کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1028899 | 1483502 | 2015 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Themed retailing is conceptualized and advantages are outlined.
• Themed and non-themed retailers in two categories (apparel and restaurant) were compared.
• For retail apparel and restaurant contexts, consumer outcomes are increased when a theme is used.
Although retail atmospherics has been an active area of study, a glance around a typical mall indicates many retailers still do not actively differentiate their retail environment from competitors. This is likely due to retailers considering the atmospheric elements (lighting, music, etc.) individually and making decisions regarding the elements based on what is “standard” for their customers, merchandise, and format. This approach leads to very little differentiation and fails to consider that today’s consumer is often expecting a more multi-sensory, interactive, and holistic shopping experience. This paper considers an alternative approach, where a brand dictated “theme” is used to guide the manipulation of the atmospheric elements. This allows retail brands to break free from standard design to create a more interactive, immersive, and authentic environment. Outcomes include increases in shopping enjoyment, positive brand attitudes, and brand loyalty. T-tests are utilized to compare the two approaches within both the apparel (Study 1) and restaurant (Study 2) industries.
Journal: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services - Volume 22, January 2015, Pages 195–205