Comércio eletrônico: loja virtual para comercialização de artigos para festas infantis utilizando uma plataforma open source

Abstract

Comércio eletrônico (Eletronic Commerce) - Internet use for buying and selling products - appeared in Brazil in mid-1995 and some bookstores had pioneered. Books are quite suitable examples of goods that can be purchased without the need for visualization or physical manipulation of the product. However, despite the doubts about reliability, safety, transportation, quality, and delivery that emerged when a very large variety of products began to be marketed over the Internet, data show that e-commerce growth has been occurring exponentially. Changes in the population's lifestyle, associated with problems of urban mobility and insecurity in terms of assaults and robberies, ease of choice, among other factors have contributed to increase purchases made through web systems. Selling products through the world wide web facilitates the purchasing process and optimizes consumer time. Traditional shopping has the advantage of being able to feel, taste, and experiment products, but there are now many technologies provided by virtual stores that bring users closer to the real shopping experience. Thus, the Internet becomes a useful medium for negotiation between sellers and consumers. This work presents an electronic commerce system for the sale of articles for children's parties developed through the open source platform Magento. The system will allow to make purchases and provide a number of facilities for the site administrator.