scholarly journals How the Covid-19 Pandemic Is Changing Online Food Shopping Human Behaviour in Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9594
Author(s):  
Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo ◽  
Mariantonietta Fiore ◽  
Antonino Galati
Keyword(s):  
Online Shopping ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Food Shopping ◽  
Cumulative Logit Model ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
On Line

The advent of the Internet has significantly changed consumption patterns and habits. Online grocery shopping is a way of purchasing food products using a web-based shopping service. The current COVID-19 pandemic is determining a rethinking of purchase choice elements and of consumers’ behavior. This work aims to investigate which characteristics can affect the decision of online food shopping during the pandemic emergency in Italy. In particular, the work aims to analyze the effects of a set of explanatory variables on the level of satisfaction for the food online shopping experience. For achieving this aim, the proportional odds version of the cumulative logit model is carried out. Data derive from an anonymous on-line questionnaire administrated during the first months of the pandemic and filled by 248 respondents. The results of this work highlight that people having familiarity with buying food online, that have a higher educational level and consider food online channels easy to use, appear more satisfied for the food online shopping experience. These findings can be crucial for the future green global challenges as online shopping may help to reach competitive advantages for company sustainability.

scholarly journals Who's Grocery Shopping Online and Why: Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Nationally-Representative Sample Since the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 231-231
Author(s):  
Amy Lo ◽  
Emily Duffy ◽  
Shu Wen Ng
Keyword(s):  
Online Shopping ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Food Shopping ◽  
Shopper Behavior ◽  
Nationally Representative

Abstract Objectives COVID-19 has created a new normal, affecting food purchasing behaviors, moving a portion of them online. It is unknown how these behavioral shifts may differ by sociodemographic characteristics and whether shifts may widen or diminish existing diet-related disparities. To fill these gaps, we use nationally-representative Consumer Panel survey data to examine shifts in online grocery shopping by sociodemographic characteristics. Methods The Nielsen COVID-19 Shopper Behavior Survey was administered to a subset of Nielsen Homescan panel participants in March-April 2020 (n = 17,262 households (HH)). We describe survey-weighted HH sociodemographic characteristics and reasons for online shopping. Survey weighted-multivariable logistic regression was used to examine sociodemographic correlates of reported increases in online food shopping. Results One third (34%) of our survey-weighted sample said they shopped for groceries online more since COVID-19, and 60% of these HH reported planning to continue shopping online after COVID-19. In adjusted analyses, all age groups (40–54 y, 55–64y, 65 + y) had lower odds of online shopping than heads of HH 39 years or younger (all OR = 0.7, P < 0.001). Lower educated (high school or less) HH had lower odds of online shopping compared to higher educated (college or more) HH (OR = 0.7, P < 0.001). HH in the South had higher odds of online shopping than those in the Northeast (OR = 1.2, P = 0.006). Compared to Non-Hispanic (NH) white HH, Hispanic HH had higher odds of online shopping (OR = 1.2, P = 0.02), and NH Asian HH had lower odds of online shopping (OR = 0.8, P = 0.02). HH with children had higher odds of online shopping compared to households without children (OR = 1.4, P < 0.001). Of those who said they would increase the amount of online shopping they did for everyday items including food (37%), the top reasons were to avoid public germs and COVID-19 (81%), to take advantage of the convenience (44%) and to access a better selection (17%). Conclusions There are disparities in shifts in online shopping behaviors due to COVID-19. Understanding these disparities can inform public health nutrition interventions related to online food shopping. We will assess the August 2020 survey as the pandemic may further change food shopping habits. Funding Sources Arnold Ventures & National Institutes of Health

Virtual Reality Interfaces Applied to Web-Based 3D E-Commerce

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unai Elordi ◽  
Alvaro Segura ◽  
Jon Goenetxea ◽  
Aitor Moreno ◽  
Jon Arambarri
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Product Placement ◽  
The Other ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
On Line ◽  
Web 3D ◽  
The Web

E-commerce is well established on today’s Internet and has created its own set of techniques for performing and optimizing sales. Traditional shops on the other hand provide a physical space in which decoration and space are relevant. In this paper we present innovative interfaces that join the concepts of real shops and on-line e-commerce in a Web-based virtual reality platform. The idea involves making the e-shopping experience more intuitive, closer to the experience of visiting a real shop, and providing on-line 3D interfaces for the entire process from shop design and product placement to customer experience analysis. We researched traditional marketing and sales techniques and the way they can be transferred to 3D virtual reality environments. Web 3D technologies allow us to implement interactive virtual worlds on the Web, accessible for everyone over different platforms and without special applications or plug-ins.

scholarly journals Qualitative Study on Factors Influencing Aging Population’s Online Grocery Shopping and Mode Choice When Grocery Shopping in Person

2020 ◽  
pp. 036119812096479
Author(s):  
Ana Bezirgani ◽  
Ugo Lachapelle
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Home Delivery ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Active Mode ◽  
Food Shopping ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Online Shoppers ◽  
Shopping Trips

Given that older adults are prone to car cessation, they may also be at risk of food insecurity. Online shopping has the potential to become a key solution to this growing social issue. The objective of this study was to understand how mode use relates to food shopping patterns, and what specifically motivates older adults to choose certain travel modes for grocery shopping or to shop online. Sixty-one retired individuals were interviewed in Montreal, Canada. Participants were first asked to discuss their food shopping habits and the modes they used to purchase food. Then, participants were asked open-ended questions about beliefs from the theory of planned behavior. Participants listed advantages/disadvantages, people who approve/disapprove, and facilitating factors/barriers related to travel modes and online grocery shopping. Most participants never used online grocery shopping. Results revealed similarities in shopping styles between car drivers and online shoppers. Both were organized (prepared lists), shopped in bulk, and went on regularly timed shopping trips. Public transit (PT) and active mode users were spontaneous and irregular shoppers who viewed in-person shopping as physical and social activity opportunities. Grocery shopping using these modes could be made easier for some participants if shops offered home delivery after in-store purchases. Car drivers were more likely to adopt online services than PT or active mode users who preferred delivery after in-person shopping to reduce obstacles linked to these modes. In order for online grocery shopping to be integrated as part of one’s established habits, both travel habits and grocery shopping habits must be observed jointly.

scholarly journals WHY DO RETAIL CUSTOMERS HESITATE FOR SHOPPING GROCERY ONLINE?

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1444-1462
Author(s):  
Martin Klepek ◽  
Radka Bauerová
Keyword(s):  
Personal Contact ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Delivery Time ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Time Consumption ◽  
World Markets ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Thematic Units ◽  
Time Gap

Considering a relatively slow adoption of online grocery shopping in the vast majority of the world markets, the main objective of this study was to uncover any new reasons why customers hesitate to shop groceries online. Moreover, we were not looking for undiscovered discouraging reasons only but also intended to validate previously researched reasons in published studies. Thus, we have first used a systematic literature review to cover all relevant previous studies on online grocery non-buyers. Even though this process is time-consuming, it provides a coherent overview of the published material on the topic. Further, we designed a web-based survey of 670 respondents from the general internet population. The data in open-ended questions related to online grocery attitudes and opinions were analysed by the content analysis. 14 thematic units emerged from the process from which the majority confirmed previously researched negative attitudes toward online grocery shopping. Non-buyers prefer to see grocery in person before buying it, there is a distrust in e-tailers to choose the best and freshest grocery, non-buyers prefer personal contact with the seller and behave habitually. Moreover, they tend to shop offline also because of hedonic reasons and pleasure from the shopping experience. Novel reasons why people hesitate to shop online in this category were the time consumption where consumers perceived online shopping slow regarding order-delivery time gap and were reluctant to pay for the delivery service, to mention just a few. We conclude with a summary of our results and a handful of recommendation for e-tail companies.

India Goes Digital..Smartphone is the New Shopping Destination

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Shankar Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Online Shopping ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Mobile Commerce ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
User Friendly

Despite being in nascent stage m-commerce is gaining momentum in India. The explosive growth of smart-phone users has made India much loved business destination for whole world. Indian internet user is becoming the second largest in the world next to China surpassing US, which throws open plenty of e-commerce opportunities, not only for Indian players, offshore players as well. Mobile commerce is likely to overtake e-commerce in the next few years, spurred by the continued uptrend in online shopping and increasing use of mobile apps.The optimism comes from the fact that people accessing the Internet through their mobiles had jumped 33 per cent in 2014 to 173 million and is expected to grow 21 per cent year-on-year till 2019 to touch 457 million. e-Commerce brands are eyeing on the mobile app segment by developing user-friendly and secure mobile apps offering a risk-free and easy shopping experience to its users. Budget 4G smart phones coupled with affordable plans, can very well drive 4G growth in India.

Factor Influencing Consumers on Beguiling Craze of Online Shopping: A Study of Attitude in Nagpur City of Maharashtra (India)

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 137-145
Author(s):  
Sohail Imran Khan ◽  
Rohat Zada
Keyword(s):  
Online Shopping ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Web Based ◽  
High Significance ◽  
Online Fraud ◽  
Return Policy ◽  
Large State ◽  
Evolution Of Technology ◽  
Center City ◽  
General Product

Evolution of technology has completely revolutionaries’ day to day life of common man. Technology has penetrated in our life like anything. These days everybody is using technology for their benefit’s and marketers are no an exception to it. They are using technology to reach to the customers. Days are far gone when people used to line up in stores to purchase the general product. These days, more and more individuals lean toward online shopping, which is presently a pattern of style and fashion. Nagpur, the center city of the country and world-famous for its oranges is advancing towards computerized explosion that makes high significance on the assessment of the present acknowledgment level of online shopping by the youngsters. In this way, understanding the by and a large state of customer's attitude towards web-based shopping is significant for the Nagpurians. In this study, 143 respondents took part in the survey. Respondents were selected through simple random technique. Data was analyzed using SPSS Version 22. This study found that online shopping is very common in this young generation of Nagpur. Major reason for Nagpurains to do online shopping is that it saves a lot of time. However, consumer those who do not shop online is only because of online fraud, lack of personal touch and no return policy. Nagpur consumers do prescribe online shopping as an elective path for shopping.

scholarly journals An on-line survey of the behavioral changes in Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia during the COVID-19 pandemic related to food shopping, food handling, and hygienic practices

Food Control ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 107934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dima Faour-Klingbeil ◽  
Tareq M. Osaili ◽  
Anas A. Al-Nabulsi ◽  
Monia Jemni ◽  
Ewen C.D. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Food Handling ◽  
Food Shopping ◽  
On Line ◽  
Line Survey
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