International Ecommerce Site Review Essay Example

The content of amazon.com (US) website is not similar to the content on amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom) website. A few differences are the US website has an option to join as prime members below the logo on the left top corner, however on the UK website Join Prime is listed on the right top corner as a drop down. The content in the center of the page displays products with the price in dollars on US website, whereas the products are displayed with Euro currency on UK site. The shopping cart is displayed as Cart on US website and as Basket on UK website.
The left navigation pane for the US website displays Electronic and Computers in the categories; however the computers category is eliminated in the UK website. Appliances, Musical instruments, home audio and cellphone accessories are not a sub-category under electronics in the UK website but they are available on the US website. The Electronics and Computers on US site offers Laptops, Desktops, Tablets, Software, and PC games to name a few.
The delivery options available on UK website are the free super saver delivery, One-day delivery, first class delivery, express and expedited delivery and evening delivery. A few delivery options available on US website are guaranteed accelerated delivery, release date delivery, local express delivery and free supersaver shipping. Express delivery is available to the mainland UK addresses. If an order is placed on UK website before the express deadline and express delivery is chosen at the time of checking out the order, then the product is delivered at or before 1pm on that date. In US website the time window differs depending on the state. In US website the delivery charges vary according to the continent and in UK website the rates are vary depending on the geographical location.
The payment methods available in amazon.com are credit card or a debit card, credit card rewards, a gift card, assigning a checking account, or paying by amazon payments on the website. Similarly the payment options on amazon.co.uk are credit card, debit cards, pre-paid payment cards; purchased gift certificates from the website, UK based Solo and Maestro cards. Payments cannot be done using cheques, book tokens, international wire transfers, direct debit or PayPal on the UK website.