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Commercial WWW site appeal: how does it affect online food and drink consumers’ purchasing behavior?

Internet ResearchPublished 1 March 1998
Gregory K. White, Barbara Manning
Citations49
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TL;DR

The relationship between consumer attitudes toward a commercial WWW site and likelihood of purchase as well as demographic factors which are related to online purchasing behavior of food and drink products are described.

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a recent online survey of consumer attitudes toward selected US online storefronts marketing barbecue sauce, cheese, olive oil, and potato chips as well as international companies marketing an assortment of specialty food products. It describes the relationship between consumer attitudes toward a commercial WWW site and likelihood of purchase as well as demographic factors which are related to online purchasing behavior of food and drink products.

Keywords

Social SciencesBusiness, Management and Accounting