Unit 2: E-Commerce Online Shopping

There are many sites that you can use for the next part of Unit 2.  You need to show at every stage how you can purchase items online.

The Process that you go through from: first click to last click.

1. Select a website
2. Find the Sign In or Register Section  If you forget your account password how do they send you a new one, does this process work and how secure is it.

3. Sign in (if you are an existing customer) or register to become a customer. 
4. What information do they ask from you at the start. Think about why they need or want each piece of information?  What do they company you have chosen do with this data? 
5. How do you purchase an item
6. What is the payment process
7. Do they deliver or can you collect?
8. Do they have a tracking system?

Please make sure that you have a screenshot for each new page of data entry you fill in.  

Good Luck

Unit 2: Digital Economy - Doing Business on the Web

As we have seen from previous work on Tescos and other suppermarket websites, that Internet Sales are increasing. Read page 124 to 128, and work on Activity 1, Activity 2, Activity 3 and Activity 4.

Unit 2: The Digital Economy - Clicks & Mortar

As we have seen internet sales are rising faster than any other part of the economy what causes people to prefer to shop on line.

Here are four articles about Internet Sales for many different companies.  What do these articles tell you about the changing Internet Market.

Activity 7: Consider the Pros and Cons of Online Grocery Shopping

Divide the list of comments between advantages and disadvantages

Activity 8: Compare Online Grocery Stores

page 131
You need to compare different websites. Below is list of the websites of the major supermarket chains in UK.
Tesco; Asda; Sainbury's; Morrisons; Waitrose - Ocado; Co-operative Food;
Aldi; Lidl; Marks & Spencer
What features do they have in common? What is different in each case? Which do you prefer and why?