What Are Virtual (Pure Play)e-Tailers? Give an Example

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Essay

What are virtual (pure play)e-tailers? Give an example.List one advantage and one disadvantage of this business model.

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Definitions:

Globalization

The act of connecting and merging between individuals, businesses, and state entities globally, frequently motivated by international trade and investment, and supported by information technology.

Financialization

The increasing dominance of financial markets, financial motives, financial institutions, and financial elites in the economy, affecting the management and control of companies and even governments.

Information Technology

The use of computers, networking, and other physical devices and processes to create, process, store, secure, and exchange all forms of electronic data.

"The World is Flat"

A book by Thomas L. Friedman that discusses globalization and its impact on the world economy, proposing that technological advancements have leveled the competitive playing fields between industrial and emerging market countries.