Advantages and 

disadvantages of 

E-commerce websites

 

    E-commerce is now the reality of our days. Nobody can imagine how should be every day life without connection to internet or facility to buy everything all over the world, no matter the boundaries. In that sense, are different advantages and disadvantages in E-commerce, some of which are explained below:

 Advantages

Provide products to a large number of customers then conventional shop.

1. Huge collection of items should be offering.
2. Sell automatically.
3. Sell 24 hours a day.
4. No significant cost to start a business.
5. Availability.
6. Speed of access.

Disadvantages

1. Unable to have direct contact with product.
2. Higher competition.
3. Time wasting between make order, shipping and delivery.
4. Limited interact with customer service. 

Security. 

Skilled hackers can create authentic-looking websites that claim to sell well-known products. Instead, the site sends customers fake or imitation versions of those products -- or simply steals credit card information. Legitimate e-commerce sites also carry risk, especially when customers store their credit card information with the retailer to make future purchases easier. If the retailer's site is hacked, threat actors may steal that credit card information. A data breach can also lead to a damaged retailer reputation. 

Source:

- https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/ecommerce.asp#toc-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-ecommerce

- Lutkevich, B., Chai, W. and Holak, B. (2022) What is e-commerce? definition and meaning, CIO. TechTarget. Available at: https://www.techtarget.com/searchcio/definition/e-commerce (Accessed: February 20, 2023).