CONSUMERS' AWARENESS OF THEIR RIGHTS WHEN SHOPPING FOR FOOD ONLINE AMONG PEOPLE AGED OVER 45

Słowa kluczowe

consumers e-commerce food law

JEL Classification

K15 D18

Streszczenie

The aim of the article is to assess the awareness of consumer rights among people shopping for food online.The study was carried out on 529 respondents shopping for food online. The obtained results showed that themajority of the respondents assess their awareness of consumer rights in the purchase of food online as good.Nevertheless, part of the respondents failed to unequivocally and clearly respond to statements concerningthe level of their awareness. The study findings indicate the need for education in the consumer rights ofpeople shopping for food online. This seems to be particularly justified in light of growing interest in onlineshopping, including online shopping for food.

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