There are many advantages and disadvantages when switching to e-commerce. Some advantages include reduced costs, you reach a larger market, and you eliminate the use of intermediaries. Some disadvantages include security risks, the cost of computers, servers, and software, and that you need employees that are able to use and fix the system, or hire them.
When considering adopting e-commerce it is important to realize that your company will not constrained by time or space when people are purchasing your products online. More and more businesses are making t