An Applied, Combined View of Impulse Shopping

Don E. Schultz*, Martin P. Block, Vijay Viswanathan

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Impulse shopping has been studied and reported on for at least 75 years in the academic press. Yet, there is still no clear or agreed-upon theory for why it occurs or among whom. In this study, a large number of consumers (big data) responded to an “I live for today because tomorrow is so uncertain” statement (a surrogate for impulsive purchasing) through a national US online survey. Demographic differences were used in a grounded theory approach to parse out differences among those reporting. Questionnaire findings were then combined with neural concepts such as relative preference and prospect theory to provide a potential solution to the “who is an impulse” buyer question. Managerial implications for the findings are included in the report.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationDevelopments in Marketing Science
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages1465-1478
Number of pages14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Publication series

NameDevelopments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science
ISSN (Print)2363-6165
ISSN (Electronic)2363-6173

Keywords

  • Big data samples
  • Impulse shopping
  • Impulsivity
  • Neural background

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Strategy and Management
  • Marketing

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