What is E-commerce?
E-commerce is buying and selling goods or services over the internet, through a website, an app, a marketplace or social media.
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Meaning
English
E-commerce is buying and selling goods or services over the internet, through a website, an app, a marketplace or social media.
Roman Urdu
E-commerce ka matlab hai internet par saman ya service khareedna aur bechna, website, app, marketplace ya social media ke zariye.
Also called ecommerce, online selling, online business.
Example
A shoe shop takes orders from its own website and a marketplace, and ships with cash on delivery.
Common models
Sellers use their own website, a marketplace, social media shops, or dropshipping. The common problem is stock: the same pair sold in the shop and online can be sold twice. A single stock count and a clear order status for every channel prevent that. Cash on delivery adds the work of collecting money from couriers. See COD and dropshipping.
In Nafaa
Nafaa connects an online store to your shop stock and shows online orders with status and area. See online store.
Related terms
- COD (Cash on Delivery)
Cash on delivery means the customer pays when the order is delivered, not when it is placed.
- Dropshipping
Dropshipping is selling products online without holding stock: when an order comes in, the seller buys the item from a supplier who ships it straight to the customer.
- Online Marketplace
An online marketplace is a website or app where many sellers list products and customers buy from them, with the platform handling the storefront and often payment and delivery.