Table 7.

Conclusions, theoretical and managerial implications

ConclusionsTheoretical implicationManagerial implication
  • For certain consumers (i.e. more fashion-conscious, more shopping oriented or less self-esteem), fast fashion brands are central like a religion

  • The brand centrality is stronger for fashion-conscious consumers with high shopping frequency. However, the average frequency of shopping attenuates the relationship between chronic shopping orientation and brand centrality

  • Consumers with strong brand centrality tend to have a high relationship quality with the brand

This study examined the antecedents of brand centrality from the consumer perspective (i.e. psychological and behavioral drivers), while previous research studied the drivers of brand centrality from the branding perspective
  • Fast fashion brands should create more opportunities for consumption rituals to engage with fashion-conscious, chronic shopping orientation and low self-esteem consumers

  • Organizations should be careful in designing and targeting sales promotion programs as frequency of shopping has different impacts on the fashion-conscious consumers and consumers with chronic shopping orientatio

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