A Cross-Cultural Study of In-Store Information Search Strategies for a Christmas Gift

Perceived physical risk and risk-reducing strategies in the consumption of raw vegetable salads in restaurants

“…With respect to age, according to Nayga (2000) there is no consensus in the literature concerning the influence of age in the search for information to reduce the risks. Similar to that observed in the present survey, other studies registered the fact that individuals with a higher educational level are more involved in the search for information about a determined product or buying situation (Laroche et al, 2000;Nayga, 2000). In the present survey, it is probable that consumers with a higher educational level or graduated in the health or food areas have a better understanding of the information concerning the risks divulged in the media, and understand how to use the information with greater frequency in their decisions concerning the choice of foods.…”

“…Although the value for the reliability of this factor was very low (a coefficient ¼ 0.33), it was maintained in the factor structure due to the theoretical importance of the items making it up. A similar procedure was adopted in other studies (Laroche, Saad, Kim, & Browne, 2000;Mahon & Cowan, 2004;Schlundt, Hargreaves, & Buchowski, 2003;Uggioni & Salay, 2012b). …”

How information foraging styles relate to tourism demographics and behaviours

“…For example, research has shown differences in information search based on gender (D.-Y. Kim, Lehto, & Morrison, 2007), age (Capella & Greco, 1987;Laroche, Cleveland, & Browne, 2004), business versus leisure travellers (Lo, Cheung, & Law, 2002) and culture (Gursoy & Umbreit, 2004;Laroche, Saad, Kim, & Browne, 2000;Lee, Soutar, & Daly, 2007).…”

Does santa have a great job? Gift shopping value and satisfaction

“…Although both utilitarian and hedonic shopping value play prominent roles in non-gift shopping (Babin & Attaway, 2001), previous research stresses the utilitarian nature of gift shopping (Caplow, 1984;Fischer & Arnold, 1990). Gift shopping, and in particular Christmas gift shopping, is complicated by numerous social rules and interpersonal expectations that can render the pursuit of a gift into a quite arduous task (Sherry, 1983;Caplow, 1984;Otnes, Lowrey, & Kim, 1993;Laroche, Chankon, Saad, & Browne, 2000;Wooten, 2000;Lowrey, Otnes, & Ruth, 2004). In keeping with this interpretive theme, gift shopping has been characterized as a "labor of love" (Fischer & Arnold, 1993).…”