Comparison of the consumers' need for touch in terms of high-touch and low-touch products in online and offline retail stores Online publication date: Wed, 30-Nov-2022
by Kalender Özcan Atilgan; Murat Bayindir
International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing (IJEMR), Vol. 14, No. 1, 2023
Abstract: In the current marketing literature, sensory marketing as an innovative marketing strategy has a growing interest. In order to manage sensory marketing effectively, it is crucial to handle each sensory stimuli in detail. Among the five senses, touch and its' effects on consumer behaviour have long been ignored in marketing literature. Based on the limited theoretical and empirical grounds of haptic (touch) issues, this study aims to empirically investigate the differences of need for touch between online and offline retail stores for high-touch and low-touch products. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test for differences among treatment groups. According to the results of the study, there was only a statistically significant difference in the context of the need for autotelic touch among the groups examined in the study. In the conclusion, some suggestions for future research and for the retailer and marketing managers are put forward.
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