particularly difficult.
This can, however, be the basis of further future investi-
gation on a wider sample, which includes comparably
large amount of respondents from different origin and ed-
ucational basis.
A further limitation of this study may be due to the survey
response in terms of behavior when purchasing in general
and from a specific retailer. While the two questions
which presented strong similarities have been distanced
in the survey, a small chance of biased answer persists.
Further studies should therefore keep this aspect in con-
sideration in order to grant a more defined result.
Finally, while the survey was only proposed in English
to ensure higher consistency, this may have constituted a
barrier to online customers who do not speak this lan-
guage.
Further research As seen, further research on a more distributed and larger
sample, could indicate if these results were vary based on
cultural or educational differences.
The impact of return policies on the purchase presented a
mixed result. A wider survey population would make it
possible to confirm totally or partially the patterns ob-
served.
A larger age sample would allow for a clearer under-
standing on the differences in customer satisfaction based
on the contact method with customer service. For exam-
ple, it would be then possible to cluster the preference
towards specific contact methods by particular age
groups.
Understanding behavioral patterns will be a key factor
when evaluating the characters that the services should
have to grant a more tailored service.
To reach a substantial participation from all age groups
in different countries, providing a survey with a valid and
official translation may prove beneficial to compare the
different clusters.
Finally, while this study attempted to identify patterns
and behaviors when purchasing online, further research
could provide a deeper insight on the comparison be-
tween same parameters from brick-and-mortar contexts.