E‐commerce, Transportation, and Economic Geography

Abstract

This paper explores possible ways in which growth in Internet retailing (e-retailing) may affect the spatial distribution of economic activities. After a brief overview of e-retailing, a categorization of possible spatial impacts is introduced. These include impacts on the retail industry, such as substitution of e-retail for brick-and-mortar retail, impacts on transportation, such as substitution of freight transportation for personal transportation in goods delivery, and pervasive impacts that affect the whole economy. The latter category includes uniform delivered pricing, spatial leveling of accessibility, and marketing strategies that target individuals rather than regions. The question of whether e-retailing and brick-and-mortar retailing are truly substitutes is taken up in the next section, along with potential implications of multi-channel retailing. The final section of the paper defines some critical research directions. Copyright 2003 Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky..

Mobility effects of b2c and c2c e-commerce in the Netherlands: a quantitative assessment

“…For freight transport it has been widely suggested that e-shopping will lead to more freight trips and more freight transport kilometres (e.g., Cohen, 2000;Dodgson et al, 2000;Golob and Regan, 2001;Nemoto et al, 2001;Anderson et al, 2003;Mokhtarian, 2004;Rotem-Mindali and Salomon, 2007). More freight transport kilometres are assumed because the Internet provides consumers with the opportunity to contact and purchase from distant retailers and manufacturers (Nemoto et al, 2001;Hesse, 2002;OECD, 2003;Mokhtarian, 2004;Visser and Lanzendorf, 2004).…”

Substitution or complementarity? How the Internet changes city centre shopping

“…Many studies in the above types of literature are conceptual contributions or literature reviews (see e.g. Guy, 1985;Salomon, 1985Salomon, , 1986Salomon and Koppelman, 1988;Mokhtarian, 1990Mokhtarian, , 2002Mokhtarian, , 2004Westlake, 1990;Rowley, 1996;Alba et al, 1997;Dholakia et al, 2000;Reynolds, 2000a, b;Gillespie et al, 2001;Golob and Regan, 2001;Lyons, 2002;Wrigley et al, 2002;Anderson et al, 2003;Burt and Sparks, 2003;Couclelis, 2004;Daduna and Lenz, 2004;Dholakia, 2004;Visser and Lanzendorf, 2004;Boschma and Weltevreden, 2005;Dixon et al, 2005). This paper draws on the work of Mokhtarian, which clearly delineates the concepts of substitution, complementarity, and other likely impacts of e-shopping.…”

E-Shopping in the Netherlands: Does Geography Matter?

“…This could be a problem because the choices for each channel could be influenced by different factors. Furthermore, differences exist with respect to the means of conveying information and maintaining customer relationships (for example, personalised product offerings) between the two channels (Anderson et al, 2003). Therefore, it is important to distinguish between the shopping modes.…”