Online shopping is significantly increasing. What effect does this have people, what are the demerits and what are the job opportunities?

In today’s busy lifestyle, going to the
market
for shopping has become a difficult task compared to online shopping. It’s easier as you can see all the items on your mobile phones or laptops without any effort. We can see different variants of the item, compare prices and do not have to get through the hassle of multiple stores to find the perfect dress, colour and fit. It’s
also
less
time consuming
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. Online shopping, like other
businesses
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has both advantages and disadvantages. Online shopping has become a wide
market
in which goods are sold at cheaper and affordable prices to the customers. The growing competition in
e-commerce
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business has led to huge discounts for customers. Online shopping is less
time
consuming, affordable and offers multiple options in just one click. There are
also
cases of fraud that has taken place as lower quality and cheaper quality products are delivered
instead
of
original
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products that were promised. At the same
time
, it has affected the retail shops in the
market
and many of them have shut down due to lesser customers, which has resulted in many daily wage workers, retailer workers and sales agents losing their jobs. On the bright side, Online shopping has provided job opportunities for
the
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people in the IT sector. They design these online shopping websites and the technical team that maintains
it
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them
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. It has
also
created thousands of jobs
such
as customer
Service
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agents, where the consumer can reach out for assistance and enquiries related to the product they want to purchase. As mentioned earlier online shopping has made life easier without the hassle of going all the way to the
market
,
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or visiting various shops to find the right product and a lot of
time
is saved
hence
online shopping has significantly increased and made a tremendous impact.
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