What is e-commerce and what is the difference with traditional enterprises?

E-commerce is a commercial activity centered on commodity exchange by means of information network technology; It can also be understood as trading activities and related services conducted on the Internet, Intranet and VAN (Value-added Network), which are electronic, networked and informationized in all aspects of traditional business activities.

The difference between e-commerce and traditional commerce;

1, the traditional business negotiation link is actually the process of oral negotiation or transmission of written documents by both parties to the transaction. Written documents include inquiry forms, order contracts, invoices, transport bills, invoices, acceptance certificates, etc. E-commerce is to turn written documents into electronic documents and realize transmission on the network;

2. In traditional commerce, the manufacturer is the business center, while in e-commerce environment, the seller is the business subject;

Compared with traditional commerce, e-commerce has established the most direct circulation channel for every commodity, and manufacturers can send the commodities directly to users and obtain the most valuable demand information from users.

4. Compared with traditional commerce, e-commerce involves a wider geographical scope and a wider range of goods.