The Role of Drop Shipping in E-Commerce: The Algerian Case

Abstract

During the recent years, e-commerce has been constantly growing in various industrial sectors. E-commerce has also changed the buying pattern of customers. E-commerce is a concept that has gained enormous popularity in recent decades. There are a multitude of variants and strategies of e-commerce such as drop shipping, which is renowned for its low cost and high efficiency. However, e-commerce is a new technology that is growing rapidly. It has the ability to create a truly global digital economy. In this research paper, the authors study the state of the drop shipping market for e-commerce in Algeria and the possibility to introduce new models by analyzing different aspects that can have a huge impact on the evolution of drop shipping in e-commerce in order to promote economic development in Algeria. To develop a better understanding, an exploratory study via a structured questionnaire intended for the general Algerian public drop shipper market was carried out.