Journal of Distribution Research (한국유통학회지:유통연구)

Korean DIstribution Association (한국유통학회)
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Determinants of Consumer Responses to Retail Out-of-Stocks

점포내 품절상황에서 소비자 반응행동유형별 결정요인

  • Received : 2011.06.24
  • Accepted : 2011.09.15
  • Published : 2011.10.31
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Abstract

Overview of Research: Product availability is one of important competences of store to fulfill consumer needs. If stock-outs which means a product what consumer wants to buy is not available occurs, consumer will face decision-making uncertainty that leads to consumer's negative responses such as consumer dissatisfaction on store. Stockouts was much studied in the field of academia as well as practice in other countries. However, stock-outs has not been researched at all in Marketing and/or Distribution area in Korea. The main objectives of this study are to find out determinants of consumer responses such as Substitute, Delay, and Leave(SDL) when consumer encounters out-of-stock situation and then to examine the effects of these factors on consumer responses. Specifically, this study focuses on situational characteristics(e.g., purchase urgency and surprise), store characteristics (e.g., product assortment and store convenience), and consumer characteristics (e.g., brand loyalty and store loyalty). Then, this study empirically investigates relationships these factors with consumers behaviors such as product substitution, purchase delay, and store switching.

shows the research model of this study. To accomplish above-mentioned research objectives, the following ten hypotheses were proposed and verified : ${\bullet}$ H 1 : When out-of-stock situation occurs, purchase urgency will increase product substitution but will decrease purchase delay and store switching among consumer responses. ${\bullet}$ H 2 When out-of-stock situation occurs, surprise will decrease product substitution and purchase delay but will Increase store switching among consumer responses. ${\bullet}$ H 3 : When out-of-stock situation occurs, purchase quantities will increase product substitution and store switching but will decrease purchase delay among consumer responses. ${\bullet}$ H 4 : When out-of-stock situation occurs, pre-purchase plan will decrease product substitution but will increase purchase delay and store switching among consumer responses. ${\bullet}$ H 5 : When out-of-stock situation occurs, product assortment will increase product substitution but will decrease purchase delay and store switching among consumer responses. ${\bullet}$ H 6 : When out-of-stock situation occurs, competitive store price image will increase product substitution and purchase delay but will decrease store switching among consumer responses. ${\bullet}$ H 7 : When out-of-stock situation occurs, store convenience will increase product substitution but will decrease purchase delay and store switching among consumer responses. ${\bullet}$ H 8 : When out-of-stock situation occurs, salesperson services will increase product substitution but will decrease purchase delay and store switching among consumer responses. ${\bullet}$ H 9 : When out-of-stock situation occurs, brand loyalty will decrease product substitution but will increase purchase delay and store switching among consumer responses. ${\bullet}$ H 10 When out-of-stock situation occurs, store loyalty will increase product substitution and purchase delay but will decrease store switching among consumer responses. Analysis: Data were collected from 353 respondents who experienced out-of-stock situations in various store types such as large discount stores, supermarkets, etc. Research model and hypotheses were verified using multinomial logit(MNL) analysis. Results and Implications: is the estimation results of l\1NL model, and
shows the marginal effects for each determinant to consumer's responses(SDL). Significant statistical results were as follows. Purchase urgency, purchase quantities, pre-purchase plan, product assortment, store price image, brand loyalty, and store loyalty were turned out to be significant determinants to influence consumer alternative behaviors in case of out-of-stock situation. Specifically, first, product substitution behavior was triggered by purchase urgency, surprise, purchase quantities, pre-purchase plan, product assortment, store price image, brand loyalty, and store loyalty. Second, purchase delay behavior was led by purchase urgency, purchase quantities, and brand loyalty. Third, store switching behavior was influenced by purchase urgency, purchase quantities, pre-purchase plan, product assortment, store price image, brand loyalty, and store loyalty. Finally, when out-of-stock situation occurs, store convenience and salesperson service did not have significant effects on consumer alternative responses.

상품의 이용가능성은 소비자 욕구를 충족시킬 수 있는 중요한 점포 능력 중의 하나이다. 그러나 구매하고자 하는 상품이 없는 품절(stockouts)상황이 발생했을때 소비자는 구매의사 결정의 어려움에 직면하고 이러한 어려움은 소비자의 부정적인 반응, 예컨대 점포에 대한 불만족을 야기한다. 본 연구에서는 상품의 이용가능성 상설, 즉 품절상황에서의 소비자 대체선택행동을 이끌어 내는 결정요인들을 파악하여, 이러한 변수들이 품절에 대한 소비자반응과 행동에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가를 규명하고자 한다. 세부적으로 본 연구에서는 기존 연구들과 달리 구매환경의 상황적인 특성(예: 구매 긴급성, 당황정도), 점포 특성(예: 상품구색, 매장편의성), 소비자 특성(예: 브랜드애호도, 점포애호도) 등에 초점을 맞추어 이러한 요인들이 품절시 소비자반응(상품대체, 구매연기, 점포전환 등의 대체선택행동)에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 밝히는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 특히 본 연구에서는 선행연구에 비해 상품구색, 전반적인 점포 가격 이미지 등의 점포특성 변수들을 추가적으로 고려하여 분석하였다. 이러한 연구목적을 달성하기 위하여 대형할인마트, 슈퍼마켓 등의 다양한 소매업태에서 품절상황을 경험하고 나오는 353명의 소비자들로부터 자료를 수집하여 다항로짓분석(multinomial logit analysis)을 이용하여 연구모형과 연구가설을 검증하였다. 소비자 선택행동에 대한 MNL 모델 추정결과 품절상황에서 상품대체, 구매연기, 점포전환 행동에 대해 구매의 긴급성, 당황 정도, 구매량, 사전 계획구매, 상품구색, 전반적 점포가격 이미지, 브랜드애호도, 점포애호도 요인들이 소비자 선택행동에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 구체적으로 살펴보면, 품절상황시 소비자의 점포 내 상품대체행동을 이끄는 결정요인으로 구매의 긴급성, 당황정도, 구매량, 사전 계획구매, 상품구색의 다양성, 저렴한 점포가격이미지, 브랜드애호도, 점포애호도 등이 유의하였으며, 구매연기를 유도하는 결정요인으로 구매의 긴급성, 구매량, 브랜드애호도 등으로 판명되었다. 품절시 소비자가 다른 점포로 전환하게 하는 요인은 구매의 긴급성, 구매량, 사전 계획구매, 상품구색의 다양성, 저렴한 점포가격이미지, 브랜드애호도, 점포애호도 등으로 파악되었다. 마지막으로 품절시 점포 편의성과 판매원 서비스 요인들은 소비자 대체 행동에 유의한 영향을 주지 못하였다.

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