Abstract:
The 21st century has seen huge advancements in technology that continues to render many manual
applications ineffective. In a bid to leverage on technology, business must strive to leverage technologies for
value addition. In this project, an online shopping system has been developed that allows businesses to sell
products online to the vast customers on the internet. The virtual marketplace takes advantage of advancements
in payment systems as well as help options which has been lacking in existing systems. The context-based FAQs
will be helpful in providing shopping assistance to user. The project uses waterfall methodology. The model
allows for early design changes as well as a milestone focused approach. Technology is ever evolving and
future works will focus on chatbot integration, advanced payment options such as bitcoins as well as
development of a mobile application.