E-commerce & Marketplaces¶
Sub-industry ID: subind_ecommerce_marketplaces
Slug: ecommerce-marketplaces
Status: active
Parent industry: Retail & Consumer Goods
Definition¶
Digital commerce businesses selling products online directly or through multi-sided platforms.
Business models¶
- Product sales
- Marketplace fees
- Advertising
Value drivers¶
- Conversion
- Average order value
- Fulfilment efficiency
Typical capabilities¶
- Digital merchandising
- Fulfilment
- Customer support
- Growth marketing
Customer types¶
- Consumer
- SMB
Tags¶
- online-retail
- marketplace
Intensity signals¶
| Dimension | Level |
|---|---|
| Digital Intensity | very-high |
| Regulatory Intensity | medium |
| Operational Complexity | high |
| Asset Intensity | low |
| People Intensity | medium |
| Customer Complexity | medium |
| Sales Complexity | low |
| Service Intensity | high |
| Supply Chain Complexity | high |
| Innovation Intensity | high |
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