be noted that as ICT improves, so is the necessity of adopting ecommerce.

The future of e-commerce is still yet unknown as various scholars are of different opinions. Hawk suggests that continuous improvement in ICT will cause the number of business enterprises adopting e-commerce to increase3. Whereas, Farrokhnia and Richards indicates that the adoption of e-commerce is at its peak and firms are only improving there e-commerce strategies in order to remain relevant and competitive. However, the general believe is that as long as ICT improves, use of e-commerce is bound to improve and increase. The consensual believe is that, in the future, virtually all business transactions will be done through the internet.

Lastly, after reviewing the development and future perspectives of e-commerce, it should be pointed out that the future of e-commerce will be majorly determined by improvements in ICT.