The article investigates determinants of usage intention (IU) of online travel agencies' (OTAs) services by consumers and their propensity for word-of-mouth (WOM). The determinants represent two groups of factors: (1) items reflecting the perceived quality of OTAs' platforms (PQ) and (2) those...

Background: E-commerce has emerged as a good response to the pandemic of COVID-19. However, the costs of providing a service, which includes a driver and a vehicle, in a regular vehicle that can transport goods that need positive cold (0° to 5°C) are very high. Objectives: This paper aims to...

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of store displays on shopping behavior among female consumers to provide insights that a manager can use to encourage purchase behavior.Design/methodology/approach - The data in this research is collected from 200 women...

As an innovative approach to retail, mobile commerce develops rapidly during last decade. It brings new challenges and opportunities in front of retailers who have to adapt their business strategies to new generation shoppers. With a good understanding of the shoppers' online purchase intention,...

The rapid development of technology has drastically changed the way consumers do their shopping. The volume of global online commerce has significantly been increasing partly due to the recent COVID-19 crisis that has accelerated the expansion of e-commerce. A growing number of webshops...

The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) on brand image and online purchase intention of shopping products among Bangladeshi consumers. Bangladesh is experiencing rapid growth in terms of e-business and e-commerce. Consequently, the practice of...

Many online marketplaces (e.g., Amazon) use recommendation systems to personalize product recommendations for each customer. In practice, many recommendation systems are “profit-based,” recommending the product that maximizes the marketplaces’ expected profit from each consumer. We study...

The online food delivery market in India perseveres to grow at a sustained pace. The business has unique dynamics and challenges with the spike in orders during weekends, meeting delivery schedules during peak demand, offering deep discounts to address wavering customer loyalty, reducing cash...

Electronic commerce in B2C area is developing rapidly in Europe in last decade and it became respective proportion in retail revenue generation in all EU countries. More than a half of population in EU are online shoppers. Books are important product category. On the other hand, consumer...