The remarkable growth of the Indian retail landscape over the last decade is reflected in the proliferation of supermarkets, departmental stores and hypermarkets in India. Evolving consumption patterns, raising living standards has sparked a huge demand in the food and grocery retailing. Impulse...

This paper intends to analyze the impact of store layout, ambient factors, and employees on impulsive decision-making among female customers visiting the apparel outlets. The responses were collected through a single-stage mall intercept survey method using a structured questionnaire from 385...

The main purpose of this study is to examine the financial performance of retail and wholesale conventional banks in Bahrain. The study covers a period of five years from 2009 to 2013. Ratio analysis was used to analyse the comparative financial efficiency of banks under study and correlation...

The waiting line is an essential element in the consumer's assessment of the overall shopping experience. Perceived idle time while waiting in the queue exaggerates the negative response to wait duration and affects the overall customer satisfaction. The store employees find it hard to muddle...

Retail customers often wait to complete their purchases during the checkout process. Prior research suggests that long checkout lines and service delays negatively affect customers’ evaluation of store services. The present study investigates the potential customer and in-store distractions...

Shopping in retail stores is essentially a social experience. Prior research has focused extensively on the retail shopping experience, impulse buying tendency and shopper satisfaction. There exists a dearth of literature on companion shoppers and their influence on customers' overall shopping...

Islamic banking, as an alternative to conventional banking system, is currently one of the most rapidly growing segments of the global financial market industry operating with more than 300 institutions spread over 75 countries. Undoubtedly, Islamic banks has cogent contribution towards the...