5 types of E-Commerce

Today, new technologies continue to transform our lives, and this year the use of technology was accelerated to make one of the most impressive ways to mobilize the economy work. We are talking about Electronic Commerce or e-Commerce whose broad term encompassed any type of commercial information exchange, whether it is a product or service through the use of the vast world of the internet. Next, we will know the most used types of Electronic Commerce worldwide.

Electronic Commerce B2C

As its acronym B2C denotes, Business to Consumer is the model most used by online stores due to it focuses on products or service transactions between business and consumers. This type of Electronic Commerce stands out for having transactions of products or services through purchase directly in an online store, it is the type of Electronic Commerce more popular and used worldwide.

Electronic Commerce B2B

As its acronym B2B denotes, Business to Business is the model that focuses on transactions of products or services between companies and their suppliers, that is to say, the final consumer is not related. This type of Electronic Commerce stands out for having transactions of raw material, wholesale products, or services that can help the companies to place their products or services in an efficient and effective way to the final consumer.

Electronic Commerce B2E

As its acronym B2E denotes, Business to Employee is the model that focuses on products or services transaction between companies and their employees. This type of commerce stands out for having transactions of products or services of a company under the modality exclusive online offer for its employees, in this way, they manage to generate motivation to their employees and at the same time increase employees loyalty to the products or services offered by the company.

Electronic Commerce C2C

As its acronyms denote, Consumer to Consumer is the model that focuses on transactions of products or services only between consumers. This type of Electronic Commerce stands out for having transactions of products or services between individuals through electronic platforms, whose transaction is developed thanks to the sale of a product that a person has acquired and put up for sale, for example, due to lack of use, through digital platforms.

Electronic Commerce G2C

As its acronyms denote, Government to Consumer is the model that focuses on transactions of products or services only between the public administration and consumers. This type of Electronic Commerce stands out for having transactions generally of the electronic payment type, from individuals to the public administration, because this way the public administration has managed to collect payment of taxes, services, or any type of procedure using the Electronic Commerce.

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