scholarly journals An Empirical Analysis of Retail Spatial Structure in Rural Area-Analyzed Based on Grocery Shopping Behavior in Tohaku Region, Tottori Prefecture.

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eko CAHYONO ◽  
Hidenori MORITA ◽  
Teitaro KITAMURA
2021 ◽  
pp. 002224292110368
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Scholdra ◽  
Julian R. K. Wichmann ◽  
Maik Eisenbeiss ◽  
Werner J. Reinartz

Economic conditions may significantly affect households' shopping behavior and, by extension, retailers' and manufacturers' firm performance. By explicitly distinguishing between two basic types of economic conditions—micro conditions in terms of households' personal income and macro conditions in terms of the business cycle—this study analyzes how households adjust their grocery shopping behavior. The authors observe more than 5,000 households over eight years and analyze shopping outcomes in terms of what, where, and how much they shop and spend. Results show that micro and macro conditions substantially influence shopping outcomes, but in very different ways. Microeconomic changes lead households to adjust primarily their overall purchase volume—that is, after losing income, households buy fewer products and spend less in total. In contrast, macroeconomic changes cause pronounced structural shifts in households' shopping basket allocation and spending behavior. Specifically, during contractions, households shift purchases toward private labels while also buying and consequently spending more than during expansions. During expansions, however, households increasingly purchase national brands but keep their total spending constant. The authors discuss psychological and sociological mechanisms that can explain the differential effects of micro and macro conditions on shopping behavior and develop important diagnostic and normative implications for retailers and manufacturers.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiujie Zheng ◽  
Junhong Chen ◽  
Robin Zhang ◽  
H. Holly Wang

PurposeIn this paper, we provide a simple conceptual framework with empirical analysis to investigate the effect of product attributes and e-vendor characteristics that are potentially included in the online shopper’s information search on their online shopping behavior in China.Design/methodology/approachThis paper examines consumers’ online shopping frequency for food/grocery using an ordered logit model and for fresh food (a subcategory of food/grocery) using a two-part model, considering product attributes, e-vendor characteristics, and consumer perceptions and characteristics.FindingsThe results show that product origin is an influencing factor in shopping for fresh food online, reflecting consumers’ growing interests in imported food or specialty food from other areas. Consumers are more likely to shop online for fresh food if they perceive online shopping as having a price advantage. But consumers who view price as a top factor are less likely to buy fresh food online frequently. Thus competitive prices might be a motive for online fresh food shopping, but consumers concerned about price do not necessarily shop frequently. Negative perceptions of product freshness reduce consumers’ likelihood and frequency of shopping for fresh food online. Concerns on food quality and e-vendors’ credibility prevent consumers from frequently shopping for fresh food online. Social and demographic characteristics also influence consumers’ decisions.Originality/valueThis paper provides a better understanding of consumer’s online grocery shopping preferences and sheds light on policy and regulation design and implementation in the e-commerce industry, which will ultimately protect and benefit consumers.


2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C. Sanchez-Flack ◽  
Barbara Baquero ◽  
Laura A. Linnan ◽  
Joel Gittelsohn ◽  
Julie L. Pickrel ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid El Bilali ◽  
Tarek Ben Hassen ◽  
Chedli Baya Chatti ◽  
Aziz Abouabdillah ◽  
Si Bennasseur Alaoui

Alongside the dramatic impact on health systems, eating, shopping, and other food-related habits may have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. This paper analyses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food shopping habits and food-related activities of a diverse sample of 340 adult consumers in Morocco. The study is based on an online survey conducted in Morocco from September 15 to November 5, 2020, utilizing a standardized questionnaire delivered in French and Arabic via Survey Monkey. The findings show that consumers' diet, shopping behavior, and food interactions have changed significantly. Indeed, the survey outcomes indicated (i) an increase in the consumption of local items owing to food safety concerns; (ii) an increase in online grocery shopping; (iii) a rise in panic buying and food hoarding; and (iv) an increase in culinary capabilities. The findings are expected to help guide Morocco's current emergency measures as well as long-term food-related policies.


Author(s):  
Abdulla M. Alhemoud

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">This study determines the product selection processes from Kuwaiti nationals based on their shopping habits in the Co-Operative Supermarkets (A government owned grocery stores).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This paper expands the concept of Consumer Satisfaction and includes an evaluation of the post purchase affective response. It presents the development of a consumer typology based on affective response, basically broken into two groups. The first group is formed by consumers who face grocery shopping as their duty the second group considers grocery shopping as their pleasure. The paper also presents the implications of such typology in the Co-Op operation itself. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-KW; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The literature on consumer behavior and store choice suggests that consumers make decisions to patronize a particular store on the basis of a set of attributes that they view as important. This study attempts to explore the determinant attributes that influence the patronage decisions of supermarket consumers in Kuwait. Based on a descriptive analysis of data collected via an accidental sampling procedure, fourteen store attributes were identified. These attributes were factor analyzed, generating four image dimensions intuitively labeled merchandise, personnel, accessibility and promotion. A stepwise regression showed that merchandise image was the most salient in determining the frequency of supermarket shopping. None of the demographic characteristics of consumers did seem to have an impact on the perceived importance of the promotion image. Most of the differences among the categories of the consumers' demographic characteristics were found in the accessibility image, providing possible explanation for why the rank of the importance of accessibility elements varies considerably from one study to another. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>


2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mete B. Sirvanci

Consumer price sensitivity is studied in the context of supermarket grocery shopping using a survey of supermarket shoppers. It is shown that price sensitivity depends both on product features and consumer characteristics. Price laws such as Webers law and the Weber-Fechner law are empirically investigated. Shopper profiles are identified on the basis of price sensitivity by discriminant analysis of variables representing consumer demographics, shopping behavior, and price awareness.


2011 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Ma ◽  
Kusum L. Ailawadi ◽  
Dinesh K. Gauri ◽  
Dhruv Grewal

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