Effects of Consumer Income Differences on Shopping Movement Behavior

Hedonic analysis of gasoline retailing

“…Clearly, consumer behavior is highly variable, with a great many factors affecting purchasing decisions. Among these are the matters of cultural status (Thomas, 1974;Potter, 1977a), social class (Davies, 1969;Nader, 1969;Schiller, 1972;Thomas, 1974;Potter, 1977b), car ownership (Thomas, 1974;Potter, 1977a), and age and family size (Potter, 1917a), personal perceptions of the retailing environment (Potter, 1977a). The studies and findings of these and other researchers on the subject of the spatial behavior strongly supports the view that retailing attributes .infl~ence consumer behavior.…”

The Definition of Shopper Types as an Aid in the Analysis of Spatial Consumer Behaviour

“…Previous studies of spatial consumer behaviour have attempted to relate variation in shopping activity to socio-economic variables such as social class (Davies 1969, Harp 1961, Nader 1969, age (Thompson 1967) and car access (Carroll & Bevis 1957). Many of these earlier studies have been analytically weak-relating distance travelled to social class, for instance, may often merely show that those in higher social classes live in less densely populated areas and are, therefore, further away from retail facilities.…”

“…A characteristic of much of the research on spatial consumer behaviour, including cognitive behavioural studies, is the tendency to examine particular aspects of that behaviour in isolation, without attempting to relate behavioural traits together and thus analyy shopping patterns (consumer responses) as unified wholes. Some of the isolated aspects of shopping behaviour that have been studied include type of store patronised (Harp 1961), local as against nonlocal use (Nader 1969, Clark & Rushton 1970, number of centres used (Davies 1969) and type of centre used (Schiller 1972), these behavioural * Department of Geography, University of Aberdeen. Received, September 1977, revised, December 1977 traits being related to the socio-economic characteristics of the consumer.…”

Grocery Store Cognitions of Disadvantaged Consumer Groups: A Reading Case Study

“…There have been surprisingly few studies of disadvantaged consumers, so that 'very little is known of how those on the very lowest income and those most immobile do their shopping' (Piachaud 1976, p. 6). Some early work demonstrated the parochial spatial nature of the information and usage fields which are characteristic of low-income, elderly and large family groups (Potter 1977a(Potter , 1977b(Potter , 1979a; see also Davies 1969, Thomas 1974, Gayler 1980. More recently, interest has focused on the economic and social constraints which are faced by elderly consumers (Smith 1985), whilst a less conclusive piece of research has examined the shopping behaviour of households which include retired and unemployed members (Guy 1985).…”