Is it really possible for transformational, ethical, and social objectives to be addressed within a transactional commerce model?
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Unlike the original e-commerce model, new e-commerce startups are personalized and use new social tools to connect with consumers, but still have strong brands, she says.
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Dunn says that though the e-commerce model holds enormous promise, retailers of all stripes have yet to figure out how to marry the rapid growth of online sales while maintaining profitability.
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We are just trying to do what we do really well right now and not get greedy or distracted by all the different ways we can apply this model of commerce right now.
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Some European e-commerce sites are said to be interested in Vancl's model.
Groupon is moving from the once-lucrative model of daily deals into more direct e-commerce sales, bringing it into competition with powerhouses Amazon ( AMZN) and, to a lesser extent, eBay ( EBAY).
TellMe has opted for an advertising-supported business model, but also intends to charge e-commerce sites for building and maintaining their voice services and it wants to take a cut on every purchase that is made through its system.
Her firm, Forerunner Ventures, invests in next-generation e-commerce start-ups, and in a reversal of the traditional retail model, many of her new companies start online and eventually move to brick and mortar.
The goal must be a model in which protectionism gives way to openness, the reigns of commerce pass from the few to the many, and the economy generates jobs for the young.
Be it the adoption of pricing model in the utilities industry in the world of IT and publishing, the car rental model giving way to vacation rental plans or the music and e-commerce industries coming together, we all have a Chicago butcher story in our lives and many are waiting for that Henry Ford moment to happen.
In addition, the grocery-based model is not as threatening to grocers as the other retailers that are impacted by e-commerce sales.
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