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ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education January 2010 GCE Applied Business assessing E-Commerce A3B41 Assessment Unit AS 4 [A3B41] THURSDAY 14 JANUARY, MORNING TIME 1 hour 30 minutes. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number on the Answer Booklet provided. Answer all six questions. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 80. Quality of written communication will be assessed in all questions, except question 1. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. ADVICE TO CANDIDATES You are advised to take account of the marks for each part question in allocating the available examination time. 5183 Study the information below and answer ALL the questions that follow. Case Study Argos and E-commerce Argos is a unique retailer recognised for choice, value and convenience. It sells general merchandise and products for the home from over 690 stores throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, on-line and over the telephone. During 2007, Argos sales revenue increased 8% to 4.2 billion and it currently employs 34 000 people throughout the business. Argos serves over 130 million customers a year through its stores and accepts four million customer orders either on-line or over the telephone. It is estimated that on average, 17 million UK households, or around two thirds of the population, have an Argos catalogue at home at any time. Argos expects to add around 30 stores per annum with the chain expected to exceed 800 over time. Its Internet site is the second most visited Internet retail site in the UK. Argos is part of Home Retail Group, the UK s leading home and general merchandise retailer. It is committed to making its stores and services accessible to everyone including customers with disabilities. Argos provides the visually impaired with an audio CD version of its services, featuring many of the products in the catalogue, which is available by ringing a dedicated number. Argos is keen to show that it cares for the environment and is taking such responsibilities seriously. All Argos catalogues and flyers can be recycled! Many local authorities provide kerbside collection schemes for old newspapers and catalogues. Old Argos catalogues are particularly sought after by newspaper print manufacturers as they help to improve the quality of the recycled paper in newsprint. Argos also aims to reduce carrier bag usage by 25% by encouraging customers to reuse carrier bags as often as possible. It also asks customers to look out for local recycling schemes and dispose of carrier bags safely to avoid litter problems. Being awarded the prestigious ISO 14001 for its Environmental Management System further complements Argos s commitment to care of the environment. The Argos chain provides a Check and Reserve facility which enables customers to check the latest prices, reserve items so they re ready and waiting for them in-store, or order extra products from any store! The convenience of Argos stores makes it easy to visit a local store and buy items straight away but stock of some items can be very limited so they may be out of stock by the time the customer gets there. Check and Reserve enables the customer to shop from the comfort of home cutting down on an unnecessary journey! Items marked extra may not be available for immediate collection in a regular non-extra store but can usually be ordered from the warehouse and be ready for collection within three working days. There are 3 ways to reserve items: On-line Check the latest prices and availability by adding items to your trolley and selecting the Reserve for Store Pick Up option. Call 0845 640 1010 Make a note of the catalogue number(s) and store number, which can be found in the Store locator or at the back of the Argos catalogue (please make sure you use the full store number). Text 61201 Text the catalogue number and store name or number with a space in between (e.g. 5003727 Woking or 5003727 108) to 61201. adapted from www.argos.co.uk/static/Home.htm & www.homeretailgroup.com/home/media/argos/corpnews/2008/2008-01-30/ 5183 2 [Turn over Fig. 1 5183 Screen shot of the home page of Argos 3 [Turn over 1 Explain what is meant by the term E-commerce. Your answer should use two examples from the case study. [6] 2 Explain four terms/conditions of the Consumer Credit Act that must be addressed when a customer is applying for an Argos credit card. [8] 3 Discuss four reasons why potential customers of Argos might be reluctant to purchase goods on-line. [12] 4 Evaluate four ways in which Argos might benefit from trading on-line. 5 Discuss six pieces of Internet, Business and E-commerce software that Argos would require [18] in order to create its own website. 6 Evaluate four methods that a business such as Argos might use in order to market its on-line trading activities. [20] [16] Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright holders may have been unsuccessful and CCEA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgement in future if notified. 1312-005-1 4 [Turn over

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