International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 49 Issue 3

Who is interested in retail education? The (mis)match between the leading universities’ offerings and job demand in the UK

Eleonora Pantano, Gabriele Pizzi, Andrew Rogers

Retail management has acquired the attention of scholars and practitioners, with many international and prestigious journals specifically relating to the topic. Also, top-tier…

Exploring young consumer's decision‐making for luxury co-branding combinations

Yanan Yu, Lori Rothenberg, Marguerite Moore

The purpose of this paper is to identify the realistic trade-offs young consumers make when evaluating luxury co-branding combinations based on signalling theory.

Retail 4.0 adoption and firm performance among Malaysian retailers: the role of enterprise risk management as moderator

Poorni Sakrabani, Ai Ping Teoh

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the determinants of firm performance for Malaysian retailers.

Understanding the customer psychology of impulse buying during COVID-19 pandemic: implications for retailers

Muhammad Naeem

During COVID-19 pandemic, the use of social media enhances information exchange at a global level; therefore, customers are more aware and make backup plans to take optimal…

Mobile word of mouth (m-WOM): analysing its negative impact on webrooming in omnichannel retailing

Carlos Flavián, Raquel Gurrea, Carlos Orús

The purpose of this research is to analyse the influence of mobile word of mouth (m-WOM), received at the physical store, which “challenges” the consumer's preferences in a…

Consumer decision-making in a retail store: the role of mental imagery and gender difference

Jung-Hwan Kim, Minjeong Kim, Jungmin Yoo, Minjung Park

The purpose of the study is to investigate how mental imagery evoked from sensory in-store experience influences consumer anticipatory emotion, perceived ownership and decision…