کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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886329 | 913050 | 2012 | 16 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: It's Not All Relative: The Effects of Mental and Physical Positioning of Comparative Prices on Absolute versus Relative Discount Assessment It's Not All Relative: The Effects of Mental and Physical Positioning of Comparative Prices on Absolute versus Relative Discount Assessment](/preview/png/886329.png)
In the context of three experiments, the authors examine the manner in which consumers compare a sale price to an explicit reference value. They find that a comparison of sale price to regular price may be more likely to involve an absolute (dollar amount) assessment, whereas a comparison of sale price to a competitor's price may be more likely to involve a relative (percent) assessment. The authors also find that vertical (i.e., columnar) placement of prices may result in a greater tendency to estimate discounts in relative terms. Conversely, horizontal (i.e., side-by-side) placement may result in a greater tendency to compute absolute numerical difference. The results provide important implications for retail managers in terms of framing and communicating price discounts.
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► A comparison of a retailer's price to a competitor's price is more likely to involve a relative assessment than an absolute assessment.
► A comparison of a sale price to a regular price is more likely to involve an absolute assessment than a relative assessment.
► Vertical placement of comparative prices leads consumers to assess price discounts in relative terms than in absolute terms.
► Horizontal placement of comparative prices leads consumers to assess price discounts in absolute terms than in relative terms.
Journal: Journal of Retailing - Volume 88, Issue 4, December 2012, Pages 512–527