Starting with the XIX century, we assist at one growth of information importance as following of development of government forms more complexes, of concurrence intensification and of development of communications systems. This process has been increased in the lasts years by the development of...

Arousal among young consumers plays a key role in buying decisions. One of the challenges for success in retailing is to enhance the in-store ambience to influence the young consumers for prolonged stay in the store for shopping and explore the zone of experience of new products. This paper...

Consumer purchasing behaviour is always influenced by many factors ranging from psychological, social and economical to cultural. However, one cannot claim vividly if information and communication technology does actually influence consumer purchasing behaviour and to what extent. This paper...

The emergence of market economy in Poland has created fertile ground for the development of consumerism. After decades of living in shortage economy environment Polish consumers have plunged into magic, colourful world of consumption. The basic objective of the paper is to determine if...

Retail industry in India is acknowledged as a sunshine sector, and is driven by factors like strong income growth, changing lifestyles and favourable demographic patterns. Having cemented its presence in metros and Tier I cities, retailers are allured by opportunities in Tier II and III cities...

One frequent objective of market research, and particularly in cross cultural contexts, consists in comparing those attributes that determine the choice of different sub groups of consumers. Practitioners may resort to different types of importance scales, or use ranking methods, or even pair...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate first, the consumer buying behaviour and claims pattern of medical and health insurance (MHI)/medical and health takaful (MHT) policies and second, to determine whether moral hazard exists among policyholders at the time of application for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of the evolution of consumption patterns associated with ageing on the relative importance of industries in Portugal, quantifying the changes in production, value added, imported intermediate inputs and employment....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the spatial components of producer heterogeneity in crop insurance product selection among US corn producers and identifies neighborhood spillover or agent marketing effects in these decisions. Design/methodology/approach – County-level...