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Information Architecture is an important part of web page design, which includes page layout, classification, navigation system and search system. Effective information architecture enables E-commerce website to attract more visitors and customers. For E-commerce websites navigating consumers successfully is the key to keep the sales records. The paper applied the information architecture theory to analyze two B to C E-commerce websites in China and discussed the improvement for future webpage design.
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Nie, J., Hao, H. (2007). The Information Architecture for Website Design. In: Wang, W., Li, Y., Duan, Z., Yan, L., Li, H., Yang, X. (eds) Integration and Innovation Orient to E-Society Volume 1. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 251. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75466-6_26
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