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Stores have been put under a lot of pressure since the introduction of Online Shopping or E-
COMMERCE! This has been helped by ICT.

1) What is E-Commerce? (electronic commerce) is the activity of electronically buying or selling

of products on online services or over the Internet.

2) What is ICT? Information and communications technology

3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of E-Commerce/ICT?

Advantages
 Ability to order goods 24/7
 Global marketplace from customers around the world
 Allows disabled people to do their shopping in the comfort of their home
 No travelling needed as good are ordered home
 Greater choice of goods from a global market place
 Online catalogues are more easily updated
 Ability to order goods 24/7

Disadvantages
 Problems with fraudulent sites
 Customers worried about the security of credit card details
 Cost of delivery may make goods expensive
 Loss of social pleasure of shopping
 Network downtime can be very expensive
 Cost of delivery may make goods expensive