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The Alluring World Of Online Shopping

04.21.2010 · Posted in Business News Article

Are you looking for a book to help you plan to buy a computer or an electronic item? Is a funny gift on your agenda for this Christmas, or are you just browsing for a crazy idea for Halloween? If your answer is a “yes”, online shopping is the way to go. Shoppers can sit in front of their computer screens and shop from the comfort of their homes. This is the reason that people just love online shopping. rnrnOnline shopping allows consumers to purchase goods and services online. These goods and services can be bought directly from a buyer in real-time without an intermediary. Most stores these days have websites and sell their products or services online. Online catalogs are available, which list the items that you can buy from these stores. Online shopping can be of business-to-business or business-to-consumer nature. rnrnHow Did It Start?rnrnMichael Aldrich is a pioneer in the field of making purchases via the Internet. He linked a modified 26-inch color domestic TV to a real-time transaction processing computer through a domestic phone line. After this experiment became successful, Aldrich sold many systems to Ford, General Motors, and Nissan. However, Aldrich’s systems worked only via a dial-up or lease telephone connection. His ideas were copied and plagiarized. World Wide Web servers and browsers started commercial operations in 1991. Online banking and online pizza shop by Pizza Hut became popular in 1991. Gradually, eBay and Amazon opened online shops in 1995. rnrnYou can expect various products and services at affordable prices. Online shopping offers books, electronic items, clothes, footwear, and jewelry at cheap rates. You can book movie tickets or any other tickets online and gift them to your loved ones. According to a survey, 52.8 percent of the online shoppers are women. rnrnThere is a wide array of products available online for babies also. You can choose a toy for your baby, buy clothes, and browse through different products for infants and babies like baby cot, stroller, or pram. rnrnIn fact, the web has plethora of options for the whole family. You may find many options on the web catering to the needs of young and old, professionals or businesspersons, and the middle class and the elite alike. rnrnSo, just e-shop to save fuel, avoids traffic jams, and gets hold of some cheap and exciting stuff. It is faster and more convenient and gives the shopper an option to choose from a variety of products and compare and contrast them with other products. It may sound unusual but online shopping is environment friendly because there would be less air pollution if the shoppers didn’t go to shop outside because the use of vehicles will reduce considerably. The next time you can shop literally till you drop. rnrnSure there are some disadvantages of e-shopping but given the facilities it offers, it is increasingly gaining popularity.

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