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Creator:: Fister, Sarah E.
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to investigate consumers' responses (aesthetic response, approach response, and perceived risk) to two types of visual merchandise displays (full size mannequin and flat hanging display) in an in-store retail setting. An interest for this study arises from retailers' constant effort to differentiate themselves from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and services; a consumer need not be the purchaser of the item or service” (Rosenberg, 1995, p. 45

Creator:: Shin, KoEun
Abstract:: The EBM model of consumer decision making was used to guide the present study. According to this model when consumers make purchase decisions, they search for information from either internal and/or external sources. When consumers do not have enough information from internal sources, such as knowledge and experiences, they search...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: exchange opinions and experiences on products and services on the Web, have been successfully practiced

Creator:: Ti, Chihmin
Abstract:: Window displays are an important means by which retailers communicate with both current and potential consumers. The present study investigated how the use of context setting (with or without) in a window display and background music (with or without) influence consumers' mental imagery, arousal response, attitude toward the display, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : the degree of excitement experienced by an individual in a service environment (Ang & Leong, 1997

Creator:: Mouhoubi, Farida
Abstract:: This study aims to identify the effect of different lighting conditions and shelf height in a retail store environment on emotional states, feeling of safety and behavioral intentions. Lighting and store fixture height are two retail store components that can affect consumers’ emotional states and therefore their shopping experience. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: illumination to make certain public areas “more hospitable” to gathering for long periods (CPTED handbook

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