e-commerce
Digital marketplace transactions
E-commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services over the internet.
The term covers everything from massive online retailers to small shops selling handmade crafts.
E-commerce has transformed retail, enabling transactions without physical stores: The pandemic accelerated the shift to e-commerce.
Also spelled ecommerce.
Vehicle for hauling
- checkoutPayment completion process
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- eBayWeb auction marketplace
- AlibabaPersian folklore woodcutter
Etsy · wishlist · purchase · buyer · seller · merchant · consumer · products
Enterprise-to-enterprise commerce
- B2CSelling directly to individuals
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- SaaSRemotely hosted software access
dropshipping · affiliate · revenue · monetization · startup · scalability · wholesale · retail
Transporting goods to destinations
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- trackingMonitoring location over time
courier · last-mile · returns · dropshipping · inventory · supply chain · packaging · customs
Spanning national boundaries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- importsGoods brought in
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
tariffs · customs · currency exchange · multilingual · Shopify · trade · regulations · foreign markets
Online money transfer platform
- StripeDigital payment infrastructure company
- digital walletVirtual payment storage
- credit cardBorrowed-funds payment tool
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
Apple Pay · Venmo · checkout · transaction · payment gateway · secure checkout · installments · buy now pay later
Online page collection
- platformRaised flat structure
- APISoftware communication standard
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- hostingReceiving guests socially
SSL · encryption · database · server · cybersecurity · UX · user interface · mobile app
Continuously without pause
- accessibilityEase of approach
- one-clickPurchase with single action
- mobileCapable of movement
- doorstepEntrance's bottom ledge
instant · time-saving · searchability · navigation · reorder · auto-fill · price alerts · guest checkout
cart
Vehicle for hauling
Alibaba · Etsy · wishlist · purchase · buyer · seller · merchant · consumer · products · discounts
B2B
Enterprise-to-enterprise commerce
- B2CSelling directly to individuals
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
SaaS · dropshipping · affiliate · revenue · monetization · startup · scalability · wholesale · retail · licensing
shipping
Transporting goods to destinations
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
tracking · courier · last-mile · returns · dropshipping · inventory · supply chain · packaging · customs · cross-border
cross-border
Spanning national boundaries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- importsGoods brought in
localization · tariffs · customs · currency exchange · multilingual · Shopify · trade · regulations · foreign markets · translation
PayPal
Online money transfer platform
- StripeDigital payment infrastructure company
- digital walletVirtual payment storage
- credit cardBorrowed-funds payment tool
cryptocurrency · Apple Pay · Venmo · checkout · transaction · payment gateway · secure checkout · installments · buy now pay later · Klarna
website
Online page collection
hosting · SSL · encryption · database · server · cybersecurity · UX · user interface · mobile app · algorithm
24/7
Continuously without pause
- accessibilityEase of approach
- one-clickPurchase with single action
- mobileCapable of movement
doorstep · instant · time-saving · searchability · navigation · reorder · auto-fill · price alerts · guest checkout · subscription box
- fashion industryfashion, fashion design, fashion designers, fashion shows, fashion week
- modernizationdigitalization, digitization, computerization, mechanization, industrialization
- selling methodsauction, direct sales, wholesale, clearance, flash sale
- business trendsagile, AI, analytics, big data, blockchain
- Commercial Termslicensing, patents, copyright, royalties, trademarks
- digital servicese-signatures, e-billing, e-statements, e-government, e-governance
commerce, electronic, online marketplace, e-tailer, m-commerce, mobile commerce, e-shopper, e-auction