 60% off retail on average. EBay offers lower prices by allowing anyone to post products online‚ which has allowed several small distributers to offer a variety
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Korea‚ Europe and the United States. July 2010‚ Alibaba.com bought U.S. e-commerce site Vendio Services Inc.‚ making its first major U.S. acquisition. In August 2010‚ Alibaba.com also acquired Auctiva‚ the leading third-party developer of tools for eBay sellers‚ to strengthen its position as a go-to supply source for U.S. e-commerce entrepreneurs. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. In November 2010‚
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Chapter 1 – INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Internet auctions appeared on the scene in the mid 1990s‚ and quickly became one of the most successful applications of electronic commerce. EBay‚ the premier consumer-to-consumer (C2C) Internet auction site‚ is generally held up as an exemplar for the industry. However‚ it is widely predicted that the potential transaction volume in business-to-business (B2B) auctions will be much greater than in the C2C channel (Keenan‚ 2000; Rosenthal
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increases market share. The process which buying‚ selling‚ transferring‚ or exchanging products‚ services‚ or information via Internet‚ including computer networks. I shop online for electronics in different stores as Wal-Mart‚ Target‚ Best Buy‚ and EBay. This websites are a way for many consumers as me to be helpful in case I do not want to leave home and by just a click get what I need. It is more difficult for me if I am looking for clothing or shoes because sizes can be different depending on the
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Website Credibility http://www.bestbuy.com/ Best buy is a very credible website. It is a well known retail store and has all the information to contacting any store or even corporate so you know who the author of the site is and that they have knowledge of the items that are sold which is facts not opinions. The information is not biased. It strictly states facts of the products they sell. The information is from an established organization and the information originate from the makers of the
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example Making eBay work Question 1 Analyse eBay’s strategic capability using an analytical framework(s) Threshold resources • IT server platforms and space • Offices and facilities • Appropriate personnel • Sufficient customers and suppliers Threshold competences • Account management • All other general managerial skills • Sophisticated ICT skills • Customers and suppliers who are competent Unique resources • The biggest on-line electronic exchange platform • The eBay brand • First
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* Chapter 11: The Strategy of International Business * Chapter 12: Country Evaluation and Selection Read the case study “The Globalization of eBay” below and incorporate into your analysis responses to the following questions: 1. What is eBay’s core competency? How does it relate to its chosen strategy? 2. How would you explain how eBay has decided to configure and coordinate its value chain? 3. Would you characterize eBay’s value chain as virtual or real? Why? 4. Consider
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