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Cui, Yanli; Trent, Elizabeth S.; Sullivan, Pauline M.; … - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 31 (2003) 6, pp. 310-320

Generation Y, children born to baby‐boomers, is widely considered to be the next big generation. Businesses are therefore struggling to find ways to capture a piece of this market. Could cause‐related marketing be the answer? Employs an experimental design to examine how college‐age...

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The challenge to c‐stores: Edinburgh South Asian responses

Welsh, Rita; Bent, Richard; Seaman, Claire; Ingram, Arthur - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 31 (2003) 8, pp. 408-417

behaviour, increased competition and demographic variations. These are related to the individual’s motivation, experience and …

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Shopper characteristics, product and store choice criteria: a survey in the Greek grocery sector

Baltas, George; Papastathopoulou, Paulina - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 31 (2003) 10, pp. 498-507

Considers the brand and store choice behaviour of grocery shoppers and explores relationships among consumer … characteristics, brand choice criteria and store selection criteria. A survey was carried out to collect data on demographic profiles … associations between brand and store preferences are identified and related to specific demographic characteristics of the …

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A multi‐attribute approach to understanding shopper segments

Yavas, Ugur - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 31 (2003) 11, pp. 541-548

The purpose of this paper is to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of a mall as viewed by two shopper segments: those shoppers who prefer to shop there, versus those who favor a competitor mall. The importance‐performance technique is used in analyzing the data. Study results and...

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In‐store customer behaviour in the fashion sector: some emerging methodological and theoretical directions

Newman, Andrew J.; Foxall, Gordon R. - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 31 (2003) 11, pp. 591-600

Store layouts are important determinants of behaviour. A review of the academic and commercial literature suggests that the methodological and theoretical approaches have provided methods and approaches that are difficult for practitioners to adopt. This paper offers a robust theoretical...

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Situational, consumer, and retailer factors affecting Internet, catalog, and store shopping

Gehrt, Kenneth C.; Yan, Ruoh‐Nan - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 1, pp. 5-18

Most research related to consumer choice of retailers emphasizes retailer attributes and/or consumer characteristics. Since many retail formats, including online retailing, have emerged in recent years, knowledge of how consumers select retail formats must be updated. A source of influence that...

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The characteristics of supermarket shoppers in Beijing

Mai, Li‐Wei; Zhao, Hui - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 1, pp. 56-62

Retail shopping establishments in the West have evolved through many different stages, in close association with Western lifestyles. The growth of supermarkets has been an important part of this trend, and in the 1980s, they were introduced in China. With their distinctive business environment,...

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Retail competition and consumer choice: contextualising the “food deserts” debate

Clarke, Ian; Hallsworth, Alan; Jackson, Peter; de … - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 2, pp. 89-99

retail competition and consumer choice shifts the emphasis from changing patterns of retail provision towards a more …

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Measuring convenience: Scots’ perceptions of local food and retail provision

Fitch, David - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 2, pp. 100-108

Interest is increasing interest in the links between social exclusion and access to both grocery and retail stores. There is however little knowledge of the extent to which consumers lack convenient access to retail facilities. Data from 30,000 households from the 1999‐2000 Scottish household...

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A lifestyle choice? Evaluating the motives of do‐it‐yourself (DIY) consumers

Williams, Colin C. - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 5, pp. 270-278

Reflecting the broader “cultural turn” in retail studies, recent surveys of do‐it‐yourself (DIY) consumers have emphasised human agency rather than economic constraints when explaining their motives for purchasing DIY products. The aim of this paper, however, is to evaluate critically...

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