"... In PAGE 10: ... viii List of Tables Page Table 1: Retailers Selected in This Study 52 Table 2: Fruits Selected in This Study 53 Table 3: F Test 56 Table 4: Demographics Profile of Respondents 59 Table 5: Reasons for Not Buying Fruits Online 61 Table 6: Fruit Consumption and Buying Habits 62 Table 7: Likelihood of Buying Fruits Online in the Next Three to Twelve Months 63 Table 8: Likelihood of Buying Fruits Online Given Certain Criteria 63 Table 9: t tests on Prices 64 Table10 : Proportion of Times the Minimum Internet Price is less than 65 the Minimum Conventional Price Table 11: Important Factors to Consider when Choosing an Online Fruit Seller 68 Table 12: Convenience, Time Saving, Extra Information and Extra Services 69 Table 13: Price Factor 69 Table 14: Descriptive Data on Price Changes 70 Table 15: Proportion of Times Price Dispersion is Lower on the Internet 72 Table 16: Useful Services 74 Table 17: Summary of Findings for all Hypotheses 76 ... In PAGE 77: ... 65 Table10 shows that over the study period, the lowest price for a given fruit in a given day across all retailers sampled is found in conventional stores 100% of the time for all the fruits except for orange.... ..."

"... In PAGE 7: ... And despite its rather depressing beginnings, the development of advertising spending in the Internet is gradually turning positive. Online news advertising is still not a big proportion of total advertising expenditures (see Table1 ), but growth rates increased noticeably between 1999 and 2000 and it is anticipated that, following an economic upturn, advertising spending on the Internet will further increase. Table 1: Internet Adspend In Online Editions (US$ mill.... ..."

"... In PAGE 7: ... And despite its rather depressing beginnings, the development of advertising spending in the Internet is gradually turning positive. Online news advertising is still not a big proportion of total advertising expenditures (see Table1 ), but growth rates increased noticeably between 1999 and 2000 and it is anticipated that, following an economic upturn, advertising spending on the Internet will further increase. Table 1: Internet Adspend in Online Editions (US$ mill.... ..."

"... In PAGE 13: ...1.29 lower for books and $1.40 lower for CDs than the minimum price charged by conventional retailers. Further, Table3 shows that over the study period, the lowest price is found on the Internet 92.... ..."

"... In PAGE 7: ... Online advertising is increasing Despite its rather depressing beginnings, Internet advertising spending is gradually increasing. Online news advertising is still not a big proportion of total advertising expenditures (see Table3 ), but growth rates increased noticeably between 1999 and 2001 and it seems likely that, following an economic upturn, advertising spending on the Internet will further increase. Take in Table 3 about here We found that the various stakeholders within the online news industry were evolving rather different business models.... In PAGE 7: ... Online news advertising is still not a big proportion of total advertising expenditures (see Table 3), but growth rates increased noticeably between 1999 and 2001 and it seems likely that, following an economic upturn, advertising spending on the Internet will further increase. Take in Table3 about here We found that the various stakeholders within the online news industry were evolving rather different business models. As one might expect, the news providers/media companies had the greatest range of eBusiness models which are summarised in the following: Free Online News: Our survey showed that much of the news offered online is still free.... ..."

"... In PAGE 15: ...sing these assumptions, we run the same tests as above on typical full price (i.e., price including tax, shipping and handling, and mileage charges after weighting our Internet prices by screen share). Making these adjustments ( Table4 ) we again find lower prices on the Internet. For books we find that Internet prices are $1.... ..."

"... In PAGE 32: ... So the implicit contract explanation should do well in interpreting price rigidity in Internet-based selling. Table4 summarizes some causes and expected results of price rigidities in e-commerce. Table 4.... In PAGE 33: ... Price rigidity in e-commerce should be reconsidered in the appropriate theoretical and practical terms as suggested in the previous sections: implicit collusion, customer antagonization, non-price elements, market power, etc. (See Table4 again.) We have attempted to draw upon theoretical perspectives from economics and marketing science to explain the price change behaviors of Internet-based sellers.... ..."

"... In PAGE 3: ...satellite link to Canada, at about $40,000 a month [3]. At the same time, developing countries often use different pricing structures then we are accustomed to here, charging different rates for email access or full Internet access (see Table4 ). Since calls are metered in many developing countries, long connection times to the ISP result in increased cost [11].... ..."