hopping-online challenge the Traditional Logistics

Commerce online and physical distribution are both-needed processes of E-commerce. Shopping-online (B to C) is one type of E-commerce. The characteristics of the Shopping-online, such as large number of consumers, which scatter in the world widely and need to be serviced as soon as possible, will challenge the traditional distribution system. The existing logistics systems may well satisfy the demand of E-commerce of B to B. However, distribution system must be reformed and renovated to meet the shopping-online.
On the basis of practice in China, The third-party logistics, such as express companies and fast-sent-to-house Corporations, is the preferred distribution of the shopping-online. Their businesses should be widened to distribute variety of merchandises. Second, distribution centers belong to large and middle retail corporations should also enlarge the scope of distributing goods besides big size electrical appliance and furniture. Last, it must be constructed some modern distribution centers in time. Because most of rising shopping-online corporations lack their own distribution system and the third-party logistics can not meet their demand when they expand, it may be an advisable method to set up some modern distribution centers.