China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

13
bite-sized mobile research Online Shopping – Quick Study December 2012

description

In December, China’s Alibaba announced they recorded 1 trillion RMB (US $157B) in transactions, making them the world’s largest e-commerce company. We wanted to know more: How much does Taobao really dominate in China? How often are people shopping online what drives their purchase decisions? So we surveyed our panel and here are the results of our quick study.

Transcript of China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Page 1: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

bite-sized mobile research

Online Shopping – Quick Study December 2012

Page 2: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012 2

About this Survey In December, China’s Alibaba (operator of Taobao and Tmall) announced they recorded 1 trillion RMB (US $157B) in transactions, making them the world’s largest e-commerce company. Internet penetration is rising rapidly in China and shopping online has become a regular activity for many. We wanted to know more about Chinese consumers’ online shopping habits: • How much does Taobao really dominate in

China? • How often are people shopping online? • What are they buying online and what drives

their purchase decisions?

11 questions 1,203 respondents 3 days in Dec 2012

Surveys were sent to consumers’ mobile phones via

Decision Fuel’s mobile survey platform

Page 3: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012

About the Respondents

3

Sample Size: 1203

Geographic Location Age Range

Gender

11% West

25% East

29% North

35% South

13%

22%

40%

18%

7%

14-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45+

30% Female

70% Male

Page 4: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012

Online Shopping Rationale

4

Sample Size: 1203

What are the top two reasons you choose to shop online?

Not surprisingly, low price is the top reason for shopping online Only 3% of respondents have never shopped online

Page 5: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012

E-Commerce Sites

5

Sample Size: 1159

Which of the following e-commerce sites you have purchased products / services from?

Taobao dominates e-commerce, but 40% of respondents also shop outside the major online sites

Page 6: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012

Online Shopping Frequency

6

How often do you shop online?

Sample Size: 1203

Women shop more frequently overall, but over 60% of both males and females shop online at least once a month

Page 7: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012

Product Categories Purchased

7

What do you usually purchase online (select all that apply)?

Sample Size: 1158

Women dominate almost all categories except Digital Home Applications and Virtual Goods

Page 8: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012

Online Purchase Drivers

8

What are the top two determinant reasons you decide to purchase something online?

Sample Size: 1154

A trustworthy online site is much more important than product uniqueness

Page 9: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012

Trying New Stores

9

What factors below will encourage you to try a newly opened online store?

Sample Size: 1152

Customer service trumps price in attracting customers to a new e-commerce site

Page 10: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012

Purchasing Via Mobile

10

Which, if any, of the following goods would you purchase via your mobile?

Sample Size: 1183

Most respondents are willing to purchase physical and digital goods using their mobile phones

Page 11: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012

Reasons for Having Never Shopped Online

11

Sample Size: 33

Those who have never bought online are concerned about product quality and being scammed

What are the reasons you haven't shopped online? (asked to those who have never shopped online)

Page 12: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012

Future Online Shopping Potential

12

Do you think you will shop online within the next 12 months? (asked to those who have never shopped online)

Sample Size: 33

Of those who have never shopped online, 80% say they may in the next year

Page 13: China Online Shopping Survey Results Dec2012_Decision Fuel

Dec 2012 13

China Min Yoo, Country Manager

[email protected] +(86) 21 6136 9316

HK & Global Patrick Corr, Co-Founder

[email protected] +(852) 9026 4049

Colin Marson, Co-Founder [email protected]

+(852) 9475 3146

For more information, please contact: