Going shopping is a major source of relaxation as well as a household chore. Associated with females, the activity is under pressure due to time constraints, changing social roles and technological advances. In this paper, the impact of changing social pressures on going shopping is examined...

Advances in electronics have added sophisticated footfall monitoring to retailers’ information weaponry. Many retailers are reported to be experimenting with this new technology, but limited discussion exists in the public domain on its potential role or retailer experiences. This paper...

A mail survey was conducted to identify personal characteristics, shopping patterns, and attitudes of potential innovators and non‐adopters of an interactive electronic shopping innovation. Differences among all potential adopter groups were also examined. A national sample of 2,500 US cable...

Draws on the findings of a quantitative survey and a number of qualitative focus groups and interviews to explore consumer behaviour and reasoning concerning the return of products. The findings serve as the basis for the discussion of the special case of returns deliberately premeditated at the...

Using New Jersey as a case study, this article investigates the challenges faced by food retail stores. Policy recommendations proposed by industry representatives for improving the business climate are also presented. Although New Jersey‐specific, many of the issues discussed in the paper may...

This study is prompted by the growing sales and the acceptance of thrift stores in the USA. It focuses on consumers’ evaluations and attitudes of secondhand, or thrift stores, and specifically examines the effects of store image and general attitude toward secondhand stores on “shopping...

The proliferation of retail loyalty schemes has been one of the most marked features of retail marketing in the 1990s. Many retailers have one in some guise or other. Their sheer volume has meant that some have begun to question whether there is a limit to loyalty. Presents results from...

The role of multiple grocery retailers is acknowledged as change agents in the UK cheese market. However, in the continental cheese sector there is evidence to suggest that the current marketing strategy adopted by retailers may lead to diminishing returns. In reviewing the literature on...

Explores the impact of divorce upon the fashion consumption of divorced men. Based upon 104 semi‐structured interviews with divorced men, the study identifies four stages of fashion shopping behaviour of divorced male consumers. In particular, the study notes that divorced men expect fashion...