For most of its commercial life, e-commerce benefited from being treated as something new. Policymakers had good reason to give digital retail room to develop. Online sellers lowered the cost of finding products and completing transactions across distance. Rules...
RE: 2026 (Mid Year)
E-commerce has become a core transaction layer of the internet economy. Global retail e-commerce sales are forecast at $6.419 trillion in 2025, while business e-commerce across 43 economies reached almost $27 trillion in 2022. The category...
When Machines Shop The Economics Stay Boring
Agentic e-commerce sells itself through an elegant image. The refrigerator orders milk, the printer orders ink, and the home quietly keeps itself stocked without anyone opening an app, visiting a website, or comparing...
The next stage of e-commerce may not begin on a retailer’s website. It may begin with a question.
A shopper looks for a cheaper version of a product, a replacement for something broken, or a gift that fits a need...
The easiest product to buy online is not always the best product, the cheapest product, or the product the shopper originally had in mind. It is often the product that makes the platform the most money while still appearing...
What Social Commerce Really Changes
The mistake is easy to make. A product goes viral on TikTok, a creator endorsement triggers a sellout, and a brand suddenly seems to have discovered a new form of demand. From a distance, it...
A System in Transition
What most consumers experience as a simple online purchase rests on top of a system that has quietly expanded into something far more complex than the interface suggests. A product appears at a compelling price, often...
Part 3 / 3
Business Models of Retail E-Commerce - Visit
Business Models of Digital Goods, Virtual Services and Digital Content - Visit
Business Models of Digital Service Platforms and Internet Based Services
Websites: DoorDash, Fiverr, HubSpot Partner Agencies, Instagram...
Part 2 / 3
Business Models of Retail E-Commerce - Visit
Business Models of Digital Goods, Virtual Services and Digital Content
Business Models of Digital Service Platforms and Internet Based Services - Visit
Websites: Coursera, Epic Games Store, Fortnite, Gumroad,...
Part 1 / 3
Business Models of Retail E-Commerce
Business Models of Digital Goods, Virtual Services and Digital Content - Visit
Business Models of Digital Service Platforms and Internet Based Services - Visit
Websites: Allbirds, Amazon Marketplace, Apple.com, Dollar Shave...
