E-commerce 13#
Traditional products or services are delivered through online channels only, thus removing costs associated with running a physical branch infrastructure. Customers benefit from higher availability and convenience, while the company is able to integrate its sales and distribution with other internal processes.
Examples: Iconic Cases
How they do it: In their online shop, Denner allows customers to view store inventory and to create a “shopping list”. In addition, their wine selection can be ordered and shipped to your home from the online shop.
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How they do it: In 2017, the home improvement retailer generated about $6 billion via its E-Commerce store. It developed its successful online platform in-house.
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How they do it: Nike’s online store has the latest collections and lets the customers order directly from and to their home. In addition, customers can customize their Nike products online.
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How they do it: Nintendo sells its game consoles, games as well as accessories via their online store. In addition games can be downloaded directly from the interface of the console only requiring a registered account and an internet connection. This channel allows Nintendo to avoid any distribution or physical production costs.
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How they do it: Best Buy offers all its products online, offering customers to get the products shipped directly through their home or organize an in-store pick up. This allows custoemrs to also buy products which might be sold out in their closest store as well as to shop during closing hours of the physical stores.
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Below, the top industries for the pattern "E-commerce" are displayed, in order to get insights into how this pattern is applied across different industries. We've collected data from 5 firms using this pattern.
Top Industries
64% of firms using pattern
52% of firms using pattern
17% of firms using pattern
All Industries
Below, the pattern "E-commerce" is analyzed based on co-occurrence, in order to get insights into how this business model pattern is applied in combination with other patterns within the firms we studied.
Top Co-Occurrences
9 pattern co-occurrences
5 pattern co-occurrences
5 pattern co-occurrences