Online business is booming in the UK, according to a new retail report.
Market analysts Verdict found the internet was the fastest growing retail sector last year, attracting one in four shoppers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4281927.stm
"Online shopping 'defies slowdown'"
Online retailing is continuing to boom in the UK despite pessimism about the economy, according to a survey. The amount of money spent by consumers shopping online increased by 35% to £14.7bn last year, retail analysts Verdict Research said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7432643.stm
"Online Shopping Boomed This Holiday Season"
Holiday Shopping online increased 25 percent this year as bargain hunters often opted for virtual malls instead of fighting crowds at traditional brick and mortar outlets, according to a survey.
http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3453931/Online-Shopping-Boomed-This-Holiday-Season.htm
I have chosen to explain the features and compare the service of:
www.ebay.co.uk
and
www.tesco.com
Ebay is an online auctioning and selling site. Users can sell or buy items from other users or ebay 'shops'. Buying from an ebay shop is almost instant you buy, pay and get sent the item, this is different to how bidding works- this process involves, bidding, winning, paying and getting sent the item, it is different to an ebay shop as you instantly buy the item on the 'shop' and it is sent just like any other online shopping site, this part of this website is the 'e-commerce'.
As soon as you are on the ebay website the sign in and register buttons appear. This makes getting onto your individual account much quicker. Once you have clicked onto 'sign in' it takes you to a different page where your account name is remembered and then only the password is needed to be entered, this saves time and can be useful incase you forget your name. If you click on the 'register' button it quickly takes you through a few simple steps that allow you to access the site in a whole different way. It becomes much easier to buy items from the site and even allows you to have your own 'my ebay' page where all the items you are selling, buying or considering to buy ('watching') are logged. Below shows screenshots of the 'register' and 'sign in' buttons. I have also included a screen shot of the sign in page where my username has been remembered.
By choosing to tick the box it allows ebay to keep your username remembered, thus saving time and effort in the future. It can be extremly helpful.
As i said above. By becoming a member of the site, it allows you to have your own account named 'Myebay' this then shows all the items that are to do with you, whether its if you're buying them, selling or 'watching'. Under each section it logs the item, along with the picture of the product, the current winning price and the current winning bidder. On 'myEbay' it also shows any messages you have sent or recieved. Along the side shows the total of all the items you've purchase and sold, along with what ones have been paid for and what havent and the total of what needs to be paid etc. This makes it easier to work out if any users need to be messaged to ask them to pay or to see if you have actually paid for all the items you won, this saves you working out the amounts to be paid, or the amount you will recieve from the items you sold which would take up a lot of your time. Below are screenshots of my 'myEbay' account along with the 'totals' section shown.
Ebay has also made an 'app' for many phones to download. This is a quick way to access your account via your phone. It can be very convienient as at times there may be no computer around to use, so using your phone can be another option, so you can quickly bid for an item or check how your items are selling although internet is needed to access the 'app'. The 'app' is easy to use and shows the bare essential parts of the website that are needed. The 'app' is also free which makes using the website even more worthwhile. Below I have shown what the 'app' looks like on the phone's screen and the advertisement of the app on the ebay website.
Ebay also displays many catergories that may interest you on the main page and on a drop down list along the top of the page. These are listed in alphabetical order-saving time by making it easier to find a certain catergory. By easily clicking on a catergory you can quickly and easily find the item you are looking for, instead of searching and scrolling through millions of items that may be irrelevant to what you're actually looking for. By using the categories area it can save a lot of time and is a much faster way of finding a specific item. Below I have shown just some of the many categories shown on the website.
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