{"title":"Conversion rate determinants in e-commerce websites. What about moderation effects?","authors":"Davide Di Fatta, David Diwei Lu","doi":"10.1504/IJEMR.2018.10012150","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Online retailers invest significant resource to improve conversion rates, defined as the proportion of website visitors that make a purchase. Using 1,184 observations from six e-commerce websites, this paper aims to analyse conversion rate determinants, also considering moderation effects of seasonality and webpage speed of load. Results show that free shipping and discounts policy have a positive effect on the conversion rate, moderated by seasonality and load speed. These finding could be useful guidelines for e-commerce managers in order to allocate their limited resources to the most relevant factor to increase online sales.","PeriodicalId":35056,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing","volume":"9 1","pages":"366-377"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEMR.2018.10012150","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Business, Management and Accounting","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Online retailers invest significant resource to improve conversion rates, defined as the proportion of website visitors that make a purchase. Using 1,184 observations from six e-commerce websites, this paper aims to analyse conversion rate determinants, also considering moderation effects of seasonality and webpage speed of load. Results show that free shipping and discounts policy have a positive effect on the conversion rate, moderated by seasonality and load speed. These finding could be useful guidelines for e-commerce managers in order to allocate their limited resources to the most relevant factor to increase online sales.
期刊介绍:
The IJEMR is a scholarly and refereed journal that provides an authoritative source of information for scholars, academicians, and professionals in the fields of electronic marketing and retailing. The journal promotes the advancement, understanding, and practice of electronic marketing and retailing. Manuscripts offering theoretical, conceptual, and practical contributions are encouraged.