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Analysis of Sales Promotion Effects on Household Purchase Behavior

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Older shoppers are more likely to seek their entertainment in shopping and be<br />

mavens (e.g., Raju 1980, Urbany, Dicks<strong>on</strong> and Kalapurakal 1996), though they are less<br />

likely to seek variety. They have less time c<strong>on</strong>straints and therefore shop more <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ten (Bawa<br />

and Gosh 1999). Table 3.4 shows a summary <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> empirical findings regarding the<br />

relati<strong>on</strong>ship between age and promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se.<br />

Based <strong>on</strong> these c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>s and the mixed bag <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> results found, we do not<br />

expect to find a linear relati<strong>on</strong>ship between age <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the shopping resp<strong>on</strong>sible pers<strong>on</strong> in the<br />

household and promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se. The hypothesized relati<strong>on</strong>ship is U-shaped, younger<br />

and older c<strong>on</strong>sumers being more promoti<strong>on</strong> focused.<br />

Table 3.4: Summary <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> studies relating age with promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se<br />

Sign Relati<strong>on</strong>ship Study<br />

+ Lichtenstein et al. (1997)<br />

Urbany et al. (1996)<br />

Webster (1965)<br />

Burt<strong>on</strong> et al.(1999)<br />

- Bawa and Shoemaker (1987)<br />

Lichtenstein et al. (1997)<br />

Inman and Winer (1998)<br />

Bell et al. (1999)<br />

U-shaped Bellenger et al. (1978)<br />

Hypothesis H5: Age and promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>se are U-shaped related.<br />

Type <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> promoti<strong>on</strong> could be interacting with the relati<strong>on</strong>ship between age and promoti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

resp<strong>on</strong>se. Young shoppers are expected to be especially in-store promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>sive<br />

whereas older shoppers are expected to be both (less time restraints and being mavens). It<br />

is therefore hypothesized that young shoppers are relatively more in-store promoti<strong>on</strong><br />

resp<strong>on</strong>sive whereas older shoppers are relatively more out-<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>-store promoti<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>sive<br />

(H5a).<br />

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