Bharat Sharma: How the small retailer can tap grants to get online and selling

Whether considering getting into online commerce for the first time, or looking to get the best from an existing online platform, there is a lot of advice and Government aid available

Bharat Sharma: We all know that online is destined to gobble up an ever-increasing share: there is even one forecast that by 2040, some 95% of purchases in the US will be facilitated by eCommerce.

With supply chains disrupted, stores closed, and many office workers working from home, the only chink of light for many businesses this year has been the promise of eCommerce, or selling online.

The whole orbit of digital and online selling is nothing new, and many companies had already embraced the technology to transform their businesses.