Online retail By Eliza Tuttlebee

What is online retail? Why have you chosen it? I have chosen online retail because I'm really interested in fashion and would like to find out more about it. Online shopping (sometimes known as e-tail from "electronic retail" or e-shopping) is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser.

What is the history of online retail. The Internet has changed the way we shop. Even those of us who do not regularly buy online use search online for prices, product specifications and availability before heading to the high street. Retailers in the UK recognise that the internet is transforming the way that customers shop, re-shaping the high street as a result. Many of us now shop from our homes and on the move unrestricted by store opening times. Research by IMRG suggests over 60 per cent of smartphone shoppers are planning to do their Christmas shopping by phone. Many of these shoppers admit to showrooming, a technique that involves browsing high street stores to find the product they like and then by buying via a smartphone or tablet computer at whichever online retailer offers the best price. Only 20 years ago most of us were oblivious to the existence of the internet as a place to shop. Tesco and Asda dabbled with home shopping services via the computer in the mid-1980s, but it was not until the invention of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee that widespread consumer use of the Internet became a possibility. Use the timeline below to explore the history of online retail. Move backwards and forwards through the years to find out what happened when, who was shopping online and where they could shop.

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What changes have taken place? Seeing the advances from the day online shopping started taking its form and eventually being a part of our life, it’s really interesting to look at all the research that went into creating a whole new market or maybe acting as a great platform for future researchers to work on. Whatever the case maybe, today for buying a book we don’t drive downtown to some high shop but preferably check on the internet for best rates and for the reviews. If you want to buy a property in Chicago then the smartest approach would be to visit all web pages of the dealers and just by looking at them you can get a fair idea of how much you want to spend on what kind of property, similarly for checking out the latest offers and updates at possibly anything. All you need is to check out the one which suits you best and order online, pay online and get the delivery. Benefits of online shopping : Best bargain as you can visit numerous shops/suppliers. No national or international barriers*, making equal playing ground for players from developed as well as 3rd world nations. Consumer at a demanding position and suppliers not in a very commanding one. Enormous employment opportunities, as a whole new industry is defined.

5 uses of online retail SHOPPING ONLINE: Online shopping (sometimes known as e-tail from "electronic retail" or e-shopping) is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser.

On-line Retailing; Ethical Issue, Legal Issue Online retailing business has grown at an incredibly pace in these few decades. With the increasing of people tend to change their traditional shopping habits because of the convenience of online shopping and services that provide from online retailers, but, there are also shown some ethical issues, legal issues and challenges to online retailers nowadays. In this paper, the definition and the role of online marketing, online retailing, online retailer; and the ethical issues, legal issues also challenges that face by online shopping will be expatiated. On-line Retailing; Ethical Issue, Legal Issue

Conclusion In conclusion, I think that online retail is a good idea because you can do it on the go and its easy to do. A lot of please find it useful e.g disable people who don’t have access to shops and I think it will also become bigger in the future.