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E-Commerce and Market Competition

Level:
A-Level
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 21 Mar 2021

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In this revision video we look at the rapid growth of e-commerce and consider the impact on market competition in different industries. Pure play e-commerce firms such as Uber and AirBNB are now significant challengers to established products and brands but bricks and mortar businesses are fighting back especially with the use of omni-channel retailing.

E-Commerce and Market Competition
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