In recent years, the rise of e-commerce and mobile payments has been a benefit for the lazy party, and online shopping has become a staple of contemporary life, with total global mergers and acquisitions more than doubling from a year ago to a record high of $5.6 trillion, surpassing last year's $4.59 trillion, according to national news reports, in less than eight months of 2021. E-commerce has brought a lot of convenience to all aspects of our food, drink and entertainment, and a wide variety of goods are on the rise, but is this really a good thing for businesses and consumers?