Advances in online retailing: towards the convergence of the Internet, wireless, and broadband

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Rao
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Online Retailing

Privacy for the Twenty-First Century: Cryptography

2001 ◽  
Vol 94 (8) ◽  
pp. 689-707
Author(s):  
Richard T. Petras
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Computer Users ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Retailing ◽  
Military Organizations ◽  
Private Data ◽  
Internet Economy ◽  
Percent Increase ◽  
The Individual ◽  
E Mail

The Internet is everywhere today. E-mail is as common as a telephone call, and every company includes its Web site in its advertisements. The Internet economy was expected to surpass $1.3 trillion by summer 2000 (Must Read 1999a), and online retailing was expected to generate $36 billion in revenue in 1999, a 250 percent increase over 1998 (Must Read 1999b). In the present millennium, daily life at all levels will increasingly depend on the transmission over public lines of sensitive, private data, whether it is payment information or personal e-mail. Since “nearly 60% of US consumers think that transactions made via the Internet are unsafe” (Must Read 1999a), the ultimate success of the Internet economy depends on the ability to guarantee privacy on public systems. Cryptography and secure cryptosystems will help protect the privacy of all computer users, ranging from government and military organizations to the individual user at home.

Web 2.0 Tools Adoption Model

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Isaías ◽  
Fábio Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Important Change ◽  
Semantic Search ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Retailing ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Rich Internet Applications ◽  
Online Retailers ◽  
Adoption Model

The Internet has become a major sales platform, assuming an emergent importance in increasing the economic growth of businesses. Web 2.0 has been a very important change in the way people use the internet and it has created an impact in all sectors of society. This study emphasises the importance of including Web 2.0 tools in online retailing as a contribution for success. The focus of this research lies in Portuguese online retailers and the elaboration of an adoption model for Web 2.0 tools. Through an observation of the 36 most visited Portuguese e-Commerce websites, it was possible to gather information on their adoption patterns of these tools. Social networks, Rich Internet Applications, mashups and Really Simple Syndication were the most popular tools, while semantic search, wikis and blogs were the least implemented. These and other aspects were gathered and then used to build a Web 2.0 adoption model.

The Emerging Internet Retailing Market as a Nested Diffusion Process

1998 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 281-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ed Jimeniz ◽  
Shane Greenstein
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Process ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Retailing ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Internet Retailing ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Heterogeneous Consumers ◽  
Standard Framework

In this essay, we analyse the diffusion of the Internet and online retailing within the standard framework of diffusion to heterogeneous consumers. We show that many conditions favour the diffusion of Internet retailing in the short run, but not in the long run. We argue that the standard framework needs to account for the "nested" diffusion process. That is, the diffusion of online retailing depends on the diffusion of many other goods, whose underlying diffusion process is also changing. An understanding of these interrelated processes leads to a richer understanding of the prospects for the long-term diffusion of online retailing.

Price Dispersion on the Internet

2010 ◽  
pp. 46-54
Author(s):  
Fang-Fang Tang ◽  
Xiaolin Xing
Keyword(s):  
Price Dispersion ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Search Costs ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Markets ◽  
Online Retailing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Price Levels

The emergence and explosive growth of e-commerce have ushered in a new era of retail business, which has in turned triggered an increased research interest in studying online pricing behavior. Online retailing promises the potentials of low barrier of entry, easy access of information, and low transactions costs. These features of online retailing imply that the growth of e-commerce has the potential of realizing often stated economic ideals for a truly competitive market: low search costs, fierce price reactions, low margins, and weak market power. Such benefits might provide significant welfare benefits to consumers. Early studies in the literature mainly focused on comparing price levels and price dispersion between offline and online competitors (e.g. Bailey 1998, Brynjolffson & Smith 2000). As online markets become more mature and more data on e-tailing become available, empirical studies have shifted from analyzing cross-sectional data to longitudinally investigating market dynamics in terms of price levels and price dispersions. Since customers can obtain price information in online markets easily and inexpensively, it might be expected that online price dispersion should be small. However, empirical studies have found significant price differences and persistent price dispersions in the Internet markets, for which we are going to review in the following sections.

Emerging implications of online retailing for real estate

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Jones ◽  
Nicola Livingstone
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Central Element ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Retailing ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Online Sales ◽  
Corporate Real Estate

Purpose – This paper aims to initially explore the effects of online retailing on corporate real estate strategies today, examining current trends and the approaches of leading edge retailers in this evolving marketplace. The UK has the greatest proportion of online sales worldwide. Design/methodology/approach – Context is provided through existing literature, and the methodology considers specific case studies. Information from financial reports, websites and evidence directly from retailers is derived to examine selected sectoral responses (food shopping, fashion retailing and department stores) to online shopping. The research considers the interface between the virtual and physical retail landscapes. Findings – The Internet is undeniably driving change, and large retailers have responded by embracing multi-channel sales strategies in which the adapted physical store remains a central element. Research limitations/implications – The case studies are arguably limited in their market assessment by examining only large retailers, but it is these retailers who occupy much of the real estate space in shopping centres. Data on Internet sales and retail space of individual retailers are not publicly available. This paper offers a qualitative introduction into ongoing research on the evolution of Internet retailing today. Practical implications – For large retailers, a multi-channel corporate sales strategy is enhanced by physical stores that can act as showrooms and collection points and enhance consumer service. Multiple retailers have a competitive advantage in the form of store networks and a recognisable brand that they can exploit to capture the sales opportunities the Internet offers. Originality/value – The paper is the first to collate and analyse corporate real estate strategic responses to online retailing.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study Of Online Retailing: U.S. Vs. E.U. Consumer Attitudes Toward Product Country Of Origin

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman E. Pence ◽  
Judith DeLouche Scott ◽  
C. Richard Scott
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Internet Marketing ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Online Retailing ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The U.S

<p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">As a first-mover into the use of the Internet for e-commerce, many U.S. retailers have found another tool that it has added to the plethora of methods it can use to reach customers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Although in an early stage of development, the growth of e-commerce is likely to mushroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Trailing the U.S. in Internet marketing, retailers in the European Union (E.U.) are quickly realizing its potential to increase revenues and profits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This study focuses on two aspects of online retailing by contrasting the perceptions of U.S. and E.U. consumers on the use of the Internet for shopping, and contrasting their views with respect to where a product originates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The study surveyed 268 people from either the U.S., E.U., and from a handful of other locations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>From the gathered data set findings and conclusions were made that should be of interest to professionals in academe or the commercial business sector.</span></span></span></p>

A hitchhiker’s guide to microscopy and microanalysis using telecommunications, e-mail, and the Internet

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 390-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nestor J. Zaluzec
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Information Superhighway ◽  
The World ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
On Line ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Communication Software ◽  
Basic Ideas ◽  
E Mail

The Information SuperHighway, Email, The Internet, FTP, BBS, Modems, : all buzz words which are becoming more and more routine in our daily life. Confusing terminology? Hopefully it won't be in a few minutes, all you need is to have a handle on a few basic concepts and terms and you will be on-line with the rest of the "telecommunication experts". These terms all refer to some type or aspect of tools associated with a range of computer-based communication software and hardware. They are in fact far less complex than the instruments we use on a day to day basis as microscopist's and microanalyst's. The key is for each of us to know what each is and how to make use of the wealth of information which they can make available to us for the asking. Basically all of these items relate to mechanisms and protocols by which we as scientists can easily exchange information rapidly and efficiently to colleagues in the office down the hall, or half-way around the world using computers and various communications media. The purpose of this tutorial/paper is to outline and demonstrate the basic ideas of some of the major information systems available to all of us today. For the sake of simplicity we will break this presentation down into two distinct (but as we shall see later connected) areas: telecommunications over conventional phone lines, and telecommunications by computer networks. Live tutorial/demonstrations of both procedures will be presented in the Computer Workshop/Software Exchange during the course of the meeting.

The internet—A useful communication tool but no replacement for the doctor-patient relationship

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A735-A735
Author(s):  
C STREETS ◽  
J PETERS ◽  
D BRUCE ◽  
P TSAI ◽  
N BALAJI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship
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