Marketplace spirituality: challenges for the New Age retailer

Keri Davies and Paul Freathy

The Service Industries Journal, 2014, vol. 34, issue 15, 1185-1198

Abstract: The consumers of New Age spirituality products have been said to be involved in a form of 'pick and mix' religion or to be browsing in a 'spiritual supermarket' which emphasises borrowing from a wide variety of cultures. The paper details the different physical and virtual channels through which consumers may access goods and services. Retailers who serve this market are typically independent traders and face many of the challenges that are characteristic of the small business sector. The term 'New Age' is identified as applying to a broad range of retailers who attempt to occupy different market positions. The research however identifies considerable product overlap between these retailers and suggests that the market displays limited differentiation. As this paper is an exploratory study, it finally sets out a series of research themes for future work.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2014.942650

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