Consumers now purchase several offerings from direct sellers, including catalog and
Internet marketers. These direct channels exist in parallel with the conventional retail stores …

Gender differences in perceptions of web-based shopping Page 1 Despite the dot-com
collapse, online retail sales continue to grow. According to the US Department of Commerce …

Going shopping is a major source of relaxation as well as a household chore. Associated
with females, the activity is under pressure due to time constraints, changing social roles and …

An increasing number of consumers are turning to the Internet to make their purchases. Yet,
many e‐tailers are going out of business or retrenching. If e‐tailers hope to attract and retain …

A survey of 300 men and 300 women consumers measured their attitudes towards shopping
and their perceptions of Internet, catalogue, and store shopping based on 12 positive and 12 …

A mail survey was conducted to identify personal characteristics, shopping patterns, and
attitudes of potential innovators and non‐adopters of an interactive electronic shopping …

This study provides an exploratory model to understand the factors that influence consumers
to adopt the internet instead of traditional channels for information search and product …

Make the most of your online business resources The growing acceptance and use of the
Internet as an increasingly valuable travel tool has tourism and hospitality businesses taking …

With the phenomenal growth of direct order marketing with the Internet and catalogs as
alternative channels, customers increasingly face more choices of where to purchase goods …

Purpose Research suggests that women demonstrate higher levels of shopping satisfaction,
recommendation, return intentions, and hedonic shopping than men. However, is it possible …