The Italian eCommerce B2c sales is experiencing a continuous growth, leading to a turnover of €21.2bn in 2017 (Fraternali et al., 2017). The study of Osservatorio eCommerce B2c highlighted how the market offering is becoming more and more similar to the rest of the European market: the growth related to Products reached the +28%, resulting on a 61% of eCommerce B2c while Services accounted for the remaining 39%. Among the products categories, although the principal sectors remained Informatics & electronics and Apparels, the Furniture & Home Living, together with the Grocery, increased strongly, +31% in 2017, passing from €692mln of 2016 to €905mln in 2017 of turnover. These figures exhibited the consistent trend and potential of the Furniture industry in eCommerce B2c. Considering the challenges on logistic and distribution, stemming from the product characteristics of this industry, the research pursues the objective of analysing qualitatively and quantitatively the sector, with a particular attention on the logistic Value-Added Services. After an analysis of the context and of the literature contributions addressing the topic, highlighting the principal outcomes and gaps, a census of the players allowed to draft a picture of the Italian merchants’ offer. The classification of the players along several dimensions, with a prevailing focus on the Value-Added Services provides an exhaustive dataset disclosing the sector attributes and features. Finally, gathering data on merchants’ performance regarding Turnover, the final objective of the study consists in statistically assess the significance and effect of Value-Added Services on companies’ turnover. The development of analytical model allows to detect the principal service areas affecting companies’ results, with a consequent possible prioritization of companies’ activities and offerings.
Il mercato italiano dell’eCommerce B2c sta continuando la sua crescita raggiungendo nel 2017 un fatturato di 21,2 Mrd EUR (Fraternali et al., 2017). L’Osservatorio eCommerce B2c, nel suo report annuale, ha evidenziato come l’offerta del mercato italiano stia diventando sempre più simile al resto del panorama europeo. La crescita relativa al comparto merceologico è stata del +28%, per un peso complessivo del 61%. Conseguentemente i Servizi hanno assunto un’incidenza pari al 39%. Tra le categorie merceologiche, sebbene l’Elettronica di consumo e il Fashion continuino a recitare un ruolo da protagonisti nel mercato, l’Arredamento, insieme al Grocery, sta continuando il proprio costante sviluppo. In particolare, l’Arredamento ha registrato una crescita del 31% nel 2017, portando il proprio fatturato, dai 692 Mio EUR del 2016, ai 905 Mio EUR del 2017. Questi dati, oltre a sottolineare la crescita di questo settore emergente, ne evidenziano le potenzialità. Le caratteristiche dei prodotti appartenenti a questo settore determinano difficoltà, e al contempo sfide, che i players del mercato devono affrontare. Partendo da questa considerazione, la Ricerca si pone l’obiettivo di analizzare qualitativamente e quantitativamente il comparto, con particolare attenzione all’offerta di Servizi a Valore Aggiunto. Dopo un’analisi del contesto e dei contributi accademici relativi all’argomento, sottolineando i principali risultati e le mancanze, un censimento dei player ha permesso di fornire una fotografia dell’offerta del panorama italiano. Successivamente, dopo aver raccolto dati relativi al fatturato, l’obiettivo finale del lavoro di Tesi si è posto sullo sviluppo di modelli statistici in grado di legare l’offerta di Servizi a Valore Aggiunto alla performance di Fatturato. Grazie allo sviluppo di questi modelli analitici è stato possibile evidenziare le aree di servizio che maggiormente incidono sul risultato delle aziende, in modo da suggerire le principali aree d’intervento e le attività da perseguire.
The Italian eCommerce B2c in the furniture and home living industry : an analysis of the offer and the impact of logistics on companies' performances
CAZZANIGA, ALBERTO FABIO;BARABAN, CHIARA
2016/2017
Abstract
The Italian eCommerce B2c sales is experiencing a continuous growth, leading to a turnover of €21.2bn in 2017 (Fraternali et al., 2017). The study of Osservatorio eCommerce B2c highlighted how the market offering is becoming more and more similar to the rest of the European market: the growth related to Products reached the +28%, resulting on a 61% of eCommerce B2c while Services accounted for the remaining 39%. Among the products categories, although the principal sectors remained Informatics & electronics and Apparels, the Furniture & Home Living, together with the Grocery, increased strongly, +31% in 2017, passing from €692mln of 2016 to €905mln in 2017 of turnover. These figures exhibited the consistent trend and potential of the Furniture industry in eCommerce B2c. Considering the challenges on logistic and distribution, stemming from the product characteristics of this industry, the research pursues the objective of analysing qualitatively and quantitatively the sector, with a particular attention on the logistic Value-Added Services. After an analysis of the context and of the literature contributions addressing the topic, highlighting the principal outcomes and gaps, a census of the players allowed to draft a picture of the Italian merchants’ offer. The classification of the players along several dimensions, with a prevailing focus on the Value-Added Services provides an exhaustive dataset disclosing the sector attributes and features. Finally, gathering data on merchants’ performance regarding Turnover, the final objective of the study consists in statistically assess the significance and effect of Value-Added Services on companies’ turnover. The development of analytical model allows to detect the principal service areas affecting companies’ results, with a consequent possible prioritization of companies’ activities and offerings.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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