nln shppng s frm f lctrnc cmmrc whch llws cnsmrs t drctly by gds r srvcs frm sllr vr th ntrnt sng wb brwsr r mbl pp. Cnsmrs fnd prdct f ntrst by vstng th wbst f th rtlr drctly r by srchng mng ltrntv vndrs sng shppng srch ngn, whch dsplys th sm prdct's vlblty nd prcng t dffrnt -rtlrs. s f 2020, cstmrs cn shp nln sng rng f dffrnt cmptrs nd dvcs, ncldng dsktp cmptrs, lptps, tblt cmptrs nd smrtphns.
n nln shp vks th physcl nlgy f byng prdcts r srvcs t rglr "brck-nd-mrtr" rtlr r shppng cntr; th prcss s clld bsnss-t-cnsmr (B2C) nln shppng. Whn n nln str s st p t nbl bsnsss t by frm nthr bsnsss, th prcss s clld bsnss-t-bsnss (B2B) nln shppng. typcl nln str nbls th cstmr t brws th frm's rng f prdcts nd srvcs, vw phts r mgs f th prdcts, lng wth nfrmtn bt th prdct spcfctns, ftrs nd prcs. nlk physcl strs whch my cls t nght, nln shppng prtls r lwys vlbl t cstmrs.
nln strs slly nbl shpprs t s "srch" ftrs t fnd spcfc mdls, brnds r tms. nln cstmrs mst hv ccss t th ntrnt nd vld mthd f pymnt n rdr t cmplt trnsctn, sch s crdt crd, n ntrc-nbld dbt crd, r srvc sch s PyPl. Fr physcl prdcts (.g., pprbck bks r clths), th -tlr shps th prdcts t th cstmr; fr dgtl prdcts, sch s dgtl d fls f sngs r sftwr, th -tlr slly snds th fl t th cstmr vr th ntrnt. Th lrgst f ths nln rtlng crprtns r lbb, mzn.cm, nd By.