author: Denitsa Dimitrova
Trade is the process of exchanging goods and money between a seller and a buyer. This exchange can take place directly or indirectly. Електронната търговия възниква преди 40 години. From day to day, it is growing at maximum speed in the space with new companies, newer technologies and innovations, easy and convenient shopping. Michael Aldrich, an English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur, is credited with developing the forerunner of online shopping.
The idea came in 1979 while out for a walk with his wife and their Labrador when Aldrich complained about his weekly grocery shopping expedition. This conversation spawned an idea that was to connect a TV to their supermarket to deliver food to them. Immediately after the discussion, Aldrich planned and implemented his idea. Between the mid-2000s and 1995, important advances were made in the commercial use of the Internet. The world's largest online retailer by Amazon, launched in XNUMX as an online bookstore. Amazon, as an online store, has been able to offer exponentially more products for the buyer. Another big success story was eBay, an online auction site that debuted in 1995. Other retailers such as Zappos and Victora Secret followed suit with online shopping sites.
Digitalization is entering more and more spheres of life and e-commerce has long been a part of our everyday life. Virtually everything is a click away and we just have to wait for the delivery. And while we're lounging on the couch at home, we have access to countless goods and services. However, we are often deceived by the type and quality of the learned goods. There is also the risk with payment where we have to enter our debit card details if the delivery does not allow cash on delivery. Social contact is also lost, the opportunity to meet someone, talk to a consultant on the spot and choose the best for ourselves. Or not getting an ordered gift on time... because it's Christmas and everyone is shopping online.
Online trading has advantages and disadvantages for both the merchant and the end user. From everything presented so far, I think that the positives are more for the merchant, and the negatives - for the customer.
Електронната търговия обаче все повече се разраства в световен мащаб. Статистиките са особено показателни. През 2020 г. онлайн продажбите са над 18 % от всички продажби на дребно в света. Очаква се през 2024 г. да достигнат до 21 %. За това бурно развитие на онлайн пазаруването допринесе много и пандемията. Според специалистите до 2040 г. електронната търговия ще съставлява до 95 % от всички покупки. Пак според статистиките жените и хората между 18 и 34 години предпочитат този вид пазаруване. Нека обаче не забравяме, че предимството на живия контакт е незаменимо.
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