what is e commerce 
e commerce is any sale of goods and services that is finalized in a transaction on the internet e commerce is an alternative to transactions that take place in brick and mortar stores today many companies offer their customers the choice of online or in store purchasing the bottom linecommerce refers to transactions between two or more parties in which goods or services are exchanged this can take place on a small scale such as when two individuals exchange items or money or on a large scale such as the buying and selling of goods between nations in recent decades e commerce has emerged as another form of commerce in which transactions take place on the internet rather than in brick and mortar stores 