Does customer-stranger interaction vary as a function of age in the retail context?
Description
In the present research, we examine how customer-stranger interactions vary as a function of age in the offline retail context. Across three studies, we find that compared to younger customers, older customers engage more in stranger interactions and turn to strangers for advice and reassurance, ultimately treating strangers as a shopping companion.
Copyright Date
January 2016
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Keywords
Consumer behaviour, Customer stranger
Conference
Society for Consumer Psychology 2016 Conference, 25th February, 2016, St. Petersburg, FL
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