Taobao free three years due to market concerns

News (reporter Yuske) although Taobao "free three years" commitment to the deadline of nearly one months, but many businesses have begun to tense up, whether the real fees, how to charge and so on the topic of a time to become the focus of hot discussion Taobao members. Yesterday, the reporter learned from the E-commerce Association, at present more than 90% of e-commerce sites are free, there are industry analysis, in this environment, Taobao choose to charge is very difficult.

2003 Taobao into the online shopping market, through the business model of free shop has more than 80 million members, and is still at more than 100% per year growth rate. E-Commerce Association on the website of the relevant data show that more than 90% of e-commerce sites are free, even the ebay network has been insisting on fees and charges in May this year announced the opening of free stores, plus the upcoming Baidu C2C will soon join the "free" camp, the industry believes that Taobao is not announcing charges at this time.

Although many old businessmen may have a certain dependence on Taobao, but the new registered businessmen think free more attractive. A registered shop has just half a year business told reporters, "shop to profit, at least to support a year." For new sellers, in a year can be said to be losing money, so there is no profit to open shop fees. In contrast, it is free to attract more sellers to settle in.

In addition, consumers are also very concerned about whether Taobao continue to go free. A regular online shopper told reporters that online shopping is the biggest advantage of low prices, but if the site to the merchant fees, it may lead to businesses in order to ensure profits, raise commodity prices. Analysis of the industry, Taobao published online shopping CPI continued low operation, is to prove the Internet to buy affordable, if the seller to raise commodity prices, the CPI value must rise, this is also Taobao is not willing to see.

Taobao's relevant officials told reporters that the charging plan may be terminated. He told reporters, "since Taobao integrated network advertising platform Ali mother, advertising revenue can maintain the balance, so no need to draw profits from the business."

Relevant experts said that the online shopping market is mainly for public consumption, "free shop" can recruit more people to use their own platform. E-commerce Web site is not relying on "paid open shop" to profitability, providing value-added services, advertising and other ways is the main E-commerce site profit means, but these are based on a large number of support sites based on the customer base.