European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol.6‚ No.5‚ 2014 www.iiste.org Exploring Foreigners’ Online Shopping Experience in China: A Case of Taobao Salimu Abushiri Jinyevu*‚ Nuran Ally Mwasha School of Economics & Business Administration‚ Central China Normal University (CCNU)‚ 152 Luoyu Avenue‚ Wuhan‚ Hubei‚ 430079‚ P.R. China *Email of the corresponding author: salb90@yahoo.com Abstract This study is a result of the survey done amongst
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Taobao-user in Hong Kong makes an average of 780 transactions in a year. Photo: Thomas Yau Market research by China’s biggest e-commerce site found men twice as likely as women to be “uncontrollable shopaholics”‚ meaning that although they spend less time SHOPPING ONLINE‚ they tend to buy double the amount of items on each haul. A "field guide" produced by ALIBABA’S Taobao Marketplace also found that at least one million users each spend more than 50‚000 yuan (HK$62‚000) yearly online. That’s an impressive
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nearly instantaneous experience you have using this product for the purpose it was created for? Back to the case‚ as I entered the row exclusively dedicated to toilet papers‚ just as all my fellow consumers‚ I started comparing prices. There were three equivalent products at three different prices: €1.99‚ €2.89 and €3.65. I immediately picked the €2.89. The “logic” behind it was: “let me pick the middle one”. Gladly‚ I took a second to reflect before I placed the bag in the shopping cart. I then imagined
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Online Shopping In India! Are we ready for it yet? Online shopping has evolved in India after failure of tele-shopping (due to its limited market penetration) and now along with mall culture‚ online shopping is slowly getting acceptance from the Indian society. Let us look at the barriers of online shopping and how online shopping grew‚ thus making India ready for it. Barriers towards online shopping * Internet penetration is low in India‚ thus people were unaware of online shopping and were
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More and more people are doing online shopping nowadays. Why? If this trend continues‚ what do you think will be the consequences? Shopping fuels economies worldwide. In our complex lifestyle‚ shopping has been a major activity and that is the reason‚ our streets are lined up with shopping destinations - shops‚ superstores‚ malls and so on. But since few years‚ methods of shopping have been changing‚ thanks to the internet. When the concept of e-shopping was introduced‚ no one anticipated that
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Online shopping is ideal for the busy family on the go. I have found online shopping to be one of my family’s many staples. The variety of things that can be purchased online amazes me. I’ve purchased several items such as books‚ clothing‚ jewelry‚ furniture‚ electronics‚ airline tickets‚ booked hotels‚ the list goes on. Internet connections can be accessed at work‚ homes‚ schools‚ hospitals‚ restaurants‚ libraries and many other places‚ making online shopping readily available almost everywhere
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Is shopping online a good choice? How can you get good value for money during shopping? Over the past years‚ shopping online has a rapid rise because of the mushroom of development of computer science which seems incredible. A large amount of people prefer shopping on E-bay or Taobao and believe it has numerous advantages and benefits. Nevertheless‚ other rational people have a question: Is online shopping all that much better? In order to solve this question‚ this paper will discuss whether online
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Online Shopping: Benefits and Hazards I chose Online Shopping: benefits and hazards. The reason for choosing this topic is because I do a lot of online shopping. It’s convenient for me because I don’t have to get out into the mix of traffic on the highway and I don’t have to fight the traffic inside the stores. I like shopping online because I don’t have to worry about them locking the door‚ turning the lights out on me‚ or announcing over the intercom “attention shoppers‚ the store will be
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data from question 5 gives information about the proportion of the extent of HSU students doing shopping online. An important point to mention is that the number of students do shopping online are not frequently. As a general trend‚ 55% of students buy products online on special occassions or holidays. In addition‚ the rate of student shop online in weekly is less than in monthly‚ with 6% for doing shopping online in weekly and 17% in monthly. In the rest percentage‚ students regard to buy goods on
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along with the development of e-commerce and human’s knowledge about computer‚ shopping online has become increasingly popular. The results show that 45 per cent actively recommending products on shopping sites. However‚ there are those people who still prefer traditional shopping as shopping in a mall or supermarket… Easily seen shopping online give us much things more convenient than others. With an online shopping mall‚ you never have to worry about the crowds at weekend‚ gunning for a parking
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