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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.

How to search and buy effectively with Amazon Rufus

Introduction: Amazon Rufus, the Shopping AI.

Amazon has generally been a pretty straight forward website. It is a place where you buy things or if you are a seller, sell your items on the Amazon storefront similar to eBay. Unlike many other dotcom businesses in the 1990s, Jeff Bezos had a vision and a sustainable business model. However, this does not mean that Amazon is lying on its laurels and has been continuing to innovate in many areas.

Amazon’s Rufus is named after a dog who was in Amazon’s office in the early days. It’s function is very much like a digital golden retriever: it seeks out information about the items you want to buy on the site.

Rufus is available on desktop as well as the mobile app. On the desktop site, Rufus is located on the upper left side of the screen.

How to search with Amazon Rufus Chatbot.

To start, you need to start typing something into the Amazon search box.

When you type in something into the Amazon, Rufus will analyze it and it will provide relevant questions.

When you click on the question bubbles, Rufus will provide answers to your questions here. It combines ChatGPT with the Amazon customer review system which helps to create a unique AI.

I chose a Runic Ring to buy, the first result on the page.

When you click on the link to the product page, Amazon has now integrated Rufus into many aspects of the site.

One of the best aspects of Amazon’s AI integration is that it is holistic. Unlike the older versions of chatbots that would you see before ChatGPT, companies such as Amazon are integrating throughout the site. It is not an annoyance on the side bar; it now greatly enhances your ability to shop on Amazon and save time instead of spending it on the annoying search engine in Amazon.

Amazon’s s Rufus is much better than Google’s AI overview as it curates the Amazon customer review system in order to provide better responses.

Amazon smartly chooses to have Rufus located throughout the page for each product that you click on the site. While it may seem overbearing for some, this approach means that Amazon is not just treating like a feature that is being hidden away on the screen. In many ways, Amazon is the prefect site for such implementation of Shopping chatbots.

Amazon Haul is great for budgeting in this inflationary economy

The inflation crisis we are currently has been roiling through our economy for some time since the outbreak of Coronavirus. However, it is clear the times of spending recklessly and not building savings are not on the table now. Building savings is important now and sites such as Amazon Haul are important in this area.

I just got a bunch of socks for a cheap price at the website. These socks are your basic socks. They were not Hanes but a generic brand which meant they were basically quite cheap. I spent less money than I would have spent if I have bought it on regular socks at the regular Amazon site. They were coming from a Chinese warehouse instead of coming from Amazon’s warehouses. This meant that I am getting a cheaper price on these items here.

The shipping time on these socks is about 1 to 2 weeks. The Chinese sellers are quite prompt with shipping it. Within hours of ordering in the night, I get a notification in the morning that it is shipping out of the Chinese city the warehouse is in.

Amazon Haul is great for budgeting in a way that other sites are not. Most sites online such as Etsy tend to be pretty expensive and the shipping is not uniform. Amazon has well established logistics networks and this helps the company with getting those packages to you on time. This also means that costs are cheaper than an ordinary person online trying to go to their local post office in order to ship something to another country. Amazon Haul is a great place to shop for cheap items.

With the cost of living being such an issue, it is important to have options.

The socks that I have gotten so far are comfortable. Unlike other brands that I get in American stores, they seem actually durable and not just items you have to keep buying every couple of months.

In a time in which money is tight, Amazon Haul is a great addition to the website.