Many studies have qualitatively explained that information and communication technology(ICT) has loosened the restrictions of distance and space on retailers' sales. Few empirical studies, however, have explored t...Many studies have qualitatively explained that information and communication technology(ICT) has loosened the restrictions of distance and space on retailers' sales. Few empirical studies, however, have explored the impact of shipping distance on online retailers' sales. This study examined the Maiyang(M-Y) store on Tmall in China as a case study to investigate the relationship between shipping distance and sales. The results showed that sales volume in 2014 at the county level did not strictly obey the distance decay law. The shipped distance of high-priced commodities may not be much longer than that of low-priced commodities. Within the scope of investigation, the relationships between income, cost, and net profit curves do not follow central place theory. Goods have neither thresholds nor ranges. The key factor in the spatial discrepancy of sales is the size of market. The impact of shipping distance on sales is not as strong as that of traditional retailers in Information Era.展开更多
With the rapid development of the information technology and the computer network, the electronic commerce has become the economic hotspot and the development trend in today＇s society, and the influence of the electr...With the rapid development of the information technology and the computer network, the electronic commerce has become the economic hotspot and the development trend in today＇s society, and the influence of the electronic commerce on the national economy is growing. It is not only the important driving force of the economic growth, but also is a force influencing the development of the retail business and the changes of the structures of the economy.展开更多
With the development of network economy, e-commerce platform has increasingly become a worldwide trading places of various kinds of products and services. Therefore some scholars consider, intermediaries, under the ra...With the development of network economy, e-commerce platform has increasingly become a worldwide trading places of various kinds of products and services. Therefore some scholars consider, intermediaries, under the rapid development of information technology, will gradually withdrew from the historical stage. This article carried on the thorough analysis for the reasons of the existence of electronic intermediaries, and discusses the new development space and prospect of new middlemen, from the perspective of information asymmetry of the network environment.展开更多
基金Under the auspices of the National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science(No.17BRK010)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41601161)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2017A030313224)Guangdong Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science(No.2017GZZK16)
文摘Many studies have qualitatively explained that information and communication technology(ICT) has loosened the restrictions of distance and space on retailers' sales. Few empirical studies, however, have explored the impact of shipping distance on online retailers' sales. This study examined the Maiyang(M-Y) store on Tmall in China as a case study to investigate the relationship between shipping distance and sales. The results showed that sales volume in 2014 at the county level did not strictly obey the distance decay law. The shipped distance of high-priced commodities may not be much longer than that of low-priced commodities. Within the scope of investigation, the relationships between income, cost, and net profit curves do not follow central place theory. Goods have neither thresholds nor ranges. The key factor in the spatial discrepancy of sales is the size of market. The impact of shipping distance on sales is not as strong as that of traditional retailers in Information Era.
文摘With the rapid development of the information technology and the computer network, the electronic commerce has become the economic hotspot and the development trend in today＇s society, and the influence of the electronic commerce on the national economy is growing. It is not only the important driving force of the economic growth, but also is a force influencing the development of the retail business and the changes of the structures of the economy.
文摘With the development of network economy, e-commerce platform has increasingly become a worldwide trading places of various kinds of products and services. Therefore some scholars consider, intermediaries, under the rapid development of information technology, will gradually withdrew from the historical stage. This article carried on the thorough analysis for the reasons of the existence of electronic intermediaries, and discusses the new development space and prospect of new middlemen, from the perspective of information asymmetry of the network environment.
