Understanding factors that influence purchases in subsistence markets

Tendai Chikweche and Richard Fletcher

Journal of Business Research, 2010, vol. 63, issue 6, 643-650

Abstract: International marketers face the challenge of understanding the decision making process that consumers in subsistence marketplaces go through when choosing which products to buy. The unique characteristics of these marketplaces pose distinct challenges which researchers need to address in order to understand what motivates consumers in these markets to make purchases. This paper identifies the potential influencers of purchase by subsistence consumers using a study conducted in Zimbabwe. The findings from this study indicate a set of purchase influencers which motivate consumers to buy products, discussed in terms of their order of importance.

Keywords: Consumer; purchase; decision; making; Subsistence; markets; Purchase; drivers; Zimbabwe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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