# E-commerce and digital marketplaces: Buys directly from

Online marketplaces and apps linking sellers, payments, warehouses and delivery fleets

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/ecommerce/linked-industries/

#### Buys directly from
[Wholesale and retail trade](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/wholesale_retail/)[Transport and logistics](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/transport_logistics/)[Software and IT services](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/software_it/)[Data centres and cloud](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/)[Finance: banking, insurance, markets](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/finance/)[Paper and packaging](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/paper_packaging/)

#### Depends on through its suppliers
[Apparel and footwear](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/apparel/)[Building materials](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/building_materials/)[Computers and electronics](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/computers_electronics/)[Construction and infrastructure](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/construction/)[Electrical equipment](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/electrical_equipment/)[Food and beverage processing](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/food_beverage/)[Household and personal care](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/household_care/)[Machinery and equipment](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/machinery/)[Metal products](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/metal_products/)[Plastic and rubber products](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/plastic_rubber/)[Real estate](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/real_estate/)[Semiconductors](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/semiconductors/)[Telecommunications](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/telecom/)[Textiles and leather](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/textiles/)[Vehicles, ships, rail, aircraft](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/vehicles/)[Water and sanitation](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/)[Wood products](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/wood_products/)

## Other sections

- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/ecommerce/index.md)
- [Where ₹100 goes](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/ecommerce/cost-mix/index.md)
- [Price links with suppliers](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/ecommerce/price-links/index.md)
- [Example story](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/ecommerce/story/index.md)
- [Value chain](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/ecommerce/value-chain/index.md)
- [Materials drawn on](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/ecommerce/materials/index.md)
- [Chokepoints and risks](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/ecommerce/risks/index.md)
- [Sources](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/ecommerce/sources/index.md)