This paper investigates firm-focused customer attachment styles relationship, rather than general or interpersonal attachment styles. We proposed a theoretical framework and analyzed the customers' attachment styles and their moderating effect on happiness, commitment, loyalty, satisfaction and...

Consumer interactions on social media have been analysed in the literature as sources of information about their ability to generate engagement and knowledge about how to interact with brands. The present study contributes to this line of research, focusing on empirically determining those...

The selection of a suitable customer lifetime value (CLV) model is a key issue for companies that are introducing a CLV managerial approach in their online B2C relationship stores. The online retail environment places CLV models on several specific assumptions, e.g. non-contractual relationship,...

We investigate the effect of an EU-wide consumer protection regulation on consumer trust as well as consumer behavior. The Unfair Commercial Practice Directive (UCPD) was implemented by EU member states between 2007 and 2010. We utilize data from the Special and Flash Eurobarometer for the years...