International cross-border shopping introduces the potential for a plenty of additional variables which may motivate or hinder an individual to cross-border shop. In addition to differential sales and use tax rates between countries, some other variables, which may affect one’s motivation to cross-border shop, include foreign currency exchange rates, duties, tariffs, and goods restrictions, availability …
Understanding consumer behavior in online environments is the basic factor to build an effective consumer-retailer relationship structure. The internet now allows consumers to shop with convenience anywhere anytime via any available computer, tablet or mobile device on hand. Online shopping has become a common way for shoppers to purchase a variety of goods, products and …
People have the opportunity to familiarize themselves carefully with products as well as seek out the lowest prices for the items they desire irrespective of where in the world the seller is located. Price chasers looking abroad are found above all in Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordics. Consumers in Germany and the United Kingdom …
In fact, more than half of consumer’s long for the day when they can replace their smartphone with a wearable solution that has all smartphone functionality through augmented reality and hologram interfaces. AR/VR is evolving into a range of different use cases and device form factor will most likely play a role in their adoption. Consumers …
Competition is no longer limited to local shops during business hours. Consumers today are shopping all the time and everywhere and in a truly global online marketplace, products can easily be purchased from retailers and manufacturers located anywhere in the world. Have you ever wondered about which are the biggest consumer concerns that are a …
E-commerce is alive and well and reaches a large majority of consumers across several behaviors while buying online is getting close to universal yearly. Mobile devices are increasingly becoming part of the daily life routine. This widespread use of mobile devices technology has attracted the attention of researchers and academicians to explore the ways and …
Consumers are taking their purchases to the internet because the advantages of shopping online are perceived as greater than the advantages of physical retail. Online shopping has become a popular shopping method ever since the internet entered our lives. There are many individuals that are looking for other amazing alternatives shopping and online shipping is …
Social media use is booming and has risen steadily in recent decades and has been largely a ‘south to north’ phenomenon. In Australia, 88% of Australian intern users have a social media profile. 62% of them use social media sites daily with 34% checking in more than five times a day. Be in the know …