Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: Towards an integrative conceptual framework

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 Intell...

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Main Authors: Sharma, Piyush, Ueno, Akiko, Dennis, Charles, Turan, Ceyda Paydas
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92901
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author Sharma, Piyush
Ueno, Akiko
Dennis, Charles
Turan, Ceyda Paydas
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Dennis, Charles
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description 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.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-929012023-08-18T01:57:40Z Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: Towards an integrative conceptual framework Sharma, Piyush Ueno, Akiko Dennis, Charles Turan, Ceyda Paydas 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. 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92901 10.1016/j.chb.2023.107913 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Sharma, Piyush
Ueno, Akiko
Dennis, Charles
Turan, Ceyda Paydas
Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: Towards an integrative conceptual framework
title Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: Towards an integrative conceptual framework
title_full Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: Towards an integrative conceptual framework
title_fullStr Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: Towards an integrative conceptual framework
title_full_unstemmed Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: Towards an integrative conceptual framework
title_short Emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: Towards an integrative conceptual framework
title_sort emerging digital technologies and consumer decision-making in retail sector: towards an integrative conceptual framework
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92901