scholarly journals The study of 3Rs – Reuse, Repair, and Redesign at Swedish recycling mall

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (06) ◽  
pp. 552-556
Author(s):  
MANOJ KUMAR PARAS ◽  
LARS HEDEGÅRD ◽  
ANTONELA CURTEZA ◽  
RUDRAJEET PAL ◽  
YAN CHEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
New Products ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Food Outlets ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Unique Experience ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Sustainable Practice

The shopping mall concept has emerged to provide unique mall facets to satisfy consumers that search for the ultimate shopping experience. Under one roof different sellers are assembled together with food outlets and entertainment to fulfill the requirements of consumers. Gradually an awareness of over-consumption has risen together which calls for reuse activities that reduce the consumption of new products. As an answer to the concept of a mall for sustainable practice, a recycling mall has been developed in Eskilstuna, Sweden. This study has been undertaken to understand the practice of the recycling mall and its encompassing reverse value chain activities. This is primarily done in two phases i.e., first to understand the backend operations by visiting collecting and sorting facilities and secondly to comprehend the perspectives of the management team by interviewing them. The findings from the current study suggest that the unique concept of recycling mall create a positive awareness among the customers to reuse, repair and redesign used products. An individual gets a unique experience to donate and purchase clothes, sports equipment, and construction material under one roof

scholarly journals Location-Aware POI Recommendation for Indoor Space by Exploiting WiFi Logs

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zengwei Zheng ◽  
Yuanyi Chen ◽  
Sinong Chen ◽  
Lin Sun ◽  
Dan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Localization ◽  
User Preference ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Behaviour Pattern ◽  
Indoor Space ◽  
Point Of Interest ◽  
Location Aware ◽  
Poi Recommendation ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Two Phases

Indoor shopping trajectories provide us with a new approach to understanding user’s behaviour pattern in urban shopping mall, which can be derived from user-generated WiFi logs using indoor localization technology. In this paper, we propose a location-aware Point-of-Interest (POI) recommendation service in urban shopping mall that offers a user a set of indoor POIs by considering both personal interest and location preference. The POI recommendation service cannot only improve user’s shopping experience but also help the store owner better understand user’s shopping preference and intent. Specifically, the proposed method consists of two phases: offline modelling and online recommendation. The offline modelling phase is designed to learn user preference by mining his/her historical shopping trajectories. The online recommendation phase automatically produces top-k recommended POIs based on the learnt preference. To demonstrate the utility of our proposed approach, we have performed a comprehensive experiment evaluation on a real-world dataset collected by 468 users over 33 days. The experimental results show that the proposed recommendation service achieves much better recommendation performance than several existing benchmark methods.

scholarly journals Mineralogical Composition and Physical–Mechanical Properties of Dasht-E-Taatrang Zar Sand Deposits (Afghanistan)

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Hemayatullah Ahmadi ◽  
Atal Yousufi ◽  
Amir Mohammad Mosazai
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Mineralogical Composition ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
Chemical And Mineralogical Composition ◽  
New City ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Field Works

Sand is a common construction material used for various purposes, e.g., concrete, mortar, render, screed, and asphalt. The usage depends on its fineness, and its fineness is controlled by its mineralogical composition and physical-mechanical properties. This research aims to determine the chemical and mineralogical composition and the physical-mechanical properties of the Dasht-e-Taatrang Zar sand deposits within the Qarabagh and Bagram districts of Kabul and Parwan provinces in Afghanistan. To achieve the objectives of this research, a review of the existing literature has been combined with new extensive field works for macroscopic studies and sample collection, and laboratory analyses. In total, 23 samples during two phases of field works were collected and subjected to lab works for XRF, Schlich, and XRD analysis to determine the chemical and mineralogical composition; moreover, sieve and Atterberg analysis, specific gravity, soundness, and alkali-silica reaction tests were performed for characterization of the physical-mechanical properties of the studied samples. The results of the tests show that the Taatrang Zar sand deposits are considered as a suitable construction material, and due to their simple accessibility, the deposits have high potential as a construction material supplier for the Kabul new city project (Dehsabz) in Kabul and adjacent Parwan and Kapisa provinces.

Asian Convention Venue Engaging in Sustainable Practice: The Driving and Hindering Factors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Lee ◽  
Jialin S. Wu ◽  
Chen Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Management Team ◽  
Management Teams ◽  
Driving Factor ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Sustainable Practice

This study aims to identify the factors that drive or hinder convention venue to implement sustainable practices. The response from 136 Asian convention venue senior managers shows that improving the corporation image of the venue is the primary driving factor for management team to engage in sustainable practices, while lack of resources is the major hindering factor. The significant differences in the driving and hindering factors were identified among management teams from different-sized convention venues in Asia. The importance and suitability of sustainable practices were revealed from the perspective of different-sized convention venues. The insights from this study deepen the understanding of sustainability in convention management and provide valuable implications for industry practitioners.

The Business of Culture

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukti Khaire
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
New Products ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Cultural Goods ◽  
A Value

The worlds of business and culture are seen as unrelated, even opposing. This chapter describes why and how the two are related. Creators, producers, and intermediaries constitute a value chain in markets formed at the intersection of commerce (where producers, with goods for sale, reside), commentary (discourse generated by intermediaries as well as producers that contributes to construction of value of goods), culture (beliefs about value, influenced by the commentary), and consumption (acquiring goods aligned with cultural norms and therefore valued). Markets for symbolic and new products require higher levels of commentary than those for utilitarian and well-understood products, given the greater need to assess and construct the value of these products. Pioneer entrepreneurs create markets for new cultural goods by first establishing them as appropriate and valuable to induce their consumption. This requires changing conventions of appropriateness and value, which in turn can effect cultural change.

Fashion orientation, shopping mall environment, and patronage intentions

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Michon ◽  
Jean-Charles Chebat ◽  
Hong Yu ◽  
Linda Lemarié
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fashion Leadership ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
Patronage Intentions

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore female fashion shoppers’ perception and response to the mall environment. Specific objectives include a conceptual model of female fashion shoppers’ experience in a mall environment incorporating fashion orientation, store personality, shopping mall perception, shopping value, and patronage intentions. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical testing is done with a latent path structural equation model. Data collection was carried out in a firmly controlled mall intercept survey which produced 312 usable questionnaires. Findings – Results show that shoppers’ fashion orientation hypothesized to be a personality trait is not an antecedent to the perception of the mall environment. Instead, fashion orientation moderates the perception of product and service quality, hedonic shoppers’ response, and patronage intentions. The perceived mall personality has a focussed impact on the perception of product and service quality. The mall’s sophistication image influences the perception of product quality. On the other hand, the mall’s enthusiasm image atmosphere affects the perception of service quality. Perceptions of product and service quality are correlated and trigger positive hedonic and utilitarian shopping benefits. Research limitations/implications – Because findings from this study cannot be generalized to other situations, the research should be replicated to a variety of mall formats and shopper segments. Furthermore, other fashion-orientation factors (fashion leadership, fashion interest, and anti-fashion attitude) should be considered. However, along with model complexities, increased sample sizes are also required. Future studies may also include male shoppers to investigate differences in fashion motivation and mall shopping experience. Practical implications – It is concluded that the person-place congruency theory is confirmed and that the shoppers’ fashion orientation should be included in the set of segmentation variables. Shopping malls cannot be everything to everyone without risking diluting their image. Downtown urban malls have the opportunity to adopt a well-defined positioning in order to differentiate themselves. Large suburban malls should partition themselves to remove image ambiguities. Mall managers must primarily work on the “meaning” of the mall atmosphere rather “mood.” Fashion shoppers are task oriented. Mall managers should design malls to facilitate the shopping experience with highly functional designs, simple layout, and clear signage in support of wayfinding. Originality/value – Although fashion consumers have been studied from diverse perspectives, there is limited research on the experience of fashion shoppers in a mall setting. This study partly fills this gap in the literature by investigating how female fashion shoppers respond to the shopping center environment and commit to mall patronage.

scholarly journals Investigating the Impact of Spatial Configuration on Users' Behaviour in Shopping Malls Case of Bab-Ezzouar Shopping Mall in Algiers

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-35
Author(s):  
Soufiane Fezzai ◽  
Rima Beya Fares ◽  
Fatima Ezzahra Boutouata ◽  
Noussaiba Benachi
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Shopping Centre ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
Visual Patterns ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
The Impact

Recently, Shopping malls are introduced in Algerian cities as new commercial structures instead of traditional markets; they become a part of the daily life allowing people to have a new shopping experience. This paper aims to explore the influence of visual accessibility and spatial configuration on the navigation of individuals in a shopping mall through the analysis of Bab-Ezzouar shopping centre. The analysis of spatial and visual patterns adopts space syntax techniques and methods, a survey analysis based on people tracking and a questionnaire is applied to collect data on the shopping centre visitors’ behaviour. The results show that the perception of shopping spaces differs from familiar to unfamiliar visitors, familiar visitors are guided by their shopping habit more than spatial patterns and unfamiliar visitors are influenced by visual patterns of space more than accessibility. Visitors tend to choose the most open spaces that offer maximum visual accessibility more than physical accessibility, they also prefer walking in a straight-line avoiding change of direction. These features can guide designers in their process for better understanding of shopping space.

scholarly journals Integrated Service Project for Junior and Senior Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 93-108
Author(s):  
Wael A. Mokhtar
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Final Project ◽  
Service Project ◽  
Children's Museum ◽  
Unique Experience ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Senior Students

Project-Based Service-Learning (PBSL) offers a unique and rich educational experience for engineering students. The present work highlights some of its aspects through the discussion of a multi-level design and build project. A service project was assigned to two teams of junior and senior students. The project was to design and build a bubble tower for the local children’s museum. The tower was completed in two phases. In the first phase, it was assigned as a final project in a junior level course. In the second phase, another team of seniors was added to lead the design optimization and building of the tower as their capstone experience. The Service-Learning (SL) nature of the project and having two teams at different academic levels added challenges and benefits to the students. The details of this unique experience are discussed and samples from the students’ work are presented. The project was completed successfully with positive feedback from the students, the customer and the local community. Reflections about this project and recommendations for future use of similar SL are also presented.

scholarly journals Development of an E-Commerce Chatbot for a University Shopping Mall

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Victoria Oguntosin ◽  
Ayobami Olomo
Keyword(s):  
Programming Languages ◽  
Query Language ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Structured Query Language ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
University Community

Chatbots have been used in many fields ranging from education to healthcare and are also used in e-commerce settings. This research aims at developing a web-based chatbot called Hebron for the Covenant University Community Mall. The chatbot is developed using Python and React.js as the programming languages and MySQL (Structured Query Language) server as the database to give a structure to the e-commerce datasets and Admin Portal process. The e-commerce chatbot application for Covenant University Shopping Mall (CUSM) seeks to provide an easy, smart, and comfortable shopping experience for the Covenant University Community.

scholarly journals Designing Internet Shopping Mall in the Customer Behavior Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 537-551
Author(s):  
Iwan Hermawan ◽  
Sartono ◽  
Gita Hindrawati ◽  
Jusmi Amid ◽  
Agus Suwondo
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Statistical Study ◽  
System Development ◽  
Customer Behavior ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Internet Shopping ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Study Approach

 Internet shopping mall (E-mall) is a form of e-shop expansion that has a trading complexity and many product variants. E-mall is still limited in its application because its development requires relatively large capital than building an e-shop. Moreover, the development of application portfolios and architectural design that facilitates how the physical and virtual value chains are elaborated has not been carried out in many system development studies. In designing the portfolio, it is related to the consumer behaviour perspective. The direction of the study is to build an e-mall design concept that elaborates the physical and virtual value chain. The sample of this research is the target consumers who have shopped online as many as 168 respondents in Indonesia. A multivariate statistical study approach using conjoint analysis was employed to develop the E-mall design. This study produces five main dimensions that can be used as a reference for E-mall developers and further develop an application portfolio.

scholarly journals Assessment of Shopping Mall Customers’ Experience through Criteria of Attractiveness in Tier-II and Tier-III Cities of India: An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-93
Author(s):  
Ashish Gupta ◽  
Vaibhav Mishra ◽  
Anushree Tandon
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Customer Value ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Tier Ii ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Tenant Mix ◽  
Different Levels

The present research attempts to develop a theoretical framework for the assessment of shopping mall customer experience dimensions. It further classifies the variables associated with retail experiences that may attract customers in Tier-II and Tier- III cities towards the malls. Exhaustive literature review and expert opinion approaches have been used to explore the evaluation criteria for the assessment of the mall experience. ISM is used to develop a structural model that represents relationships among variables at different levels along with driving and dependence relationships in the structural model. The result highlights that factors like customer value orientation, tenant mix, employees, facilities management are the most significant benchmarking criteria for customers’ assessment of their mall experience in the present study. To achieve profitable operations in these cities, retailer’s need to acquaint themselves with the expectations of customers in order to attract their attention. This indicates that it is imperative for mall managers to identify how consumers benchmark different parameters while evaluating a mall experience. Understanding the importance of such parameters will allow malls to be built according to some standard specifications that can meet a consumer’s threshold for appeal and attractiveness. The study adds to the existing literature of assessing shopping experience in Tier-II and Tier-III cities’ malls through a structural model. The most and the least dominant factors found in this study will help mall managers to develop strategies to enhance the customer shopping experience in malls.

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