A BIG SHOPPING STYLE TRANSITION -A CASE STUDY OF OLX.in pvt ltd. Abstract This case study is focused on a totally different aspect of online classified, a online site that only deals with the used items for status goods at very reasonable prices and a channel for direct interaction between customers who are in both the roles of seller and buyers. The birth of the online classifieds industry actually happened in 1995 when Craig Newmark started Craigslist as an email distribution list for friends and co-workers publicizing events in the San Francisco Bay Area. The subscriber list grew rapidly through word of mouth and an online community began to form. In 1996, Craigslist became a web based service and for many years it was the only known name …show more content…
One of the major participant in the online classifieds industry is OLX which differs from the rest of the competition by focusing on developing economies which have tremendous scope for growth in the next five years. OLX.in is an Indian online classified site which serves as a platform to connect buyers and sellers who wish to buy, sell, exchange or trade used goods and services, by posting a Free Ad on the website. People could use this classifieds platform to search for any product that they want to buy directly from individuals. OLX has been immensely successful over the years and has pioneered the concept of C2C selling in India by introducing the concept of buying and selling of second hand and pre-owned goods directly between individuals. OLX is an ad-supported model where they run sponsored links on the listing pages. So this case study has been developed by keeping in view the need to study OLX online classified, reason for formation of these site with latest shopping transition. Complete analysis of the business opportunities of OLX …show more content…
Because it is a site working towards consumer to consumer domain so, it will be take time if any transaction is finalized and then delievery takes time to ultimate sales. Future capability of olx.in People who need to purchase can purchase the products that they precisely require. Very very specific products are available as per the requirement of the consumer for example if a consumer says that he or she require Smartphone than of Sony than in a budget of 10000, they provide that as per the availability. If a consumer wants a product that is very old but some feeling is attached to that so this can be done. Sellers get a great many purchasers so they can offer items effectively & get great advantage. Reach is the thing that makes this site excellent in the particular horizons and sellers can immediately contact to maximum buyers at very low time period. Jobs can likewise accessible. You can see that this site is growing very fast in the current state and they will definitely need more people in the coming future and more openings will be there. Real bequest property can likewise accessible where client needed at great cost. The things which can’t be accessed otherwise these things are accessible on this
For the seller, the number of customers that now have access to their inventory has grown exponentially. By setting up a website, anyone from the around the world can shop with
The Internet over the past few years has seen a huge increase in online businesses and consumers. Electronic-commerce is expected to generate $36 billion in revenue during 1999, up 140% from last year alone.[1] With such a huge amount of money to be made on the Internet it is becoming very appealing for small businesses and start-up companies to try and make their niche in e-commerce. The Internet is drastically affecting the way companies and people conduct business now. E-commerce encourages growth in existing as well as new businesses because of lower overhead costs, the huge consumer base and the freedom of information flow. However the online revolution has created a large
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1) What was the key strategy that Navarro pursued from 1991 on to establish Exxel as a leading Latin American private equity organization? How did Exxel differentiate itself from other private equity competitors?
| * A need to have a certain product * Consumers will search until that product is found * Need products that stand out from others * Customers have problems making decision so the company will have to try to make that decision easier for them
The new advances in technology allow businesses to reach different customer bases. This includes buying and selling products over the Internet. The online shopping process is considered e-commerce. E-commerce is made up of different behaviors but for the purpose of this discussion the three discussed are consumer-to-consumer (C2C), business-to-business (B2B), and consumer-to-business (C2B). The different behaviors have different mediums to reach their targeted audience. The message for each behavior persuades a particular audience to purchase a product using that particular medium. Consumers and businesses look to the web for cost-effective ways to sell and buy products.
Upon entering a supermarket or shopping mall, thousands of products stand on shelves fighting for the customer's attention. In order to win the eyes of customers, products must be able to sell themselves. Manufacturers
Today’s sellers are struggling to control the sales process, a phenomenon that gradually raised the last years as buyers have become highly demanding. Buyers have access on the web, seeking for information before they take a purchasing decision and they expect sellers to follow them in all stages – where they have been, what they saw, how long they stayed and what channel they used.
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Online purchasing is becoming more and more practical thing for contemporary customer. It is explained by high internet penetration in every country, lower cost than in retail network, door to door delivery. Internet plays an important role nowadays; therefore it creates a new market, which sometimes is quite difficult to measure. Online shopping is different from the B&M shopping due to the fact that there is no physical presence of goods, from other standpoint internet is able to sell way more services and motivation and decision making process directly connected to the feedbacks.
Saxitoxin (STX) is a neurotoxin that blocks neural transmission by binding to the voltage-gated Na+ channel. When bound to the voltage-gated Na+ channel, STX inhibits the permeability of Na+ ions, which are responsible for depolarizing the membrane. Since STX keeps the membrane from depolarizing, the resting membrane potential would remain the same.
The purpose of this report is to develop an online strategy and create advertising ideas for Mary and Joe Johnson, the owners of Book Bunker. E-Commerce is what businesses and consumers use to buy, sell or exchange products and services over the internet. “E-commerce is a major factor in the U.S. economy because it assists companies with many levels of current business transactions, as well as creating new online business opportunities that are global in nature.” ("Define e-commerce,"). This is considered a business-to-consumer model because the business will be conducting business transaction and communicating with
Business like Amazon wants to make buying item from their business easier for customers. This is why Amazon offers E-retailing which gives customer option to go shopping online. The internet has had impact change on consumers shopping habit as shopping online has numerous advantages which is why online shopping continues to gain popularity. Some of the advantages of E-retailing is that it’s convenient as consumers are able to go shopping at home which could help them save cost on travelling and also gives consumers an option to compare prices of different products as there are wide range of products being sold online.
Although traditional stores are good for urban construction, online shopping can bring more economic benefits. According to Resnick, we can know that in shopping malls there was a great decline in shoppers and transactions (p.1127). With the rise of the Internet, online retail is becoming more and more popular in India, and it lead to a lot of important online retailers and others entering online business (Tandon, pp.1657-1658). As we all know, every year the double eleven breaks the record of trading volume. This year, people spent 16.82 billion RMB on the day of the double eleven. That means online shopping is becoming increasingly important, and more and more people are shopping on the internet, and it also means that other related industries are developing well. Especially, online shopping has promoted the development of express delivery industry. In china, a few years ago, it is difficult to deliver a package and many places cannot receive it. But it changed now, many express companies appeared and the express route is getting better. People can easily get their express from all over the world. What’s more, many people start businesses on the internet, because opening an online store is cheaper than opening a store. They do not need to pay expensive rents and spend large amounts of money to decorate their store, so that saves the cost of opening a store. Therefore, it provides lots