TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper sets out to explore the degree to which consumer price segments can be generalized across product categories.Design/methodology/approach– A comprehensive segmentation framework of price‐related activating and cognitive inner processes and preferences is proposed to account for heterogeneity in consumer response to price. Large‐scale consumer survey data on price‐related attitudes in eight consumer goods categories (paper tissue, soap bar, chocolate bar, detergent, facial moisturizer, television set, washing machine, jeans) are used for cluster analysis.Findings– On the aggregate level, five stable price segments across consumer goods categories are identified and described. On the individual level, it is found that price behavioural consistency is a function of the category context in terms of price uncertainty and quality uncertainty.Practical implications– The findings suggest that price management should be concerned with price segment structures and their specific price needs. Price segmentation could particularly benefit retailers in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of consumer targeting.Originality/value– The contribution of the study is to show that identical price segments can be identified across categories, whereas the individual segment membership depends on the nature and level of perceived risk in the category.
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
SN  - 1061-0421
DO  - 10.1108/10610420610650882
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/10610420610650882
AU  - Stamer Hans H.
AU  - Diller Hermann
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Price segment stability in consumer goods categories
T2  - Journal of Product & Brand Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 62
EP  - 72
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -