An organic label offers a market signal for producers of organic food products. In Western economies, the label has gained high recognition, but organic food still represents a small part of total food consumption, which raises questions about the label's efficacy. By considering organic labels...

An organic label offers a market signal for producers of organic food products. In Western economies, the label has gained high recognition, but organic food still represents a small part of total food consumption, which raises questions about the label's efficacy. By considering organic labels...

Since a long time, companies have tried to involve the consumer in the production of service. These approaches are highly increasing and advocate a new view of consumers, not as passive receptacles for offerings but as true market partners. This participation is a relatively recent area of...

Ordering train tickets on Internet, building up furniture or self-scanning products in the cart...Consumers’ participation in the different phases of product or service production process is developing under various forms, from ordinary to more creative ones. Through 24 qualitative interviews,...

Since a long time, companies have tried to involve the consumer in the production of service. These approaches are developing fastly and advocate for a new vision of consumers, not as passive receptacles for offerings but as true market partners. Participation is a relatively recent area of...

Commander ses billets de train sur Internet, monter ses meubles ou scanner soi-même les produits de son caddie...la participation du consommateur aux différentes phases du processus de production d'un produit ou service se développe sous des formes variées, des plus ordinaires aux plus...

Self-checkout technologies (self-checkout or self-scanning systems) enjoy rapid development since the end of the 2000’s. Through qualitative interviews with retailers’ clients, this paper analyses their perception and usage of these new technologies. It helps to understand the process of...

Consumer participation in the different steps of products or services' production process is developing following many directions, from the most ordinary to the most creative ones. In this context, the present paper tries to clarify the definition of consumer participation and proposes a...