Factors Influencing Young Consumers’ Impulse Intentions Toward Visiting Pop-Up Stores in South Africa

Miriam-Miri Retief, Department of Marketing, Supply Chain and Sport Management, Tshwane University of Technology/ Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, South AfricaFollow
Bertha Jacobs, Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, South AfricaFollow
Ann-Marie Fiore, Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management, Iowa State University, USAFollow

ORCID

Miriam-Miri Retief: 0000-0001-7470-6418

Bertha Jacobs: 0000-0001-7802-9661

Ann-Marie Fiore: 0000-0002-2157-6717

Keywords

pop-up stores, impulse intention, innovation characteristics, exterior design, positive, mood, hedonic motivations, consumer innovativeness

Abstract

Consumers are constantly seeking out new and memorable experiences. This study empirically examines how external factors, such as the characteristics of innovation (relative advantage, trialability, observability, low complexity, compatibility) and exterior store design, and internal factors (positive mood, hedonic motivations, consumer innovativeness) aff ect young consumers’ impulse intention toward visiting pop-up stores in the South African context. Survey data was collected from a convenient sample of 461 students from two universities in South Africa via a self-administered questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis revealed that (a) external factors related to the characteristics of innovation (i.e., compatibility and low complexity), (b) exterior store design, and (c) the internal factor, consumer innovativeness, had a signifi cant influence on consumers’ impulse intentions to visit pop-up shops. The study examined pop-up retail through the lens of impulse behaviour in an emerging market. The study contributes to the understanding of factors influencing the success of pop-up stores in emerging markets. In particular, the understanding of the factors that lead to impulse intentions towards pop-up retail, which has been overlooked in research.

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Retief, M., Jacobs, B., & Fiore, A. (2022). Factors Influencing Young Consumers’ Impulse Intentions Toward Visiting Pop-Up Stores in South Africa. Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets, 2022(2), 53-68. https://doi.org/10.7172/2449-6634.jmcbem.2022.2.4

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DOI

10.7172/2449-6634.jmcbem.2022.2.4

Publisher

University of Warsaw

Publication Date

2022-12-21

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