No Fear Of Lockdowns And Curfews It is unbeatable how convenient online shopping is compared to running a store offline. Comparatively with shopping in-store, when shopping online, customers don't have to worry about maintaining social distance or any covid protocols because they can shop while sitting on their sofa.   Customers don't need to travel to the store because they can place an order from the comfort of their homes. Longline queues are not required, and cash is not needed as they can make the payments online. Also, they no longer need to enter card information separately for each purchase because modern browsers securely store the information. Now, I am better prepared for any future curfews and lockdown restrictions in the future. The online store is now my rescue to beat the insecurity of losing my business growth numbers.   Availability 24/ 7/ 365 Another great benefit that I have over an offline store is that it (online store) doesn't close after limited h...

  Throughout March 2020, many businesses were forced to shut down in response to a global lockdown temporarily. The restrictions are being eased gradually, but the future remains uncertain.   You must be wondering who I am. Well, my name is Ratan Kumar, and I own a silk saree store in Varanasi. This Banarsi Silk Shop has been in my family for almost 100 years and was founded by my great grandfather. Our shop is famous for its brocades, fine silks, and opulent embroidery, all made of gold and silver.   In the wake of the covid outbreak, I wanted my business to thrive in the 'new normal' environment. With all these COVID restrictions, my silk sarees store was not performing well as sales and profit dropped drastically. After that, I decided to take my Silk Saree offline retail store online to sell silk sarees.   Not just this, but the reopening of businesses was subject to tedious and frustrating social distancing policies, mask-wearing, and limits on the number of ind...