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Benefits and Drawbacks of Having an E-Commerce Site

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Benefits and Drawbacks of Having an E-Commerce Site

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D1Introduction In this report, I will discuss the social implications, I will explain the benefits and drawbacks of havingan e-commerce site for customers and Urban (my company).BenefitsMore competitiveIn the Past 5 years more and more people are starting their business online because it means they can stretch their products to such a bigger variety of customers. And because somany businesses taking their companies online it will be more competitive to gain customers. This will allow businesses like Urban to stay on top of their game and not fall behind to their rivals. They can use their competitors as benchmarks and try to achieve more than what their rivals earn. This is also an advantage for customers because if businesses keep raising their game then customers will benefit from sales and cheaper prices.Wider target audienceRunning an e-commerce site means you will need to target everyone over the age of 18. One example of an e-commerce site that does this is Asda. Asda Has an e-commerce site which sells first hand items to almost anyone above the age of 18, like Asda, Urban will be able to sell mobile phones to everyone over the age of 18. This is to gain more sales and more revenue to their site. This means for your e-commerce site you must be able to sell anything to anyone or in some cases you can sell an item which is used for a certain age group on the site. Customers also benefit from businesses having a larger target audience because an increased number of people will be targeted by the business.Easier stock controlWith technology fast developing it means controlling your stock will be a lot easier. The need for accurate stock control becomes even more important. The aim of stock control is to minimise the cost of holiday stocks whilst ensuring that there is enough stock on site to meet customer demand. For example, if you are an online company like Urban and your stock was being bought from a certain area of where you are based. You could automaticallygive that part of where you are more stock. This also benefits customers because there a decreased chance of the product they want to go out of stock.Reduced OverheadsRunning a business online means you will not be paying gas, water, housekeeping bills because your business is situated online only. The only bill you will be paying is electricity. And so a big benefit to running a business online is the cheaper cost of operating the business. Urban will save on staff, wages and other business costs, which are usually an expense such as electricity, rent and heating costs.
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