2. E-commerce and M-commerce will cradle new business models

As O2O (online-to-offline) communities and intercity delivery system become full-fledged, the core issue for consumer product companies lies in managing inventories at a highly efficient manner, said Deloitte.

It expects the business participants to develop a smarter supply chain and gather data online to help their production and sales plans.

A consumer scans the QR code tagged on a coat at a shopping mall in Wenzhou city, Zhejiang province, on Nov 10, 2013. The QR code directs her to the brand's online shop at Tmall. [Photo/IC]