Title: A Study On Opportunities and Challenges of E-Commerce Industry in India
Title: A Study On Opportunities and Challenges of E-Commerce Industry in India
With the growing era, rejuvenation replaced traditionalization and it was accepted globally.
Following the same grading, Commerce was swapped by E-Commerce. In modest disputes,
E-commerce is a prevailing mechanism and an extended form of Commerce.
With the invent and enlargement of Internet since 1995 in India, the gradual shift from
traditional to digital raised area of Commerce in business markets is seen. Taking some
examples of E-Commerce platform, Big basket, Groffers, D-Mart has become more in
demand for online grocery services due to situation of COVID-19. Adding into this, customer
also prefers to go for E-Commerce option to follow safety measures. (We can say, E-
Commerce has become one of the safety measures since March,2020).
On the one side of coin, let’s say head, Indian E-commerce market is being advanced day by
day. It bears a positive inclination of development which is contributing to the national
economy. It creates a lot of job opportunity to educated jobseeker which helps to diminish
unemployment rate. It can be beneficial from the vendors’ side as well likely to say Low
inventory cost, reducing distribution costs, Globalization of business, Quick marketing of
products, Time saving factor.
On the side of tail, many E-commerce merchants are already facing the challenges of
‘growing pains’—moving beyond their start-up phase, and trying to enhance the
opportunities that come with growth and business mellowing. E commerce challenges
involves Security & privacy concerns, E-finance or plastic money, Infrastructural
bottlenecks, lack of awareness, biased phycology regarding E-Commerce, Logistic Shipment,
Lack of proper Cyber Laws, Lack of Digital Illiteracy, Product Return, Refund, Touch and
Feel’ factors, fraud websites.
4. RESEARCH DESIGN:
A Descriptive Research Study will be undergone to study every aspect of Opportunities and
Challenges of E-Commerce Industry in India. For the purpose of this research, Survey
Method will be used in which Questionnaires will be prepared which will include open-ended
questions, as well as personal interviews will also be conducted. The personal interview will
cover the following questions:
How often people do use E-Commerce Market? Also, if they go with COD or
Plastic money?
What kind of differences Customer find between the physical market and E-
Commerce Market?
What are the views on Security and privacy in subject to E-Commerce platform?
5. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
POPULATION: The study will consider Indian Buyers and Vendors as its Population Base.
SAMPLE: The study will consist the people of Merchants, Academics, customers, rural area.
A Simple Random Sampling technique is used in order to assemble the information regarding
Opportunities and Challenges of E-Commerce Industry in India.
PRIMARY SOURCES: The primary sources will include directly interacting with the
people of merchants & customers from India through Questionnaire and Observation.
SECONDARY SOURCES: The secondary sources include Literature Review from
various Journals, Magazines and Websites, Government Publication, Research Reports and
Survey Reports.
DISCLOSURE:
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ET: e-shoppers: E-shoppers double amid pandemic to 42% of urban active internet
users: Study - The Economic Times - https://m.economictimes.com/tech/internet/e-
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ET: E-commerce trends indicate shifting winds in a world wrecked by the COVID-19
pandemic - Changing winds | The Economic Times-
https://m.economictimes.com/industry/services/retail/e-commerce-trends-indicate-shifting-
winds-in-a-world-wrecked-by-the-covid-19-pandemic/changing-
winds/slideshow/77720797.cms