LBEF RESEARCH JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Author(s):Santosh Shrestha, Dr. Ram Narayan Thakur, Dr. Hum Nath Parajuli

Abstract:Due to outbreak of COVID-19, there has been devastating impact on several sectors. This paper shows the results of the study which is conducted to determine the issues and challenges of e-commerce practices and the impact of COVID-19 in Nepal. The study is based on the popular e-commerce platforms of Nepal like Daraz and Sasto deal only. The relationships of mobility restrictions, limited dollar payments, customer preferences and e-commerce practices during COVID-19 pandemic have been investigated. The research analysis is based on quantitative and descriptive. The primary data are collected from the research participants. The people were convinced to provide their responses for the survey and the 300 samples were collected and analysis was done based on those samples. The analysis was done in SPSS and the data reliability analysis, description analysis and correlation analysis are performed.

Keywords:COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce, challenges of e-commerce