International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 52 Issue 4

Visual attention and product interaction: a neuroscientific study on purchase across two product categories in a virtual store

Enrique Bigne, Aline Simonetti, Jaime Guixeres, Mariano Alcaniz

This research analyses the searching, interacting and purchasing behavior of shoppers seeking semidurable and fast-moving consumer goods in an immersive virtual reality (VR…

Digital technology-empowered omnichannel integration: a review and research agenda

Zhihui Yang, Dongbin Hu

Digital technology plays a vital role in empowering omnichannel integration. Research on digital technology has recently attracted attention and rapidly developed. However, a…

Understanding store-loyal customers’ mobile channel migration: a trust-transfer perspective

Xiaoyong Wei, Anwei Huang, Ruoyi Chen, Jiyue Yang

Retailers have recently leveraged store-loyal customers’ store attachment to maintain customer relationships and motivate patronage intentions. However, the COVID-19 outbreak has…

The different impact of utilitarian and hedonic attributes on web-based retail shopping behaviour through the lens of extended technology acceptance model

Khan Md. Raziuddin Taufique, Md. Mahiuddin Sabbir, Sarah Quinton, Syed Saad Andaleeb

Acknowledging previous scholarly focus on functional attributes in understanding technology acceptance behaviour, the current study aims to offer a novel perspective by…

A meta-analytic comparison of scent effect between retailing and hospitality

Lawrence Hoc Nang Fong, Erin Yirun Wang, Benigno Glenn R. Ricaforte, Rui Augusto Costa

This meta-analysis aims to examine and compare the pleasant ambient scent effects on consumers’ affective, cognitive and behavioural responses in the retail and hospitality…

Economy or premium? A systematic review of factors influencing retailers’ own product brand strategies

Shaoyuan Chen, Pengji Wang, Jacob Wood

Grounded in strategic fit theory, this study aims to identify external and internal factors that influence retailers’ strategic choices regarding their own product brands…

From personal to corporate social responsibility: (de)individuation in luxury retailing

Jiarui Li, Jiyun Kang

The New York Times has suggested replacing sustainable fashion with responsible fashion, emphasizing the need for joint efforts by both individual consumers and retailers to take…