This study explores the influence of street markets in urban geo-demographic settings and analyzes vending patterns with ethnic values enhancing the consumer satisfaction. Interrelationship among urban dwellers, marketplace ambiance, and conventional shopping wisdom of customers and interactive...

Shopping malls contribute to business more significantly than traditional markets which were viewed as simple convergence of supply and demand. Shopping malls attract buyers and sellers, and induce customers providing enough time to make choices as well as a recreational means of shopping....

The cultural and learning environment of an institution stimulate the possible transition of students to undergraduate study in a preferred institution. The objective of this study is to investigate the factors involved in selection of institutions for the post-high school studies, role of...

One brand does not fit in all markets. Brands need to be nurtured by the companies according to market attributes which vary socio-demographically. Though most urban markets look alike, they can be segmented as central markets, satellite markets located in suburban habitats and industrial and...

Performance of global brands in low profile consumer market segments is constrained by high transaction costs and coordination problems along the brand promotions, consumption and customer value chain. Hence, firms in managing brands in the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) market segments are needed...

Brand personality is an attractive and appealing concept in the marketing of today. Consumers perceive the brand on dimensions that typically capture a person's personality, and extend that to the domain of brands. The discussions in the paper are woven around the issues concerning brand...

The institutional reforms towards trade liberalizations in Latin America during the 1980s and the 1990s have introduced a good measure of import competition, but trade policies alone are not sufficient to create a competitive environment in an economy. Most of the region's economies have changed...

The institutional reforms Latin American countries have been oriented towards globalization of trade, improving financial and labor markets, developing and comprehending the use of public resources. The paper reviews the approach to trade policy in early reforms period and evolution of thoughts,...

Market orientation is positively associated with performance of dealers in terms of customer service quality, growth in sales and increase in market share. This paper aims at analyzing the impact of market orientation strategies and performance of customer services on customer acquisition,...

The changing cultural paradigms in Latin America have influenced variety of leisure activities and significant implications for development of leisure services. Leisure spending behaviour prompts sequential relationship among customers intending to perform family celebrations in a different...