Online to Offline Commerce Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2016 – 2024

Online to offline commerce is a business model that draws potential customers from online channels to physical store. Over the years, this idea has evolved with the evolution of e-commerce industry. Currently, e-commerce companies are highly investing in online to offline marketing strategy, in order to reap the benefits of Omni channel strategy which was designed to enhance customer experience. Few of the e-commerce companies having both online presence and offline presence are using two different channel as a complement to each other. The idea behind online to offline e-commerce model is to create awareness of product and services, allow potential customers to search different offering online and then purchase the product in brick and mortar stores. The online to offline e-commerce have attained new heights in the recent past with e-commerce companies making their presence in hyper-local service category, online booking of movie and passenger tickets, and booking restaurants. Recently, market has witnessed e-commerce players slowly and gradually launching their own brick and mortar stores and vice versa. In-fact, e-commerce companies which are merely a marketplace (platforms) are now establishing their delivery centers to enhance customer experience.

In online to offline model, a consumer searches for the product online but purchases it through an offline channel. For instance, a local store, which restraints to sell online because of the discounting nature of online marketplaces, finds this model lucrative. Additionally, there are few products that consumer want to explore online, however, due to the dynamics of certain products and its associated price, especially in the category of jewelry and electronics products, consumer prefers to buy product offline. ”Touch and Feel” factor is driving the online to offline commerce market.

Irrespective of these facts, the road ahead is not as smooth as it seems for e-commerce players, as the e-commerce industry is facing challenges on multiple fronts. As e-commerce is relatively new industry as compared to brick and mortar stores, the majority of online retailers lack digital marketing skills and do not have a proper governance structure to operate.. This has led to certain significant challenges in the e-commerce industry especially, in the emerging economies where consumers who want to purchase a particular product, explores it on a particular online platform and eventually purchase it from a different well-established brick and mortar store.

Segmentation of Online to Offline Commerce market on the basis of sectors:
E-Tail:
E-Tail industry includes selling of goods through online channels. It can be business to business or business to consumer business. E-tailers are not restricted solely to the internet, they have started opening brick & mortar stores in order to reach to customers in more effective way.

Travel & Tourism:
Online travel & tourism industry includes online booking of bus, train, flight, and hotels. In this mode of e-commerce, a consumer explores for all the possible option of travel & accommodation, and eventually can book the entire itinerary with the most convenient and affordable options available.

Restaurant & Hyper-Local Service :
Online restaurant business allows a consumer to order food online, book a table at restaurants or hotel, and avail this services through cash less payment.. Hyper-local services are nothing but fulfillment of domestic needs of consumers on timely basis. For instance, grocery delivery, laundry, plumbing etc.

Online to Offline Commerce Market: Key Deals
On December 2015, Alibaba group acquired South China Morning Post (SCMP) and other media assets of SCMP Group Ltd.
On October 2015, Flipkart.com made partnership with Spice Hotspot stores, where its exclusive portfolio of phones are showcased offline.

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In the North America region, entire e-commerce ecosystem is well established. E-Commerce has led the way and established a surrounding ecosystem that is gravitating to include online to offline commerce. With the presence of leading e-commerce players in the U.S., North America represents potential opportunity in online-to- offline e-commerce market.

Asia-Pacific region holds the largest market opportunity for online to offline e-commerce business models during the forecast period. Increasing penetration of smartphone and growing internet infrastructure in the countries such as China and India are paving the way for the growth of online to offline commerce market. Significant private venture capitalist investments to the start-ups in this regions has led to increased expenditure on marketing and promotional activities with an aim of acquire customers, which would facilitate customers’ loyalty and in turn customer retention.

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Amazon.com, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Flipkart.com, and IKEA are some the key players of global online to offline e-commerce market.

The report covers exhaustive analysis on:
Online to Offline Commerce Market Segments
Online to Offline Commerce Market Dynamics
Historical Actual Market Size, 2013 – 2015
Online to Offline Commerce Market Size & Forecast 2016 to 2024
Online to Offline Commerce Current Trends/Issues/Challenges
Competition & Companies involved
Online to Offline Commerce Market Drivers and Restraints

Regional analysis includes
North America
Latin America
Europe
Asia Pacific
Middle East & Africa

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Report Highlights:
Shifting Industry dynamics
In-depth market segmentation
Historical, current and projected industry size Recent industry trends
Key Competition landscape
Strategies of key players and product offerings
Potential and niche segments/regions exhibiting promising growth
A neutral perspective towards market performance

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Key points covered in the report

1) Report segments the market on the basis of types, application, products, technology, etc (as applicable)

2) The report covers geographic segmentation

North America

Europe

Asia

RoW

3) The report provides the market size and forecast for the different segments and geographies for the period of 2010 to 2020

4) The report provides company profiles of some of the leading companies operating in the market

5) The report also provides porters five forces analysis of the market.

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