Breaking the Sisyphus curse: consumers’ intentions and factors associated with package-free shopping

Sustainability Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 6, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Determinants of the intention to purchase sustainable beer: Do gender and type of sustainable solution matter?

Business Strategy and the Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 33(7), С. 6748 - 6772

Опубликована: Июнь 15, 2024

Abstract This paper aims to shed light on the determinants of sustainable products' purchase intention, with a focus beer. Specifically, three related theory planned behavior (i.e., perceived consumer effectiveness, social influence, and environmental concern) two value green utility quality) have been investigated. Five categories environmentally beer considered: referred types ingredients (organic, local, Italian) type packaging (recycled biodegradable). Furthermore, effect gender has investigated for all five above‐mentioned solutions. A survey conducted 790 Italian consumers structural equation modeling (SEM) employed hypothesis testing. Results show that quality, utility, concern influence intention beer, regardless specific solution. Further, results highlight does moderate relationship between quality only solutions (local recycled packaging). Several implications scholars, companies, policymakers are drawn from this study.

Язык: Английский

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Consumer reactions to packaging-free product dispensers: a variety of buyers' profiles to consider

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 52(10/11), С. 1057 - 1072

Опубликована: Июнь 10, 2024

Purpose This study investigates consumer reactions to dispensers offering solid packaging-free products (e.g. pasta, lentils, cereals) integrated in a delimitated area grocery store. More specifically, the research examines impacts of overall appeal food product and their perceived ease use on consumers' intention these purchase products. Moreover, using set variables, different buyer profiles are highlighted. Design/methodology/approach The field for this was conducted (i.e. shop within shop) dedicated university cooperative store province Quebec, Canada. A total 456 buyers consumers from took part completed our survey. Findings shows dispensers' be determinants Rebus (response-based procedure detecting unit segments) method highlights need consider three (enthusiastic, pragmatic, sceptical) with specific used by retailers Originality/value focuses buyers' stores, during process, whereas previous ones highlighted drivers barriers adoption (before purchasing process starts). It also points fine-tune segmentation products, which must based not only experience or familiarity but integration barriers.

Язык: Английский

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Packaging the future: Determinants of use intentions and incentive structures of reusable packaging systems

Resources Conservation and Recycling, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 212, С. 107961 - 107961

Опубликована: Окт. 16, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Packaging-free shopping: when retailers and consumers (re/mis)appropriate packaging functions

Journal of Product & Brand Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Дек. 14, 2024

Purpose Packaging-free shopping disrupts the usual retailing and consumption patterns in which packaging usually plays a central role. When manufacturers no longer offer predetermined packaging, how do retailers consumers ensure functions? Investigating way packaging-free actors appropriate functions during use is particularly important because they exert new power over these functions, can be challenging to appropriate. The purpose of this study contribute deeper understanding why perceived as constraining. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from literature on adopting Miller’s conceptual framework appropriation, research uses qualitative method with variety discursive visual data, including 54 interviews experts product stores consumers, 190 Instagram consumer posts 428 in-store at-home photographs. Findings This shows that jointly through two modes appropriation (assimilation accommodation) each encompassing distinct strategies highlights misappropriation experience, especially when prioritizing one function another. Originality/value contributes shopping, an emergent growing trend challenges conventional models. reveals dark sides – namely, damaging effects health environment social exclusion. In particular, it discusses ambivalence environmental function. also deepens insight into individual acts may lead misappropriation.

Язык: Английский

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Unpacking Consumer Adoption: Understanding Design Drivers and Barriers of Adopting Reusable Packaging Systems in the Food Retail Sector

Springer series in design and innovation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 400 - 413

Опубликована: Дек. 23, 2024

Язык: Английский

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