TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose The chapter investigates factors shaping convenience orientation in the 21st century as well as present-day barriers to the consumption of food and non-food convenience products.Methodology/approach A qualitative research approach with two kinds of data triangulation is used. Multiple key informants (marketing managers and consumers) allow a consideration from different angles and multiple methodologies (in-depth and focus group interviews) help to gain deeper insights into the topic.Findings Convenience orientation comprises dimensions that were previously not considered in marketing research. In addition to the known factors time and effort saving, consumers buy convenience products because of the flexibility they provide. Moreover, concerns for health, environment, and quality are important barriers that prevent consumers from buying and consuming convenience products.Research limitations/implications Our results suggest that factors increasing and decreasing convenience consumption depend at least partly on the product category. Future research should integrate various other product groups to further explore domain-specific convenience orientation.Practical implications The conceptualization of convenience orientation offers important implications for new product development as well as for the design of the marketing mix. For instance, existing barriers could be overcome by improving transparency or meeting environmental concerns.Originality/value The chapter reveals the factors shaping the consumption of convenience products. The presented findings are important to academics researching convenience consumption and practitioners producing and distributing convenience products.
VL  - 14
SN  - 978-1-78714-491-0, 978-1-78714-492-7/1548-6435
DO  - 10.1108/S1548-643520170000014012
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1548-643520170000014012
AU  - Scheiben Carolin
AU  - Holthoff Lisa Carola
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Convenience Orientation in the 21st Century: Qualitative Insights from Interviews with Consumers and Marketing Professionals
T2  - Qualitative Consumer Research
T3  - Review of Marketing Research
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 175
EP  - 206
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -