busi 330 priniciple of marketing 2nd DB

Online computer shopping at websites makes it possible for individual consumers to get direct information from hundreds of companies they would not otherwise know about. Consumers can place an order for a purchase that is then shipped to them directly. Or, they can do what is known as “ship to store” from the online site. With the growth of these services, to what degree will the need for retailers and wholesalers be eliminated or greatly reduced? Explain your answer, and consider the marketing functions that are involved in electronic purchases and who performs them. What will the businesses’ need to be concerned with in the future?

The use of E-Commerce has benefit the sale of many products ranging from the increased of airline tickets purchased on line, booking of hotel rooms online as well, as well as the success of E-Bay and Amazon. Yet there are many other products that will never take off on line such as the grocery purchase from supermarkets (cheap products) as well as the sales of fashionable clothings or even perfumes (expensive products). Discuss why are some products are easier to sell on line than others.

Assume you are considering opening a retail business. You are trying to decide whether to have a traditional “brick-and-mortar” store or to sell only online. Explain how the activities and costs differ between these two retail arrangements.

About 9% of Internet users do not shop or buy online. Explain THREE (3) possible reasons why some people do not shop online.

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Will e-commerce eventually replace traditional brick-and-mortar retailing? Why or why not? Illustrate your answer with an example.Can you write a long answer please?

is the demand of online shopping will increase

The atmosphere in a retail store is carefully crafted to influence shoppers. Select a retailer that has both a physical store and an online store. Describe the elements of the physical store’s atmosphere, such as the colors, lighting, music, scents, and décor. What image is the store’s atmosphere projecting? Is that image appropriate given the merchandise assortment and target market of the store? Which elements of the physical store’s atmosphere are part of its online store atmosphere? Does the retailer integrate the physical store’s atmosphere with its online presence? Explain.

Explain the concept of "atmospherics" in the field of retailing. Do you believe it has been valid in attracting you to enter a store at different stages throughout your life? Give an example where it has been or has not been effective for you. Describe where a major retail chain which has traditional brick and mortar retailing outlets has managed to keep the "tone" of the atmospherics the same in their E-Commerce retail outlet.

Think of a company that you shop with online. Explain the benefits of shopping online.

DISCUSS the various ways to save money and time in your weekly shopping patterns. Has increased technology helped you save time and money?

Explain why it is that such a large percentage of retail sales still take place in physical brick-and-mortar stores as opposed to online.

How can an online store, from a computer science perspective, maintain account of what its consumers purchase?