... and shopping satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Grounded theory, interviews and observation in Study One identify concepts important to understanding why consumers shopped in night markets. Study Two employs a survey method to test findings from Study One concerning relationships between fulfillment...

...Deborah C. Fowler; Jingxue (Jessica) Yuan; Fang Meng; Yingjiao Xu Purpose This research attempts to expand the understanding of the nature of tourist shopping behavior. More specifically, this study aims to explore the influences of the components of planned behavior, impulsive behavior...

...Deborah C. Fowler; Jingxue (Jessica) Yuan; Tammy R. Kinley; Judith A. Forney; Youn‐Kyung Kim Purpose Shopping is a popular tourist activity. While a person might not travel for the purpose of shopping, many tourists shop while traveling. This study aims to examine travel motivation as a predictor...

...Joaquín Alegre; Magdalena Cladera Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze tourist and trip‐related characteristics and tourist motivations in connection with the decision to participate in shopping and for those tourists who decide to participate, the main determinants of the amount...

... motivating resident and tourist customers to engage in tourism shopping; satisfaction of resident and tourist customers with local retailers; and strategies to assist retailers in successful service delivery. Design/methodology/approach Using Dillman's survey techniques, data were collected from two...

...Drew Martin; Arch Woodside; Mark S. Rosenbaum; Daniel Spears Purpose This study seeks to achieve two objectives: first, to expand on Fodness's five‐dimensional travel motivation scale by empirically demonstrating that a sixth driving force – shopping – encourages tourists to visit particular...

...Melody L.A. LeHew; Scarlett C. Wesley Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess whether tourist shopper segments are an attractive market for shopping centers. This research aims to explore whether or not tourist shoppers are more satisfied than resident shoppers with their shopping...