Children’s numerical competence in kindergarten is highly predictive of their acquisition of mathematics in Grade 1 and Grade 2, suggesting that experiences at home before schooling are important in understanding how numeracy develops. In this study, the mathematical skills of 146 children in Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 were correlated with the frequency with which parents reported infor...

Predictions regarding the impact of stimulation and pleasantness on browsing and shopping behavior in an Internet context are tested. It is suggested that the characteristics of products, websites and shopping experiences that are encountered early can significantly influence the level of arousal and pleasure that consumers experience, and thereby influence their later shopping behavior. Two ex...

The Internet is emerging as a powerful communications medium and distribution channel for catalogue retailers. Estimates of Internet catalogue sales continue to climb as increasing number of consumers embrace the concept of online shopping. In this paper, we present the results of a study intended to examine intentions to shop using Internet catalogues by product types, shopping orientations, a...

Efforts in the electronic grocery shopping, i.e. e-grocery business, focus especially on the physical distribution of the goods. For example, in the USA there are several e-grocery service providers with various operating concepts and offering various service levels. The home delivery concept of Streamline is based on a reception box at the customer’s garage or home yard enabling unmanned recep...

The three articles for week 5 all deal with business-to-consumer electronic commerce. B2C e-commerce represents the most visible part of e-commerce, and it has forever changed the way many people shop. Most people enjoy the convenience and time saving resulted from online shopping. One recent study found that the more time-starving a consumer is, the more likely he or she will shop online. Othe...

Electronic shopping will be a large industry within a few years. Both the interactive TV and on-line service providers are rushing to bring this application to the home. Systems that have been built so far have a number of serious flaws that will limit their success. They are designed to support only a few vendors when vigorous competition to produce innovative "virtual" store design is needed....