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Chapter 1

The Organization


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History:

"Shopping" seems to be an exciting time out for all of us once upon a time. As

a time progresses with ever increasing traffic woes this becoming a annoying time

out. Wow shopping now becomes Ohhh..! shopping . This is even more annoying

if we are shopping for our provisions. We know what exactly we want to buy. We

won't choose our soap brand or detergent brand or cooking oil brand etc during our

shopping. We even won't try it out there. In that case we wonder why we need to go

all the way to supermarket in this hectic traffic jam, burring our rupees in the form of

fuel. Searching for parking place on Hyderabad road side.

You might be wondering how different we are from other online

stores providing similar kinds of service. What more you get by shopping with us.

Other online store are retail business entities. Where are our store is community

based online wholesale shopping portal. We won't make money by exploiting your

needs/necessities, Instead we make money by delivering value to you all in form of

price reduction. It is similar to our apartment concept.

We as an individual cannot effort to have luxury of Individual house with a

round the clock security guard, play ground, swimming pool etc. But we as a group

have that power. We through our online store want to pool our combined power

(requirements) to get best price form our supplier, whose benefits will be translate to

you as low prices . Our promise is "Best Price Everyday". You can visit our "PoolingMember" page to get the details about how to get best deal from by participating in

"pooling". Our strength lies in you, and our reputation stands by you. As we grow in

numbers, our combined bargaining power grows in exponential manner. Hence we

request you to invite all your friends and relatives to join us to

Think different.

With above intention the company SHOPATONEGO.COM portal is started in

the year. The caption of the company is "Move away from line....Move Online"


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Core Business:

The core business of the company is into online wholesale store which includes the

following:

Provisions

Cool drinks

Dry fruits

Baby care

Pet care

Stationery

Cleaning

Pharmacy

General medicines

Home Electricals

Bhakthi

Beverages

Dairy

Snacks

Personal care

Laundry care

Bakers fun


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The Functions:

All types of Grocery items are delivered to the customer door step.

Providing vegetables and fruits at Raithu Bajar prices.

Reward points are awarded to the customersbased on their purchase.

Customers are also provided with Referral schemes like Refer a friend and

get 50 reward points.

Facilitating online payment options through PayU . In online mode you can

use your net banking, debit or credit cards for purchase.

Customers:

The company targets premium customers like Corporate clients, Software

Engineers, Business people, House wifes, Gated community people, Teenagers,

Kids etc.

Growth& Competition:

As this portal is started with the purpose of serving various class of customers

through online is still in infant stage. SHOPATONEGO presently have only two

branches i.e. Miyapur and Vanasthalipuram.

The major competitors for this company are,Big Basket.com

EasyMandi.com


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The Operation:

Shopat1go.com operates in the similar way like other online websites. It operates as

follows,

1. open the sitewww.shopat1go.com

2. Register with the site.

3. Add the required items to the cart.

4. Now the customer will be redirected to the payment gateway PayU

5. Now Customer can select the mode of payment like Credit card /Debit

card/ Net banking , and the payment will be done .

6. Cash on Delivery also available.

7. The ordered items will be delivered in the time limit of 6 hours.
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Chapter 2

Industry analysis


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Internet is changing the way consumers shop and buy goods and services,

and has rapidly evolved into a global phenomenon. Many companies have started

using the Internet with the aim of cutting marketing costs, thereby reducing the price

of their products and services in order to stay ahead in highly competitive markets.

Companies also use the Internet to convey communicates and disseminate

information, to sell the product, to take feedback and also to conduct satisfaction

surveys with customers. Customers use the Internet not only to buy the product

online, but also to compare prices, product features and after sale service facilities

the will receive if they purchase the product from a particular store. Many experts are

optimistic about the prospect of online business.

In addition to the tremendous potential of the E-commerce market, the

Internet provides a unique opportunity for companies to more efficiently reach

existing and potential customers.

Although most of the revenue of online transactions comes from business-to-

business commerce, the practitioners of business-to-consumer commerce should

not lose confidence .It has been more than a decade since business-to-consumer E-

commerce first evolved. Scholars and practitioners of electronic commerce

constantly strive to gain an improved insight into consumer behaviour in cyberspace.

Along with the development of E-retailing, researchers continue to explain E-

consumers behaviour from different perspectives. Many of their studies have posited

new emergent factors or assumptions which are based on the traditional models of

consumer behaviour, and then examine their validity in the Internet context.


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Online Shopping In India

The Indian economy is slated to grow by upward of 6 % annually in the next

few years which is among the highest rates of any big emerging economy. And quite

a lot of this growth would be on the back of domestic consumption of goods and

services. E-commerce is emerging as a great level given that organized retail is still

not ubiquitous across the length and breadth of the country with large retail chains

making up less than 10% of the market.

E-commerce is helping people in smaller towns in India access quality

products and services similar to what people in the larger cities have access to. Its

being forecast that close to 60% of online shoppers would come from beyond the top

eight large cities by end of this year.

Increasing internet penetration has helped to expand the potential customer

pool. Internet penetration is only about 10% (or about 121 million users) as against

about 81% in the US and 36% in China. However this number continues to rise at a

consistent pace because of falling prices for broadband connections.

Indians are also increasingly taking to mobile devices for not only search but

shopping as well. The number of Smartphone users is rapidly increasing in India and

with 4G services about to take off its expected to get even more people g oing

online. There are currently about 900 million mobile subscribers and this number is

expected to touch 1.2 billion by 2015. Of these about 27 million are estimated to be

active mobile internet users. More importantly, 20% users indicated intent to buy

products through their mobile phones as against the current 4% and this number is

expected to only increase in the next two to three years.

Innovation is helping e-commerce companies break the inertia for online

shopping by offering benefits to customers not traditionally available in a brick and


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mortar store. Business models include no question asked return policies ranging

from 7 days to 30 days, free product deliveries and the industry dynamics changing

cash on delivery

model. The last innovation has really help unlock the potential as people can

now order products and pay when they get physical delivery of the product.

This has been a tremendous success because Indians are still reluctant to give their

credit/debit card details online and want to have the psychological comfort that they

would actually get the product once payment has been made. These innovations

have led to further innovations downstream as ancillary businesses are developing

to support these initiatives. Some companies have begun to develop support

mechanisms for the entire cash on delivery model and are trying to reach the far

flung corners of India, including in the interiors where traditional logistics companies

are still not completely present. The logistics companies are also shoring up their act

and have started to build specific verticals and expertise to address the requirements

of e-commerce companies.

Divyan Gupta is the Founder and CEO of Keshiha Services Pvt. Ltd, a

company with interests in the internet, telecom, healthcare, education and advanced

technology businesses has stated that, acceptance of online shopping as a secure

shopping mode is has also helped to increase e-commerce uptake.

Currently only about 10 million people do online transactions out of an

approximate population of 200 million credit and debit card holders. However the

latest industry report by First Data Corporation and ICICI Merchant Services indicate

that there are about 150 million users that are ready for e-commerce.

More importantly the report indicates that urban Indian consumers are now confident

enough to make online purchases of up to US$500 as against US$40-100 in the

recent past. So not only are the numbers of online shoppers projected to increasebut there has been a real increase in the total value being spent online.


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So what happens next for an industry which is retailing everything online- from

flowers to baby products to books, coupons, apparels, music and electronic items to

even houses, cars and jewellery? While this e-commerce play is not like the earlier

dot com bubble, there are clear signs that order might be coming in amidst all the

noise that is out there.

First a slow but sure consolidation is starting to take place in the industry.

Experts say that over the next 12-18 months there would be a couple of multi-

product generalists who would be successful along with a leader in single product

category. Second, Venture Capitalists are starting to be choosy about which

business to invest in, basing their decisions on performance as opposed to future

predictions. Valuations which went through the roof are now returning to normal

levels. According to an Avendus report, about US$829 million was pumped in the

sector in the first 10 months in 2011. However this came down to US$16 million in

December 2011 and went up only marginally to. US$24 million in January of this

year.

Despite all of this, its been a very impressive story so far. The poster child of

the Indian e-commerce industry is Flipkart.com, a 4 year old venture which modelled

itself afterAmazon.com and is already commanding a valuation of US$ 500 million

and is targeting revenues of US$1 billion in the next two to three years. All of this has

caught the attention of Amazon.com which entered the market in February this year.

It came in through Junglee.com, a price comparison site and is already amongst the

top 10 sites in the country. Everyone is therefore trying to capitalize before the 800

pound gorilla comes in fully on its own which is expected to be sometime around

Q3/Q4 this year.

There is huge demand for top-notch professional grade web 2.0 consultancies

and development. Very few companies have a long term vision around customeracquisition, retention and constant conversations. A lot more can be done in


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Cleanliness (most of women are obsessed with it)

Products put at an easy reach so that she can check the label, feel it (if

required) and physically compare it with a similar product from a different

manufacturer

Overall aesthetic decoration of the store

Online Grocery Shopping

Proving that no sector of the retail market is safe from the online shopping

revolution, it is now possible for the humble hometown grocery store to become

digitized and available on your Smartphone, tablet, or computer. Just think: no longer

checkout lines, counting the number of items to see if you qualify for the Express

Lane,

forgetting your grocery list at home, or carrying heavy bags up your front

steps. Online grocery shopping is dramatically changing the consumer's relationship

with the food market and making a service that may have once felt luxurious into an

everyday convenience.

Ordering Food Online

An online grocery store is a website that allows users to purchase food overthe Internet to be delivered to the person at a later time. Ordering food on the

Internet is similar to ordering any other product--the desired food items can be

searched for specifically, or one can browse through listings of products or sections,

similar to sections one might walk through at an actual grocery store.

The products offered by an online grocery store are identical to a normal

grocery store. When one has finished shopping, checkout is made with a credit card,

and the buyer must specify certain hours that he will be available to receive the food


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Another disadvantage is that online shopping forces the customer to be home

during a certain period to collect the food when it is delivered. Also, online grocery

stores will often only cover specific delivery areas.

How Does Online Grocery Shopping Work?

How Does Online Grocery Shopping Work? Following are the basicparameter that determines the working of online grocery shopping.

Creating the Website

The most important part of online grocery shopping is the website itself. The

website should have a complete list of groceries that are able to be delivered as well

as the prices for each item.

This website should then have a "shopping cart" where a user can add items

to a list of things to be ordered, as well as view and edit items that she is planning to

purchase. Finally, this website should have the ability for the user to enter her

address and pay for the order.

Filling the Order and Shipping

The next step is to take the submitted order and use it to collect and deliver

the items on the list. In general, fulfilment of the grocery order needs to be done

manually by a stock boy or other employee.

This process can be made easier by having a well-organized room where the

products can be easily and efficiently located. The stock person should also check to

make sure that the items placed in the order match the list that the user created.


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Then, once the order has been compiled, the collection of food needs to be placed in

a vehicle and delivered to the customer.

Challenges faced by the Online-Grocery Industry and suggested

solutions:

1. Online privacy and security issues.

2. The Time lag between Purchase and Delivery.

3. Underperformance of websites and downtime (poor response time).

4. Risk perception.

5. Consumers are also discouraged from using online grocery channels

because they do not know which sites to visit.

Probable solutions:

Effective database management, restricted access even to the employees

of the online grocery stores.

Supply Chain Management.

Reassurance and Building brand loyalty through effective Customer

service.

Regular Website Up gradation.

To combat ignorance of online grocery sites, grocery executives need to

pay special attention to marketing initiatives.

Industrys Dominant Economic Features:

Retail oppurtunity:

With a large customer base andincreasing penetration of Internet

connectivity (partly through smartphones) and growing popularity of online shopping,

some entrepreneurs have seen the potential in creating e-stores for groceries. If you
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understand the retail market, a bit of creative thinking and excellent customer service

can help you build a great business.

This is the figure showing that average number of keywords related to online

shopping and groceries in India.

In this industry the product differentiation is small.


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Competitors have high stakes economic and other and will battle to

remain as a player within the segment.

c. Threat of New Entrants:

The threat of new entrants is pretty low, because the competition in the online

grocery market is very high and if new entrants came into the market, its difficult to

grab the market.

Barriers to entry arise from several sources:

Patents and proprietary knowledge

Asset specificity(specialised technology or infrastructure)

Economies of scale

Government involvement.

d. The Power of Buyers:Purchasing power of the buyers matters here. The amount they are spending

on grocery also matters here.

The bargaining power of buyers increases when they have the ability to:

Be organized in some form with others providing similar products and

services

Purchase a product that represents a significant fraction of the buyers costs

Buy a product that is undifferentiated

Incur low switching costs when they change vendors

Be price sensitive, with other options available

Integrate upstream, to purchase the providers of the goods.


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e. The Power of Suppliers:

A segment is unattractive when an organizations suppliers have the ability to:

Increase prices without suffering from a decrease in volume

Reduce the quantity supplied

Organise in a formal or informal manner

Compete in an environment with relatively few substitutes

Provide a product/material that is a critical part of the end product or service.

Impose switching costs on their customers when they depart

Integrate downstream by purchasing or controlling the distribution channels.

Companies in the Strongest/Weakest Positions

BIGBASKET.COM

Strengths

Well know company

Thousands of products

Reaching to the customers in different type of advertisements

Free home delivery Collecting the customers feedback

Weaknesses

Quality maintenance

Less response

Less discounts

High prices


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EASY MANDI.COM

Strengths

Easy transactions

More discounts

Customer satisfaction

Weaknesses

Shipping charges

Not a well known company

Less advertisement

METRO BAZAR

Strengths

No of categories

More offers

Quick response

Weaknesses

Time consuming

Product searching

Product exchange


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Key Success Factors for Competitive Success

Functionality:

When it comes to the overall performance of an e-commerce website, online

merchants said the following three functions are vital to the success of their online

business.

Ease of Navigation91.4% of users surveyed said ease of navigation is crucial to

the success of an online store.

Fast Site Load Times91.2% said website speed is the most important factor for

success.

SEO82.8% said search engine optimization is a key.

While ease of navigation, fast site load times and SEO round out the top three

functionalities, mobile solutions, on site store locators and multiple language options

were deemed the least important.

Customer Experience

Creating an enjoyable shopping experience for customers should be the main

focus of any online merchant. That said, there are a few things customers expect

when shopping online. Those are

Easy navigation37% of those surveyed agree that ease of navigation is the most

important feature when creating a solid customer experience.

Discounted prices and promotions21% said discount prices and special

promotions are the most important feature to consider when creating an enjoyable

online shopping experience.


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Fast load times18% said page speed is the most important factor to a customers

overall shopping experience.

Payment Processing

When it comes to online payment processing, what really matters to

merchants and consumers? The results of our survey suggests the following

Ease of use45% of all people surveyed said ease of use is the most important

aspect of payment processing.

Processing costs26% said processing costs are very important when selecting a

payment processing solution.

Number of payment options21% of people surveyed said multiple payment

options are crucial when creating, maintaining or shopping in an online store.

Processing timeOnly 8% of people surveyed said processing time is crucial when

considering a payment solution.

Products and Catalog

When it comes to product catalogs, consumers agree that the following five factors

matter most.

Additional costs clearly shownIf your product is listed at $99 but will ultimately

cost consumers more, 65% of people agree that those additional costs need to be

displayed up front.

Shopping cart is easy to edit60% of those surveyed agree that it should be easy

to edit their shopping cart at any time before the purchase.


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Thorough product information55% of online shoppers expect detailed product

descriptions.

Clear path through the catalog49% of online shoppers expect the catalog to be

easy to navigate from front to back.

Products are easy to find46% of surveyed users said online products should be

easy to find.

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Customized shipping solutionsBoth Customers and merchants can benefit from

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Accomplish:

Every great e-commerce website has a few things in common. For starters,

brand loyalty is huge. That said, both new and established online merchants should

focus on staying competitive, attracting new customers, offering enhanced customer

service, facilitating shipment tracking and so much more.

The key success factors for Shopat1go.com are,

1. Product Availability

2. Quality

3. Customer satisfaction

4. Delivery in time

These success factors vary from time to time depending on the,

1. market price of the product

2. Availability of substitute product and Competitor pricing.

Analysis and Summary

Future growth potential:

In future shopat1go.com will definitely grab the market over the competitors if

it implements the innovative strategies to attract the customers.

Will competitive forces get stronger?

Competitors get stronger along with the growing market.

Will driving forces increase/decrease profitability?The Driving forces will increase Profitability


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Which companys strategic position will improve/decline?

The major competitor Big Basket.com will improve because it has enough

potential customers. So that it can maintain its market share anyway.

How can firms insulate themselves from the unattractive forces in

the industry?

The firms can insulate themselves from the unattractive forces like economic

condition of the country , Income of people , Market price by maintaining good

planning.

Is this an attractive industry in which to participate?

Online Grocery industry is very attractive to participate, Because we can learn

much and we can study the way online websites are carrying out their operation.


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Chapter-3

The present Study


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Background of the study:

The brand embodied a set of values and attributes which were appropriate,

which stimulated consumer interest, which distinguished brand from others and

created a unique piece of property for its owners. From marketing point of view,

brands are the means that consumers use to distinguish products and services

based on essential and non-essential attributes and they are a source of businesss

differential advantage. Furthermore, brands communicate tangible and intangible

advantages and are attractive to a range of feeling. In order to make decisions for

brand strategy, branding plays an important role. Kotler and Keller (2006) state that a

brand is needed because it identifies the product, and the responsibility of the

product hence lies in the hands of the makers or producers of the product. Brands

are important in both consumer and business-to-business situations, where a

decision of purchase is needed. A strong brand can create sufficient higher total

returns to shareholders than a weak brand. Brands are at the heart of marketing andbusiness strategy and building brand equity or strong brands, is considered to be

one of the key drivers of a business success.

The statement of the Problem:

Writing a problem statement helps your business identify issues that may be

preventing you from reaching your goals.

What are the promotional strategies companys uses to create brand in order

to pursue the potential customer in B2C marketing environment??


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Objectives of the study:

The objectives of the project are,

To study the perception of people towards online grocery stores.

To study the various strategies followed by the online websites to build their

brand.

To study the customer feedback of the campaign.

To analyse the most important features offered to customers by online

websites.

Design of the study:

According to Yin (1994), there are three different categories of research;

exploratory, explanatory and descriptive. The major emphasis in exploratory

research is on the discovery of ideas and insights. Exploratory research begins with

a review of secondary data, such as published or syndicated data, or trade literature

that discuss similar case. Exploratory research may then involve interviewing

knowledgeable people or conducting focus groups and case study etc.

One of the most important characteristics of exploratory research is its

flexibility. The purpose of a research is to state what is to be achieved by the

research and how the results can be used. An exploratory study is a valuable means

of finding out ``what is happening; to seek new insights; to ask questions and to

assess phenomena in a new light.


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Chapter-4

Analysis & Findings


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Research Methodology:

Research methodology is a systematic way to solve a problem. It is a science of

studying how research is to be carried out

Primary data:

Primary data consists of original information gathered from people residing in

Hyderabad, from my own questionnaire.

Sample size : 70people

Secondary data:

Secondary data is the data collected from various websites and Text books

and Articles.

Data analysis:

A questionnaire was designed with some questions.

Then based on each question a Pie chart was drawn.

Based on the chart results , Findings were given .

Based on the findings , conclusions and recommendations were suggested.


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Q) What does brand mean to you?

From the above Graph, we can observe that,

1. 64% people are giving importance to Quality

2. 22% people are giving importance Price

3. 14% people are thinking that brand means Discounts

4. From the above pie chart , we can observe that maximum people are

giving importance to Quality rather than Price in Branding.

5. So, Quality should be improved to build the Brand successfully.

64%

22%

14%

Quality-64% Price-22% Discounts-14%


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Q) Do you buy only branded products?

From the above pie chart,

1. 23% people buy only Branded products

2. 7% people never buy Branded products3. 49% people are giving importance to Quality rather it is Branded or non branded.

So, from this data we can know that people give importance to Quality and

also Brand.

Strategies should be developed for increasing the Quality as well as the to

build the Brand

23%7%

49%

21%

Yes always-23%

Never-7%Quality is important-49%

Rarely-21%


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Q) Do you shop Online?

From this pie chart we can know that,

1. 76% of people are shopping online to buy atleast one productsuch

as Electronics , Foot wear , Clothing , Groceries.

2. 24% people never shopped online due some reasons like

a. Security issue

b. No guarantee

76%

24%

Yes-76% No-24%


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Q) Which of the following, according to you,help build a good brand

image ?

Here Quality and Value added services are given more importance when

compared to competitive pricing and communication strategies.

So Services offered to the customers should be improved

23%

12%

7%

36%

18%

4%

Quality

Communication strategy

Competitive pricing

Good value added services

Free trails and discounts

All the above


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Q) Are popular celebrities good brand ambassadors and is investing in

them a good strategy?

Here 51% people says that Good celebrities are good Brand ambassadors

and they are saying that investing in them is a good strategy

26% people are not agreeing that investing in Brand ambassadors is good

marketing strategy , They feel that Quality is important.

26%

51%

23%

No-26% Yes-51% Sometimes-23%


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Q) What features in online shopping website attracts you?

Here 46% people are agreeing that Discounts matters more for Online

websites

21% people are supporting the Design of the website attracts them to visit the

website

12% people are saying that some other features matters like

a. Product mix

b. Product availability and

c. Accessibility.

21%

21%46%

12%

Design-21% Variety-21%

Discount-46% Others-12%


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Q) If given an option to buy grocery online , will you buy ?

If the grocery is offered online, 43% people are not willing to buy them.

So online grocery stores should implement the strategies to bring awareness

among people regarding online grocery stores.

31%

43%

26%

Yes-31% No-43% May be-26%


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Q) Will you stick to the same product if their price is increased ?

Here 40% people are giving importance to Quality because they are not ready

to divert to another product even if the price is hiked.

33% people are depending some factors like

Product availability

Availability of Substitute products

40%

27%

33%

Yes-40% No-27% Sometimes-33%


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Findings:

These are my finding through my Data analysis ,

1. In every purchase, people are giving more importance to Quality rather than Price.

2. Nearly 75% of people are doing their shopping Online in any one category

like Electronics, Foot wear, Clothing.

3. More people are making their choices of purchase depending on these aspects :

a. Good value added services

b. Quality

c. Discounts

4. Many people are willing to buy the same product even if its price is increased,This

shows that they are Brand Loyal.


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Chapter-5

Conclusion & Recommendations


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Conclusion:

So from my study , I conclude that

The main importance is given to the brand in any purchase made by the

customers.

Brand building is an ongoing process that requires a great deal of effort and

time.

In todays technology-rich world, just about any small business can make use

ofthe internet to build its brand recognition and credibility.

Recommendations:

1. From my study, I came to know that people are giving more importance to Quality

When compared to Price and Discounts. So I recommend to maintain Quality in

their products.

2. More people are looking for the services offered by the company to their

customers.So, services like Delivery in time & Quality in delivery should be

developed.

3. Online sites should focus on the Discounts as well as Design of their websites.

4. Many people are not interested to purchase groceries online, so Grocery online

Stores should develop some strategies like outdoor promotion and discounts.


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Bibliography

Websites:

https://aytm.com/blog/research-junction/introduction-to-brand-strategy-part-1/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy

http://www.millstseo.com/blog/why-brand-building-is-essential-to-your-company/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-oraefo/the-importance-of-brand-

b_b_5529846.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business

http://visual.ly/online-shopping-statistics

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/keyword/digital-marketing

Articles:

1. To engage with customers, e-tailers log into Twitter

2. Digital marketing knocks at your doors

3. The five commandments of digital marketing

4. MobiKwik to double its workforce this year

5. Do Online Grocers Beat Supermarkets?

Text Book:

Ramaswamy VS and S Namakumari, Marketing Management; 4thEdition,Macmillan.
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Questionnaire on

A Study on Brand building strategies through internet in

shopat1go.com

Age: ___ Sex: M/F Address: __________________

1. What does brand mean to you?

a)Quality b) Price c) Discounts

2. Do you buy only branded products?

a) Yes always c) Quality is important

b) Never d) Rarely

3. Do you shop Online?

a) Yes b)No

4. Which of the following, according to you, help build a good brand image?

a) Quality c) Competitive pricing

b) Communication strategies d) Good value added services

e) Free trails and discounts

f) Others, please specify ___________________________________

5. Are popular celebrities good brand ambassadors and is investing in them a good

strategy?

a) Sometimes, May be c) Yes, Yes

b) No, No d) Rarely, Not sure


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