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Woodruffe-Burton, Helen and Wakenshaw, Susan Y. L. (2011) Revisiting experiential values of shopping: consumers' self and identity. Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 29 (1). pp. 69-85. doi:10.1108/02634501111102760 ISSN 0263-4503.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02634501111102760
Abstract
Purpose – The research presented in this article aims to extend our understanding of the symbolic and experiential values of shopping through the investigation of consumers' grocery shopping and consumption experiences.
Design/methodology/approach – The research approach was based on the existential phenomenological interview; ten women living in the UK who were in paid employment outside the home at the time of the study, who were married (or living with their partner) and who had at least one child living at home participated in the study which explored their lived experiences of grocery shopping and consumption.
Findings – The findings reveal that consumers can construct various dimensions and levels of self/identity through their food shopping and consumption practices through their shopping experiences and in conjunction with various resources and support provided by retailers. Four key themes are identified and explored: “I am in control”; “I am me”; “I share and I love”; and “I belong”.
Research limitations/implications – The present study is exploratory in nature; it identifies four key themes which appear significant and provides a starting point for further research.
Originality/value – This paper explores the ways in which shopping confirms consumers' personal identity, social position and social identity and contributes to the literature in two ways: the research extends our understanding of the experiential values of shopping by extending the domain of enquiry from consumers' experiences in-store to the actual consumption phase and consumers' self identity is investigated through the exploration of individual consumers' lived shopping and consumption experiences from an holistic perspective.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Marketing Intelligence & Planning | ||||
Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | ||||
ISSN: | 0263-4503 | ||||
Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | 29 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 17 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 69-85 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1108/02634501111102760 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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