#shopoing

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SHOPPING

                                                       SHOPPING

Shopping is an activity that allows us to buy the available goods to fulfill our needs and wants. Shopping has become the essential part of our daily lives. Due to the advent of technology, there has been a rise in number of sales as the goods are available to the customers at their door step. Shopping of goods varies from person to person according to their needs. Most common shopping items are the household good that is required for our day to day living, these are the necessary shopping purchases followed by clothes which are another major shopping item. Apart from these there are millions of products to shop depending on the needs.

THE FUTURE OF SHOPPING

Shopping methods are changing and becoming easier and more high-tech now days. Also, the retail seems to have high scope in upcoming world due to many reasons:

Change in trends ­– People have a competitive nature and therefore try to cope-up with trends by seeing others. Hence this leads to increase in shopping.

Increasing demands – As the needs and demands of people are increasing the number of sales have also shown increase.

Shopping for pleasure – In this world of stress and huge workload shopping seem to be a joyful activity. People tend to shop more to make themselves happy and satisfied.

Online shopping – Online shopping has made easier for the people to get door to door services. Online platforms provide with millions of products which attract the customers therefore sometimes giving rise to unnecessary shopping. Hence online shopping is the major factor giving a huge shift to retail industry.

Therefore, the level of shopping is increasing day by day and it is expected to keep increasing in the future also. The way we shop has been evolving with advancements and technology and changes in consumer behavior, leading to new experiences and possibilities in the modern retail landscape.

[binarybitex]

big storms all day today..... no work, got my coffee made, got the patio door propped open ever so slightly..... oh yeah. it's gonna be a good writing day y'all.

[bashir0055]

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[ichtios]

I bet coffee in Poland is good. Do you have a favorite coffee shop in your neighborhood? What's it called? Do they have live music?

I think coffee in Poland is like everywhere else, actually 😅 i don't know any cafe with live music... (unfortunately). Most of the time I go to costa coffee which is super mainstream, but it is the closest one and in a convenient place, in the shopoing center when I also do groceries. Sometimes I go to more "local" cafes in my area. And I always order espresso lungo. No sugar, no nothing. Just with a glass of water preferably with ice.

[machetemaiden27mcx]

Oh foranyone who cares or whatever, i went shopoing ☺ bought a shoe rack that i need to assemble, a new blanket (i stuck some others in the washing machine) i also bought cider lol😂

I need a washing basket, some pillows and a new bedsheet...just in case 😏🥴😈❤🖤❤ might have to order online, local shops suck 😔 god shops never have what you want nowadays🙄

[that-one-chaotic-npc]

There is always a fire somewhere

I love that on the Australian fire warning scale high is the second lowest

[oreo-hong]

i shake my head, motioning to the port. “we’re almost there and i don’t want to miss out on shopoing before it gets too busy. i also think i should be awake for when we let jisung go,” i explain quietly. 🌊

minho nods, “well, don’t exert yourself too much.” he whispers

[digitamizer]

Snapdeal’s Epic: Story of Rise and Fall

Snapdeal’s Epic: Story of Rise and Fall

Snapdeal, once known as one of the most trusted marketplaces, had the most dramatic rise and fall, challenges, and opportunities in the digital marketplace. From its inception till 2017, Snapdeal’s journey has been a lesson of innovation, competition, wrong decisions taken, and lessons learned.

Inception and continuous journey

Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal founded Snapdeal in February 2010. In the beginning, it was a daily deal platform as a coupon provider. Initially offering discounts on a wide range of products and services. Later, company officials found the scope of e-commerce business in India and they changed the website to a full-fledged online marketplace.

Early days and funding

Since the company started in the days when people started using smartphones and the internet, it has seen exponential growth in users as well as in business. Snapdeal‘s business model was to offer products at competitive pricing. The company attracted funding from good and big investors, including Nexus Venture Partners, Kalaari Capital, and Softbank, which added substantial capital to fuel its expansion. Ratan invested. Also, other investors were Ru-Net Holdings, Premji Invest, Tybourne Capital Management, Temasek Holdings, Blackrock, eBay, Saama Capital, Intel Capital, Ontario Teachers’ pension account, Singapore-based investment entity. Brother, Alibaba Group,  Foxconn Technology Group,  Bessemer  Indo US Ventures, Fortune Apparel

Story of Success

When Snapdeal was busy building too many warehouses they never worked on their USP in categories like Flipkart had fashion and electronics and Amazon had pantry and prime. By 2014, Snapdeal had a significant number of customers and a market share, and in March 2015, their total market share was 24% and September 2015 was the peak when they had a market share of 25%’. , Snapdeal has had the highest number of warehouses to Amazon and Flipkart.

Acquisition and Ventures

Snapdeal bought many companies but most of them failed. They bought Exlusively.com earlier but it shut down in a year. Also, they were in talks to acquire fashion marketplace VOONIK and e-commerce marketplace Zapyle but failed after some stages of discussions. The company acquired companies like Reducedata, RupeePower, Doozton, TargetingMantra, Reduce Data, Fashiate, MartMobi Technologies, RupeePower, Exclusively, Wishpicker, Doozton, Shopo, eSportsBuydotcom, Grabbondotcom. that did not give any fruitful result.

They bought GOJAVAS but failed to utilize it and finally sold it to Pigeon Express despite a 20 million investment in GOJAVAS. Another acquisition was FREECHARGE, which acquired 350 million and, for that, was a competitor of PAYTM but did not capitalize and, due to a loss, Snapdeal sold it to AXIS BANK for 80 million. Freecharge could be a game changer if it was done during demonetization but did not attract more customers and it was a loss deal.

Another big acquisition was Unicommerce, which was an e-commerce-enabled software used to manage warehouses and inventory. This platform was very popular with sellers who used to sell on marketplaces. Snapdeal acquired this company in 2015 in undisclosed amount. However, the company did not get fruitful results after the acquisition. Their tie-ups with redBus, ClearTrip, Urban Clap, which is now known as Urban Company, and Zomato for their respective services failed to make any impact.

Strategic Mistakes

Inhouse Seller or Armband Seller

Every big company in e-commerce had its seller, like Flipkart had WS Retail and Amazon had Cloudtail and they were getting the maximum sales of their website from these sellers, whereas Snapdeal did not have any.

Omni Channel Failure

It could be a game-changer but didn’t happen. In this process, customers can order a product and pick up the order in 2 hours from any store and the offer is not available in cash on delivery. Tata Cliq had the same practice. Initially, Omni Channel started in 70 cities.

No Grocery and Furniture Category

The furniture and the grocery category was one of the big revenue generators of the e-commerce marketplace. In 2016, total sales of these categories were $25 Billion and $ 250 million sold online, whereas in 2020, $35 Billion was total sales and $750 million online. It was indicates that these two categories are getting a significant share in online sales. Snapdeal did not have either of these.

Value Added Service

Like Amazon, Amazon Prime gives benefits to shipping and delivering the order the next day in 499 rupees. In 2015 it said one in every three orders is a prime order. They also offer other benefits, like Amazon Prime Video. Snapdeal launched Snapdeal Gold and they started delivery on the next day delivery and also gave customers 14 days return time instead of 7 days, but at the end of the year, they got only 20% of orders, which was from Snapdeal Gold. Customers wanted more apart from shipping, which they did not have to offer, like Amazon Prime video.

Customer Version on Snapdeal

A lot of customers started claiming that they were receiving the wrong item, counterfeit items. Customers were receiving the items after the promised delivery day. There were a lot of complaints about late delivery and package mishandling. Some customers received bricks instead of phones, However, brick delivery happens with other websites too.

So, the latter one was instructions from the courier company if the package value is higher to ask the customer to open the package in front of the courier guy, and if there is any issue then can be addressed at the same time. Customers started moving to other marketplaces after September 2015 and Snapdeal started losing its business. They wanted to give a discounted product instead of having a loyal customer base. They never focused on it.

Boycott Snapdeal

It happened twice by some groups and many customers uninstalled the Snapdeal app and rated 1 or 2 on the Google Play store. The first time, it happened due to a statement by Amir Khan who was the brand ambassador for this company, and 2nd time there was some issue with Snapchat but it was communicated that Snapdeal had done this. If a company’s graph is going down, then a couple of factors about losing customers can be a lot and the same happens with this company.

Seller Version on Snapdeal

Sellers Basic Issue

I was also one of the sellers of Snapdeal and I have seen it very closely and know the views of a lot of sellers. Seller support of Snapdeal was not good and it even seems they do not keep the follow-up if you contact them regarding the issue. Every day they had technical problems with their panel and it was not easy to process the order on time.

They started increasing the commission on the items and there was a time when they were charged 2.5 times in comparison to other marketplaces. A lot of fraudulent orders started coming to the panel and the seller was supposed to pay for the shipping of those orders. We were getting a lot of COD returns. However, these were the general issues.

Account manager for the seller

Every account had an account manager who was visiting the premises of the sellers from time to time. But their only interest was to sell loans and advertisements. Most of the salespeople wanted to increase their business in an organic way but they wanted to get a part of the sale in terms of advertising for sale.

Big Strategic Mistake

Snapdeal started a process where every person has to send their products to a warehouse and all the orders will be fulfilled from there. Unlike Amazon, where you have the right to choose the product you would like to send to a fulfillment center and you can even do additional listing on Amazon as fulfilled by a seller. But this option was not available in Snapdeal.

They said that a seller can ship a maximum of 5 orders from their premises. When sellers sent their products to warehouses, some were lying for weeks and sellers started complaining about it but the issue was not resolved. Later on, Snapdeal asked sellers to get the items from a warehouse. When they went to pick up, they found that a lot of items were missing and this was done by the warehouse team members. A lot of complaints were about it but nothing happened.

In this whole scenario, Snapdeal was the only loser. They restricted the order to 5 and the buyer wanted the item and when they tried to purchase the item, it showed out of stock. So, they purchased from other marketplaces. So, the only loser was the policymaker.

Order Fulfilment Issue

During the sale, their fulfillment capacity, once finished, blocks the order from customers and does not take any more orders. However, small and medium sellers were at a loss as they were getting hardly any orders due to fulfillment capacity, whereas they also spent some amount on inventory and warehouses. On the other hand, some sellers were receiving orders on other marketplaces. So, they almost lost their trust in the company in return on investment. So, they started working with other marketplaces.

CEO and Management Decisions 

Another big setback for the company was the leaving of Nikesh Arora from Soft Bank. He was president of Soft Bank.

Snapdeal Merger with Flipkart

Sanpdeal was the only Unicorn e-commerce company that crossed first the market value of $1 Billion. In the middle of 2015, it reached $6.5 Billion. However, due to their internal policy and customer dissatisfaction, they started losing their business. Their customer share decreased from 25% to 4%. Flipkart tried to acquire Snapdeal and it was almost done. However, due to big opposition from investors, it did not happen.

Snapdeal 2.0

Since the merger did not happen with Flipkart, then the company started once again. It was called Snapdeal 2.0. However, as per their claim, they minimized some losses and gained new customers. But, the same number of customers did not start purchasing from Snapdeal. In the new system, they remove badly rated sellers and give benefits to good well-rated sellers. Their other policy is to involve manufacturers and ship the order directly from manufacturer to customer. We call it M2C(Manufacturer to Customer).

It was claimed that revenue from operations increased by 85% and traffic increased by 100%. Where 80-90% of orders are being received from non-metro locations. The company added 6 million new customers during the lockdown and 20K more sellers were added during that lockdown time.

Snapdeal aims to achieve profitability within the next quarter, as it bets heavily on the value customer base to drive growth, according to Himanshu Chakrawarti, CEO, Snapdeal Marketplace.

We are hoping that the company can do best in this sector. However, it is very hard to regain customers and build trust again.

Digital Marketing Services and E-Commerce Solutions in Delhi, India.

Also, read the below articles:

RISE AND FALL OF AN E-COMMERCE GIANT – eBAY INDIA

Flipkart – An online bookseller to one of the largest marketplaces

E-Commerce: The Internet’s Retail Revolution

The Social Media Revolution: From MySpace to TikTok

Online Marketplaces – Unleashing the Power of Digital Marketing Influence

Digital Marketing Services, SEO and E-Commerce Solutions in Delhi, India

Author – Farhanul Haque

This article is written by the Founder of Digitamizer who has been working in the e-Commerce Sector Since 2006 and is also a certified Digital Marketing Professional from IIT, Delhi, India.

[existingthingiguess]

Yesterday i was shopoing and found a jacket that was basically amde for jesper. Sennd it to my sister and we agreed thst with a puprle cylinder and an orange tie it would be him. Just yesss

All I want is for Jesper to have the most nauseatingly colourful wardrobe you've ever clapped eyes on is that too much to ask????

[honda-hatch]

Reviewing the First 14 Issues of Amazing Spider-Man Because Nobody Asked Me To But I'm Procrastinating From Editing a Presentation Video for a Grad Class (Scattered Spoilers)

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963): What a strange issue this is. Admittedly, I'm new to older comics, so this multi-chapter meandering story really kept me from trying to get further in for *years.* Now having actually read it, its still a weak story, but not straight-up garbage or anything. Spidey saving astronauts isn't particularly exciting, but the fight with the Fantastic Four is -- it sets the stage for many of the webhead's fights where he's obviously outmatched, but holds his own with agility and quick thinking. Pete is obviously very early in his career at this point, but it serves as an excellent display for his potential, not to mention it highlights his desperate need for money (the F4 note that they can't give salaries, but like, Jesus Christ do they clearly have money. Maybe if Johnny didn't buy a new car every week, they could pay a salary). Then, we have the final plot, Spidey vs. the Chameleon. The first of many plots where the city initially turns against our favorite wall-crawler due to his framing. It isn't executed very well here, due to the cramped size of the story, but it is a fun concept, and we get to see the first of many times Spidey conveniently runs out of web-fluid. A solid issue overall, if not the best possible introduction to the character, imo.

The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (May 1963): Here we are introduced to Peter Parker's first "real" super-powered enemy (for lack of a better term). The Chameleon is just good at disguises. While Peter's first fight with the Vulture isn't all too memorable, it does establish the concept of the "chase fight," a troupe critical to the book. If you're unfamiliar with what I mean, I'm referring to fights that bring the webhead and his adversary up, down, and all around the Big Apple over the course of the fight. Pete's clever solution is an interesting display of the scientific prowess that he'll develop throughout the series. The second story, our first introduction to the Tinkerer... is goofy as hell. Sure, an old guy in a Vulture costume might seem silly, but the Tinkerer is a straight up alien who runs a discount repair shopo so he can sneak alien transponders into consumer electronics. I guess it fit the tone of Marvel at the time? I don't know.

The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963): Finally, a book-length story. This is an excellent issue. Now no longer cramped into half or quarter length stories, we get an excellent introduction to Doc Ock. He promptly beats the shit out of Peter, who has had a relatively easy time winning fights so far, to the point that he questions if he should give up the mantle of Spider-Man. After a random human torch pep-talk, he returns to fight again, concluding the issue with a triumphant victory, managing to put two of Doc Ock's arms out of comission and getting in close to finish him off. An excellent issue, and definitely a cut above the first two.

The Amazing Spider-Man #4 (September 1963): Another solid issue. Though Sandman doesn't get presented as the highly sympathetic villain he'd later become, he's still very entertaining. The highlight of the issue is a chase fight through midtown high, culminating with the (admittedly silly) solution of Spidey attacking Sandman with a drill, causing him to break into sand to avoid the attack, then getting sucked up into a vacuum. Another incredible victory for the wall-crawler. It's still a fun read.

The Amazing Spider-Man #5 (October 1963): Finally, ASM is a monthly book! What a pleasant surprise. That being said, having zero context for Doctor Doom's powerset, I didn't really understand why he kept breaking out random decoy robots and trap holes. Overall, a bit of a bland issue that quickly fades from the memory.

The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (November 1963): Why does the Lizard need to be based in the Everglades? Who cares! It makes for a fun change of location. Even if the Lizard's design is a bit rough at this stage, he's an intimidating villain with power greater than the wall-crawler's. His sympathetic backstory serves as a twist for the issue, and our chase sequence for the issue takes place in the Everglades, and then... a castle in the Everglades. Regardless, its great fun with a happy ending (even if not for Pete).

The Amazing Spider-Man #7 (December 1963): What a way to finish 1963! This issue is fantastic. We see Vulture's escape from prison, and then we get to see him beat the crap out of Spidey as his original solution obviously fails. The issue culminates in an incredible chase fight through the Daily Bugle, with setpieces scattered throughout. We even get a nice little touching note to end on with Betty Brant and Peter. What a guy, what an issue.

The Amazing Spider-Man #8 (January 1964): Looking at this cover for the first time, I expected this to be a real slog of an issue, but its actually great fun. The Living Brain/Flash fights are a good time, and its entertaining to read Pete's inner monologue as he tries not to turn Flash into a grease stain on the gym floor. The Living Brain is less interesting, but is another entertaining interior fight. The Living Torch section confirms that the F4 could absolutely pay Peter if they wanted to, and that Pete can still thoroughly outmatch them if he's really trying. A fun issue.

The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (February 1964): An excellent example of the personal drama that makes this hero great. Sure, Electro is a big threat, but Aunt May's health is in a rough place for the first time of many. Peter gets bodied by Electro, but he's still focused on helping his aunt first. Frankly, he beats Electro rather nonchalantly, but the May plot makes it a worthwhile issue.

The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (March 1964): Another excellent issue. While the Enforcers themselves are literally "big guy, small guy, and guy with lasso," they facilitate a fight that lsts for half the entire issue, with Spidey fighting off what must be a dozen different goons aat once, with everything in the environment being used. The issue closes out with two twists: an amusing reveal of the "Big Man," as well as some interesting characterization for JJJ. A standout issue among these early entires to me, along with #7.

The Amazing Spider-Man #11 (April 1964): Another issue in a series of bangers. Intrigue with Betty Brant! Spidey has to go to Philly! Doc Ock returning! A massive fight with a bunch of guys on a boat as well as Doc Ock! An accidental death on the wall-crawler's hands! Oh, the humanity! Not to mention Pete gives himself a damn sprained ankle early in the issue. The guy just can't catch a break.

The Amazing Spider-Man #12 (May 1964): Our first immediately continued story from the last issue, and it doesn't really let up. Doc Ock returns to New York and demands to fight the webhead, even kidnapping Betty Brant in the process! Luckily though, she escapes, as apparently, one of Pete's biggest weaknesses is the fact that a regular virus absolutely wipes his spider-powers. Who knew? Anyhow, he gets unmasked, but it doesn't really matter. The issue concludes with another exciting fight with Doc Ock. The guy just generates entertaining issues. Really does seem to be Pete's nemesis at this point.

The Amazing Spider-Man #13 (June 1964): Finally, the city *really* turning on Spider-Man! Mysterio really gets Spidey up in a bind, but the actual resolution for the issue is a bit weak. How can Spidey clear his name? Well, he uses an audio recorder when Mysterio is monologuing. How can Spidey beat Mysterio's spider-sense jamming smoke/sonar? Swinging randomly. Bah.

The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (July 1964): My God! The return of my beloved Enforcers! The introduction of Green Goblin?? And the Hulk's here too?? Yeah, sadly this is a lame issue. For whatever reason, the Green Goblin's first of many conniving schemes is... luring SPidey out to Hollywood with the help of a producer so that he and the Enforcers can kill him while they film... Why not just... gang up on him in New York? Why, so they can randomly stumble into a cave where the Hulk is, of course! Yeah, idk. The randomness is nuts with this one. Not to mention Green Goblin's friggin... broomstick. Hm. At least the Enforcers fight was kinda fun. Still a lame issue, though.

That's it for now. Perhaps I'll review them in 14 issue blocks for no reason. I am trying to read everything chronologically, ish, so it might not just be ASM next time! We shall see. If that happens. lol

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[highleebuducated]

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