E-commerce

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E-commerce (electronic commerce) refers to commercial activities including the electronic buying or selling products and services which are conducted on online platforms or over the Internet. E-commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems. E-commerce is a part of retail. It is the largest segment of the electronics industry and is in turn driven by the technological advances of th

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the integrated execution of all automatable business processes of a company with the help of information and communication technology

economy that is based on digital computing technologies

e-commerce concept

delivery of electronic commerce capabilities directly into the consumer’s hand, anywhere, via wireless technology

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Business-to-government (B2G), also referred to as business-to-public-administration (B2PA) or business-to-public-sector (B2PS), describes commercial transactions in which businesses supply goods or services to government entities acting as customers.

Electronic services or e-services are services that make use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The three main components of e-services are: service provider; service receiver; and the channels of service delivery (i.e., technology)

Omnichannel is a neologism describing a business strategy. According to Frost & Sullivan, omnichannel is defined as "seamless and effortless, high-quality customer experiences that occur within and between contact channels".

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subset of electronic commerce that involves social media

mobile application that provides multiple services that include financial transactions

certificate used for HTTPS websites and software that proves the legal entity controlling the website or software package; obtaining an EV certificate requires verification of the requesting entity's identity by a certificate authority

Chinese shopping website

thumb|Electronic items are among those frequently examined by customers in a retail store prior to their online purchase. Showrooming is the practice of examining merchandise in a traditional brick-and-mortar retail store or other offline setting, and then buying it online, sometimes at a lower price. Online stores often offer lower prices than their brick-and-mortar counterparts because they do not have the same overhead cost. Staff writers at the Wharton School have observed that showrooming and buying elsewhere is not new in itself, but its impact has become more significant with the greate

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deceitful technique used in e-commerce to boost seller ratings

live video shopping

work of business literature collaboratively authored by Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger

sale of goods or services between businesses via an online sales portal

type of financial service provider facilitating payment transactions

T-Commerce is a term describing trade via a (smart) digital TV-set which – besides its main functionality – acts as a marketing channel enabling bidirectional communication enabling interactive advertising and addressable advertising. It is part of Electronic Business and e-Commerce which themselves are the most prominent parts of u-Commerce. The promise of T-commerce is to enhance shopping channels as well as regular TV ads by offering consumers a "One-Click" "Buy It" possibility.

UN/CEFACT is the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business. It was established as an intergovernmental body of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in 1996 and evolved from UNECE's long tradition of work in trade facilitation which began in 1957.

total sales value over a given time period

Data collection practices on people

Nookazon () is a fan-made website that allows players of the 2020 video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons to trade and sell items in-game using their services. The website is named after Amazon, although it more closely resembles Craigslist and eBay.

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uninterrupted communication and exchange of data and information anywhere at any time

electronic portal in the EU for VAT handling of imports from countries outside the EU