Table 9

Qualitative results (open question review)

QSNo.MCodeNo.MExample statement
Q1Yes109Product Information50“Yes, like the detailed nutritional information, calories, etc. ….”
Price Comparison32“Comparison with other stores for price”
Personalization14“Customizability of the app, change appearance, sizes of the UI elements”
No131All fine126“No, I don't miss any features”
Overloaded8“No, it's already quite overloaded with information.”
Q2Yes141App Design63“The design of the tiles that pop up around the product could be improved”
Missing Features31“Calculator for food waste reduction”
App Functionality26“Internet connection in some malls is very bad”
No90N/AN/AN/A
Q3Yes124Less need to touch49“Yes, because you don´t need to touch everything”
Less need to interact37“Yes, because I do not need to talk to the shop assistant”
Effective Shopping25“Yes, because then my shopping would be faster”
No106No Benefit73“No, because I still have to go to the store”
Time Waste16“No, even worse because I would stay in the shop for longer”
Q4Yes95Information44“Yes, because I can get more Information easily”
Fun19“Yes, fun to use”
Faster8“Yes, it makes shopping faster”
No117Don't need this34“No because in-store I get enough information”
Online Shopper21“No, Online shopping would still be easier”
Time Waste16“No, it would take too much time while using the application”
Q5Yes191Get Information40“Yes, because it shows what I want to know about the product”
Ease of Use29“Yes, they were clear and easy to understand”
Recommendations10“I find the explanations helpful because they make the recommendations lucid for me”
No38Unnecessary10“I do not really want to see what my friends think about a specific product”
Overloaded7“It's too much information”
Q6N/AElectronics108“Probably electronics because it's not always easy to find the relevant information for these products”
Groceries72“Grocery. I like to check the ingredients. Sometime I have to look up E-numbers ….”
Clothing38“I guess I would most likely use that app for shopping clothing (shoes) in order to check for the sizes and measurements”
Would not use it31“I would not use this application”
All Scenarios18“In all retail shopping situations”
Luxury13“I would use it for more expensive products and for products which I buy not very often”
Books6“Books, seeing my friends and other peoples recommendations”

Note(s): Q (Question), S (Sentiment), No. M (Number of Mentions); Q1. Looking at the presented application, are there features you are missing?; Q2. Do you see any issues or room for improvement when using this app? If yes, could you give examples?; Q3. Would this application help to make your shopping trip more secure during COVID19? If yes, why and if no, why not?; Q4. Would this application motivate you to shop in-store? If yes, why and if no, why not?; Q5. Did you find the explanations given by the application helpful? If yes, why and if no, why not?; Q6. In which shopping scenario (grocery/electronics/luxury/clothing/etc.) would you most likely use such an application?

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