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The pandemic and the series of lockdowns have changed the way people look at shopping. Online shopping is now the new normal, period.<\/p>\n
Up until the pandemic hit us, perhaps online shopping was a luxury to most Indians.<\/p>\n
Currently, it is estimated that 60% of internet users prefer online shopping<\/a> and visit online stores on a regular basis.<\/p>\n With the Indian eCommerce market expected to be over $100 billion by 2025<\/a>, I would say that the lockdown has surely pushed us in the right direction!<\/p>\n During the lockdown though, businesses were forced to make the decision of going online. But then, it wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n Websites, hosting, payment gateways – there were so many jargons and challenges thrown at businesses that wanted to go online.<\/p>\n If a Kirana store owner had to take her\/his shop online, it would have cost a cool 1 Lakh plus, in investment.<\/p>\n Enter online eCommerce.<\/p>\n Dukaan launched in the early lockdown days, and hit 4.3 Million downloads in 6 months<\/a>, pioneering the online eCommerce space in India.<\/p>\n What came later, is a flurry of look-alike apps and clones.<\/p>\n Dukaan sits at a comfortable market-leading 45 Lakh + businesses making it the obvious choice for businesses to go online. And the love we have from our users is incredible!<\/p>\n @digital_gurukul<\/a> since 2015 used to provide training in E-Commerce module in @WooCommerce<\/a> , @PrestaShop<\/a> . <\/p>\n But due to its complex features & process – very few students could complete his\/her e-commerce website.<\/p>\n (2\/5)<\/p>\n — Dr. Raej Padhiyar (@rajpadhiyar_) January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mydukaan.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2022-06-30-at-5.00.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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