Over the years , our society has undergone a transmogrified commercial infrastructure which has been played into hands of the guns , from the big box retailers like Walmart , to e-commerce giants like Amazon. These big boys have accumulated for themselves the scale advantages that permitted them to acquire greater efficiency through centralized procurement, marketing, and distribution. Inasmuch as they are centralized , these superweights of commerce and retail are fully centralized operatiions based on selling new standardized products. The constant invention of new products , coupled by the vast amounts spent on marketing and advertising to convince people to purchase these products has culminated into a wasteful society where unused or slightly used products are either taking up space in our homes or as waste in a landfill. Some platforms that enable c2c trading have utilized the internet to better connect buyers and sellers where they allow the resale of products fro...
Some years back, all we were doing as people was to buy new things and discard the old ones because we had no proper ways recycling them or selling it out to people who need them. This practice caused and is still causing the accumulation of so much waste in out societies. As time went on, people came together and realized that used items can still be sold out to people who need them and can get them at affordable prices which will help to reduce cost. One of such famous companies in the world who deal with consumer- to- consumer e-commerce is 5miles. 5miles is based in the United states and has over 10 million registered users of the 5miles app. 5 miles is rated among the top 10 shopping apps used in the United States today. Since the formation of 5miles in 2014, it has spearheaded a true c2c transactions and brought value to pre-existing mechandise. The mobile based platform of 5miles has enabled deals to be finished amongst friends and strangers in a peaceful way and faster. Alt...