Here we gonna see about what is online shopping and their benefits...

 Online shopping

Online shopping is the form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the internet using a web browser or a mobile app. 

Consumers find a product of interest in  visiting the website of the retailer directly or by searching among alternative vendors, using a shopping search engine, which displays  the same product's availability and pricing at different e-retailers. 

As of 2021, consumers can shop products in online using a range of different computers and devices, including desktop computer, laptop's, tablet computer, and smartphones. 

An online, evokes the physical analogy of buying products or services at a regular "bricks and mortar" retailer or shopping center; the process is called business to consumer online shopping. 

A typical online store enables the customer to browse the firm's range of products and services, view photos or images of the products, along with information about the product specifications, features and prices. 

Online stores usually enable shoppers to use "search" features to find specific models, brands or items. Online customers must have access to the Internet and a valid method of payment in order to complete a transaction, such as a credit card, an interac-enabled debit card, or a service such as paypal. For physical products (e.g, paperback books or clothes), the re-tailer ships the products to the customer; for digital products, such as digital audio files of songs or software, the re-tailer usually sends the file to the customer over the Internet. The largest of these online retailing corporations are Amazon.com, and eBay.  

Payment 

Online shoppers commonly used a credit card or a PayPal account in order to make payments. Nowadays, gpay, patym lots of payment methods are there to pay. However, some systems enable users to create accounts and pay by alternative means such as,  

1. Billing to Mobile phones and landlines. 
2. Cash on delivery which is called as COD, its nothing but cash on delivery. We can order a product and no need to pay through online, whenever the product is handover to you can pay the money through courier services, which provides you the product you ordered. 
3. Debit card 
4. Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies 
5. Cheque/check 
6. Direct debit in some countries 
7. Electronic money of various types. 
8. Gift cards 
9. Invoice, especially popular in some countries/markets, such as Switzerland 
10. Postal money order 
11. Wire transfer/ delivery on payment 

Some online shops will not accept international credit cards. Some require both the purchaser's billing and shipping address to be in the same country as the online shop's base of operation. Other online shops allow customers from any country to send gifts anywhere. The financial part of a transaction may be processed in real time (e.g letting the consumer know their credit card was declined before they log off), or may be done later as part of the fulfillment process 

Advantages:

1. Conveniences, Online stores are usually available 24 hours a day, and many consumers in Western countries have Internet access both at work and at home. Other establishments such as Internet cafes, community centers and schools provide internet access as well. In contrast, visiting a conventional retail store requires travel or commuting and costs such as gas, parking, or bus tickets, and must usually take place during business hours. 
2. Information and reviews Online stores must describe products for sale with text, photos, and multimedia files, whereas in a physical retail store, the actual product and the manufacturer's packaging will be available for direct inspection (which might involve a test drive, fitting, or other experimentation). Some online stores provide or link to supplemental product information, such as instructions, safety procedures, demonstrations, or manufacturer specifications.
3. Prize and selection One advantage of shopping online is being able to quickly seek out deals for items or services provided by many different vendors 

 Disadvantages:

1. Fraud and security concern 
2. Lack of full cost disclosure 
3. Privacy