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Analyzing Consumer Impulse Purchasing Behaviour Using Observational Data

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  • Yuliia Kyrdoda

    (Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Chania, Greece)

  • George Baltas

    (Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece)

  • A.Malek Hammami

    (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA)

Abstract

This article identifies consumers' impulse purchasing behavior in supermarkets. The study includes an interpretation of the impulse decision relationship with the final purchase and an analysis of the distribution of impulse purchasers' demographic characteristics (age and shoppers' company). SPSS was used to analyze the observed data at a national retail supermarket chain. The logistic regression model was developed in order to identify the explanatory power of the variables. Categorical principal component analysis was employed to analyze the distribution of the variables. Empirical findings indicated that “impulsive decision†has a stronger intensity on “purchase†than “gender†does. Impulsive customers are split into three age groups and two company categories. These results could be used to design marketing strategies in order to increase sales. However, a few limitations occurred during the study such as: observation timing, unicity of location and observers' subjectivity.

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  • Yuliia Kyrdoda & George Baltas & A.Malek Hammami, 2018. "Analyzing Consumer Impulse Purchasing Behaviour Using Observational Data," International Journal of Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Business Models (IJFBMBM), IGI Global, vol. 3(2), pages 16-28, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jfbmbm:v:3:y:2018:i:2:p:16-28
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    1. Kim Maya Yavor & Vanessa Bach & Matthias Finkbeiner, 2021. "Adapting the ESSENZ Method to Assess Company-Specific Criticality Aspects," Resources, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-19, May.

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