Tag: Online Shopping Attitudes

23.5% of Amazon shoppers always check other websites to compare prices before making any purchase. Another 30% reported they sometimes consult other websites before checking out on Amazon, and only 10.2% who are frequently comparing Amazon prices elsewhere.

Shopping pattern changes during Ramadan. Although shopping continues to happen throughout the day, it’s increasing dramatically at night. The shopping rate reaches its peak from 5 pm till 11 pm in both Ramadan and non-Ramadan.

Men spent more online per transactions – $220 vs. $151 for women – on their most recent purchase. This can largely be attributed to the fact that the male consumers were more likely to buy items in higher priced categories such as luxury goods (55% of luxury transactions were by men) or electronics (72% of …

Consumers prefer to go to the store – showroom – look at and try the products in case purchasing products such as furniture, homeware, and household appliance. The showroom model is also favorable for differentiated products. This kind of products are difficult to be sold online, by displaying these products in a showroom, skilled and …

87% of online shoppers in the US are more likely to call customer service to complain in case receiving a damaged package. But in terms of sharing frustrations over a damaged package with friends and/or family, three-quarters of them are very likely or likely to do so and only a few rate of them are …

Africa and the Middle East have the highest percentage of online purchases that consumers made outside their own region with a rate of 50%, followed by Latin America (44%), then Eastern Europe and Russia (43%). North American and European consumers made the fewest international purchases – with 14% and 15% respectively – of their total …

A survey of 2000 consumers shows that people are far more likely to treat online stores as their showroom researching online and then buying in-store. The degree of activity ranges from 15% of consumers always browse online before buying in-store, and 26% do so most of the times to 10% never did it before.

With the breaking news about Amazon-Souq deal, The Middle East e-commerce market proved its vitality and the potential opportunities it may bring. The Recent survey revealed that about 81% of the Middle Eastern internet users might be visiting online retail sites, however, those who actually bought products are then only about 52%. In terms of the actual online purchasing; the Middle …