Special event entertainment (SEE) is a category of shopping centre entertainment that is seasonal, temporary and discrete in nature and it can involve school holiday entertainment, fashion shows and market days (Sit, Merrilees and Birch, 2003). Using SEE, shopping centre managers seek to entice...

[Abstract]: This paper presents a conceptual framework which aims to examine the impact of special event entertainment (SEE) on shopping centre patrons’ behaviours. Adapted from Wakefield and Baker’s model (1998), the framework presented proposes that shoppers’perceptions of SEE constitute...

This study explores why some consumers choose to pay for hedonic consumption instead of consuming for free. Consumer decision making processes, the nature of retailing hedonic consumption and major factors influencing purchase intention literature is reviewed. Common models on the...

This paper explores the concept of sponsorship endorsed packaging in a fast moving consumer goods context, specifically addressing the effects of on-pack promotion of a sponsorship relationship on consumer attitudes. Although an abundance of literature exists in the sponsorship field and...

In the last decade sponsorship spending increased with large corporations now including some sponsorship spend in their marketing budget. With worldwide sponsorship spending now in excess of US$26 billion (IEG2005), it is important for marketers to understand the impact of sponsorship investment...

This paper outlines the results of an exploratory survey on the business use of the Internet in China in four areas, including; strategic goals, marketing communications, marketing logistics, and relationship management. The results of this study are then compared to a similar study conducted by...

Despite the advent of e-retailing and other shopping alternatives in the retailing sector, the ‘one-stop’ regional shopping centre remains a popular retail format. ServQual and ServPerf have been used to measure the service quality of individual retail stores on five key dimensions, namely...

Packaging and sponsorship have been recognised as key tools for gaining competitive advantage, with worldwide packaging expenditures reaching US$500 billion and sponsorship investments reaching US$37 billion. Evidence highlights the importance of supporting sponsorship with additional...

This paper presents a case study of the initial planning and implementation of an emerging e-model, community portals, in a regional Queensland community, focusing on the adoption of this model by the two key stakeholder groups of businesses and consumers. Our study was undertaken in two stages:...