e-retailer

Internet-based merchant

An e-retailer is a business that sells goods or services online rather than through physical stores.

The term combines "electronic" with "retailer," paralleling e-commerce and e-business.

Amazon is the quintessential e-retailer, though the term covers everything from major platforms to small online shops: Traditional retailers have struggled to compete with e-retailers.

platform

Amazon

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  • eBayWeb auction marketplace
  • AlibabaPersian folklore woodcutter
  • ShopifyE-commerce website builder

Etsy · Rakuten · Wayfair · Newegg · Zappos · Overstock · Shein

storefront

website

Online page collection

search · filter · browse · account · login · homepage · catalogue · recommendations · reviews · ratings

logistics

shipping

Transporting goods to destinations

distribution · tracking · dispatch · customs · cross-border · international · last-mile · inventory · stock · packaging

convenience

one-click

Purchase with single action

  • 24/7Continuously without pause
  • same-dayWithin twenty-four hours
  • next-dayArriving within twenty-four hours

trackable · self-service · time-saving · streamlined · reorder

transaction

purchase

Goods obtained for payment

  • paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
  • orderMethodical arrangement or request
  • discountReduced price offered

sale · coupon · promo-code · refund · returns · exchange · buyer · merchant · consumer · invoice

technology

platform

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  • dataFacts for analysis
  • analyticsSystematic examination of datasets

encryption · algorithm · personalization · cookies · API · backend · server · bandwidth · cybersecurity · SSL

Opposites
sales channel/physical presence

e-retailercorner shop

Small local retail outlet

department store · boutique · storefront · local shop · big-box store

position in supply chain

e-retailerwholesaler

Bulk goods middleman

distributor · manufacturer · supplier

Family

e-retail, retail, retailer, retailers, retailing, retailed, tail, tailor, tailors

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