{"id":1,"date":"2011-01-13T09:25:20","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T09:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/kathylin\/?p=1"},"modified":"2011-01-21T02:01:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T10:01:10","slug":"b2c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/kathylin\/2011\/01\/13\/b2c\/","title":{"rendered":"B2C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was younger, I used to flip through paper catalogues imagining that by pointing at the items that I wanted, they would magically appear in front of my eyes. Silly! I know.<\/p>\n<p>Little did I know\u2026 technology today is bringing us close to that very thing.<\/p>\n<p>Clothing, books, videogames, electronics, music, automotive, tickets, art, real estate, and everything else- you name it- can be placed into your virtual shopping cart then purchased with a simple click of a few and lastly delivered to your doorsteps.\u00a0 In recent years, online shopping has become increasingly popular amongst the upper class (and now the middle class as well) societies. What people are looking for today is\u00a0<strong>convenience, convenience,and\u00a0convenience<\/strong>, so what better than to offer B2C (Business-to-Consumer) online shopping?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong> (for consumers):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Direct access to retailer\u2019s website<\/li>\n<li>Compare like products<\/li>\n<li>Read reviews from other buyers<\/li>\n<li>Minus the cost of the in store experience<\/li>\n<li>Offered in various languages<\/li>\n<li>Closing time? Kah-puushk! Open 24\/7!<\/li>\n<li>Delivered to you or to the closest location etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disadvantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outrageous shipping fees<\/li>\n<li>Cannot test\/ handle the product (eg. camera, car)<\/li>\n<li>Is there a return policy?<\/li>\n<li>No salesperson to answer your questions (usually by email, sometimes phone call<\/li>\n<li>Fraud and security concern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I, myself, am not an online shopper fanatic; however, I have done a bit of exploring. As a consumer, what I\u2019d like to see on a shopping site is a fresh, clean, no-clutter layout that\u2019s easy to navigate. I\u2019ve posted a screenshot of Urban Outfitters&#8217; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanoutfitters.com\/\">http:\/\/www.urbanoutfitters.com<\/a>)\u00a0online shopping \u00a0design and what I like about this is that it is very neat and concise. I\u2019ve got the price, colour, size, and quantity; details, reviews, ask &amp; answer; photos from different angles; and similar products that I may like! This is a very simple example but you get the gist, : ).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/kathylin\/files\/2011\/01\/online-shopping.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15\" title=\"online shopping\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/kathylin\/files\/2011\/01\/online-shopping-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/kathylin\/files\/2011\/01\/online-shopping-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/kathylin\/files\/2011\/01\/online-shopping.jpg 869w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now. Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was younger, I used to flip through paper catalogues imagining that by pointing at the items that I wanted, they would magically appear in front of my eyes. Silly! I know. Little did I know\u2026 technology today is bringing us close to that very thing. 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