Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: towards an integrative conceptual framework
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Sharma, P., Ueno, A., Dennis, C. and Turan, P. 2023. Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: towards an integrative conceptual framework. Computers in Human Behavior. 148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107913
Type | Article |
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Title | Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: towards an integrative conceptual framework |
Authors | Sharma, P., Ueno, A., Dennis, C. and Turan, P. |
Abstract | This paper explores the influence of digital technologies on the consumer decision-making in retail sector with two online survey-based studies. Study 1 identifies unique attributes of six digital technologies, including two current (Internet and Mobile Platform) and four emerging (Artificial Intelligence, Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality) technologies. Study two focuses on older consumers to understand their decision-making process when shopping for products or services using new digital technologies. We extend the AISAS (Awareness, Interest, Search, Action, and Sharing) model to show that with digital technologies, consumer decision journey is no longer linear. For example, attention can lead directly to action, without going through the interest or search stages. Similarly, purchase can lead to sharing that may lead to loyalty and psychological engagement, and reinforce attention. We found no significant difference in these effects between older and younger consumers. Besides providing useful insights about consumer decision-making process with emerging digital technologies for future academic researchers, these results also give useful ideas to marketing practitioners interested in introducing these emerging technologies to deliver superior value to their customers. |
Keywords | Artificial intelligence; Augmented reality; Consumer decision-making; Digital technologies; Mixed reality; Virtual reality |
Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Research Group | Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behaviour and Branding/Identity group |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Journal | Computers in Human Behavior |
ISSN | 0747-5632 |
Electronic | 1873-7692 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 08 Aug 2023 |
Nov 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Submitted | 10 Mar 2023 |
Accepted | 08 Aug 2023 |
Deposited | 21 May 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | © 2023. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107913 |
Language | English |
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