Few developments
have altered America’s
lifestyle more quickly and more completely than the Internet. Online
access has
enabled people from all walks of life to bring entire libraries, entertainment
venues, post offices and financial centers to a workplace, to a desktop or to a
shirt pocket. The Internet’s largest and most meaningful impact may very well
be on the way
consumers shop for everything from gifts, gadgets and groceries
to clothing, cars, and cruises.
The induction of
online sites like Ebay the consumers are by passing stores and buying online.
Because online
stores are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and their inventories are
often more complete than those of their brick-and-mortar counterparts, the
Internet makes it easy for shoppers to compare products within or between
stores, to read product reviews from other customers, to
access vendor return
policies and to find warranty information.