International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 38 Issue 6

Understanding patrons' participation in activities at entertainment malls: A study in “flow”

Sherry L. Lotz, Mary Ann Eastlick, Anubha Mishra, Soyeon Shim

This paper aims to apply concepts from “flow” paradigm to examine factors contributing to participation in entertainment and shopping activities at, and future patronage intent…

An investigation of Chinese consumers' outshopping motives from a culture perspective: Implications for retail and distribution

Yong Jian Wang, Samuel K. Doss, Chiquan Guo, Wenjing Li

This paper aims to investigate Chinese consumers' international outshopping motives from a culture perspective based on Hofstede's four cultural dimensions.

Early versus potential adopters: Exploring the antecedents of use intention in the context of retail service innovations

Yen‐Ting Helena Chiu, Shih‐Chieh Fang, Chuan‐Chuan Tseng

The success of retail service innovations is contingent upon a thorough understanding of the antecedent factors that drive adoption intention. Using the example of a novel kiosk…

Transaction size effects on consumers' retail payment mode choice

Alhassan G. Abdul‐Muhmin

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the monetary value of a retail transaction (transaction size) impacts consumers' preferences for cash, debit and credit card payment…

Editorial

Neil Towers