Pre-Shopping Habits and Consumer Vulnerability in Food Retailing

Charlebois, Sylvain; Chamberlain, Sarah; Herian, Ayesha

doi:10.5539/jfr.v7n5p24

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“…It is clear that, nowadays, producers and distributors are increasingly interested in understanding the purchasing behavior of consumers, and that these habits or trends in consumption are associated with various factors, including the consumer's perceived quality of clothing or apparel. 27,46,47 It is important to reference that the quality perceived by consumers in the textile sector with respect to a certain product or service can significantly influence consumption habits. This is corroborated by Nurkhasanah and Santoso, 48 who state that product quality, as well as promotion, influences purchase decisions.…”

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Analysis of the effects of store image, trust and perceived quality on consumption habits of textile products in the COVID-19 pandemic

Roldán

Florencio

et al. 2022

Textile Research Journal

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Consumer clothing presents behaviors defined by pre-established trends and patterns in contemporary societies, and in general the consumption of textile products follows this trend. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions perpetuated as a consequence of it, the consumption of textile products has been affected throughout the world. Under this premise, the objective of this research is to analyze the effect of store images, trust and perceived quality on the habits of the textile consumer in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, for which, firstly, a review of the literature was carried out regarding the variables of the habits of the textile consumer and their relationship with the store image, trust and perceived quality, for which documents from academic search engines were taken into account, such as Scopus, Web of Science, ResearchGate and Google Scholar. On the other hand, a survey was conducted among textile consumers in Ecuador. The measurement tool was completed by 500 participants. In this way, the survey was conducted virtually through Google Forms and through the use of IBM SPSS software. The sampling technique consisted of convenience sampling. For the specific case of this investigation, it was decided to opt for the use of 500 valid questionnaires. This allowed one to propose a model of structural equations based on constructs associated with reference investigations. The main results of this research confirmed that there is a positive impact of the image of the trusted establishment on the product, as well as a positive impact on the general perceived quality of consumption habits (comparison) and on the effect of the quality of perceived service in consumption habits (planning).

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Analysis of the effects of store image, trust and perceived quality on consumption habits of textile products in the COVID-19 pandemic

Roldán

Florencio

et al. 2022

Textile Research Journal

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“…Innovation can be driven by the inclusion of specific ingredients, as we have seen in the development of functional foods in recent years. Changes to the quality and fabric of our food supply are often inspired by market-based research which captures consumer sentiment related to innovative ideas for new foods (Charlebois, Chamberlain, & Herian, 2018).…”

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Perceptions and Plans of Canadian Food and Beverage Businesses Regarding Cannabis as a Food Ingredient

Charlebois¹,

Sterling²,

Medeiros³

2019

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Cannabis-infused consumables may become a fact of life in Canada by the end of 2019 and, according to this study, food companies are already seriously considering their options for entering the cannabis-infused consumables market. Food and beverage businesses continuously search for growth; new products using cannabis as an ingredient are seen by many as a fresh market that is going to open significant opportunities for growth and earnings.This study does not look at the functional effects of cannabis, but rather food processors’ perceptions and plans regarding cannabis as a food ingredient once it is legalized. It explores several dimensions, including perceived risks associated with this embryonic sector, what those risks specifically might be, and any sense of competitive urgency that they may feel. Combined with a similar examination of Canadian consumer attitudes to cannabis consumables, published in January 2018 (Charlebois, Simogyi, & Sterling, 2018), the two reports provide a unique view of the potential opportunities, hazards, and impediments in this new market sector.A total of 294 food and beverage firms were surveyed in August 2018. Just under 40% of these organizations say they support legalization of cannabis-infused products, while a substantial minority (41%) are ambivalent. Over 65% of responding companies are concerned about the risks edibles represent to children and young adults. That said, 16.4% of surveyed companies confirmed that they are either planning to launch a product as soon as edibles are legal, or are already serving a market with such a product. The most commonly stated reason for not entering the cannabis consumables market is that cannabis is not compatible with their current product line. A general lack of understanding of cannabinoids was the second most popular reason given.The results highlight how just risk-adverse Canadian food industry leaders currently are regarding cannabis. Liability risks (47.1%) and reputational risks (20.1%) are cited as significant deterrents to entering the cannabis-infused consumables market. Other hazards include the lack of regulatory clarity, training of front-line staff, the residual social stigma of cannabis itself, questions about supply chain reliability, and the need for different, tamper-proof packaging.Plainly, regulatory questions remain top-of-mind for most company officials. Food and beverage firms say they are awaiting regulatory guidance as a condition of their plans. Respondents also state that governments are likely the key resource that they would employ during product and strategy development. More than 30% of respondents say governments are their primary choice, followed by their own internal resources. And 45.5% see government bearing the chief responsibility for addressing cannabis-infused edibles issues.At the time of this writing, Health Canada has said it expects to begin industry consultations concerning cannabis consumables early in 2019. Until then, based on this survey’s results, we perhaps should expect enthusiastic, yet limited, interest related to these products.

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Growing importance of price: Investigating food values before and during high inflation in Germany

Hempel,

Roosen

2024

Agricultural Economics

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Considering the consumption‐induced intensification of global challenges and the continuously changing consumer needs, it is important to understand the drivers of consumer food choices under external pressures. We applied best–worst scaling to elicit the relative importance of 11 food values and conducted latent class cluster analyses based on individual scores, allowing us to gain insights into distinctive consumer segments. Data were collected through online surveys of 1000 consumers in Bavaria, southern Germany, in November 2020 and November 2022. As expected, the relative importance of food value price has strongly increased during this period. Similarly, the price‐sensitive segment has become larger in 2022 than in 2020, while the societal impact‐centered segment has become much smaller in 2022. These findings call for target‐specific measures to counteract this trend of increasing price focus that challenges sustainable dietary transitions.

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Pre-Shopping Habits and Consumer Vulnerability in Food Retailing

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Analysis of the effects of store image, trust and perceived quality on consumption habits of textile products in the COVID-19 pandemic

Analysis of the effects of store image, trust and perceived quality on consumption habits of textile products in the COVID-19 pandemic

Perceptions and Plans of Canadian Food and Beverage Businesses Regarding Cannabis as a Food Ingredient

Growing importance of price: Investigating food values before and during high inflation in Germany

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