- Business to Consumer (B2C).
- Business to Business (B2B).
Businesses to consumer sites sell products to online shoppers (new or existing.
clients). Business to business is about automating your supply chain and.
linking systems with your business partners. In addition to B2C and B2B, there.
has emerged a whole specter of subcategories. One subcategory that is often.
mentioned is B2G; Business to Government.
Business to consumer (B2C).
Business to consumer is more common and many businesses have been.
providing consumers with static information on their company, products and.
services for some time. This is rapidly changing with more businesses.
providing their customers with the ability to make online purchases.
Most consumers who shop online are looking for competitively priced goods.
As more and more businesses are offering goods online consumers have.
greater freedom to shop around and compare prices. There has to be some.
reason for consumers to shop at a site and it's usually price. With a.
business to consumer solution you can offer an existing customers the.
convenience of purchasing online and also attract new customers. This type of.
e-business provides a better service to the customers and creates the.
opportunity to increase sales and revenue.
Business to business (B2B).
Business to business integrates the back end systems with those of your.
partners. Business to business solutions present an opportunity to mainly.
reduce your costs and perhaps increase revenue. With a business to business.
solution you could check with your suppliers on their availability of stock and.
track orders throughout the supply chain.
Some organisations provide the ability for customers to track their order,.
providing benefit to the consumer and cost savings to the supplier.
1.2 History and development of E-Business.
The history of E-Business begins with the sharing of information and the use of.
computers. As computer systems became a major part of the every day life of.
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