The introduction of emerging technologies in retailing and their infusion into the service encounter necessitates research to better understand consumer attitude toward the usage of technology into the service delivery systems. The capability of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology...

Cultural variations across countries are considered a major factor affecting customers' readiness to adopt, use, and evaluate technology. Relevant contributions from marketing studies, computer science, and international business are integrated into the literature of cross-cultural management...

Existing IS research on consumer acceptance of technology has mainly focused on web-based applications and online stores. However, the appearance of new technologies, such as RFID, mobile computing and sensor networks ,has driven retail companies to the development of several in-store...