Women do more business online than men, new research shows.
This surprising finding is unveiled in a report from ContentSquare, a developer of web and mobile optimization solutions. Based on survey of 4,000 French citizens, the study explores behavioral differences — between men and women, left-handers and right-handers, young and old — on ecommerce web sites.
Among the report's findings:
Men versus women:
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Women interact more and faster with e-commerce sites than men.
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Women click 30 percent more on websites than men.
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Women's activity rate is 11 percent higher than that of men.
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Women view 12 percent more pages than men.
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They hesitate 10 percent less than men before clicking on an element of the page.
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They purchase 7 percent faster than men.
The report adds that women tend to be picture-oriented, whereas men are detail-oriented. Women also are more likely to display pictures than men, who are more interested in viewing and reading product descriptions.