The research done by Anders Hasslinger, Selma Hodzic and Claudio Opazo (2011) at Kristianstad University talks about the different factors impacting the buying behavior of customers in E-commerce. The key factors affecting the consumer behaviour are Price, Trust and Convenience. The main factor considered is that the price of a product is relatively low in online store than that in a physical store. . Trust is clearly required since the customer share his/her personal and monetary information while making a purchase online. These sorts of data include name, address, and card details of an individual which makes it as important factor.
The study done by Shahriar Azizi and Masouda Jawidani (2010) discusses about online shopping : an Iranian perspective. This study talks about the shopping behavior of people of Iran.It says that the online customers of Irna do not give much importance to the added advantages while they seek form online shopping. Iranian people have a positive about online shopping and they haven 't come across any security issues relating to web -shopping.
The research done by Shergill and Chen (2005) talks about customer view towards online shopping in New Zealand. The researchers analyzed that the reason why
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Studies have shown 64% people search for products online before shopping offline that us 5% more than the previous years survey.
Statistics have shown that women are more likely to search and looks up for goods online and purchase them offline with 52% men doing it as compared to 71 % of women. E-commerce has been growing rapidly as it provides advantages such as lower transaction and search cost if compared to other type of shopping . Through online shopping consumers can compares the quality and quantity of their goods and services as it provides the feature for comparing similar and different goods and services under the same place
Wedge Community Co-op, Inc. is a cooperative grocery store founded in 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota by a group of neighbors. (it started when local neighbors) The group of neighbors wanted fresh and natural produce. During that year, they coordinated and was able to provide themselves with whole and natural foods. The foods are purchased in quantities in order to save money.
Internet is used everywhere in today’s world. In US many people are making purchases online and beginning to take advantages of the online shopping at their fingertips and convenience. Online shopping has changed the way we shop in today’s world. Gone are those days when people had to wait in queue on special occasions. Today consumers can buy almost anything at any given point of time.
As a newer, yet dynamic company, CanGo had found the ability to function in the highly dynamic and competitive online retail market and the online gaming platforms/markets. This section of the research paper will focus on describing the market analysis and research that concerns the areas of online shopping and online gaming as well as the size of their markets. Potential areas of consideration are the size of the market, the different market trends, and potentials as well as the demographics we may be focusing on. CanGo is a company in which has several potential strengths that can aid them in securing economies of scale from the global transactions. Firstly, the company has become has secured adequate entrenchment in the online gaming and
As a result of online retail, there has been a shift in how we do our shopping and is making its way to being THE way of shopping. Online retail has strong cost advantages in comparison to its offline competitors. It is rapidly taking precedence in many categories due to better pricing, selection
The demographics shows that the male percentage in Australia is more when compared to Hong Kong (73% in AUS and 47% in HK) and female percentage is more in Hong Kong compared to Australia is less (HK is 53% and AUS is 27%). In this article, the authors implemented the path comparison technique to find out the trust and the belief on internet shopping among the different cultural customers in Hong Kong and Australia countries.
The above graph representation shows the percentage of population category who opt for online shopping. The general caste population are major customers of online shopping covering 76.7 % of the total population. Followed by OBC category comprising 14% of total population. The SC and ST contribute for 2.7% and 6.7% respectively. It was seen that the general population mostly opt for online shopping because of their changing life style.
We all know that shopping at stores requires us to go to mall or department stores in buying supplies and spend our money. Now we live in the age of internet and buying things can now be done by clicking a mouse. Because of the numerous benefits of shopping online more and more people these days prefer online shopping over conventional shopping. But which one gives us the best benefits? Our discussion centered on three differences between shopping at stores and shopping online.
Causes According to Amin & Noor (2013), the E-consumers generally refer to the purchaser of goods and services over electronic systems such as Internet and other computer networks. This new group of consumers is increasing in number over the years as on-line shopping become a trend and manifestation of modern life style. Based from the Paynter & Lim (2001), E-commerce would provide consumers with benefits such as interactive communications, fast delivery, and more customization that would only be available for consumers through online shopping. Product information in the Internet is more compact and it ranges from various sites.
Since the beginning of the 1990’s, e-commerce has radically changed consumer behaviour by introducing new retail channels (Ngai and Gunasekaran, 2007). Serious attempts to trade online started to emerge in the mid-1990s wheninnovative, technically savvy companies responded to the opportunities and challenges posed by the internet, to develop sophisticated web sites to serve customers, in their homes (Rayport and Sviokla, 1994). The present retail environment is characterised by new, store and non- store, retailing formats, a wide range of new products, use of new information and communication technologies and consequently, the changing customer needs. Moreover, the dynamic lifestyle conditions of consumers has resulted a change in their personal environment that contributes to a profound change in customer behaviour (Schröder and Zaharia, 2008). Retailing in the 21st century means doing business with customers on their terms (Mathwicket al., 2002).
shopping offers rare things that is not in our country. Online shopping is not only for women. The men can shop in the internet. You can shop in your telephone or computer. Form some consumers shopping and purchasing online have become part of their live.
Online shopping has nowadays become a widely spread way of shopping among people on different continents and in different countries. Its popularity is constantly on the rise considering the spread of Internet technologies and the increasing share of online shops in the retailing business. Online shopping activities are gaining wide spread as far as they tend to provide the consumers with numerous benefits and increase the convenience of buying without leaving the house. The popularity of online shopping grows due to a range of reasons, including its convenience as well as time- and money-saving potential.
More and more people these days prefer online shopping than shopping in malls because of so many advantages and benefits. People from all over the world have accepted online shopping sites because of the convenience provided like from shopping in their pyjamas to convenience for elderly and disabled. Not only this, online shopping sites also provides a wider choice of products, avoiding upselling or impulse buying, better prices, good for the environment, and
In his book, “Amusing Ourselves to Death”, Neil Postman analyzes the change of mediums from a Typographic Age to a Telegraphic Age; but because technology has advanced since the 1980s, it does not address every new medium and its effects. One recent medium that dominates the internet is online shopping. With seventy nine percent of Americans making online purchases (Weller), it is quickly becoming a new tool for everyday life. This medium attracts every aspect of buying, from office supplies to dog treats. The demand for online shopping stores is increasing rapidly year by year.
The Services are used by the people to get information, do online works, discussions, e-mailing, video chatting, voice calling, social activities, news channels, online booking and many other hundred and thousand terms that we use with the help of internet. In every country there are many companies that provide the services of net in different rates. There get benefits from full functions you need to have a laptop, mobile or PC. Advantages / Merits / Uses / Benefits of Internet 1. Online Shopping
The justification of this study lies on two main reasons: Mauritius' relatively new in the e-commerce sector and the lack of real study in the Mauritian context. The research will also help in understanding the level of adoption of Ecommerce, identifying the different factors which affect or contribute to the success of e-commerce in the retail industry. The study will investigate the prospective of e-commerce in the Mauritian retail industry and determine if this can be a potential reality. Hopefully, the findings of this thesis will help discover where Mauritius stands and what strategies it can employ to enhance the growth of this sector. The paper has been structured as follows: firstly we have a thorough literature review that critically examines the different factors affecting the consumer behaviour as regards to e-commerce in the retail industry.