_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: gabriel.justin@ust.edu.ng; Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences 1(4): 1-7, 2016, Article no.ARJASS.29170 SCIENCEDOMAIN international www.sciencedomain.org Online Shopping Systems in Nigeria: Evolution, Trend and Prospects J. M. O. Gabriel 1* , T. D. Ogbuigwe 1 and L. U. Ahiauzu 2 1 Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 2 Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was a collaborative effort of all three authors. Author JMOG conceptualized the study and wrote the first draft of the manuscript, whereas authors TDO and LUA managed the literature searches, did the final write-up and formatted the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/ARJASS/2016/29170 Editor(s): (1) David A. Kinnunen, Department of Kinesiology, California State University Fresno, USA. Reviewers: (1) Anonymous, Monash University, Australia. (2) K. Hemamalini, Dr.SNS Rajalakshmi College of Arts and Science, India. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/16505 Received 26 th August 2016 Accepted 22 nd September 2016 Published 11 th October 2016 ABSTRACT This paper is a literary reflection of online shopping systems in Nigeria, its history, trends and prospects. The paper recognized online shopping systems as the collection of tools and telecommunication elements that enables the shopping behavior of initiating and completing business transactions without or with minimal direct human to human contact. The paper observed that this style of shopping has reached advance stage in developed climes, but still at infancy in most third world countries; including Nigeria. The Internet has made online shopping not only a possibility but also a huge success contributing to economies around the globe. The paper pinpointed the role of trust in the integrity of online shopping and advocated the need to build trust in the system because the more reliable consumers perceive a business domain to be, the more willing they are to transact there in. the paper also suggests that vendors should introduce online reviews of their products and encourage customers who have bought and used a product to honestly share their experiences on the product page as a way to create improved customer experiences. Review Article