Mobile shopping before COVID-19 and intention to continue mobile shopping after the pandemic : methodological aspects of gender-based empirical study

This paper aims to determine whether there is an association between gender and mobile shopping buying behavior both during and post-COVID-19 period. Three types of categorical variables were defined: the installation of mobile shopping apps before the pandemic, the use of mobile shopping apps before the pandemic, and the decision to stop using mobile shopping apps after the pandemic. In a pilot study, the population only included Polish respondents. The field survey method was applied to collect the primary data. In April 2021, the survey was launched via social media. Primary data were collected from 102 respondents. The nonparametric statistical method was selected as a suitable analytical technique and the chi-square test of independence was used to test the hypotheses. According to the pilot study, gender does not influence installation of mobile shopping apps before the pandemic, the use of mobile shopping apps before the pandemic, or the intention to stop using mobile shopping apps after the COVID-19 period. The findings are significant for mobile shopping application developers, modern trades, and business decision-makers in the Polish market. Meanwhile, the applied research methodology is most relevant for future similar kinds of research studies.