International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 37 Issue 5

Acceptance of online customization for apparel shopping

Hira Cho, Susan S. Fiorito

The purpose of this paper is to identify the determinants of successful customization of apparel in e‐retailing and to provide managerial suggestions for strategic planning.

Investigating linkages between online purchase behaviour variables

Delia Vazquez, Xingang Xu

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between the online consumer behaviour constructs of attitude, motivations and information search in order to develop an…

Gift shopping behavior in a multichannel retail environment: The role of personal purchase experiences

Hyun‐Hwa Lee, Jihyun Kim

To date, most research focused on understanding the meanings and mechanism of gift giving behavior and there is little literature on channel usage behavior for gift shopping. The…

Use of scent in a naturally odourless store

Andrew G. Parsons

The purpose of the paper is to introduce the concept of associated scents for retail stores that are normally odourless, and provide an understanding of how associated scent can…

Prevalence of country of origin associations on the supermarket shelf

Andrea Insch, Magdalena Florek

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence and types of country associations on product labels and packages across a range of grocery product categories.

Editorial

John Fernie