ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS E-COMMERCE, EMPHASIS ON CONSISTS OF THE BUYING AND SELLING OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OVER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS FROM CONSUMERS CONDUCTING BASIC TRANSACTIONS ON THE WEBSITE, TO A COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAY BUSINESS PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS AND CUSTOMERS TRANSACT. THE USE OF E-COMMERCE BY BUSINESS HAS GROWN CONSIDERABLY AROUND THE WORLD. MANY ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL TYPES AND SIZES HAVE BECOME INTERESTED INCORPORATING E-COMMERCE INTO THEIR BUSINESS STRATEGY AS A WAY IN EXPLOITATION OF NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. HOWEVER, WHILE MANY OF THE BUSINESSES THAT WERE STARTED ARE SUCCESSFUL, SOME THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE PROBLEMS AND SOME HAVE HAD TO SHUT DOWN. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE AND CURRENT TRENDS ATTENDANT TO AN EFFECTIVE E-COMMERCE IMPLEMENTATION.
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