Business Services Industry

If You Build It

Entrepreneur, August, 2003 by Steve Cooper

If You Build It...

Steve Cooper

WHAT FEATURES make U.S. consumers more likely to buy something from a
Web site?

FREE SHIPPING                                           90%
DISCOUNTS TO FREQUENT CUSTOMERS                         81%
TRACKING ON PURCHASES                                   77%
A PUBLISHED PRIVACY POLICY                              62%
PERSONAL INFORMATION SAVED FOR ONE-CLICK CHECKOUT       53%
RECEIVED A HIGH RATING FROM AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE       51%
HAS AN OFFLINE STORE ASSOCIATED WITH IT                 37%
OPTION TO STORE A WISH LIST                             33%
LIVE ONLINE CHAT WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES  29%
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PURCHASES                           28%

SOURCE: eBrain Market Research/Consumer Electronics Association
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COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning
 

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