Co-authored with Katerattanakul, P.
This study identifies the critical attributes affecting the image formation of virtual stores on the Web. For potential management applications, the study focuses upon the designs and features of virtual stores that are feasible to attain and revise. When these designs and features are measured as unfavorable, then managerial action needs to be taken to rectify these design and feature flaws. The important designs and features affecting virtual store image formation are categorized into six dimensions: Site/system facilities, product and promotion information, transaction service and
satisfaction, convenience, appearance and congeniality, and institutional factors. These dimensions of critical attributes for virtual store image are then mapped to the framework of physical store image. This mapping helps management and developers better design the virtual store that will create or reinforce the overall company image.