Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relation between hedonic/utilitarian shopping behaviour and a number of key variables, such as store loyalty, perceived value, purchase frequency, money spent, price consciousness, age and gender. The paper aims to provide useful managerial...

1. Introduction -- 2. Hedonism and utilitarianism in consumer behavior -- 3. Hypotheses and conceptual model development for hedonism, utilitarianism and consumer behavior -- 4. Methodology and tools for exploring the consequences of shopper orientation -- 5. Hedonism and utilitarianism in the...