As a consequence of differences in positioning strategies, retail outlets for grocery products often differ in their "marketing environment" - that is, in the configuration of price, product, and promotional stimuli to which consumers are exposed in the store. The in-store marketing environment...

The authors investigate how different segments of consumers react to different coupon characteristics, such as face value and method of distribution. They utilize a latent segmentation approach to identify the underlying segments. The empirical analysis suggests that different segments of...

In recent years, many business-to-business (B2B) component supplier (CS) firms have added branding to their marketing toolbox. By extending the logic of ingredient branding to B2B components, they aim to create “pull” from B2B end customers by building a strong CS brand image among their...

The authors discuss some shortcomings of probabilistic choice models which do not capture product interdependencies. When substitutional relationships are present in the marketplace, these models may lead to biased estimates for choice/market shares. A probabilistic choice model which accounts...

Identification of the order in which households acquire financial services has important implications for market seg­mentation and cross-selling strategies. This study illustrates a procedure by which financial institutions, based on internal records can estimate the likelihood that a customer...

This paper presents a framework for organizing and discussing factors influencing consumer choice dynamics, how these factors may be incorporated into models of buyer behavior and problems that may arise in estimating such models. The paper identifies research issues and delineates possible...