Download PDFOpen PDF in browserCreating an E Local Store to Support Local Businesses in Covid-19EasyChair Preprint 548310 pages•Date: May 8, 2021AbstractE-Commerce as a sector has been growing exponentially and the coronavirus only expanded its growth. While Covid-19 brought halts to life in general, the e-commerce world definitely lit up. Due to the various fears of the virus, and impositions of lockdown which restricted the movements of individuals, buying daily items like groceries became a challenging task. We aimed to present a solution to this by providing a local e-Store for groceries and making it intuitive and easy enough to be used by anybody, be it a child, seniors or even people from less privileged backgrounds. The pros of online shopping have been brought forth heavily by the pandemic and advantages such as discounts, easy access, no-hassle, avoidance of human contact are very key factors as to why e-commerce is the key for the survival of local stores. Keyphrases: Computer Science, Coronavirus, Ecommerce website, Lockdown, e local store, e-commerce, e-commerce website, e-store, groceries, local store, multi-vendor, onwebsite development optimization, paper onwebsite development, research paper onwebsite, scalable
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