The State of E-Compliance Among U.S. Retailers

Kenneth A. Saban, Stephen Rau and Paul Klein
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Kenneth A. Saban: Department of Marketing, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Stephen Rau: Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Paul Klein: Palumbo Donahue School of Business, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR), 2013, vol. 9, issue 3, 60-74

Abstract: With increased Internet usage in the EU, U.S. retailers have intensified their marketing efforts to reach these consumers. A major challenge for retailers selling online is that they must comply with the laws where the consumers reside. Past studies suggest that U.S. firms are not in full compliance with non-U.S. e-commerce laws. This study examines U.S. retailers’ relative compliance with U.S. and non-U.S. ecommerce laws. E-commerce laws were selected from three EU countries and the U.S. The laws addressed two levels of web site functionality: 1) providing basic company information and 2) privacy protection during information exchanges. The authors found that U.S. retailers were more compliant with U.S. versus non-U.S. law. In addition, compliance with non-U.S. law declined as Web site functionality increased with no such decline for U.S. law. These results are important because noncompliance may result in stricter regulations and may also drive consumers away from retailers’ Web sites.

Date: 2013
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