Online retailing is far and away the fastest growing retail sector in the United States. The growth is being fed by two forces: traditional retailers are getting their “Internet acts” together, and “pure play” retailers are becoming increasingly innovative.
The authors studied two groups: online retailers selling popular-brand consumables for the home, such as laundry detergent, pet supplies and diapers ; and online retailers selling specialty items, including fashion eyeglasses and apparel for men . They came up with a set of findings that may have important implications not just for pure-play Internet retailers but for more traditional retailers, too.
Pages
13
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
MIT Sloan Management Review
Release
October 01, 2012
What Matters Most in Internet Retailing - Journal Article
Online retailing is far and away the fastest growing retail sector in the United States. The growth is being fed by two forces: traditional retailers are getting their “Internet acts” together, and “pure play” retailers are becoming increasingly innovative.
The authors studied two groups: online retailers selling popular-brand consumables for the home, such as laundry detergent, pet supplies and diapers ; and online retailers selling specialty items, including fashion eyeglasses and apparel for men . They came up with a set of findings that may have important implications not just for pure-play Internet retailers but for more traditional retailers, too.