Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/179417 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
EERI Research Paper Series No. 02/2018
Publisher: 
Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels
Abstract: 
Environmental psychologists suggest that people feelings and emotions determine what they do and how they do it. According to the stimulus organism respons model (SOR), the environment creates a behavioral/emotional response in individuals that, in turn, induces approach or avoidance behaviors. We conducted survey in six stores, settled in six different Italian cities, of a Swedish-founded Dutch-based multinational group, that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances and home accessories. Firstly, we apply the SOR model to evaluate loyalty program participation impact on consumers receipts. Subsequently, we provide empirical evidence about the effects of an emotional-sensorial stimulus (i.e. the presence of the restaurant inside the store). Through both a non-parametric and parametric testing, we found that environmental stimuli have a positive effect in terms of sales.
Subjects: 
Servicescape
sensorial stimuli
functionality
loyalty
restaurant
JEL: 
L83
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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