e-retail

Internet-based selling

E-retail is the selling of goods and services over the internet—retail conducted electronically.

The term covers everything from massive online marketplaces to small businesses with web stores.

Amazon dominates e-retail in the United States.

Also written as eretail or e-retailing.

commerce

marketplace

Venue for commerce

checkout · payment · order · sellers · vendors · merchandise · products · sales · catalogue · inventory

technology

platform

Raised flat structure

  • websiteOnline page collection
  • appMobile device software
  • SSLWeb encryption protocol

API · analytics · SEO · CRM · chatbot · cybersecurity · personalization · algorithm · cookies · account

convenience

delivery

Conveyance of goods

accessibility · time-saving · user-friendly · instant · streamlined · reorder · browse · search · selection · flexibility

globalization

cross-border

Spanning national boundaries

customs · tariffs · import · export · localization · currencies · exchange · multinational · supply-chain · warehousing

Opposites
sales channel/medium

e-retailbrick-and-mortar

Physically present business

department store · boutique shopping · market stall · pop-up shop · mail-order

transaction directness

e-retaildirect selling

Commerce without retail middlemen

door-to-door sales · farmers market · flea market · bazaar · swap meet

Family

e-retailer, e-retailers, e-retailing, retail, retailer, retailers, retailing, retailed, retails

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G