What's the difference between e-commerce and traditional commerce?

E-commerce and traditional commerce have the following similarities:

First, the goal is the same. The basic goals of both are to improve efficiency, save costs, win customers and make profits.

Second, to meet the needs of customers as the center, customers are eternal, and the key to the market is consumer satisfaction. Only by understanding and meeting the needs of consumers can enterprises succeed.

Therefore, whether e-commerce is a traditional business model or not, its business activities are centered on meeting the actual needs of customers.

The difference between traditional commerce and e-commerce lies in:

1. Different trading methods: traditional merchants trade by cash and remittance; E-commerce conducts transactions through the flow of information capital.

2. Different business models: traditional businesses adopt face-to-face sales and telemarketing models; E-commerce adopts online publicity and promotion mode.

3. Different business models: traditional businesses adopt the national chain business model; E-commerce adopts network sales mode. Traditional commerce is a process in which users use telephone, fax, letters and traditional media to realize business transactions and management. E-commerce refers to trading activities and related service activities in the form of electronic transactions on the Internet, Intranet and value-added networks.