Category: Ecommerce

Amazon 30 Years of Ecommerce Triumph and the Transition to a Struggle with Walmart.

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Amazon is celebrating 30 Years today of Ecommerce. It has much to celebrate as it is one of the world’s biggest websites and is sitting as a titan. Jeff Bezos has become a household name and had a wedding in Venice which showed the man’s immense power and influence. However, the company faces a new rival from a traditional brick and mortar sector, Walmart. These two giants are competing this week to offer incredible deals to their customers. What does this say about the future of Ecommerce.

Walmart in the 2000s had a rather poor reputation. Its customer base was always diverse but there was feeling it was too working class for some. They wanted higher quality goods as well as healthier items in the deli and meals section.

Now, Walmart is having ads that are much more youth oriented than many of their previous ads in the past. They have more young people who are fit and look like they belong in the wealthy areas of America than what was once Walmart’s traditional customers, working class Americans.

Amazon had the advantage for years as it was a digital only store. It’s customers from the start were more wealthy and had more social mobility. They also were more chatty about their interests, as can be seen by the usage of customer reviews.

Walmart has begun to transform itself into that Amazon style store.

Amazon better watch out as Walmart has a huge retail presence and they are even expanding into drone delivery which is another area that Amazon still hasn’t made progress in. Walmart has shown itself to be a resilient and strong company.

The battle of the Ecommerce giants is in full swing and we shall see which one wins the battle of the online stores.

The DreamGaze Glasses Review: Protecting your Eyes from the Blue Light images.

 The DreamGaze Glasses are among one of the most useful things that I have purchased on Amazon site. 

The glasses which have a tinted color on the lenses are very useful at blocking out blue light on multiple types of electronics such as cell phones, tablets and computers.

I use my computer heavily and I used many brands, but they were often insufficient to protect my eyes from the blue light. I would often be exhausted and tired after using some glasses. This did not occur when I was using the DreamGaze glasses. They are lightweight and easy to use. Unlike some I got from Walmart which were breaking after using them for a bit, the DreamGaze glasses are very durable.

The glasses are not that expensive. The Gaming version of the DreamGaze glasses were only $12.99 on the site. There are also other version such as “Clear” and “Night Vision”.

Considering the price of these glasses. I think they are worth the money. The Gaming glasses are considered “Amazon Choice” which means they are highly rated by the company and ready to ship quickly to your house.

I recommend buying the DreamGaze Glasses if you use your computer alot in the evening or in the morning hours.

Is Mercari the future of Japanese E-Commerce dominance on the Internet?

Mercari, Japan's Biggest E-Commerce site.

Mercari is a website that offers casual selling for internet users. It was founded in Japan, making it one of those odd Japanese native sites that actually has a presence in America. The site has been struggling to make money in America but I just created an account today and I just listed my first item, a Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones DVD, widescreen; this DVD came in an age when DVDs were important to the revenue stream of movie companies. I have already gotten 10 views after putting it on the site.

The question that I am asking here is this: Is Mercari the future of Japanese E-Commerce dominance?

Japan, being a society driven by the willingness to maintain its traditions was slower to embrace the internet than the United States. The Japanese mentality was to focus more on integrating mobile internet into their daily lives. However, this also meant that Japan was focused on its hardware not the software. This focus on hardware would prove one of the reasons why Japan fell behind in Information Technology while America and China continued to innovate in software engineering.

Mercari is the odd one out and represents something interesting in Japan. This is a Japanese site that has gotten much traction among the public in the country. In America it has been struggling somewhat but based on my interactions with the site, it seems that there is steady number of users who are trying to sell on there.

eBay is already heavily entrenched in the ecommerce market in America. Can Mercari really make a difference and gain a foothold in America.

What I think that Mercari has is the ease of use. Unlike the eBay app, Mercari makes it easy to sell items online. Ebay has entrenched buyers who have been on the site for many years and it makes it tough for someone just starting out to sell on there.

All it takes to list an item is to put in a couple boxes and you have a listing and people are ready to buy it. Ebay is better for power sellers, but it can be very confusing for a generation of users who grew up mostly interacting with the internet on phones not their desktops. Mercari is prefect fit for many Millennials and Gen Z types who simply want a storefront without all the messiness involved with it.

That is why I think in spite of the struggles it has having now, Mercari will probably be successful in at least Japan and then spread out to other countries. It is great that we are now going to get some competition in ecommerce. Competition will make the internet great again.