Selling the Extraordinary in Experiential Retail Stores
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To drive differentiation and create competitive advantage, most brands strive to deliver extraordinary brand experiences. One means of doing so is operating flagship stores, in which an augmented brand display allows consumers to experience the brand more strongly. The results of an experiment that simulates a brand store versus flagship store visit and manipulates motivational orientation indicate that the retail experience updates the brand experience. In flagship stores, this process is facilitated by recreational (vs. task-oriented) motivation, while the opposite occurs in (nonexperiential) brand stores. Through improved brand experience, a positive retail experience generates purchases of both standard and exclusive store products. A field study confirms this effect, identifies brand salience as a moderator, and shows that positive retail and brand experiences generate cross-channel purchase intention and brand buzz.
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Store format represents a pivotal shift in retail, as it focuses on building or reinforcing brand identity rather than solely driving direct sales.
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- Jahn, S., Nierobisch, T., Toporowski, W., & Dannewald, T.
- Venue
- Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2018-07
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 412-424
- ISSN
- 2378-1815 (ISSN-L)
- 2378-1823
- OpenAlex
- W2811360369
- Cited by
- 41
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5
- FWCI
- 8.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Journal of the Association for Consumer Research (publishedVersion)
- GoeScholar The Publication Server of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
- Keywords
- flagship stores, experiential retail, brand experience, retail experience, consumer motivation, recreation motivation, brand salience, brand differentiation
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