Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: In retail industry furniture and furnishing category has become more competitive. There are many players entering into organized format of retail in this category. Therefore, it becomes important for retailers to differentiate themselves from each other. As the products are similar, one of the area in which they can differentiate themselves is store presentation in terms of visual merchandising. To study which dimensions have an impact on purchase behavior of consumers, this study is undertaken. By analyzing the impact of various dimensions of merchandising display such as window display, store front, merchandise presentation, store layout and organization, creative style and trend co-ordination, signages/graphics and store environment, it is found that window display, store front, store layout and organization (shelf display) and creative style and trend co-ordination have impact on purchase behavior of consumers.
Source: Universal Journal of Management
Authors: Neha P. Mehta, Pawan Kumar Chugan
Institution: Nirma University
Language: English
Subfield: Marketing
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W175721667