‘Belanja’ means to go shopping. Shopping is acquiring goods from an open market or a retailers shop. With our internet and superb communication facilities, online shopping has become so common just like the traditional shopping. E-commerce, web-shop, e-store etc are some of the names that describe the selling purchase of goods over the internet. Retailers are no longer only depending on selling at a shopping centre but they are also maximizing sales through online shopping interfaces. The most known online shopping stores are amazom.con, eBay and Alibaba.
THE PROCESS OF SHOPPING ONLINE.
The process of shopping online can be to feel like just like the contemporary shopping. Customers use a shopping search Engine to look for a desired good over the internet. Once an online shopping store is accessed, shopping cart software enables users to collect goods into the cart and make adjustments. A checkpoint is included on the website where payment is made and delivery information is given to the user. Payment can be made by a credit card, pay pal, debit card or even a cheque. Different stores have different payments modes with some offering multiple modes of payment.
Once payment is made, the products are to be delivered to the customer. Multimedia goods e.g. a software, music, movies and images can be downloaded directly from the internet once payment is confirmed. Shipping is another method of delivering goods; offshore customers’ goods are transported by ships. They goods can be collected by a printed receipt that was provided after payment or a keyword/password can be used to identify the buyers. Customers can also collect goods from a specified physical store once payment is made. Some online stores provide door delivery to their customers.
The importance of E-commerce is of great volumes owing to their tremendous growth in the past few years. It has contributed to the economy of many countries, sellers have been able to access offshore customers, retailers have maximized their sales and finally customers have obtained products at the greatest prices on the planet. Governments need to encourage online shopping, it is fundamental for any modern economic growth.
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From garments, jewels, motor vehicles, electronics, services and even multimedia goods, online shopping has benefited both retailers and buyers. Retailers are able to sell their goods to customers who would not have accessed them geographically. Creation of the software used for online shopping has provided enormous amounts of money for programmers with the tax levied during electronic payment being of economic importance to governments. However, online shopping has its own demons. Many users have been innocent victims of subtle fraud that has led to lose of great amounts of money. This therefore demands anyone interested in online shopping to take tremendous cautions. Just a click could render your bank account empty. Purchasing goods from reputable store like eBay is good enough of a precaution. Avoid entering your credit number in unknown websites for this might cost you a great deal. Plunge into the belanja online and enjoy.
