Ohmigosh. . .You bounce out of bed. It is 3 a.m., and you forgot that your mother's birthday is barely three days away. You head over to the computer and start surfing. You scroll by means of your favorite site. You see a purse, a vase and then you find it -- the perfect pair of earrings. You mother's guaranteed to love them. You place them in your buying cart, enter your credit card and delivery information. You click on ship. In lower than an hour, you are all done. And, you did not must get dressed or depart the house. On an increasing foundation, customers turn to the Web to purchase and research items like dishwashers, vehicles, stocks, travel and even clothing. In keeping with a September 2007 Pew Web & American Life Venture survey, 49 p.c of People have bought a product on-line and 60 percent rely on the internet to conduct product-associated research.

E-commerce's advantages aren't just for customers