A strategic analysis of online grocery and its future outlook

(cont.) are suggested to help future online grocers avoid the mistakes made by the earlier attempt, align their business strategy with the growing consumer interest in specialty foods and wellness services and find the niche market that is best for their business. Finally, a vision of future online grocery store is conceptualized based upon the latest Semantic web technologies and a successful supply chain management practice in the retail industry--Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2004

Author dc:creator

• Xie, Kang, 1973-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Joseph F. Coughlin.

• Engineering Systems Division.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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en_US

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28521

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