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Akanksha Tiwari - Online Shopping
Akanksha Tiwari - Online Shopping
ON
“AN
AN ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION TOWARDS
ONLINE SHOPPING : A STUDY OF VARANASI DIVISION”
MASTER OF COMMERCE
(Session 2023-24)
Under the Guidance of : Submitted By :
Dr. Vibha Pandey Akanksha Tiwari
Assistant Professor M.Com (1st Semester)
Faculty of Commerce Roll No. 50224685003
Government P.G. College,
Obra, Sonebhadra
FACULTY OF COMMERCE
COMME
GOVERNMENT P.G. COLLEGE
OBRA, SONEBHADRA
(Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi)
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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the survey report entitled “An Analysis of Customer
Satisfaction towards Online Shopping : A study of Varanasi Division.” has been
prepared by Akanksha Tiwari (Roll No. 50224685003) Semester 1st for the
award of degree of Master of Commerce, Government P.G. College, Obra,
Sonebhadra.
This project is based on the original work and has not formed the basis for award
of any degree/diploma.
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DECLARATION
I hereby declare that this Survey report is my original work and the analysis and
findings are for academic purposes only. This project has not been submitted by any
student earlier to any other institution/ university.
Akanksha Tiwari
M.Com (1st Semester)
Roll No. 50224586003
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This survery project bears silent testimony to the positive efforts, patience and
knowledge of all those who guided me.
I would like to thanks everybody who had played role in the completion of my
survey report.
Akanksha Tiwari
M.Com (1st Semester)
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Related Concepts
Chapter - I Operational Definition of the
Introduction Concepts 6-16
Need & Relevance of Study
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CHAPTER i-1
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Internetiisichangingitheiwayiconsumersishopiandibuyigoodsiandiservices,iandihasirapidlyievolvediin
toiaiglobaliphenomenon.iManyicompaniesihaveistartediusingitheiInternetiwithitheiaimioficuttingima
rketingicosts,itherebyireducingitheipriceiofitheiriproductsiandiservicesiiniorderitoistayiaheadiinihighl
yicompetitiveimarkets.iCompaniesialsoiuseitheiInternetitoiconveyicommunicatesiandidisseminateiinf
ormation,itoisellitheiproduct,itoitakeifeedbackiandialsoitoiconductisatisfactionisurveysiwithicustomer
s.iCustomersiuseitheiInternetinotionlyitoibuyitheiproductionline,ibutialsoitoicompareiprices,iproducti
featuresiandiafterisaleiserviceifacilitiesitheiwillireceiveiifitheyipurchaseitheiproductifromiaiparticular
istore.iManyiexpertsiareioptimisticiaboutitheiprospectiofionlineibusiness.
IniadditionitoitheitremendousipotentialiofitheiEcommerceimarket,itheiInternetiprovidesiaiuniqueiopp
ortunityiforicompaniesitoimoreiefficientlyireachiexistingiandipotentialicustomers.iAlthoughimostiofit
heirevenueiofionlineitransactionsicomesifromibusiness-
tobusinessicommerce,itheipractitionersiofibusiness-
toconsumericommerceishouldinotiloseiconfidence.Itihasibeenimoreithaniaidecadeisinceibusiness-to-
consumeriE-
commerceifirstievolved.iScholarsiandipractitionersiofielectronicicommerceiconstantlyistriveitoigaini
aniimprovediinsightiintoiconsumeribehaviouriinicyberspace.iAlongiwithitheidevelopmentiofiE-
retailing,iresearchersicontinueitoiexplainiEiconsumer’sibehaviourifromidifferentiperspectives.iManyi
ofitheiristudiesihaveipositedinewiemergentifactorsioriassumptionsiwhichiareibased
onitheitraditionalimodelsioficonsumeribehaviour,ianditheniexamineitheirivalidityiinitheiInterneticont
ext.
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ONLINEiSHOPPINGiINiINDIA
TheibirthiandigrowthiofiInternetihasibeenitheibiggestieventiofitheicentury.iE
commerceiiniIndiaihasicomeiailongiwayifromiaitimidibeginningiinithe1999
2000itoiaiperiodiwhereioneicaniselliandifindiallisortsiofistuffifromiaihighiendiproductitoiaimeagreip
eanutionline.iMosticorporationsiareiusingiInternetitoirepresentitheiriproductirangeiandiservices
isoithatiitiisiaccessibleitoitheiglobalimarketianditoireachioutitoiailargerirangeiofitheiriaudience.
ComputersianditheiInternetihaveicompletelyichangeditheiwayioneihandlesiday-to-
dayitransactions;ionlineishoppingiisioneiofithem.iTheiInternetihasibroughtiaboutisweepingichangesiinitheip
urchasingihabitsiofitheipeople.iInitheicomfortiofione'sihome,iofficeioricybericafeiorianywhereiacrossitheiglo
be,ioneicanilog
i oniandibuyijustiaboutianythingifromiapparel,ibooks,imusic,iandijewelleryitoidigitalicameras,imobileiphone
s,
i MP3iplayers,ivideoigames,imovieitickets,irailiandiairitickets.iEase,isimplicity,iconvenienceiandisecurityiar
eitheikeyifactorsiturningitheiusersitoibuyionline. I
ItiisiaifactithatiaigreationlineishoppingirevolutioniisiexpectediiniIndiaiinitheicomingiyears.iT
hereiisiaihugeipurchasingipoweriofiaiyouthipopulationiaged i18-40iinitheiurbaniarea.
FEWiFACTORSiTHATiBOOSTiONLINEiSHOPPINGiINiINDIA
i
RapidlyigrowthioficybercafésiacrossialliIndiaii
AccessiofiInformationii
Theiincreasingiininumberioficomputeriusersii
Reachitoinetiservicesithroughibroadbandii
Middle-classipopulationiwithispendingipoweriisigrowing.iThereiareiabout i200imillioniofimiddle-
classipopulationigoodispendingipowers.iTheseipeopleihaveiveryilittleitimeitoispendiforishopping.i
Manyiofithemihaveistarteditoidepend ioniinternetitoisatisfyitheirishoppingidesires.i
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CHANGINGiATTITUDEiTOWARDSiONLINEiSHOPPING
Awareness,iFutureiDemandiFocusiforiEmergingiMarketsi&iMallsispringingiupieverywhereiandiyetipeople
i areiE-
shopping!iaaandinotiinismallinumbersieither.iConsumersiareimoreirationalinowadaysiandihaveiabilityitoigeti
theichoicesifromitheimarket.iAwarenessiamongitheiconsumersiisispreadithroughiinternet.iTheinumberiofiin
ternetiusersiisiincreasingidayibyidayiwhichiattractsipeopleiwhoihaveianioptionitoibuyionline.iItiwasineverith
oughtithatiIndiansiwouldigoiiniforie-
shoppingiinisuchiaibigiway.iTicketing,itravelibookingsiandievenibooksiandimoviesiseemifineitoibuyionline.i
KnowingithatiiniIndiaisizesivaryifromibranditoibrandiandiqualityiisiinconsistent,ieveniofisomeielectroniciite
ms,ihowiisiitithatithereiareipeopleibuyingitheseiitemsionline?iIniIndiaithereiareisomeisegmentsiofipeopleiwh
oihaveinotiyetitriedipurchasingioveriinternet.
1. Convenience:-
i i
Onlineistoresiareiusuallyiavailable
i 24ihoursiaiday,iandimanyiconsumersihaveiInternetiaccessibothiatiworkiandiatihome.iOtheriestablishesisuchi
asiinterneticafesiandischoolsiprovideiaccessiasiwell.
i Aivisititoiaiconventionaliretailistoreirequiresitraveliandimustitakeiplaceiduringibusinessihours.i
Onlineistoresimustidescribeiproductsiforisaleiwithitext,iphotos,iandimultimediaifiles.iSomeistoresieveniallo
wicustomersitoicommentior
i rateitheiriitems.iThereiareialsoidedicatedireviewisitesithatihostiuserireviewsiforidifferentiproducts.iReview
siandinowiblogsigivesicustomersitheioptioniofishoppingicheaperiorganizeipurchasesifromiallioveritheiworl
diwithoutihavingitoidepend ionilocaliretailers.ii
ii
Inianyicase,ihomeideliveryiisiaiconceptithatiIndiansiareifamiliariwithiandilove.iTheimallicrazeihasistartedion
lyinow.iEarlieriitiwasiaichoiceibetweenisweatingiitioutiinismallicrowdedimarkets,ioriaskingiaifriendlyineigh
bourhoodikiranai(grocer)itoideliverigroceriesihomeiandithisisystemiisistillithriving.i
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4. Increase in the Internet users :-
i i i i i
IncreasingipenetrationiofiInterneticonnectivityiandiPCsihasileditoianiincreaseiinitheiInternetiusersiacrossiIn
dia.iTheidemographicisegmentsithatihaveiwitnessedimaximumigrowthicompriseicollegeigoingistudentsian
diyoungipersons.iTheseisegmentsiareitheiusersiofiadvancediapplicationsianditechnologiesionlineiandiareim
ostilikelyitoibeiheavyiE-Commerceiusers.i
Theisuccessiofiaimarketplaceidepends
i onitheipresenceiofiailargeinumberiofibuyersiandiailargeinumberiofisellers.iIniadditionitoionlineibuyers,iman
yiofflineistoresihaveibegunitoisellitheiriproductsiinitheionlineimarketplace.iTheigreateritheinumberiofiseller
siandibuyers,itheifasteritheimarketigrows.i
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SOME COMMONLY USED ONLINEiSHOPPINGiAPPS
I (1) Amazon.in
i
Worldileaderiinie-commerceimarketistartedioperationiiniIndia,iNowiIndiansicanialsoibuy
i Books,iCDSiandiElectroniciaticheaperipriceifrom
i Amzon.in.iForilimiteditimeitheyiofferingifreeishipping.i&ialsoioffers
AmazoniCouponsi
AmazoniDealsi&iOffers
(2) iFlipkart.com I
F( Founded iin 2004 with only Rs.4,00,000 now in 2014 turned over 60,000 Crore. Companyi
Customersicaninotionlyibuyibooksionlineithroughi Flipkart, i but i also i mobile i phones i &
i mobileiaccessories, ilaptops, icomputeri accessories, icameras,imovies,imusic,itelevisions,irefrigerators,i
air-conditioners,i washing-machines,i Clothing’s, iFootwear’s, iAccessories, iMP3iplayersi and iproducts
i from ilot many iother icategories.iAfter itake overiof iletsbuy.comi now iflipkartiisilargest iplayeriofie-
commerceiofiIndia.
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(3) Myntra.com
i
i Myntra.comiisileadingionlineiretaileriofilifestyleiandifashioniproducts.iMyntraioffersiT-
shirts,iShoes,iwatchesiandimoreiatidiscountediprice
(4) Snapdeal.com
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(5) Shopclues.com
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i ShopcluesiisifamousiforitheiriheavilyidiscountediJawiDropping
i deals.iShopcluesiisioneiofitheibestionlineistoresithatiofferiaiwideivarietyioficameras,iComputeriaccessories,
i Mobile,iGift,iJewellery,iCosmetics,iclothes,ibooksiandibag.iTheiriJawiDropping
i dealihasibecomeimostiliked idealiof i2012.i
5i (6)Homeshop18.com
hereiyouifindilargeirangeiappliances,ikitchen,icameras,imobiles,ilaptops,isite,iIndian,igifts,iapparel,ibuy,io
nline,igifts.iAndimore, iHomeShop18iisiaiventureiof
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i theNetwork18iGroup,iIndia’sifastestigrowingimediaiandientertainmentiGroup.
i Network18ioperatesiIndia’sileadingibusinessinewsitelevisionichannelsi–iCNBC iTV18iandiCNBCiAwaaz.
i HomeShop18ihasialsoilaunchediIndia’sifirst
i 24ihouriHomeiShoppingiTVichannel.
hannel.iTheicompanyihasiitsiheadquartersiiniNoida,iUP.iTheiwebsiteihasirec
eivedithei‘Bestishoppingisite”iawardifromiPCiWorldiMagazineiin i2008
(7) Firstcry.com
i
i Firstcry.comiIndia’silargestistoreiforiKidsiselling i 70000+iitemsifrom
i 400+itopiInternationaliandiIndianibrands.
(8) Jabong.com
i
JabongiFashioni&iLifestyleiStoreioffersiyouigreatidiscount
i oniallilistediproduct.iTheyiofferiwideirangeiofiproductsifromiApparelitoiHomeineeds.
(9) Paytm.com
i
i StartediwithiMobileiRechargeiandiBilliPaymentiwebsiteinowiPaytmisellingieverythingifromiHomeiDecor,
i Clothing,iLaptopsitoiMobileiatikilleriprice.iIniveryishortitimeiperiodiPaytmihasigrowniveryifastlyiandiableit
oiplaceiunderiouriTop i10iIndianiShoppingiWebsiteilist.
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(10) Pepperfry.com
i
PepperfryiisioneiofileadingiIndianiwebsiteiinisellingilifestyleiproductsirangingifromimeniandiwomen’siclot
hing,ihomeidecor,ijewellery,iperfumesiandicosmetics,ifurniture’s,ibagsiandiaccessories.
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OPERATIONALiDIFINITIONiOFiTHEiCONCEPT
1) Onlineishoppingiisiaiformiofielectronicicommerceiwhichiallowsiconsumersitoidirectlyibuyigoodsioriser
vicesifromiaisellerioveritheiInternetiusingiaiwebibrowser.iConsumersifindiaiproductiofiinterestibyivisiti
ngitheiwebsiteiofitheiretaileridirectlyioribyisearchingiamongialternativeivendorsiusingiaishoppingisearc
hiengine,iwhichidisplaysitheisameiproduct'siavailabilityiandipricingiatidifferentie-retailers.iAsiof
i 2020,icustomersicanishopionlineiusingiairangeiofidifferenticomputersiandidevices,iincludingidesktopic
omputers,ilaptops,itableticomputers,ismartphones,iandismartispeakers.
2) TheiprocessiofisearchingiforiandipurchasingigoodsiandiservicesioveritheiInternetithroughitheiuseiofiaiw
ebibrowseriisiknowniasionlineishopping.iTheimainiallureiofionlineishoppingiisithaticonsumersicanifindi
andipurchaseiitemsitheyineedi(whichiareithenishippeditoitheirifrontidoor)iwithoutieverineedingitoileavei
theihouse.iToday,ialmostianythingicanibeipurchasedithroughionlineishopping,iamountingitoibillionsiofi
dollarsiaiyeariinisales.
3) E-
commercei(electronicicommerce)iisitheibuyingiandisellingiofigoodsiandiservices,ioritheitransmittingiof
i fundsioridata,ioverianielectronicinetwork,iprimarilyitheiinternet.iTheseibusinessitransactionsioccurieit
heriasibusiness-to-businessi(B2B),ibusiness-to-consumeri(B2C),iconsumer-to-
consumerioriconsumer-to-business.iTheitermsie-commerceiandie-
businessiareiofteniusediinterchangeably.iTheitermie-
tailiisialsoisometimesiusediinireferenceitoitheitransactionaliprocessesiforionlineishopping.
4) Onlineishoppingiisitheiprocessiwherebyiconsumersidirectlyibuyigoodsioriservicesifromiaiselleriinireal-
time,iwithoutianiintermediaryiservice,ioveritheiInternet.iItiisiaiformiofielectronicicommerce.iAnionlinei
shop,ie-shop,ie-
store,iInternetishop,iwebishop,iwebistore,ionlineistore,iorivirtualistoreievokesitheiphysicalianalogyiofib
uyingiproductsioriservicesiatiaibricks-and-
mortariretailerioriiniaishoppingicentre.iTheiprocessiisicalledibusiness-to-
consumeri(B2C)ionlineishopping.iWheniaibusinessibuysifromianotheribusiness,iitiisicalledibusiness-
to-businessi(B2B)ionlineishopping.
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NEEDiANDiRELEVANCEiOFISTUDY
Theifocusiofithisiresearchipaperiisitoiidentifyitheiimpactiofionlineishopping ioniinithisiscenario.
Toidetermineitheicustomersisatisfactionitowardsiitheiproductsianditheiservicesiofionlineishopping.
Toiiidentifyingitheiimpactiofionlineishopping ionitheiimprovementioficustomer’sisatisfaction.
Toisuggestisomeifutureirecommendationitoitheiretailicompaniesiforiimplementingitheionlineishop
pingiinitheiribusiness.
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CHAPTER-2
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
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LITERATUREIREVIEW
Internet usage history and intensity also affect online shopping potential. Consumers with
longer histories of Internet usage, educated and equipped with better skills and perceptions of the
Web environment have significantly higher intensities of online shopping experiences and are better
candidates to be captured in the well-known concept of flow in the cyber world. Those consumers
using the Internet for a longer time from various locations and for a higher variety of ser-vices are
considered to be more active users.
Identifying pre-purchase intentions of consumers is the key to understand why they ultimately
do or do not shop from the Web market. One stream of research under online consumer behavior
consists of studies that handle the variables influencing these intentions. A compilation of some of the
determinants researchers have examined are: transaction security, vendor quality, price
considerations, information and service quality, system quality, privacy and security risks, trust,
shopping enjoyment, valence of online shopping experience, and perceived product quality.
The lists of factors having a positive or negative impact on consumers' propensity to shop do
not seem to be very different from the considerations encountered in offline environments. However,
the sensitivities individuals display for each variable might be very different in online marketplaces.
Factors like price sensitivity, importance attributed to brands or the choice sets considered in online
and offline environments can be significantly different from each other (Andrews and Currim, 2004).
Uncertainties about products and shopping processes, trustworthiness of the online seller, or the
convenience and economic utility they wish to derive from electronic shopping determine the costs
versus the benefits of this environment for consumers. Further studies aiming to complete the full set
of factors influencing consumers' prepurchase intentions are still much awaited.
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Simon Rigby, Head of Direct Channels at Comet, says, "Our challenge is to meet the needs of
the greatest number of shoppers. By undertaking research on a regular basis, we learn more about our
customers' shopping needs and styles. This helps us todeliver all the necessary eassurances, product
ranges and services. We conducted this survey during our peak selling period as we are in the process
of developing our range of online interactive services, such as Live Chat and CometTV.co.uk.
Powerful multi media sales tools will soon become standard in the online shopping arena. In three
years, you'll be just as likely to click and watch a product related video of your intended purchase on
your computer before you buy - as you are to have an email address today.
Research summarized by Emarketershowed that the Internet applied a bigger influence than for
offline media for electronics compared to that clothing, beauty or home improvement as would be
expected. Internet Marketing has changed the way people buy and sell good and service. It has added
lot of convenience and easy to the whole process of buying. Internet buying prevalence is highest in
the United States, where 93% of Internet users have bought on-line and it is growing rapidly in India
as well (www.ebay.com)
Onlineitrustiisiainecessityiwheniiticomesitoionlineishopping.iDueitoitheiriskyinatureiofionlineishopping,itrus
tiandiriskiplayisignificantirolesiinieffectingionlineitransactions.iTrusticontributesipositivelyitowardsitheisu
ccessiofionlineitransactions.iOnlineitrustineedsitoibeithereiwhenipersonalifinancialiinformationiandiperson
alidataiisisharediwhileimakingiaipurchaseionline.iOnlineitrustiisibased
i onitheiperceptioniofitheirisksioribenefitsiofitheionlineitransaction.iInitheiIndianicontext,itheiinfluenceiofithei
onlineitrustiasiofimediatingieffectihasibeenistudied
i onicustomerionlineipurchaseiintention.iNumerousistudiesihaveiconcludedithatitheihighericonsumerionlinei
trustiwilliresultiinihighericustomerionlineipurchaseiintention I
Futureibehavioriisideterminedibyiprioriexperiences.iOnlineipurchasesiareistilliconsidereditoibeiriskyicomp
areditoiofflineiretailipurchases.iInianionlineishoppingienvironment,ipriorionlineipurchaseiexperienceileadsi
toitheireductioniofiuncertaintiesiandieventuallyileadsitoianiincreaseiinitheicustomeripurchaseiintention.iOnl
ineishoppersiwhoihaveiboughtiproductsionlineiareimoreiopeniandiinclineditoishopionlineithaniothers.
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Shopping orientations and customer online purchase orientation:-
i i i i i i
Shoppingiorientationsiareidefinediasiaigeneralidispositionitowarditheiactsiofishoppingiwhichiisioneiofitheip
rimeiindicatorsiofimakingionlineipurchases.iTheiconceptiofishoppingiorientationirefersitoiaispecificisegme
ntiofilifestyleithatiisioperationalizedibyivariousiactivities,iinterestsiandiopinionistatementsirelevantitoishop
ping.iBeingiregardediasiaimulti dimensionaliconstruct,ishoppingiorientationicomprisesiofimanyiconstruc
tsireferringitoidifferentiattitudesiandiopinions.iVijayasarathyiandiJonesi(2000)isegmenteditheishoppersiint
oisevenidistinctivarietiesinamely:iin homeishoppers,ieconomicishoppers,imallishoppers,ipersonalizedish
oppers,iethicalishoppersiandiconvenienceishoppers.iTheyifoundiin homeishoppersimoreiinclineditoionlin
eipurchaseiandihavingihigheripurchaseiintentionithanitheirestiofitheiclasses.iSevenishoppingiorientationityp
esiidentifiedibyiGehrt(2007)iareirecreation,inovelty,iimpulseipurchase,iquality,ibrand,ipriceiandiconvenie
nce.iOfiallitheisevenishoppingiorientations,iimpulseipurchaseiorientation,iqualityiorientationiandibrandiori
entationiwereiperceivediasimoreiimportantifromitheiwebiretaileriperspectiveiandiofteniinvestigateditogeth
er.iTheseithreeiorientationsiwereichoseniforithisistudy.
I::
Impulseipurchaseibehaviorihappensiwheniaicustomerifeelsitheiurgeitoipurchaseisomethingiatitheiveryiinsta
ntiwithoutianyimoreievaluation.iImpulseipurchaseibehavioriisianiactionidoneiwithoutianyiprioriplaniasiaires
ultiofiaistimulus.iWithitheirampantigrowthiofionlineishopping,itheistudiesimadeibyiDonthuiandiGarciai(199
9)ihaveifoundithatiimpulseipurchaseiorientationiisiaidefaulticharacteristiciofianionlineishopper.
Brand orientation:-
i
Iniinternetitransactions,icustomersiuseitrustedicorporateiandibrandinamesiiniplaceiofiproductiinformationi
whileipurchasingionline.iJayewardenei(2007)ihaveiestablishedifromitheiristudyithatithereiisiaisignificantief
fectiofibrandiorientation ionicustomerionlineipurchaseiintention.
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Quality orientation:-
i :I
BallengeriandiKorgaonkari(1980)ifoundithationeiofitheithingsithatirecreationalishoppersitenditoitakeiintoic
onsiderationiisiqualityiwhenichoosingistoresiforishopping.iInianionlineishoppingicontext,iGehrti(2007)ifou
ndithaticustomersiwhoishopiforirecreationionlineiareisignificantlyiassociatediwithiquality.
Demographic factors:-i
Thoughidemographicivariablesiareinotiextensivelyistudied,imalesiwereifounditoishopionlineimoreithanife
males.iAccessitoicrediticardiandicomputeriexperienceihasiaisignificantieffect ionipurchaseiintention.i
SiniandiTsei(2002)ihaveistudiedivariousidemographicivariablesilikeieducationilevel,igender,i
ageiandileveliofiinternetiusage
i onionlineipurchaseiintention.iTheyifoundithatitheiprofileiofionlineishoppersitendsitoibeimale,iwellieducate
d,ibetween i 21iand
i 30iandihaveiaihighiinternetiusage.iHenceiiniouriresearchistudy,iweiproposeitoistudyitheieffectiofigender,iag
e,ieducation,ileveliofiinternetiusage,icrediticardiandicomputeriusageiexperience
i onicustomerionlineipurchaseiexperience.
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CHAPTERi– i3
OBJECTIVESi&iRESEARCHiMETHODOLOGY
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OBJECTIVEiOFiTHEiPROJECT
TheiMainiObjectivesiofitheiStudyiIncludes: -
1. Toiknowicustomer’sithoughti&iperceptioniaboutiOnlineishopping.
2. Toiknowitheifactorsiwhichiaffectidecisionimakingiprocessioficustomeriwhileipurchasingithei
Onlineishoppingiproducts.
3. Toiexamineiwhethericustomersipreferionlineishoppingior physicalistores.
RESEARCHiMETHODOLOGY
i
METHODSiUSEDiFORiDATAiCOLLECTION:i
1. PRIMARYiSOURCES:-ii
DueitoipandemicitheiprimaryidataiisicollectedibyiapproachingitheiindividualsionlineiwithiaiQuestionnairei
andiwasifillediafterimakingithemiunderstanditheiuseiofitheiinformation.iThisiwasidoneitoimakeisureithatithei
informationiprovidediisitrueiandiunbiased.i
2. SECONDARYiSOURCES:-i
Auxiliaryiinformationiisigatheredi from ioldi researchipapersi andi onlineisites.
TOOLSiUSEDiFORiDATAiCOLLECTION
TheiTechniqueiwhichiIiuseditoicollectitheidataiis
•Questionnairei i ii
SAMPLINGiDESIGN/SIZE
Questionnaireiwasiishared toi163iRespondents
SAMPLINGiMETHOD:-
Theisamplingimethodiusediforitheiprojectiwasi“RandomiSampling.”iThisitypeiofisamplingiisialsoiknownia
siprobabilityisamplingiwhereieachiandieveryiitemiinitheipopulationihasianiequalichanceiofiinclusioniinitheis
ampleiandieachioneiofitheipossibleisamples.iThisiprocedureigivesieachiitemianiequaliprobabilityiofibeingis
elected.ii
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SOURCESiOFiINFORMATIONiCOLLECTION
Basicallyitheisourceiofitheiinformationiforithisiprojectiwasitakenionlineibyiquestionnaireifromithoseiwhoiw
ereiresidingidifferentiregionsilikei(Punjab,iNoida,iLucknow,iMathuraiandiVaranasi)
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CHAPTER i-4
DATA ANALYSIS &iINTERPRETATION
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TABLE-1iGENDER
FIGURE i4.1i
No. of Respondents
66
97
0
0
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TABLE i-2iAGEiOFiRESPONDENTS
2 26-35 15 9.2
3 36-49 4 2.5
4 50iandiabove 1 o.6
Total 163 100
FIGURE i4.2i
No. of Respondents
143
163
1 4 15
1 15-25 2 26-35 3 36-49 4 50 and above 4 total
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TABLE- i3
Q-1iWHICHiISiTHEiMOSTiPREFRABLEiONLINEiSTOREiUSEDiBYiYOUi?
SliNo Particulars NoiofiRespondents %age
1 Amazon 70 42.90
2 Flipkart 75 46.00
3 Snapdeal 2 1.20
4 Myntra 16 9.80
5 Limeiroad 0 0.00
Total 163 100.00
FIGURE i4.3
No. of Respondents
70
163
75
0 16 2
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TABLE-4
Q-2iHOWiFREQUENTLYiYOUiOPTiFORiONLINEiSHOPPING?
FIGURE-4.4
No. of Respondents
2
27
77
163
57
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i TABLE-5
Q-3iWHYiDOiYOUiPREFERiONLINEiSHOPPING?
FIGURE-4.5
No. of Respondents
74
163 19
30
29
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i6.74%ipeopleiareihavingianotherireasons
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TABLE i-6
Q-4iONLINEiPURCHASINGiSAVESiTIME?
FIGURE4.6
No. of Respondents
46, 14%
35, 11%
10,1%
2, 3%
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TABLE-7
Q-5iONLINEiPURCHASEiISiECONOMICAL?
SliNo Particulars NoiofiRespondents %age
1 Stronglyiagree 27 16.56
2 Agree 87 53.37
3 Neutral 44 26.99
4 Disagree 4 2.45
5 Stronglyidisagree 1 0.61
Total 163 100
FIGURE-4.7
No. of Respondents
27
87
163
44
1
4
1 strongly agree 2 agree 3 neutral 4 disagree 5 strongly disagree 5 total
32
TABLE-8
Q-6iCANiUiPREFERiQUALITYiPRODUCTSiWITHiIMAGESiANDiTHUMBNAILS?
iFIGURE-4.8
No. of Respondents
24
80
163
45
12
33
TABLE i-9
Q-
7iDOiYOUiTHINKiRETURNiORiEXCHANGEiCONDITIONSiAREiNOTiGOODiASiCOMPREDi
TOiOFFLINEiMARKETING?
SliNo Particulars NoiofiRespondents %age
1 Stronglyiagree 15 9.20
2 Agree 52 31.90
3 Neutral 32 19.63
4 Disagree 57 34.96
5 Stronglyidisagree 7 4.29
Total 163 100
FIGURE-4.9
No. of Respondents
15
52
163 32
57
34
TABLE-10
Q-8iONLINEiSHOPPINGiISiHASSLEiFREEiASiCOMPAREDiTOiOFFLINEiMARKETING?
SliNo Particulars NoiofiRespondents %age
1 Stronglyiagree 19 11.65
2 Agree 92 56.44
3 Neutral 33 20.24
4 Disagree 16 9.81
5 Stronglyidisagree 1 0.61
Total 163 100
FIGURE-4.10
No. of Respondents
19
92
163
33
16
35
TABLE-11
Q-
9iONLINEiPURCHASINGiGIVESiYOUiMOREiOFFERiANDiPRIZESiASCOMPAREDiTOiOFF
LINEiMRKETING?
SliNo Particulars NoiofiRespondents %age
1 Stronglyiagree 39 23.92
2 Agree 89 54.60
3 Neutral 24 14.72
4 Disagree 8 4.90
5 Stronglyidisagree 1 0.61
Total 163 100
FIGURE-4.11
No. of Respondents
39
163 89
24
8
1
36
i TABLE i-12
Q-
10iONLINEiSHOPPINGiGIVESiYOUiDIFFERENTiPAYMENTiOPTIONiASiCOMPAREDiTOi
OFFLINEiMARKETING?
SliNo Particulars NoiofiRespondents %age
1 Stronglyiagree 53 32.51
2 Agree 74 45.39
3 Neutral 23 14.11
4 Disagree 8 4.90
5 Stronglyidisagree 0 0
Total 163 100
FIGURE- i4.12
No. of Respondents
53
163 74
23
8
0
37
TABLE-13
Q-11iONLINEiSHOPPINGiISiGAININGiMUCH
iSPACEiANDiPOPULARITYiASiCOMPAREDi TOiOFFLINEiMARKET?
No. of Respondents
31
97
163
24
16
1 strongly agree 2 agree 3 neutral 4 disagree 5 strongly disagree 5 total
38
TABLE-14
FIGURE-4.14
No. of Respondents
[VALUE]
[VALUE]
163, 50%
[VALUE]
1,16,
0%5%
39
TABLE-15
Q-
13iYOUiWILLiPREFERiTHEiONLINEiSTOREiWHOSEiCUSTOMERiSUPPORTiISiFRIENDL
Y?
SliNo Particulars NoiofiRespondents %age
1 Stronglyiagree 32 19.63
2 Agree 95 58.28
3 Neutral 25 15.33
4 Disagree 5 3.06
5 Stronglyidisagree 1 0.61
Total 163 100
FIGURE- i4.15
No. of Respondents
32
95
163
25
5
1
40
TABLE i-16
Q-
14iONLINEiPURCHASINGiCANiBEiUSEDiATiANYiTIMEANDiPLACEiUNLIKEiOFFLINEiM
ARKETINGiWITHiDEDICATEDiHOURSiOFiOPENNING?
SliNo Particulars NoiofiRespondents %age
1 Stronglyiagree 58 35.58
2 Agree 71 43.55
3 Neutral 27 16.56
4 Disagree 3 1.84
5 Stronglyidisagree 0 0
Total 163 100
FIGURE i4.16
No. of Respondents
26
89
163
32
2 11
1 strongly agree 2 agree 3 neutral 4 disagree 5 strongly disagree 5 total
41
TABLE-17
Q-15iONLINEiSTORESiWITHiLIVEiCHATiSUPPORTiAREiMUCHiHELPFUL?
SliNo Particulars NoiofiRespondents %age
1 Stronglyiagree 26 15.95
2 Agree 89 54.60
3 Neutral 32 19.63
4 Disagree 11 6.74
5 Stronglyidisagree 2 1.22
Total 163 100
FIGURE-4.17
No. of Respondents
26
89
163
32
11
42
TABLE-18
Q-16iONLINEiSTOREiGIVESiYOU iAiONEiSTOPiDESTINATIONiFORiALL
PRODUCTSiANDiCOMMODITIESiASiCOMAPRED TOiOFFLINEiMARKRT?
SliNo Particulars NoiofiRespondents %age
1 Stronglyiagree 34 20.85
2 Agree 91 55.82
3 Neutral 30 18.40
4 Disagree 5 3.06
5 Stronglyidisagree 1 0.61
Total 163 100
FIGURE- i4.18
No. of Respondents
34
91
163
30
15
43
TABLE-19
Q- i17
iONLINEiSTORESiWITHiVERIFIEDiCUSTOMERSiREVIEWSiGIVEiYOUiANiIDEAiOFiTHEi
PRODUCT?
FIGURE- i4.19
No. of Respondents
34
91
163
30
5
1
44
TABLE-20
Q-
18iYOUiFEELiMOREiSATISFIEDiOPTINGiFORiONLINEiPURCHASINGiASiCOMPAREDiTO
iOFFLINEiMARKETING?
FIGURE- i4.20
No. of Respondents
[VALUE]
[VALUE]
[VALUE]
[VALUE]
0,13,
0%4%
45
TABLE-21
FIGURE-4.21
No. of Respondents
26
89
163
32
11
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CHAPTER i-5
FINDING CONCLUSION
AND SUGGESTIONS i i
47
FINDINGS
Theimaximuminumberiofirespondentiwhichiisi87%iwhoidoionlineishoppingiisiagedibetween
i 15 i-25
46%iofirespondentsiareimotivatedibyiflipkartitoipurchaseitheiproductiand
i 42%iofirespondentsibuyitheiproductsiatiamazonistore.
47%iofirespondentsiareioptingionlineishoppingiiniaimonthiwhere
i 34%irespondentsioptiquiteioften.
45%iofirespondentsithoughtithatiitiisimuchiconvenienti&itimeisavingiwhere
i 18%ithoughtithatiitioffersigoodiproductiquality.
53%irespondentsiareiagreeingithationlineishoppingiisieconomicaliwhere i27%iareineutral.
49%iofirespondentsiareiagreeingithatitheyipreferiqualityiproductiwithiimagei&ithumbnailiwher
e i27%iareineutral.
35%iofirespondentsiareidisagreeingithatireturni&iexchangeiareinotigoodiwhere i31%iareiagree
i onithat.
56%iofirespondentsiareithoughtithationlineishoppingiisihassleifreeiasicomparediofflineimarketi
ngiwhere i20%iareineutral.
54%iofirespondentsithoughtithationlineimarketeriprovideitheicompetitiveipriceithaniphysicalist
ores. Becauseitheyiprovideivariousidiscounts,icoupons,ifreeioffersietc.
45%iofirespondentsiareistronglyiagreedithationlineishoppingigivesimanyimoreipaymentioptioni
asicomparediofflineimarketing.
59%iofirespondentsiareiagreeingithationlineishoppingiisigainingimoreipopularityiasicompariso
niofflineimarketing.
56%iofirespondentsiare satisfied with the quality of product fromionlineimarketingiwhere
i 20%iareineutral.
55%iofirespondentsithoughtithationlineistoreigivesioneistopidestinationiforialliproductsiandico
mmoditiesiasicompareditoiofflineimarketing.
55%iofirespondentsiareiagreeingithationlineistoresiwithiverifiedicustomer’sireviewsigiveithemi
aniideaiofitheiproduct.
49%iofirespondentsiareiagreeingithatiitiisimoreisatisfiedioptingiforionlineipurchasingiasicompa
reditoiofflineimarketingiwhere i27%iareirespondentsiisineutral.
54%iofirespondentsiareiagreeingthat e-commerce industry is going to replace there traditinal
offline shopping of goods habits iwhere i19%iareirespondentsiisineutral.
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CONCLUSION
49
RECOMMENDATIONS
Returnipolicy
Authorizediaccessiofiretailer
Ruraliareaidelivery
Fastitransactioniandicustomerisatisfaction
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LIMITATIONSiOFiTHEiSTUDY
1. Thei complete istudy irevolvesi aroundi the ipeople iwith ispecifici interest iandiiiiiconcern.
2. Theifindings iand iconclusion iis iparticularly ibased i on ithe iexperience iof icorrespondents.
3. There iis igenerally ilarge inumber iof icustomers ibut ithe istudyi was imade ionly iwith ilimited
i number iof isamples.
4. Thei study iwas icompleted imaintaining ithe idecorumi ofi theipeoplei participated iin ithe isurvey.
5. The information collected by the customers might not be completely true, there may be some
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
i errors.
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FURTHER SCOPEiOFiTHEiSTUDY
After analysing the data collected from various users of online shoping, the following
scopes are as :-
Its main motive is to know about their satisfaction and interst for online purchasing i.e. customer
is satisfied or not for online purchasing
Also,
For knowing itheibrandiloyaltyi of idifferent igroupi of ipeople.
Also,
For iknowingi about iwhich itype iof ipurchase ipeople iprefer ithe imost.
Its main motive is alsoifindioutithe idifferent iprice irange ithat ipeopleigenerally iprefer.
And also toifindioutitheireasoniforibuyingithingsionline.
So this all are the further scope of the study.
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ANNEXURE
Q-1iiwhichiisitheimostipreferableionlineistoreiusedibyiyou?
Amazon
Flipkart
Snapdeal
Myntra
LimeiRoad
i
Q-2iHowifrequentlyiyouioptiforionlineishopping?
Everyday
Iniaiweek
Iniaimonth
Quiteioften
Q-3 Why do you prefer online shopping?
i i i i i i
Muchiconvenientianditimeisaving
Lowiprice
ProductiQuality
Youigetirareiproductsiasicompareditoiofflineimarketing
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Others
Q-4 Online purchasing saves time
i i i i
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q-5 Online purchasing is economical
i i i i
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q-
i 7 Return or exchange conditions are not as good as compared to offline marketing.
i i i i i i i i i i i i i
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q- 8 Online shopping is hassle-free as compared to offline marketing.
i i i i i i i i i i
StronglyiAgree
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Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q-
9 Online purchasing gives you more offers and prizes as compared to offline market
i i i i i i i i i i i i i
ing
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q-
10 Online shopping gives you different payment options as compared to offline mark
i i i i i i i i i i i i
eting.
Stronglyiagree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q-
i 11 Online shopping is gaining much space and popularity as compared to offline mar
i i i i i i i i i i i i i
keting.
Stronglyiagree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
56
Q-12 How satisfied are you with the quality of products?
H
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Neutral
Disatisfied
Very disatisfied
Q- 13 You will prefer the online stores whose customer support is friendly.
i i i i i i i i i i i i
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q-
14 Online purchasing can be used at any time and place unlike offline marketing with
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q-15 Online stores with live chat support are much helpful.
i i i i i i i i i
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Stronglyiagree
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Q-16 Online stores give you a one-
i i i i i i
stop destination for all products and commodities as compared to offline marketing.
i i i i i i i i i i i
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q-17 Online stores with verified customer reviews give you an idea of the product.
i i i i i i i i i i i i i
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q-18
i You feel more satisfied opting for online purchasing as compared to offline marketin
i i i i i i i i i i i i
g.
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyiDisagree
Q-19 You think e-commerce industry is going to replace your traditinal offline
i
StronglyiAgree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree StronglyiDisagree
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