What Does Electronic Retailing (E-Tailing) Mean?
Techopedia Explains Electronic Retailing (E-Tailing)
E-tailing has expanded rapidly over the years. However, early attempts at e-tailing included overly ambitious plans for an entirely online shopping experience. Pets.com - an online retailer that failed spectacularly when the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s - stands as testament to the limitations of e-tailing in the early days of the Internet. Having customers shop for pet products online and wait for delivery proved to be impractical when those same customers could get what they needed at any local supermarket.
