E-commerce refers to business transactions conducted online through electronic means, such as over the Internet. It includes buying and selling of products and services, as well as any transaction involving the transfer of ownership or rights to use goods or services. The major types of e-commerce are business-to-business, business-to-consumer, business-to-government, and consumer-to-consumer. OLX is an online classifieds company that provides a platform for users to buy and sell locally in their area through online and mobile listings. As an e-commerce company, a SWOT analysis can assess OLX's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
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What is E-Commerce? - Understanding Online Buying and Selling
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2. WHAT IS E-COMMERCE?
Electroniccommerce or e-commerce refers to a wide
range of online business activities for products and
services
1) It also pertains to “any form of business transaction in
which the parties interact electronically rather than by
physical exchanges or direct physical contact.”
3. 2) E-commerce is usually associated with buying and selling
over the Internet, or conducting any transaction involving the
transfer of ownership or rights to use goods or services
through a computer-mediated network.
The major different types of e-commerce
are:
•Business-to-business (B2B)
•Business-to-consumer(B2C)
•Business-to-government(B2G)
•Consumer-to-consumer(C2C)
4. The company was co-founded in March 2006
by Internet entrepreneurs Fabrica Grinda and
Alec Oxenford.
Asof January 2009, OLX is available in 96
countries and 40 languages.
5. OLX is an internet company based in New York
City, NY and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
6. OLX (On Line eXchange) is the next generation of
free online classifieds.
OLX provides a simple solution to the complications
involved in selling, buying,trading, discussing,
organizing, and meeting people near you, wherever
you may reside.
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11. SWOT analysis is a method for analysing a
business, its resources, and its environment.
12. Strongness of the olx.
Weakness of the olx.
Opportunity for olx.
Threat for the olx.
13. Easily available products that the
customer need at good cost .
Easily design rich colorful listings
with pictures and videos.
View OLX in your local language.
14. Display your listings on your social
networking profile (Facebook, Myspace,
...)
Access the site from your mobile phone
•Control your selling, buying, and community
activity in My OLX.
•Product can be sell or buy in quick time so
time consuming than traditional way is slow.
15. No assurance of quality.
Fraud is possible.
Cyber crime is possible while payment of money.
Unskilled work force.
Stock problems.
Transportation is slow.
16. OPPORTUNITY
• People who want to buy can buy the produts that they
exactly need.
• Sellers gets millions of buyers so they can sell products
easily & gets good benifit.
• Jobs can also available.
• Real estate property can also available where customer
required at good price.
17. THREATS
•So many compnies are there in this field
like,eBay.com, Alibaba.com,Homeshop18.com,
etc.
•This competetors has good brand equity.