Week 1
.Select an e-commerce company .1
.The website that I choose is Amazon.com
Visit its Web site and describe its business model based on the information you find .2
.there
Its business model is very unique becau
...
Week 1
.Select an e-commerce company .1
.The website that I choose is Amazon.com
Visit its Web site and describe its business model based on the information you find .2
.there
Its business model is very unique because it allows the customers to buy anything from
.home without the need to go from store to store looking for what they need
Identify its customer value proposition, its revenue model, the marketspace it operates .3
in, who its main competitors are, any comparative advantages you believe the
.company possesses and what its market strategy appears to be
Customer value proposition= Amazon’s customer value proposition is product selection
and availability. Therefore their supply chain is focused on product availability and next
day delivery for a very wide portfolio of products. They invest in safety stocks and in fast
distribution as efficiently as possible without compromising the customer value
.proposition
Revenue model = Amazon generates its revenue through selling products by internet
.which is sales revenue model and transaction fees revenue model
marketspace = Amazon Marketplace is a fixed price online market place that allow user to
sell new or used product to each other through Amazon.com. Amazon will then charge
.commission and transaction fees on it
Its main competitors = One of Amazon.com’s main competitors in the internet and
catalog retail industry is Overstock.com (OSTK). Other competitors in the consumer
discretionary sector include: Ebay (EBAY), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), and Barnes &
.(Noble (BKS
Comparative advantages & the Market strategy = The ability of providing goods and/or
services at a lower opportunity cost than other firms or individuals. A comparative
advantage gives a company the ability to sell goods and services at a lower price than its
.competitors and realize stronger sales margins
Also try to locate information about the company’s management team and .4
management team. (Check for a page labeled “The Company,” “About Us,” or
(.something similar
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