Purpose
The main purpose of this online shopping is to provide faster, cheaper and more convenient method of purchasing products and services over the internet. Also, it aims to increase customization and fulfill most shoppers’ needs. Online shopping, as known as internet shopping, online purchasing, or internet buying which also includes activities such as online auction. It is same as customers purchase goods or service by exchanging values in actual shops. Internet enables transactions occur through electronic ways by computers. Due to the growing population of internet users, online shopping now is popular, and as an accepted way in which to purchase various types of goods and services. Shopping using the internet overcomes the costs in time and money of traditional shopping. Shoppers can shop from the comfort and convenience of home, and need not travel to physical storefronts, saving time and the costs involved in traveling.
Scope
Online shopping will accomplish customer to buy products according to their needs and also aims the admin to categorize the products thus making the store managed.
BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS:
Business/Market Needs
The aims to facilitate shopping at its best. For people who want to flourish their store, and people who don’t have time to go shopping, one can just sit on his chair and place the orders. This project has maximum opportunity to exist in the market as it will definitely impress the seller since he can serve his customer at his best and without much trouble. People today who are always in rush to accomplish their needs; will definitely be satisfied to shop from their home.
Benefits to Community
The main advantage of online shopping is that it allows people to browse through many items and categories without leaving their house, to compare the prices of as many shops as they want, and also to order as many items as they can afford without having to worry about how they will transport them, because the online shopping websites also deliver the things to the buyer's home. Furthermore, the Internet is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so you don't have to hurry or worry about finding a parking spot.
Economical:
Online shopping can reduce overhead costs in a variety of ways, which can translate to lower prices for you.
Comparative Analysis:
The Internet allows you to easily compare products and prices, so you can be sure that the item you purchase is the exact item you want. Online merchants can publish much more information about their product on a website than they could affordably publish in a print catalog. And online stores give you the ability to share information and reviews with other shoppers who have firsthand experience with a product or retailer. As Internet connection speeds continue to increase for larger segments of the population, these types of interactive features will become even more important.
World of choice:
Warehousing logistics can be much simpler for an online retailer, and many of the online superstores have a staggering inventory to choose from. Plus, as a consumer, you can avoid the inconvenience of physically traveling among online stores to comparison shop. A simple online search can lead you to the right product at the right price, fast.
Convenience:
An online store allows you to shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So you can shop at your leisure, regardless of your time zone. This is particularly important for those of us who are limited in our ability to get to a brick and mortar store. The elderly, as well as parents of young children, for example, may have a more relaxed shopping experience in front of the computer screen.
Saves time:
So much of the vast variety of products and product information is easily searchable. Plus, there is no traveling, parking, and walking involved.
Environmental Benefits:
Recent studies are showing that shopping online leads to reduced fuel consumption and air pollution, because so much of our car travel is dedicated to shopping. Plus, shopping online reduces the need for print catalogs and excess packaging. And downloadable items purchased online eliminate the need for any kind of material goods at all.
FEATURES:
Usability
Online shopping is useful in saving time; it is also useful to shoppers who get tired of the traffic jams.
Reliability
Since shopping and payment is done online, customer is guaranteed to have a reliable shopping as he has no fear of being looted and plus there is always facility of home delivery.
Performance
An online store allows one to shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Quality of Products
The quality of the product is exactly the same as you will find in any department store for example a brand name tennis shoe is still a brand name tennis shoe whether customer bought it online or at the mall.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, with online shopping customer get the best of worlds, great prices and quality goods. One of the best things about shopping online has to be that customer shop in the comfort of own home, or while on customer break at work. There are no large crowds, pushing and shoving, just the peacefulness of customer and his computer. So when customer fined himself in the position of forgetting a birthday or anniversary, remember he is a few clicks away from a pleasant shopping experience.
