The mobile shopping revolution: Redefining the consumer decision process

David J. Faulds, W. Glynn Mangold, P.S. Raju and Sarath Valsalan

Business Horizons, 2018, vol. 61, issue 2, 323-338

Abstract: The use of mobile devices by consumers and the accompanying response by retailers is rapidly revolutionizing the retail environment. In the past, retailers have focused primarily on the outcome (to purchase or not to purchase) of the consumer decision process, but now mobile technologies give retailers the opportunity to more actively influence the entire consumer decision-making processes. The increasing use of mobile devices by consumers makes shopping a continuous rather than discrete activity that requires retailers to engage with their customers at critical touch points of the decision process in order to provide a more customer-centric experience. This change in focus from the decision outcome to the decision process signifies an important paradigm shift for the retailing industry. After an extensive review of the literature, we identify four pillars that form the foundation for the mobile shopping revolution and represent the essential ways and means through which retailers can engage with consumers during the decision process. We also discuss the different areas in which the pillars can enable retailers to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in the mobile shopping era.

Keywords: Connected shoppers; Digital marketing; Mobile marketing; Consumer decision process; Retail innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2017.11.012

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