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Shopping
Online shopping is starting to replace traditional in-person shopping in many situations. Few stores can get away without an online presence of some sort, because consumers have come to expect the ability to shop from their own homes. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving Thursday, is known in the retail sector as the biggest shopping day of the year But Black Friday has a competitor, thanks to the online shopping revolution. That competitor is Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday is the online shopping version of Black Friday, with big bargains that drive consumer spending practices. Cyber Monday is now as important as Black Friday, primarily because online shopping has become more common. However, there are many differences between online and traditional shopping that are important to keep in mind, from the retailer's and the consumer's standpoints. For one, online shopping is a completely different user experience than shopping in a store. Second, online shopping does not allow for interaction with the merchandise like traditional shopping does. Finally, online...
Different user experience, different levels of interaction with merchandise, and different inventory access all have an impact on both consumer and retailer.
The user experience in an online shopping environment is completely different from that of the traditional store. One of the reasons why the user experience in an online shopping environment is different from that in a traditional store is convenience. A person can wake up and shop for their items in pajamas, or do the same thing at three o'clock in the morning. Traditional shopping requires that the individual get dressed and visit the store during certain hours, and those hours might conflict with work and family. Moreover, the brick-and-mortar store requires driving and parking, which can be a hassle. Online shoppers do not have to deal with their cars to go shopping. Second, the user experience online is relatively private. Except for anonymous user statistics gathering, the online shopping experience entails total privacy for…
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Velasco, S. (2012). Cyber Monday, Black Friday sales strong. Do they matter? The Christian Science Monitor. 27 Nov, 2012. Retrieved online: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2012/1127/Cyber-Monday-Black-Friday-sales-strong.-Do-they-matter
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There is no gasoline expense and no chance of an accident. Online shopping can also be done just about any time, day or night, and it does not matter whether a brick-and-mortar store is open (Hong, Thong, & Tam, 2005). This makes it much more convenient than traditional shopping for a lot of people. The problems with online shopping include a danger of credit card information being stolen, a
Online Consumer Behaviors Consumer Behavior Consumer Perceptions of Online Shopping and how this Influences Purchasing Decisions Exploring Online Consumer Behavior Internet usage has increased rapidly in the past few decades. Accompanying this trend has been the increase in online retail shopping by consumers. However, many consumer behaviors, motivations, and attitudes toward shopping via this medium are still being researched and there are many opportunities for further research. This paper will examine the following research
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