Online Shopping 

Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce where consumer directly buy goods and services from seller through internet. An online shop, internet shops, virtual store evokes physical analogy of buying products at shopping center. This process is called business-to-consumer online shopping. When a business buys a product from another business it is called business-to-business online shopping. Various online websites are there through which consumers can do their online shopping like jabong.com , Myntra.com , SnapDeal.com , amazon.com , etc create and maintain online shops without the complexities that are involved in purchasing . Online shoppers commonly use credit cards to make payments. Customers can also create accounts and pay by alternative means such as:

• Debit card
• Cash on delivery
• Through cheques 

Advantages of online shopping: 

1. Convenience: We can do shopping in minutes even if we are busy . It also saves a time and is convenient to do shopping by sitting at home. 

2. Variety: We can get variety of brands and products from different sellers at one place. 

3.Information and reviews:  We can get lots of information about the products or brands by visiting different online websites which makes easier for us to shop through online.

   Despite of advantages there are various drawbacks in doing shopping through online.

Disadvantages of online shopping:

1.Fraud and security concerns: We are at higher risks of fraud on the part of the merchant than in physical store. Before buying from a new company we must evaluate the website by considering issues like the professionalism and user-friendliness of the site, whether company lists the telephone number along with the  e-mail information or not.

2. Privacy: It is a significant issue for the us. Many websites keep track of consumers shopping habits in order to suggest items and other websites to view.