http://emilyecho.blogr.com/metaTags/cart/ XML Feed en Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:42:30 +0200 http://static.blogr.com/tenants/com/modSiteIcon/tdy-dummy-site-icon.icon.jpg http://emilyecho.blogr.com/metaTags/cart/ 48 48 http://emilyecho.blogr.com/stories/8188609/ In a new survey from MasterCard, it appears that while women are doing more frequent shopping online than their male counterparts, men tend to spend more on each purchase.<br /><br />Women also tended to visit airline websites more than men, with 42% of <a href="http://system.fastcommerce.com/">female respondents shopping online</a> compared to 38% for men.<br /><br />“Growth from online shopping is poised to further accelerate in Asia/Pacific and the online shopping population in the region is expected to reach 819.4 million by 2010,” said Georgette Tan, MasterCard VP Communications, Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa.<br /><br />“Women consumers are an important group of online shoppers and these findings offer insights for businesses to better understand their consumption habits and preferences.”<br /><br />The report, titled <a href="http://system.fastcommerce.com/">Online Shopping in Asia/Pacific</a> - Patterns, Trends and Future Growth, found that of all online shoppers that had shopped more than six times online over the past three months 57% were female.<br /><br />But it appears that men are spending up bigger than women, with 79% of men spending more than US$100 on online shopping over a period of three months compared to 72% of women.<br /><br />MasterCard looked at 4157 respondents across Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.<br /><br />What was synonymous with both groups of online spenders were that one of the biggest contributors to a sale was price, reaffirming that online buyers are very price sensitive.<br />Additionally while 75% of women admit to impulse buying on the internet due to promotions or specials, 85% of men say they do their research and shop around before purchase. http://emilyecho.blogr.com/stories/8188609/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:42:30 +0200 Emilyecho http://emilyecho.blogr.com/stories/8185658/ Commerce on the world wide web has always been a study in contradictions. One example: <a href="http://system.fastcommerce.com/">store owners</a> must defend against hackers and other forms of online intrusion, but must also publicize and promote the addresses of their servers. Another: the online store has no brick and mortar storefront, but because of its far reach and low overhead it sells more, and therefore requires far more brick and mortar warehouse space. Finally: if a site looks more like fun than business, it will often actually conduct more business.<br /><br />The final point is noteworthy. An online retail site must attract the visitor's attention in order to be a viable business venture. The ecommerce solution is an important part of site protection both for the vendor and the upholstery steam cleaning When items are targeted for purchase, the shopping cart becomes an important part of customer satisfaction. Every part of the shopping cart must be easy to navigate and still provide all the necessary information needed to complete the sale and prompt a return visit for future purchases.<br /><br />You've probably been annoyed by other online retailers who cut corners. Cutting corners is not best practice in the long run. Offering a shopping cart by way of online store software is a major convenience for memory loss customer and a security measure for everyone. A shopping cart presents merchandise, totals purchases, applies discounts, and receives payment in a safe and secure manner.<br /><br />A basic shopping cart package includes these fundamentals. Some offer further information covering average customer data, the browsing behavior and trends in purchasing. More importantly, however, the carpet cleaner service requires the card to transform inventory from pictures on a site into trackable inventory identifiers, and calculate those into prices.<br /><br />The account information must be sent from there to the payment processors. They actually put the charge on the buyer's credit card and put a credit to the account of the online store. This all furniture cleaning service to take place in a secure setting, without risk of the information being stolen or used fraudulently by other individuals. Because of perils like this, software always needs to be redeveloped and refined. This is the only way to stay ahead of criminals.<br /><br />Don't go crazy with pink t-shirts when you've decided to plan the layout of your online store. Make sure to use memory loss and tie approach when it's appropriate -- in the professional, business side of your site. At the same time, think about whether you should add a sweater vest, cuff links, top hat, or monocle. http://emilyecho.blogr.com/stories/8185658/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:37:50 +0200 Emilyecho