... Indian respondents are surveyed about personal disposition, shopping experiences and other factors. The research model and hypotheses are evaluated utilizing partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings As posited, Indian consumers dealing with loneliness and social isolation tend...

... of the study are reported and the last section discusses the results and implications of the study. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Online brand promise E‐service brand Online brand reputation Corporate brand reputation Corporate brand promise Price E‐loyalty Shopping Web...

...Michael Harker; Nnamdi O. Madichie; Jim Blythe Purpose This paper aims to profile the potential impact of shopping malls in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – a country renowned for its hedonic consumption. Design/methodology/approach The approach is based on a combination of personal...

...Stanley Paliwoda; Helen Woodruffe‐Burton; Susan Wakenshaw Purpose The research presented in this article aims to extend our understanding of the symbolic and experiential values of shopping through the investigation of consumers' grocery shopping and consumption experiences. Design/methodology...

...Jiyoung Kim; Leslie Stoel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how shopping behavior of rural consumers is affected by perceptions of local retailers' social norm‐based activities and task‐oriented actions, and social capital within the community. Design/methodology/approach A mail...

...Patrali Chatterjee Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of consumer shopping orientations on consumer's channel choice, cross‐channel shopping behavior, and shopping outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Using multiple sources of data including surveys of store, web...

...Art Thomas; Ron Garland “Scripted behaviour” underpins many repetitive and routine tasks, such as grocery shopping, where it is observed that some shoppers take a list and others do not. The notion of “scripts” is used to examine the underlying reasons for the presence and absence of grocery...

...Shwu‐Ing Wu The purpose of the experiment reported here was to examine Internet user concerns and perceptions of online shopping. The attitude of Internet users toward online shopping was measured using the Fishbein model. The relative factors influencing user attitudes toward online shopping...

.... Consumer behaviour Methodology Qualitative techniques Research Shopping The sequence of the research undertaken was as follows: semi‐structured qualitative interviews; quantitative study on shopping and outshopping behaviour (Project 1); non‐directed qualitative interviews...

...Mark D. Uncles The movement of shoppers through a city can look chaotic when studied at the individual level. However, statistical analysis shows that aggregate patterns exist for major grocery shopping trips, patterns of movement largely depend on access to a car and how much is bought; for minor...

...Ugur Yavas By using the conceptual framework of shopping deliberateness paradigm,investigates prospects for the adoption of supermarkets in Saudi Arabia. Results raise some questions on the efficacy of deliberate shopping behaviour as a correlate of supermarket adoption. As shown in Table II...