Electronic commerce – the concurrent of traditional shops in Romania

Abstract

Almost unknown to the large public two decade ago, Internet became today one of the main way of communication and information of modern world. The number of users grows at a rapid pace, and in Romania there are over 5 millions of users. Undoubtedly, Internet has in present an extraordinary impact on business world. This is due of the obvious advantages both for merchants and for buyer, comparative with traditional commerce, electronic commerce becoming an important factor to succeed in business in XXI century. Electronic commerce is in continuous development both concerning the relation between economic agents (B to B), and concerning the relation between seller and final customer (B to C).Internet, virtual shop, modern commerce, traditional shop, electronic commerce