Urban shoppers shifting to online purchases
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="of">of</span> 134,026 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="teaming">teaming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Touchmedia">Touchmedia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="presentations">presentations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 1 <span word="to">to</span> 9. <span word="Fifty">Fifty</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="fifths">fifths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="marketplaces">marketplaces</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Tmall">Tmall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taobao">Taobao</span>, <span word="business">business</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="JDMall">JDMall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="websites">websites</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>. <span word="About">About</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="brick">brick</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> 24,218 <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bundled">bundled</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Alipay">Alipay</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="was">was</span> 10 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 21 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="option">option</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="person">person</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p>
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