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On Chinese soil, the e-commerce and electronic payment industry has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and e-commerce giants such as Alibaba and JD.com have sprung up.
However, in many places abroad, such large-scale e-commerce platforms rarely appear, and even electronic mobile payment is not widely used.
This can't help but make people curious: why are the more developed countries are relatively indifferent to the cultivation and development of "e-commerce"?
Look at the street on the side of the road and you'll understand!
●—≺ Street economy in developed countries ≻—●
With the rapid development of the mainland's economy, some people in foreign street scenes have become strange.
Although the developed Western countries are culturally completely different from ours, our lives are getting better and better, and countless people go abroad to play.
With signboards hanging on both sides of the streets, statues standing on street corners, and low bells echoing in the air, every corner of the city exudes the smell of history.
In western developed countries, many cities have such charming old towns, which carry the unique local culture and history, and become important landmarks to attract tourists.
These cultural districts are not only a distribution center for goods and services, but also a way of life and a cultural symbol.
For example, in the Saint-Germain district of Paris, the atmosphere of the café is contrasted with the impressionist oil paintings hanging on the walls, connecting the literary temperament of this difference.
Pedestrians can find the exquisite craftsmanship of the previous generation of craftsmen in the small shops of the market, or taste authentic French food in the roadside restaurants, and feel the unique humor and freedom of the French.
It is this intertwined cultural connotation that gives these neighborhoods their distinctive character and charm.
These old towns and cultural districts often carry the history and memory of a city or even a country.
For example, the monuments and ruins of Rome are full of the glory of the powerful generation of the ancient Roman Empire, and London's Chinatown has witnessed the glory of Britain.
Different cities have different characteristics, but after experiencing them, they found a deep common denominator.
That is, these cities with a deep cultural heritage on the surface, but they are not popular in modern online payment methods.
These old neighborhoods not only attract the attention of tourists, but also become an important factor in promoting the local economy.
The rich cultural heritage provides a constant source of inspiration for the entire community, and there is always something new to emerge in the small shops.
These small shops will also promote economic benefits for each other, for example, if a cultural-themed bookstore is opened next to a café, the two businesses will receive higher profits due to mutual referrals.
However, in terms of payment methods, many are still only cash payments, or bank cards, and there is no more convenient way.
This community- and culturally-based business model provides more employment opportunities.
Unlike e-commerce platforms, shops in cultural districts require waiters to communicate face-to-face with customers and explain the history or craftsmanship of the product, which creates jobs for more local residents.
This more decentralized small shop operation is also more flexible and can adapt to changing market conditions, ensuring more sustainable development.
Developed countries rely on small shops in cultural neighborhoods to promote economic diversification and provide stable employment opportunities, which is one of the important reasons for the sustainable development of brick-and-mortar stores in Western countries.
This business model, which is based on the local area and integrates culture and business, is also the source of the vigorous economic development of Western countries.
Many governments are also encouraging the development of this model, such as the Italian government's one-town-one-industry project, which supports small towns around the country to develop unique cultural and creative industries.
●—≺ The contradiction between "e-commerce" and social employment ≻—●
With the development of technology, e-commerce has become an indispensable part of our lives, but behind this boom, there are many hidden dilemmas.
On the surface, they are thriving and thriving, but on the inside they have many problems.
The emergence of e-commerce has indeed promoted economic development to a certain extent and provided more employment opportunities.
However, this convenient and efficient business model has virtually deprived many traditional industry practitioners of their living space.
The rise of e-commerce has caused countless intermediate link practitioners to lose their interests, and even the profits of online store merchants themselves are constantly weakening.
This phenomenon has exacerbated the employment pressure of society to a large extent, and also shows the essence of society to a certain extent.
The popularity of e-commerce has made consumers benefit from the purchase process, but it has also brought some problems.
On the one hand, in order to attract consumers, e-commerce platforms often adopt the strategy of burning money to subsidize, but when the platform forms an oligopoly, the cost of the initial investment is likely to be passed on to consumers, resulting in consumers actually not getting real discounts.
On the other hand, e-commerce is extremely operational, and often only a few people are needed to manage a huge number of orders.
This undoubtedly puts huge competitive pressure on brick-and-mortar stores based on families and husband-and-wife units, resulting in a large number of brick-and-mortar workers losing their jobs.
The development of e-commerce has also had an impact on consumers' consumption psychology.
On e-commerce platforms, consumers often only see pictures and text descriptions of products, but cannot touch and try them in person.
This makes consumers susceptible to impulse purchases and trend-following purchases during the purchase process, which ultimately leads to uneven quality of the goods purchased.
The popularity of e-commerce has also deprived consumers of the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with merchants and service personnel, and cannot enjoy personalized services and experiences.
The rapid development of e-commerce has also had a negative impact on the social environment, and their disorderly expansion has led to a large amount of packaging waste, which has brought huge pressure on the environment.
On the other hand, the rise of e-commerce has made people more and more dependent on the Internet, leading to a decline in interpersonal skills and even the phenomenon of social phobia.
Although e-commerce has promoted economic development to a certain extent, there are many contradictions between social employment behind it.
Therefore, while we enjoy the convenience brought by e-commerce, we should also pay attention to the impact of this phenomenon on social employment, so as to seek a more sustainable development model.
●—≺ Advantages and disadvantages of online shopping ≻—●
In addition to being more conservative in terms of payment methods, Western countries are also struggling with online shopping.
The advantages and disadvantages of online shopping coexist, in addition to being linked to social employment, there are many aspects that make it unable to develop and grow in Western countries.
The pace of people's lives is accelerating, and in this era of information explosion, online shopping has become a new way of life.
It not only allows people to enjoy unprecedented convenience, but also makes people invisibly under a certain amount of pressure.
In the past, people needed to spend a lot of time and energy to go shopping in the mall, but now with just a mobile phone, we can buy goods from all over the world anytime, anywhere.
This has undoubtedly greatly improved the efficiency of our lives.
Online shopping also gives us more options.
In the past, we could only buy a limited number of products in the nearby mall, but now, we can buy a wide variety of products through the Internet to meet our different needs.
However, there are some problems with online shopping that cannot be ignored.
The security of online shopping is a concern, and due to the virtual nature of the network, consumers cannot physically check the quality of goods before purchasing.
This gives some unscrupulous merchants the opportunity to sell counterfeit and shoddy goods.
This not only harms the rights and interests of consumers, but also affects the fair competition of the entire market.
Online shopping can lead to the decline of brick-and-mortar stores.
As more and more people choose to shop online, the business of brick-and-mortar stores is becoming increasingly bleak, which not only affects the survival of brick-and-mortar stores, but also may cause some places to lose their original prosperity.
Perhaps it is the combination of so many reasons that has made countless Western countries shake their heads and wave their hands at this project, and they have been reluctant to develop the e-commerce industry so far.
We understand their concerns, so how can we better avoid them?
The government and enterprises should strengthen the supervision of online shopping safety to protect the rights and interests of consumers, and we need to guide consumers to establish a correct consumption concept and treat online shopping rationally.
Brick-and-mortar stores should also continue to innovate to improve service quality and attract more consumers.
As a new type of shopping, online shopping has its unique advantages, but also has some problems that cannot be ignored.
We should make full use of the advantages of online shopping, and at the same time actively deal with its existing problems, and jointly create a harmonious and beautiful shopping environment.
●—≺ Conclusion ≻—●
On the global economic stage, whether a country can become a developed country is undoubtedly a symbol of strength and an important yardstick for measuring its international status.
In order to rank among the developed countries, many countries are actively learning from the experience of successful people, and with the continuous advancement of technology, e-commerce has become an indispensable part of modern life.
Just as there are two sides to everything, the development of e-commerce has also sparked a lot of controversy.
On the one hand, e-commerce has brought unprecedented convenience to consumers, making shopping easier and more efficient, on the other hand, the rise of e-commerce has also had a huge impact on traditional physical stores, and some people even believe that the development of e-commerce will lead to the demise of physical stores.
On this issue, we can't simply say that the development of e-commerce is right or wrong, e-commerce and entities should complement each other and develop together.
The combination of the two can not only meet the needs of consumers, but also promote economic development.