Our purpose in this article is to present the concept of electronic agent used in e-commerce and its impact on consumer satisfaction. Electronic agents represent the future of electronic business. They help the consumers in an environment where all the information is available but hard to deal...

This case explores the aggregate influence of corporate marketing practices on public health and examines the increasingly important issue of the role of targeted marketing strategies by the food and beverage industries in the obesity epidemic. Specifically, it engages a discussion about a...

Rarely studied in marketing, leisure companions represent a significant aspect of the leisure servicescapes experience. In leisure places, companions can be defined in terms of their presence (v. absence), number, and identity (spouse/friend/family members). This article reviews previous...

The aim of this article is to enlight the relevancy of the concept of place attachment in order to qualify the affective relationship between consumers and service areas, particularly leisure places. This paper reviews the overall results obtained so far by researchers and highlights the...