page 1 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research 1. Culture Differences
page 2 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Dimensions of Cultural China Compared to U.S.
page 3 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Individualism-collectivism Masculinity-femininity Power distance Uncertainty avoidance
page 4 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Individualism-Collectivism Individualism High value on autonomy Individual achievement Privacy Collectivism High value on group Family, clan, organization Loyalty Devotion Conformity
page 5 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Success Assertive acquisition of money/power achievement Equality of genders Caring for disadvantaged Harmony Achievement Relationship Masculinity - Femininity
page 6 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Power Distance High-Power Distance Accept position Follow authority Concentrated & centralized authority Hierarchical Low-Power Distance Avoid concentration of authority Decentralized Fewer layers of management Acceptance of Difference in Power
page 7 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Low Uncertainty Avoidance Embrace unpredictable Less adherence to rules, procedures, or hierarchies Risk taking desirable High Uncertainty Avoidance Threatened by ambiguity Need stable & predictable workplace Reliance on rules Uncertainty Avoidance Reaction of Ambiguity
page 8 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Cultural Differences Individualistic (IDV) vr. Collectivist – look out for self, self reliant, loose bonds with others Power distance (PDI) – acceptance of power and wealth inequality Long-Term Orientation (LTD) – importance of tradition, protecting face
page 9 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research What effect do these cultural differences have on retailing? Shopping behavior Store management
page 10 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Shopping Behavior in China
page 11 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Shopping During Mao Era Ration coupons were required to buy cloth, but a selection of fabric drew customers to Beijing Department Store on Wangfujing Street in 1983.
page 12 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Shopping as Leisure
page 13 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Brand Conception
page 14 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Local vs. Foreign Brands
page 15 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Young Consumers Preferences
page 16 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Shifts in Behavior Brand to Value Collect information from internet and other sources Shift from traditional channels-Dept. Stores and brand exclusive stores to hypermarkets, supermarkets, Internet Increasing Consumer Sophistication Demand products with more function, better value, better price, variety Consumers gain more access to product information— brands, products, prices and channels
page 17 Shopping Behavior Module David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research Shift in Consumption