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JOURNAL OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 251-262Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2013.01.011
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Retail brand equity; Store accessibility; Local competition
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Previous research shows that the success of a retailer depends on strong retail brands and attractive, easily accessible store locations. However, little is known about the relative importance of retail brand equity and store accessibility for store loyalty in different local competitive contexts. To provide insight into this issue, we conduct on a cross-sectional study of 4151 interviews and objective data on 30 stores of a focal retailer and its local competitors. We find that store loyalty benefits more from a strong brand than from a conveniently accessible location and that location can benefit from a strong brand. We also find that competitors brand equity has an especially negative influence on store loyalty towards a focal retailer and that the strength of the effects of brand equity and location accessibility on store loyalty depends on the local competitive context. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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