Business Research Analysis
Table of contents
Chapter One – Introduction
1.1 Background to the Research Problem …………………………………... 1
1.2 Significance of the Research Problem ………………………………….. 3
1.3 Statement of the Research Purpose …………………………………....... 4
1.4 Statement of the Research Problem …………………………………….. 4
1.5 Aim and Objectives ……………………………………………………... 5
1.6 Research Question ………………………………………………………. 5
Chapter Two - Literature review
2.1 Marketing ………………………………………………………………. 6
2.2 E-marketing concepts ………………………………………………......... 9
2.3 Customer Attraction ……………………………………………….......... 11
2.4 Customer Retention ………………………………………………...….... 13
2.5 Success of Tesco.com in the UK ………………………………………… 14
2.6 Tesco’s online product strategy …………………………………………. 15
Chapter Three – Methodology
3.1 Research Approach ……………………………………………………. 17
3.2 Research Design ……………………………………………………..… 18
3.3 Data Collection Methods ……………………………………………… 18
3.4 Validity in Quantitative Research ……………………………………. 19
3.5 Ethics …………………………………………………….…………….. 19
3.6 Limitation ……………………………………………………..……….. 20
Chapter Four – Data Analysis …………………………………………………………………………. 21
Chapter Five - Conclusions …………………………………………………………………………. 33
Chapter Six – Recommendations …………………………………………………………………………. 35
Reference …………………………………………………………………… 37
Bibliography ……………………………………………………………….. 40
Appendices ………………………………………………………………… 41
List of Figures
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1. How the marketing process operates …………………………………………. 7
2. Percentage of interviewees in four age groups ………………………………. 21
3. The percentage of favorite ways to buy foods ……………………………..... 22
4. Online shopping experience …………………………………………………. 23
5. Times to use online supermarkets monthly ………………………………..… 23
6. The best choice of supermarket for online shopping ……………………...…. 24
7. The most attractive
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