“…The amalgamation of physical and digital contexts and spaces shapes a phygital space featured by the development of bonds, bridges, and webs that enable interaction and sharing between different human and non-human actors (Nakazawa & Tokuda, 2007;Shalini et al, 2021;Sustacha et al, 2022;Tolstikova et al, 2021). The phygital context provides a new form to connect and engage customers and support a smooth customer behaviour path (Gelsomini et al, 2021;Tolstikova et al, 2021). Banik (2021) argued that "phygital retail stores are investing tangible (e.g., physical and digital facilities) and intangible resources (e.g., information, status, pleasure) to receive favour from customers (e.g., engagement, patronage, referral)" (p. 8), influencing how a customer behaves along the journey The phygital context affects a customer journey that seamlessly integrates physical and digital experiences.…”