Customer value, purchase intentions and willingness to pay: the moderating effects of cultural/economic distance
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics
ISSN: 1355-5855
Article publication date: 4 May 2021
Issue publication date: 4 February 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore differences in the behavioural intentions of consumers in different countries, i.e. Japan, UK and Taiwan by employing a customer-based value model.
Design/methodology/approach
A total of 305 consumers of one of Japan's brand and chain stores, Muji, were interviewed. The moderating effects of cultural and economic distances from the home country of the firm were also tested.
Findings
The results showed that cultural distance moderates the impact of symbolic, experiential and aesthetic value on purchase intention; however, economic distance was found to only influence monetary value.
Originality/value
Cross-cultural studies on customer value in the retailing industry are limited. The findings from this study offer several implications for those firms that adopt a globalization strategy using another perspective, while to some degree glocalization could be a better strategy.
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Acknowledgements
Authors would like to thank reviewers for their insightful comments and suggestion. Authors also give their gratitude to the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Ian Phau, for his help and guidance.
Citation
Tsuchiya, H., Fu, Y.-M. and Huang, S.C.-T. (2022), "Customer value, purchase intentions and willingness to pay: the moderating effects of cultural/economic distance", Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 34 No. 2, pp. 268-286. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-12-2019-0743
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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